Stonehaven railway station
Stonehaven railway station serves the town of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is a calling point for most services going both north to Aberdeen and south to Edinburgh, with a small number of services to Glasgow. In addition, it is served by a regular stopping service between Montrose and Inverurie. 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 to "Kinnaber Junction" via – this has been the only route south since the closure of the original main line to Perth via in September 1967. 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 – a simple shelter is provided today. 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. 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 ) along with the one through CrossCountry service between Aberdeen and via , Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads and . 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 , which calls hourly in each direction at Stonehaven (in addition to existing services) and the other intermediate stations.