Balmossie railway station

Balmossie

Scottish Gaelic: Baile Mosaidh[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationMonifieth, Angus
Scotland
Coordinates56°28′29″N 2°50′18″W / 56.4747°N 2.8384°W / 56.4747; -2.8384
Grid referenceNO484317
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBSI[2]
History
Original companyBritish Railways Scottish Region
Key dates
18 June 1962Opened as Balmossie Halt[3]
16 May 1983Renamed Balmossie[3]
Passengers
2019/20Increase 1,524
2020/21Decrease 392
2021/22Increase 1,172
2022/23Decrease 834
2023/24Increase 1,186
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Balmossie railway station is a small railway station at the border between Dundee and Angus which serves the east of Broughty Ferry and the west of Monifieth. It is located 5 miles (8 kilometres) from the former Dundee East station, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, between Broughty Ferry and Monifieth.[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

History

The station seen from one of the platforms in 2005

The station was originally opened on 18 June 1962 as Balmossie Halt by British Rail Scottish Region[3] and renamed as Balmossie on 16 May 1983.[3][5]

Facilities

Facilities are very basic, comprising a bench on platform 2, and a shelter on platform 1. There is step-free access to both platforms, including via a ramped footbridge. There are no help points, which could be considered negligent for accessibility standards.[6][7] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Balmossie[8]
2002–03 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
Entries and exits 797 136 993 1,227 615 406 804 362 314 1,078 1,446 1,092 992 1,364 698 984 1,524 392 1,172 834

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

British Rail operated local passenger services between Dundee and Arbroath until May 1990. Since these were discontinued, most of the intermediate stations have had only a very sparse "parliamentary" service, provided so as to avoid the difficulty of formal closure procedures.[9][better source needed]

ScotRail provides Balmossie with only two trains a day in each direction, Mondays to Saturdays. The southbound services depart at 06:25 (to Dundee) and 08:01 (to Glasgow). The northbound services depart at 18:04 and 18:41, both to Arbroath. There is no Sunday service.[10] As a result of the infrequent services and low population in the area, patronage of the station is low.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Broughty Ferry   ScotRail
Dundee–Aberdeen line
Mondays-Saturdays only 		  Monifieth
  Historical railways  
Broughty Ferry
Line and station open 		  British Railways
Scottish Region 		  Monifieth
Line and station open

References

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Butt 1995, p. 26
  4. ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 92. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
  5. ^ Quick 2022, p. 64.
  6. ^ "Design Standards for Accessible Railway Stations" (PDF).
  7. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Consultation questions" (PDF). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  10. ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 214

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