Balmossie railway station

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.

Balmossie Scottish Gaelic: Baile Mosaidh[1]
General information
Location	Monifieth, Angus Scotland
Coordinates	56.4747°N 2.8384°W / 56.4747; -2.8384
Grid reference	NO484317
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BSI[2]
History
Original company	British Railways Scottish Region
Key dates
18 June 1962	Opened as Balmossie Halt[3]
16 May 1983	Renamed Balmossie[3]
Passengers
2018/19	984
2019/20	1,524
2020/21	392
2021/22	1,172
2022/23	834
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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			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. 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

Bibliography

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.

External links

• Train times and station information for Balmossie railway station from National Rail