Plans lodged to turn former Aberdeen railway station into cafe [Evening Express]
Date: 16/02/2021
Proposals to turn a former railway station in Aberdeen into a new cafe have been lodged with the local authority.
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Plans lodged to turn former Aberdeen railway station into cafe
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The plans would see the former Cults Railway Station turned into a cafe, specifically aimed at users of the Deeside Way and Cults residents.
Cults
Readers' Letters: Station bistro plan a concern - Evening Express
Evening Express - Readers Letters
Regarding the plans for the Cults Railway Station, if you were to review the planning details in greater detail you would understand that these entail a bistro with alcohol licence tucked in the middle of a residential area with access only from minor residential roads.
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Cults Station building dating from 1894 replaced the original structure from 1853 (which had been moved by train from the original location a few hundred yards east in 1855). It has the typical piended (hipped) roof of stations on the Deeside Line. The Up platform is heavily overgrown but intact whereas currently there is no obvious sign of the Down platform; in fact it is hidden behind a row of trees. The building is extended for light industrial use and lies close to the North Deeside Road and is easily accessible on foot off Station Road (private parking only). The walk/cycle/bridleway is part of the Deeside Way route from Duthie Park, Aberdeen to Ballater. In the early 20th Century not only did Cults have two stations but also on-street trams. A photo of these latter is displayed in the toilets of the nearby Cults Hotel.
Location: Cults
Company: Deeside Railway
20/06/2016 Charlie Niven
Location: Cults
Company: Deeside Railway
20/06/2016 Charlie Niven
View east at Cults in February 1997, when the two platforms were overgrown but still visible.
Location: Cults
Company: Deeside Railway
04/02/1997 Ewan Crawford
Location: Cults
Company: Deeside Railway
04/02/1997 Ewan Crawford
The BMU passing Cults station on 13.55 Aberdeen to Ballater service on 18th April 1960.
Location: Cults
Company: Deeside Railway
18/04/1960 David Murray-Smith
Location: Cults
Company: Deeside Railway
18/04/1960 David Murray-Smith
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