There are two crossovers at the north end of the station, which can be used to facilitate trains turning back if the line south to Carnoustie is blocked.

[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, provide most of the services, along with CrossCountry, London North Eastern Railway and Caledonian Sleeper.

The current station was originally opened by the Dundee and Arbroath Railway on 1 February 1848,[3] albeit temporarily, as it was opened permanently on 14 December 1858 [5] as a link station to connect the Arbroath and Forfar Railway with the Dundee and Arbroath Railway.

[9] The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

There are generally two or three trains per hour westbound to Dundee and eastbound to Aberdeen, with hourly services onwards from Dundee towards Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street.