Cove Bay railway station

Cove Bay railway station served the suburb of Cove Bay, Aberdeen, Scotland from 1850 to 1956 on the Aberdeen Railway.

Cove Bay
The site of the station in 1988
General information
LocationCove Bay, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57.1003°N 2.0787°W / 57.1003; -2.0787
Grid referenceNJ953010
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyAberdeen Railway
Pre-groupingAberdeen Railway
Caledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 April 1850 (1850-04-01)Opened as Cove
1 October 1912Name changed to Cove Bay
11 June 1956 (1956-06-11)Closed

History

The station opened as Cove on 1 April 1850 by the Aberdeen Railway. The name was changed to Cove Bay on 1 October 1912. The station closed to passengers on 11 June 1956[1] and to goods on 28 October 1963.[2]

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 and Laurencekirk, including at Cove and Newtonhill. 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,[3] council officers have said there could still be space for a railway halt or station to be accommodated within the site.[4]

References
  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Cove Bay Station (112540)". Canmore. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. "Site of Cove Bay station, 1988". Geograph. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. Boal, Daniel (15 June 2020). "Calls to ensure new housing scheme in Cove doesn't conflict with railway station hopes". The Press and Journal.
  4. Gossip, Alastair (12 December 2020). "New housing will not quash potential Cove railway stop". The Press and Journal.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Aberdeen Ferryhill
Line open, station closed		   Aberdeen Railway   Portlethen
Line and station open


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