Barry Links railway station


Barry Links railway station lies south of the village of Barry, west of Carnoustie in Angus, Scotland.
The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line. In 2017/18, Barry Links was the least used train station in the UK with just 52 entries and exits.

History

The station was opened on 31 July 1851 by Dundee and Arbroath Railway, and was named Barry. The station was renamed to its current name on 1 April 1919.
In the Strategic Rail Authority's 2002/03 financial year, only three fare-paying people boarded trains at Barry Links station, and five disembarked, making it the least-used station in the United Kingdom, tied with. Since then, there has been a modest increase in passenger numbers: 26 entries/exits in 2004/05, 28 in 2005/06 and 44 in 2006/07. In the 2011/12 statistics, Barry Links had the seventh lowest passenger numbers. The low numbers reflect the fact that the current service is very sparse – only two trains per day in total stop at the station, limiting use and growth. In the 2016/17 statistics, Barry Links again became the least used station in Britain, receiving only 24 entries and exits. In the May 2019 timetable change the service will double now receiving two southbound trains in the morning and two northbound trains in the evening.

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