Cove Bay railway station

Cove Bay
The site of the station in June 1988
General information
Location	Cove Bay, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Coordinates	57.1003°N 2.0787°W / 57.1003; -2.0787
Grid reference	NJ953010
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Aberdeen Railway
Pre-grouping	Aberdeen Railway Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 April 1850 (1850-04-01)	Opened as Cove
1 October 1912	Name changed to Cove Bay
11 June 1956 (1956-06-11)	Closed

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

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.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Aberdeen Ferryhill Line open, station closed		Aberdeen Railway		Portlethen Line and station open