| Dyce | |
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| Looking west along the line to Inverness | |
| Location | |
| Place | Dyce |
| Local authority | Aberdeen |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DYC |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | 0.239 million |
| 2004/05 * | 0.269 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.335 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.401 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.454 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.488 million |
| 2009/10 * | 0.515 million |
| History | |
| 20 September 1854 | Opened |
| 2 October 1965 | Closed |
| 15 September 1984 | Reopened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dyce from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Dyce railway station is a railway station serving the town of Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line, with some trains operating on the East Coast Main Line beginning or terminating at the station. This gives it direct services to Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and intermediate stations. It also serves nearby Aberdeen Airport via the 80 Dyce Airlink shuttle bus.
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Dyce used to be where the Formartine and Buchan Railway north to Peterhead/Fraserburgh branched off. There is still evidence on the ground of the old platforms which sat on the site of the car park. The former lines to Peterhead/Fraserburgh are now a long distance cycle path, accessible from the western end of the car park.
Dyce is a popular station with commuters into Aberdeen. There were almost 20,000 season ticket holders using the station in 2004–2005, increasing to 43,000 in 2006–2007. Dyce also serves the airport, although up to now it does not seem to have been utilised very much by tourists (which may be due to the fact that the station is on the other side of the airport from the terminal, and previously lacked a direct bus link) but it does appear to be popular with oil workers returning from the rigs. In addition to the 80 Dyce Airlink shuttle bus, a taxi rank also provides a means of transport to the airport terminal.
80 Dyce Airlink is a service operating from the station to Aberdeen Airport. Operated by Central Coaches Monday to Friday. On Saturdays First Aberdeen operated a X80 service.
Dyce signal box, which opened in 1880, is a tall structure located at the south (Aberdeen) end of the station, on the east side of the railway. In 1928, the box was provided with a new frame of 46 levers, subsequently reduced in size to 26 levers.
Dyce lost its semaphore signals in October 2007 when new colour light signals were brought into use. The lever frame was removed from the signal box (renamed from "Dyce Junction" to "Dyce") and a new relay interlocking and 'NX' (entrance-exit) panel was installed, initially housed inside a temporary signal box.
A new freight terminal, named "Raiths Farm", has been built to the north of Dyce station, in a field on the west side of the railway. Construction of the terminal was completed in November 2007. The Raiths Farm facility replaced the Guild Street yard at Aberdeen, allowing the latter site, which occupied valuable land close to the city centre, to be redeveloped.
The Raiths Farm layout comprises arrival and departure lines to the north and south, a run-round loop and four sidings. The facility began operations in 2009.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Aberdeen | First ScotRail Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line |
Inverurie | ||
| Aberdeen | First ScotRail Aberdeen to Inverness Line |
Inverurie | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Stoneywood Line open; Station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway GNoSR Main Line |
Pitmedden Line open; Station closed |
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| Terminus | Great North of Scotland Railway Formartine and Buchan Railway |
Parkhill Line closed; Station closed |
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