Montrose railway station

Montrose

National Rail
Montrose railway station in 2008
General information
LocationMontrose, Angus
Scotland
Coordinates56°42′46″N 2°28′20″W / 56.7129°N 2.4722°W / 56.7129; -2.4722
Grid referenceNO711579
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMTS[2]
Key dates
1 May 1883Opened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.334 million
2020/21Decrease 35,086
2021/22Increase 0.188 million
2022/23Increase 0.244 million
2023/24Increase 0.311 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Montrose railway station serves the town of Montrose in Angus, Scotland. The station overlooks the Montrose Basin and is situated on the Dundee–Aberdeen line, 90 miles (144 km) north of Edinburgh Waverley, between Arbroath and Laurencekirk. There is a crossover at the north end of the station, which can be used to facilitate trains turning back if the line south to Arbroath is blocked.[3]

  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. 95. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.