Cruden Bay railway station was a railway station serving

Cruden Bay Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, north of Aberdeen. Just west of New Slains Castle, Slains Castle, Cruden Bay is said to have been the site of a Battle of Cruden Bay, battle in ...

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...

, Scotland.

History

The station opened on 2 August 1897. The station was destroyed by fire on 23 April 1931 and it closed in 1932. From 1899 to 1932, a passenger tramway service from the station to the Cruden Bay Hotel was provided by the

Cruden Bay Hotel Tramway The Cruden Bay Hotel Tramway operated an electric tramway service between the Cruden Bay Hotel and Cruden Bay railway station between 1899 and 1940. History The Cruden Bay Hotel tramway was built to connect Cruden Bay railway station with th ...

. After the station closed to passenger traffic the tramway continued with freight services until 1945.

References

Disused railway stations in Aberdeenshire Former Great North of Scotland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1897 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1932 1897 establishments in Scotland 1945 disestablishments in Scotland {{Aberdeenshire-railstation-stub