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Portlethen railway station

Portlethen railway station serves the town of in , . It is sited 232 miles 59 chains from via , and is between and , on the Dundee to Aberdeen line.
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Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “PLN”, “Portlethen Railway Station”, and “Portlethen Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portlethen Academy and Portlethen Moss.

School
is a six-year comprehensive secondary school in , , Scotland. is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Portlethen railway station.

The is an acidic bog located to the west of the town of , in . Like other mosses, this wetland area supports a variety of plant and animal species, even though it has been subject to certain development and agricultural degradation pressures.

Archaeological site
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large Neolithic stone circle near in , Scotland. It is also known as Old Bourtree Bush or Old Bourtreebush. is situated 1¼ miles west of Portlethen railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portlethen and Portlethen Village.

Town
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town located approximately 7 miles south of , Scotland, along the A92. The population according to the 2022 census was 8,969 making it the seventh most populous settlement within Aberdeenshire.

Village
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement located to the east of along the coast in , Scotland. The village is also known as Old Portlethen. The skerry of is situated just off the coastline near .

Village
Photo: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the coastal region near the in , Scotland. It lies slightly west of the A92 road and the ancient Causey Mounth passes through the community. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Portlethen railway station.

Portlethen railway station

Latitude
57.06133° or 57° 3′ 41″ north
Longitude
-2.12808° or 2° 7′ 41″ west
Elevation
246 feet (75 metres)
Operator
ScotRail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“PLN”
Open location code
9C9V3V6C+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3197009928
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6953372
Wiki­data ID
Q3400311
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Portlethen railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Portlethen”
  • Dutch: “Station Portlethen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة پورتليثين”
  • French: “gare de Portlethen”
  • French: “Portlethen”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Stèisean a‘ Phuirt Leathainn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Stèisean Phuirt Leathain”
  • Venetian: “stasion de Portlethen”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Portlethen”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Portlethen railway station”. Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.