Broughty Ferry railway station

Broughty Ferry

Scottish Gaelic: Port Bhruachaidh[1]
National Rail
Broughty Ferry railway station
General information
LocationBroughty Ferry, Dundee City
Scotland
Coordinates56°28′04″N 2°52′27″W / 56.4677°N 2.8741°W / 56.4677; -2.8741
Grid referenceNO462309
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBYF[2]
Key dates
8 October 1838[3]Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 57,454
2019/20Increase 91,678
2020/21Decrease 21,720
2021/22Increase 76,182
2022/23Increase 84,268
Listed Building – Category A
Designated8 May 1985
Reference no.LB25823[4]
Location
Broughty Ferry is located in Dundee City council area
Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry
Location within Dundee City council area
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Broughty Ferry railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Broughty Ferry in Dundee, Scotland. It is sited 3 miles 38 chains (5.6 km) from the former Dundee East station, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, between Dundee and Balmossie.[5]

It is the oldest railway station in Scotland which is still in operation.[6]

  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. ^ Quick 2022, p. 105.
  4. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Broughty Ferry, Gray Street, Railway Station including Subway (Category A Listed Building) (LB25823)". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Fun facts - station edition | ScotRail". www.scotrail.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2022.