Laurencekirk railway station
Laurencekirk station after restoration and reopening | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56°50′12″N 2°27′55″W / 56.8368°N 2.4653°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NO717718 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LAU | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2019/20 | 88,566 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 8,778 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 45,386 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 60,670 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 80,682 | ||||
Listed Building – Category B | |||||
| Designated | 8 March 2001 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB47653 | ||||
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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 17 May 2009 at a cost of £3 million. It 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.