Monifieth railway station
Railway station in Angus, Scotland
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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.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Monifieth, Angus Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56.4799°N 2.8175°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NO497322 | ||||
| Manager | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MON[2] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Dundee and Arbroath Railway | ||||
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| 6 October 1838 | Station opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  2,886 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  17,898 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 24,368 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 35,392 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 43,194 | ||||
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History
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]
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.[8] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume
| 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 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | |
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| Entries and exits | 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 | 35,392 | 43,194 |
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. 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 2026 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 |
Following station | ||
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| 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 | ||
