Laurencekirk railway station
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Laurencekirk railway station is a railway station serving the communities of Laurencekirk and The Mearns in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The station was reopened on 18 May 2009 at a cost of £3 million.[4] It is sited 210 miles 44 chains (338.8 km) from Carlisle, and is between Montrose and Stonehaven, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line. There is a crossover at the north end of the station, which can be used to facilitate trains turning back if the line south to Montrose is blocked.[5]
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Location | Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 56.8368°N 2.4653°W / 56.8368; -2.4653 | ||||
Grid reference | NO717718 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | LAU[2] | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Aberdeen Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 November 1849 | Opened | ||||
4 September 1967 | Closed | ||||
17 May 2009 | Re-opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 86,332 | ||||
2019/20 | 88,566 | ||||
2020/21 | 8,778 | ||||
2021/22 | 45,386 | ||||
2022/23 | 60,670 | ||||
Listed Building – Category B | |||||
Designated | 8 March 2001 | ||||
Reference no. | LB47653[3] | ||||
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