Portlethen railway station

Portlethen National Rail
Location
Place Portlethen
Local authority Aberdeenshire
Coordinates 57°03′41″N 2°07′41″W / 57.0614°N 2.1280°W / 57.0614; -2.1280Coordinates: 57°03′41″N 2°07′41″W / 57.0614°N 2.1280°W / 57.0614; -2.1280
Grid reference NO923967
Operations
Station code PLN
Managed by Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  10,722
2005/06 Increase 14,887
2006/07 Increase 21,073
2007/08 Increase 22,055
2008/09 Decrease 19,906
2009/10 Decrease 15,186
2010/11 Increase 18,382
2011/12 Increase 19,078
2012/13 Increase 28,000
2013/14 Increase 48,174
History
1 April 1850 Opened
11 June 1956 Closed
17 May 1985 Reopened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Portlethen from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Portlethen railway station serves the town of Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The station was opened on 1 April 1850. After closure in 1956, the station was reopened nearly 30 years later on 17 May 1985.

Station usage

In the year 2004-2005, Portlethen station attracted just under 11,000 (combined entry/exit) passengers, including 3,746 (combined entry/exit) season ticket journeys. By 2006-07, the annual number of passengers had increased to over 21,000 and by 2012-13 carried around 28,000 passengers per year. In 2014/15 that had increased to 57,152.

Portlethen had a somewhat limited service, with trains only calling early in the morning and evening peaks and at night times with large gaps at certain times during the day, but an improved timetable has accounted for much of the growth in recent years.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Stonehaven   Abellio ScotRail
Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line		   Aberdeen
Stonehaven   Abellio ScotRail
Glasgow to Aberdeen Line 		  Aberdeen
Historical railways
Newtonhill
Line open; Station closed		   Aberdeen Railway   Cove Bay
Line open; Station closed
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