Bilbster was a railway station located in the village of Bilbster, in the Highlands region of Scotland.
Bilbster | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Bilbster, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 58°28′13″N 3°13′24″W / 58.4702°N 3.2233°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ND286541 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Sutherland and Caithness Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 28 July 1874 | Opened | ||||
| 13 June 1960 | Closed | ||||
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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
edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
References
edit- ↑ "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Railway Station Destroyed by Fire". Aberdeen Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 17 September 1877. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
edit- RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway Archived 27 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- RAILSCOT page on Bilbster
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Watten Station closed; Line open |
Highland Railway Sutherland and Caithness Railway |
Wick Station and Line open | ||
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