Dyce railway station

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Dyce

Scottish Gaelic: Deis [1]
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Dyce Railway Station (2009)
General information
Location Dyce, Aberdeen City Council
Scotland
Coordinates 57°12′20″N2°11′33″W / 57.2056°N 2.1926°W / 57.2056; -2.1926
Grid reference NJ884128
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeDYC [2]
Key dates
20 September 1854Opened
6 May 1968Closed
15 September 1984Reopened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 0.359 million
Stoneywood
Line open; Station closed		  Great North of Scotland Railway
GNoSR Main Line		  Pitmedden
Line open; Station closed
Terminus  Great North of Scotland Railway
Formartine and Buchan Railway 		  Parkhill
Line closed; Station closed

Connections

Until May 2017 Stagecoach Bluebird's operated a 80 Jet Connect bus shuttle service between Dyce station and Aberdeen Airport, but this service was discontinued due to low passenger numbers. [13] [14] In 2019, First Aberdeen launched its X27 service which connects the railway station to the airport, heliports, and the P&J Live. [15] [16] [17]

A more frequent bus connection to Dyce airport, the 727, runs from Aberdeen railway station, the next stop south of Dyce.

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References

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  6. ↑ Drysdale, Neil (14 August 2019). "Historic Dyce signal box from the 1890s demolished in less than 90 minutes". Press and Journal. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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