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 Montrose 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Montrose had 243,796 entries and exits, making it the 1,134th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1134/2575
It ranked 498th busiest (out of 997), with 644 scheduled services per week.
498/997
That's a daily average of 667.93 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 7.28 passengers per service, giving it the 1,096th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1096/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 77,932
Reduced price entries & exits: 151,642
Season ticket entries & exits: 14,222
Total entries & exits: 243,796
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +55,452 : 29.44%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1253919Up Platform – Bi-Directional
2215781Down 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)Oct24
028Edinburgh, Glasgow & Perth - Dundee - AberdeenOct24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +4,922 (+2.06%)

Location Details

Location: Montrose
CRS: MTS / NLC: 9080 / TIPLOC(S): MONTRSE
Station Facility Owner: ScotRail
OS Grid Ref: 371188 757976
Constituency: Angus
Local Authority: Angus
NR Region: Scotland
ELR: ECN4 30m 55ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Montrose during 2022/2023:
•Aberdeen (30,172 journeys)
•Dundee (24,795 journeys)
•Edinburgh (14,209 journeys)
•Glasgow Queen Street (9,231 journeys)
•Arbroath (8,023 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Montrose's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Arbroath14.12
Laurencekirk10.00