Golf Street railway station
Golf Street railway station is located on Golf Street in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland, and serves the town's central areas. It is sited 9 miles 70 chains (15.9 km) from the former Dundee East station, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, between Barry Links and Carnoustie.[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Carnoustie, Angus Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°29′53″N 2°43′12″W / 56.4980°N 2.7200°W |
| Grid reference | NO557342 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | GOF[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 7 November 1960[3] | Opened as Golf Street Halt |
| 16 May 1983 | Renamed as Golf Street |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 280 |
| 2019/20 | 964 |
| 2020/21 | 114 |
| 2021/22 | 518 |
| 2022/23 | 906 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
The station opened in 1960[3] as Golf Street Halt before changing its name on 16 May 1983.[citation needed]
Location edit
The station is the nearest to the Carnoustie Golf Links. During the 1999 Open Championship, extra services were laid on to bring spectators to the course, significantly boosting passenger figures for that year.[citation needed]
Facilities edit
Facilities are incredibly low at Golf Street, consisting of just two benches (one on each platform) and a shelter on platform 2. Both platforms have step-free access.[5] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume edit
Patronage of the station is currently very low. In the Strategic Rail Authority's 2002/3 financial year, only nine people (excluding season ticket holders) paid fares at Golf Street station, with nine disembarking, making it the third least busy station in the United Kingdom, after Gainsborough Central and neighbouring Barry Links. In 2005/06 there were 65 passenger entries/exits at the station (9th lowest in the UK), but this dropped to 38 (4th lowest) in 2006/07.
| 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 | 18 | 30 | 65 | 38 | 135 | 136 | 190 | 122 | 212 | 112 | 90 | 86 | 168 | 104 | 268 | 280 | 964 | 114 | 518 | 906 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services edit
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. As of May 2023, there is a total of four trains per day (two in each direction): southbound, there is an 06:15 to Dundee and an 07:51 to Glasgow Queen Street, whilst northbound there is an 18:14 and an 18:51, both to Arbroath. There is no Sunday service.[7]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Links | ScotRail Dundee–Aberdeen line Mondays-Saturdays only | Carnoustie | ||
References edit
- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ a b (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 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. 95. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "eNRT May 2023 Edition, Table 214 Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth to Dundee, Arbroath, Aberdeen, Inverurie, Elgin and Inverness.pdf" (PDF). Network Rail.
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Golf Street railway station from National Rail