# Stonehaven railway station

Stonehaven railway station serves the town of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is sited 224 miles 74 chains (362.0 kilometres) from Carlisle via Perth, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, and is situated between Laurencekirk and Portlethen. There is a crossover at the southern end of the station, which can be used to facilitate trains turning back if the line towards Aberdeen is blocked.

## History

The station was opened as part of the Aberdeen Railway on 1 November 1849. This later became part of the Scottish North Eastern Railway and then the Caledonian Railway. The North British Railway began serving it in 1883, with the opening of the line from Arbroath to Kinnaber Junction via Montrose – this has been the only route south since the closure of the original main line to Perth via Coupar Angus in September 1967.
In 1899, work started to improve the station. The platforms were raised, widened, and extended southward over the bridge to the south of the station. The buildings on the down platform were also replaced.
The station previously had a third platform, a bay facing north. The land where this once stood is now used as parking. There was also a station building on the northbound platform which has since been demolished.
On 12 August 2021, one year after the Stonehaven derailment occurred at Carmont, southwest of Stonehaven railway station, a plaque was unveiled dedicated to the three people killed in the derailment.
Stonehaven also has a B listed signal box with a 40 lever Stevens and Sons frame.

## Facilities

The station is equipped with a ticket office and an accessible toilet on platform 1, with help points, benches and waiting rooms on both platforms, as well as car parks adjacent to both platforms. Platform 2 also has a ticket machine. Both platforms have step-free access to their car parks, but they are linked by a stepped subway.

## Services

Trains on both the Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line and the Glasgow to Aberdeen Line call here, though some services to and from Glasgow skip this station outside peak periods. Four London North Eastern Railway services also call each way Mondays - Saturdays (three to/from London King's Cross, the other to/from Leeds), along with the two CrossCountry services between Aberdeen and Plymouth/Edinburgh. The Caledonian Sleeper also operates to London Euston six days per week (not on Saturday nights).
Service frequencies to the station were improved in 2018 as part of a revised timetable funded by Transport Scotland. A new "Aberdeen Crossrail" commuter service was introduced between Montrose and Inverurie, which calls hourly in each direction at Stonehaven (in addition to existing services) and the other intermediate stations.
| Preceding station | National Rail | National Rail | National Rail | Following station |
| Montrose | | CrossCountry Cross Country Route | | Aberdeen |
| Laurencekirk or Terminus | | ScotRail Dundee–Aberdeen line | | Portlethen |
| Laurencekirk To Montrose | | ScotRail Aberdeen Crossrail | | Portlethen To Inverurie |
| Montrose | | Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper | | Aberdeen |
| Montrose | | London North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line | | Aberdeen |
| | Historical railways | Historical railways | Historical railways | |
| Carmont Line open; Station closed | | Caledonian Railway Aberdeen Railway | | Muchalls Line open; Station closed |