Date: 31/10/2023

A disused platform at Aberdeen Railway Station could be on track for a comeback as plans to provide more journeys to the Central Belt build up steam.
Network Rail has revealed a series of proposals to boost links from the Granite City to Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Planning documents submitted to Aberdeen City Council indicate some major changes in store for the line, as efforts to reduce car journeys intensify.
Platform 8 at the Guild Street station could be brought out of retirement to expand the city's offering.
And new loops could be created, where slower-moving freight trains could be taken off the main line allowing express trains to whiz past.

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In the 1970s the northern end of Aberdeen station had a shopping centre (as they were then called) built over most of it, but the former Platforms 8 and 9 escaped. The track is a siding which ends behind me. The granite (of course) building on the right was once the suburban booking office; amazing to think such a thing was once needed.
Location: Aberdeen
Company: Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
20/09/2018 David Panton

A view from the footbridge showing the middle road between (former) Platforms 8 and 9 looking north. Note the digital display screen on a post to the right of the track. This is an indicator which shows the speed of rail vehicles as they pass through the carriage washer which is situated some distance to the south of the station.
Location: Aberdeen
Company: Denburn Valley Line (Great North of Scotland Railway)
20/06/2016 Charlie Niven

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