The station was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) on its Moray Firth coast line in 1886, served by Aberdeen to Elgin trains.

The station and line was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" and closed on 6 May 1968.

[3] The GNoSR station opened on 1 May 1886 with the central section of the coast line, served by through Aberdeen to Elgin trains.

The station and line was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching in his report "The Reshaping of British Railways"[5] and closed on 6 May 1968.

[4] The speed of trains increased, so that in 1896 Locomotive Magazine was able to record a run from Aberdeen to Elgin that completed the 61 miles (98 km) in 1+1⁄4 hours.