The station opened as Cove on 1 April 1850 by the Aberdeen Railway.

The station closed to passengers on 11 June 1956[1] and to goods on 28 October 1963.

[2] In 2020 the north-east of Scotland transport body Nestrans secured £80,000 from the Local Rail Development Fund to explore the potential for additional stations between Aberdeen and Laurencekirk, including at Cove and Newtonhill.

Whilst a property developer has lodged proposals for 167 new homes close to where locals are calling for the new Cove railway station to be built,[3] council officers have said there could still be space for a railway halt or station to be accommodated within the site.

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