Guide to stations and services Inverness and North Huntly Port for Orkney & Shetland Ferries Insch Inverurie Aberdeen Dyce City and Shire Rail Map Bus Link to Airport Aberdeen Portlethen ScotRail provides 95% of all Stonehaven passenger rail services within Scotland. More than 2,200 services are operated every day Laurencekirk across 360 stations. ScotRail also provides Caledonian Sleeper services to and from Dundee and South London. East Coast and CrossCountry also provide trains at Aberdeen and Stonehaven. Contents Dyce Station - Airport bus link service 80 – Huntly page 4 See www.get-about.com Insch page 6 for details. Inverurie page 8 Dyce page 10 Aberdeen page 12 Portlethen page 14 Stonehaven page 16 Laurencekirk page 18 Get about Aberdeen City and Shire by rail Take the train – it’s easy! There are frequent train services linking Aberdeen with Huntly, Insch, Inverurie, Dyce (bus link to airport), Portlethen, Stonehaven and Laurencekirk. If you have a daily commuter drive to Aberdeen, why not leave your car behind, beat congestion and give the train a go? Convenient bus links There is a wide network of buses to get you to and from stations. Keep fit with public transport Combine walking or cycling with your train journey - it’s healthy and helps the environment. You’ll feel fitter, and play your part in fighting climate change. Car park, car share or taxi If you need to take your car, why not park at the station and relax by train? There’s an excellent Aberdeen bus network. And for shoppers, shopping centres and Union Street are a short walk from Aberdeen station. Car share’s a great option to cut petrol costs, or use taxi links to get to the station. Leave the car at home or just live without one With global warming a worrying reality, it’s possible for many of us to use the car less, or not have a car at all. Public transport is a realistic alternative, whether travelling to work in Aberdeenshire, or journeys further afield to Inverness, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London…..and even Paris. Just the ticket Season tickets offer good value for daily travellers. It’s worth booking in advance for longer journeys, to get the best bargains. You can add Aberdeen PlusBus (www.plusbus.info) to train tickets for travelling in the Aberdeen area, or combined rail and bus tickets to places like Aboyne and Westhill. Disabled traveller access and assistance Travel by train is easy for people with disabilities. If you need assistance, book it at least 24 hours in advance by contacting ScotRail on 0800 912 2 901. Check before you travel There’s plenty of information available to plan your journey, such as the National Rail website www.nationalrail.co.uk (tel 08457 48 49 50) for train times – it’s always worth checking before you travel, for any updates to what’s in this guide. You can buy train tickets online, have them sent to you, or pick them up at the station. And for bus and rail information, the Traveline website www.traveline.org.uk (tel 0871 200 22 33) gives up to date times. Easy guide to Aberdeen City and Shire trains This is a guide to Aberdeenshire’s train stations. See the GetAbout website www.get-about.com for more information. 3 Getting there and Huntly station moving on What’s at the Station? Bus Buses to Aberchirder, Staff - The station is staffed part-time. Forgue, Bridgend Physical access - There is level access to and Gartly (plus other platform 1, level access via freight yard, local places). Bus stop 10 mins walk from (unsurfaced) to platform 2 and station. To get connections go to connecting footbridge with stairs between www.transportdirect.info which will platforms. An on-train ramp is available with offer postcode to postcode public prior notice. transport and car journeys. Huntly A2B Hearing access – There is an induction loop dial-a-bus www.aberdeenshire.gov. uk/publictransport/a2bdialabus at ticket window. Dial-a-bus hotline on 01224 665599. Help points - there are customer help points fitted with induction loop on both platforms. Bike Phone – There is a public phone in the It’s easy to cycle from all of Huntly to the station forecourt. station. When you get Tickets - There is a ticket vending machine. there use the 4 cycle racks and 4 cycle Safety - customer information monitors and lockers. CCTV in operation. Drive There is a car park with 27 spaces, Before incl. 4 for Blue you go Badge holders. You can save by Taxi getting your ticket www.taxinumber. in advance com will give you www.scotrail.co.uk local taxi Are you going to numbers. Aberdeen or Dyce? Add a cheap bus ticket www.plusbus.info Deveron Taxis - 01466 794 949 Check www.nationalrail.co.uk for live updates V&R Taxis - 01466 799 669 on services. J&J Watt - 01466 792 637 4 MAP KEY l Pl hil ay Railway Line cl Bar Bus Stop P Car Park Co o Cl ksto a Rail Station A90 Thistle Dr ym n o R re d Av e East eet Pa A96 rk St reet River P Bogie Castle Str Rd P rend Mui r King St r WN St Old Rd Te P Sk Du ox Cookst ke E P n ene Squar St ark St Len ASDA O ld Rd on P Rd Gr Rd Dr a Bogie St R e B986 EN nar New e St eet y St end d ll Rd Bogie Mi Muir Comme St Mossid don Str Gor rc eet Pro Battle e St vost Stre A97 Portlethen e Hill t Que Rd Rail t en St n Princess Str ke ee ac Aberdeen Br Victoria duct Art Gallery ch Str ginia St Road B983 Vir Chur Rosemount Via Union St A956 Cookston Rd Union T Sett err T Huntly A9013 rington St t Queen St Mar Station err re et Alber ace ke A920 Union St t St P Bridge St A97 Bleachfield St pping St Wa reet Ab School erd e Mar en R Union St A93 Aberdeen d Aberdeen ke Rail t St Harbour Que Col en St lege St U Union Caravan Square Park 5 A96 Getting there and moving on What’s at the Station? Bus Buses available to Staff - The station is unstaffed. Gartly, Kennethmont, Physical access - There is level access to Oyne, Auchleven, platform 2 and connecting footbridge with Leslie, Clatt, Rhynie and Lumsden. stairs to platform 1 but no wheelchair access Bus stop a short walk from to platform 1 northbound trains. An on-train station. To get connections go to ramp is available with prior notice. www.transportdirect.info which will Hearing access - See ‘Help points’. offer postcode to postcode public transport and car journeys. Help points - There are customer help points fitted with induction loops on Bike both platforms. There are 4 cycle racks. Phone – There is a public phone, across the road, 10 metres from the station entrance. Drive There is a car park Tickets - There is a ticket vending machine. with 44 spaces, Safety - Customer information monitors including 2 for Blue and CCTV in operation. Badge holders. Taxi Before www.taxinumber.com you go will give you local taxi You can save by numbers. getting your ticket in advance L & B Taxis - 07766 548124 www.scotrail.co.uk Are you going to Aberdeen or Dyce? 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Rothienorman, Physical access - There is level access to Kintore, Monymusk, platform 1, a ramp to platform 2 and a Oldmeldrum, Fyvie and Pitmedden. connecting footbridge with stairs between Bus stop short walk from station. platforms. An on-train ramp is available www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/ with prior notice. publictransport/a2bdialabus Hearing access - See ‘Help points’. Dial-a-bus hotline on 01224 665599. Help points - There are customer help Bike points fitted with induction loops on There are 6 cycle both platforms. racks and 4 cycle lockers. Phone - There is a public phone at station entrance. Drive There is a car park Tickets - Ticket office with induction with 104 spaces, loop and there is a ticket vending machine. including 4 for Blue Safety - Customer information monitors Badge holders. Other parking nearby at and CCTV in operation. Burn Lane. Before Taxi www.taxinumber.com you go will give you You can save by local taxi getting your ticket numbers.