Cove Bay railway station served the suburb of
Cove Bay, Aberdeen, Scotland from 1850 to 1956 on the
Aberdeen Railway
The Aberdeen Railway was a Scottish railway company which built a line from Aberdeen to Forfar and Arbroath, partly by leasing and upgrading an existing railway.
The line opened in stages between 1847 and 1850, with branches to Brechin and ...
.
History
The station opened as Cove on 1 April 1850 by the
Aberdeen Railway
The Aberdeen Railway was a Scottish railway company which built a line from Aberdeen to Forfar and Arbroath, partly by leasing and upgrading an existing railway.
The line opened in stages between 1847 and 1850, with branches to Brechin and ...
. The name was changed to Cove Bay on 1 October 1912. The station closed to passengers on 11 June 1956
and to goods on 28 October 1963.
Future
In 2020 the north-east of Scotland transport body
Nestrans secured £80,000 from the Local Rail Development Fund to explore the potential for additional stations between
Aberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...
and
Laurencekirk
Laurencekirk (, sco, Lowrenkirk, gd, Eaglais Labhrainn), colloquially known as "The Lang Toun" or amongst locals as simply "The Kirk", is a small town in the historic county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, just off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen ...
, including at Cove and
Newtonhill
Newtonhill is a commuter town in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is popular due to its location, just six miles south of Aberdeen with easy reach of Stonehaven and with views over the North Sea.
History
The town was originally called Skateraw. Sk ...
. Whilst a property developer has lodged proposals for 167 new homes close to where locals are calling for the new Cove railway station to be built, council officers have said there could still be space for a railway halt or station to be accommodated within the site.
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Disused railway stations in Aberdeenshire
Former Caledonian Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956
1850 establishments in Scotland
1956 disestablishments in Scotland
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