RailwayData | Arbroath Station
 Arbroath 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Arbroath had 293,274 entries and exits, making it the 1,030th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1030/2575
It ranked 487th busiest (out of 997), with 668 scheduled services per week.
487/997
That's a daily average of 803.49 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 8.44 passengers per service*, giving it the 1,013rd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1013/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 843.23 passengers passing through the station and 9.28 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 107,256
Reduced price entries & exits: 172,076
Season ticket entries & exits: 13,942
Total entries & exits: 293,274
Interchanges made between connecting services: 14,504
Change in usage from 21/22: +63,910 : 27.86%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1232843Up Platform
2230836Down Platform
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
013Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South)May24
028Edinburgh, Glasgow & Perth - Dundee - AberdeenMay24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +56,023 (+23.61%)

Location Details

Location: Arbroath
CRS: ARB / NLC: 9079 / TIPLOC(S): ARBROTH
Station Facility Owner: ScotRail
OS Grid Ref: 363884 740986
Constituency: Angus
Local Authority: Angus
NR Region: Scotland
ELR: ECN3 16m 45ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Arbroath during 2022/2023:
•Dundee (57,761 journeys)
•Aberdeen (17,505 journeys)
•Edinburgh (14,285 journeys)
•Glasgow Queen Street (8,478 journeys)
•Montrose (8,023 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Arbroath's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Carnoustie6.13
Montrose14.12