Opened in 1853, Culter Station always generated a great deal of freight traffic on the Deeside Line, mainly due to the paper mill situated just north of Station. The mill had its own network of sidings and its own shunting locomotive, and it was therefore unsurprising that Culter was the last freight location on the Deeside Line to close, the final train on 30 December 1966 being worked by LNER Class B1 Steam Loco No. 61180 from Dundee.

Culter Station was rebuilt in 1894 slightly further east of the original, and was the terminus of the Suburban Services from their introduction in 1894 till withdrawal in 1937. Although it is usually stated that the double track from Ferryhill Junction was continious to Park Station, this was in fact not the case, as the double track ended at the platforms of Culter Station with a single track continuing across a narrow bridge after which the double track was resumed to Park. With the lifting of the "down" line in 1951 by British Railways, Culter became one of only two passing places between Ferryhill Junction & Banchory (Park being the other crossing place).

Since closure the road bridge which once crossed Culter Station has been removed, however both abutments for the bridge survive. One platform survives alongwith a fully intact station nameboard sign, still proclaiming "Culter" more than 36 years since the last passenger train called at the station. The station building at Culter has been removed and there is no trace of the down platform.
The trackbed just east of the station has been built on by houses and the paper mills which generated so much traffic has been closed and demolished, the site being taken by a housing development.