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Remains of a railway station. The station at Bieldside was opened in 1897 and followed the standard style of many stations, only this one was relatively small in scale. The station was constructed of wood and had a roof that in architectural terms was called ''hipped'' or ''piended''. The building consisted of a booking office, general waiting hall, staff accommodation and toilets. On the opposite platform was a simple waiting shelter and a wooden footbridge linked the two platforms. The Deeside Railway Board's minutes record that on the 11 January 1893 it was agreed to provide the station at a cost of £1363. The suburban Deeside line opened in 1894 but it was not until 1897 that Bieldside station opened. Lower Deeside had to wait for a local residential service while the double track from Aberdeen was built as far as Culter in 1892. The Deeside line was immediately popular, taking twenty minutes to go the 7 3/8 miles, the original service of 8 trains doubled in 1900. The coming of the service encouraged well-off Aberdonians to have houses on the Deeside Valley and Bieldside grew as a result of the station there. In 1928 the suburban railway began to operate Sunday services to Culter, with nine trains in the summer and eight in the winter. The Culter service was then increased to half hourly services for the following two years. The Sunday service finally ceased running in 1936. The development of road traffic saw a decline in suburban train services in the 1930's. On the 28 January 1937 it was announced that after April 1937 the suburban service was to end. Fourteen stations including Bieldside, closed as a result of rivalry from bus services and the waning popularity of the train service. Nothing is now visible of the railway buildings of the station, but the platform remains. Its sides are faced with granite topped by an overhanging concrete edge.
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NJ80SE0145 - BIELDSIDE STATION