Arbroath is 15-25 minutes journey from Dundee depending on if you catch an express or a stopping train. The station was opened here in 1848 replacing two short-lived earlier halts however the line north towards Montrose didn’t open for another 32 years later in 1880. There is a booking office with opening hours most of the day (although not when we visited!) and lift access to both platforms. Until 1990 Arbroath Station had three platforms – the current station buildings dating from 1911 still have the canopy intact over the third platform but the tracks were removed and it’s unavailable for use. Currently the terminating trains from Dundee, Edinburgh & Glasgow arrive into platform 2 then continue empty for half a kilometre to the siding at Arbroath Signal Box before returning to start another journey from platform 1. <span style="font-size:larger;font-weight:bold;display:block">Arbroath Town</span>Named after the Brothock Burn which runs almost hidden through the town, Arbroath is the largest town in Angus with a population of around 24,000. A once important Royal Burgh the town has suffered somewhat since the late 20th Century from decline in it’s fishing industry.