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Portlethen Portlethen (; gd, Port Leathain) is a town located approximately 7 miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland along the A92. The population according to the 2011 census was 7,130 making it the seventh most populous settlement within Aberdeenshire. To ...

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, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line.

History

The station was opened on 1 April 1850. After closure in 1956, the station was reopened nearly 30 years later on 17 May 1985. In 2021, an investigation was started after trains went through an emergency speed restriction near the station close to line speed.

Facilities

Unstaffed, the facilities at the station are minimal, consisting of two car parks (and sets of bike racks), and shelters and benches on each platform. There is, however, step-free access to and between the platforms (the latter via Cookston Road). There is a ticket machine in shelter on platform 2.

Services

Portlethen previously 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. As of May 2022, there is one train per hour in each direction between Montrose and

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References

External links

Video footage of the station on YouTube
Railway stations in Aberdeenshire Former Caledonian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 Reopened railway stations in Great Britain Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1985 Railway stations served by ScotRail 1850 establishments in Scotland Portlethen {{Aberdeenshire-railstation-stub