[4] It is sited 210 miles 44 chains (338.8 km) from Carlisle, and is between Montrose and Stonehaven, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line.

There is a crossover at the north end of the station, which can be used to facilitate trains turning back if the line south to Montrose is blocked.

On the first anniversary of the reopening of the station, it was revealed that almost double the expected number of passengers had used it – 64,000 people as opposed to a projection of 36,000.

Some services also extend to Perth or Glasgow Queen Street westbound, and Inverness eastbound (although some terminate short at Aberdeen or Dyce).

A limited service operates on Sundays, northbound to Aberdeen and southbound to Glasgow Queen Street, Edinburgh Waverley and Perth.