Bilbster railway station

Bilbster
Location
Place Bilbster
Area Highland
Coordinates 58°28′13″N 3°13′24″W / 58.4702°N 3.2233°W / 58.4702; -3.2233Coordinates: 58°28′13″N 3°13′24″W / 58.4702°N 3.2233°W / 58.4702; -3.2233
Operations
Original company Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-grouping Highland Railway
Platforms 1
History
28 July 1874 Opened
13 June 1960 Closed
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Closed railway stations in Britain
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Bilbster was a railway station located in the village of Bilbster, in the Highlands region of Scotland.

The station opened on 28 July 1874.[1] The station buildings were destroyed by fire on 16 September 1877.[2]

It was one of a number of smaller stations on the Far North Line which were closed in 1960.

Sources

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Watten
Station closed; Line open
  Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Highland Railway
  Wick
Station and Line open

References

  1. "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  2. "Railway Station Destroyed by Fire". Aberdeen Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 17 September 1877. Retrieved 15 August 2016 via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).


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