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Monifieth railway station

Coordinates: 56°28′48″N 2°49′03″W / 56.4799°N 2.8175°W / 56.4799; -2.8175
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Monifieth

Scottish Gaelic: Monadh Fotha[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationMonifieth, Angus
Scotland
Coordinates56°28′48″N 2°49′03″W / 56.4799°N 2.8175°W / 56.4799; -2.8175
Grid referenceNO497322
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMON[2]
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyDundee and Arbroath Railway
Key dates
6 October 1838Station opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 9,224
2019/20Increase 21,710
2020/21Decrease 2,886
2021/22Increase 17,898
2022/23Increase 24,368
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Monifieth railway station serves the town of Monifieth near Dundee, Scotland. It is sited 5 miles 72 chains (9.5 kilometres) from the former Dundee East station, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, between Balmossie and Barry Links.[3] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

History

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The station was opened on 6 October 1838 on the 5ft 6in gauge (1676mm) Dundee and Arbroath Railway.[4][5] The station had two platforms, one on each side of a double track running line. The goods yard was to the north of the station.[6] The railway changed to standard gauge in 1847.[5]

A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1956 to 1966, with two coaches here for the last two years.[7]

The original station buildings have been demolished and recovered parts used for the Birkhill railway station building on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway.

Facilities

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Both platforms have shelters and benches. Platform 1 has a payphone and help point, whilst platform 2 is equipped with cycle racks. Both platforms have step-free access, but the footbridge which links them is not step-free.[8] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

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Passenger Volume at Monifieth[9]
2002–03 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Entries and exits 1,031 1,333 1,757 1,897 2,106 2,082 1,170 1,288 2,398 2,570 3,122 4,680 6,654 5,830 5,942 9,224 21,710 2,886 17,898 24,368

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

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British Rail operated a local passenger service to the intermediate stations between Dundee and Arbroath until May 1990. Since these were discontinued, most of the intermediate stations have had only a very sparse service, provided so as to avoid the difficulty of formal closure procedures. In 2012, however, the number of services calling here increased from 2 per day to 6 per day from the December timetable change, unlike the other stations in the area (particularly Balmossie, Barry Links and Golf Street).

In the May 2022 timetable, there is an approximately hourly service in each direction to Dundee and Arbroath. There is no Sunday service.[10]

In 2022, a number of people campaigned for the service - which currently terminates at Dundee - to be extended to Edinburgh, to avoid missing onward connections at Dundee.[11]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Balmossie or
Broughty Ferry
  ScotRail
Dundee–Aberdeen line
Mondays-Saturdays only
  Barry Links
or Carnoustie
  Historical railways  
Broughty Ferry
Line and Station open
  Dundee and Arbroath Railway   Buddon
Line open; Station closed

References

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  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 92. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
  4. ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 319. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
  6. ^ "Monifieth station on OS 25-inch map Forfarshire LV.1 (Combined)". National Library of Scotland. 1896 [surveyed in 1857]. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. ^ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 28. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
  8. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  10. ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 214
  11. ^ Kuc, Morag (4 August 2022). "Angus World | Human Interest, Traffic and Travel | Ministers urged to restore direct train services to capital". www.anguscountyworld.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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