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Monifieth Monifieth is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the north bank of the Firth of Tay on the east coast. In 2016, the population of Monifieth was estimated at 8,110, making it the fifth larges ...

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Monifieth railway station serves the town of

near Dundee,

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. It is sited from the former Dundee East station, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, between

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and Barry Links. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

History

The station was opened on 6 October 1838 on the 5ft 6in gauge (1676mm)

. The station had two platforms either side of a double track running line. The goods yard was to the north of the station. The railway changed to standard gauge in 1847. A

camping coach Camping coaches were holiday accommodation offered by many railway companies in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland from the 1930s. The coaches were old passenger vehicles no longer suitable for use in trains, which were converted to ...

was positioned here by the

Scottish Region The Scottish Region (ScR) was one of the six regions created on British Railways (BR) and consisted of ex- London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and ex- London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) lines in Scotland. It existed from the creatio ...

from 1956 to 1966, with two coaches here for the last two years. The original station buildings have been demolished and recovered parts used for the Birkhill railway station building on the

Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway The Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway is a heritage railway in Bo'ness, Scotland. It is operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS), and operates a total of over of track (between Bo'ness and Manuel Junction, via Kinneil and Birkh ...

Facilities

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. As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

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

, 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. 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.

References

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External links

RAILSCOT History of Station
{{Railway stations served by Abellio Scotrail Railway stations in Angus, Scotland Former Dundee and Arbroath Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1838 Railway stations served by ScotRail 1838 establishments in Scotland