Dyce

Dyce

Station 78

Saturday 04 Sep 2021

Rudy arrived at 12:03 on a train from Aberdeen and returned on the 14:47 departure.

Dyce Station

Dyce railway station was first opened in 1854 with the line only as far as Keith for it’s first four years. In 1861 a branch was built towards Peterhead & Fraserburgh and Dyce became a junction station. The Beeching cuts of the 1960s closed the branch line and Dyce station itself was closed by the end of 1968. Aberdeen’s oil industry caused significant growth in demand for travel to Dyce and the station was reopened in 1984. The Campaign for North East Rail hopes that the branch line can also be reinstated again in the near future.

Dyce Station’s Neighbours

Dyce is about 6 miles from Aberdeen city-centre and a distinct town area within the Aberdeen City boundary and many major oil industry employers have operations based here. Dyce shares a boundary fence with Aberdeen Airport and it’s busy heliport but it’s an awkward 3 mile journey round to the passenger terminal!
The Spider’s Web pub is often used as an unofficial waiting room for returning offshore workers before catching their trains while the popular Sea Salt + Sole chipper queue often overspills into the station car park in the evenings.

Dyce is just a ten minute train journey from Aberdeen on the trains to Inverurie and Inverness. Both platforms are accessible with a modern footbridge and lifts. There is a fish & chip shop at the station car park and Cafe Twenty One includes seating looking onto the station and airport.