Bilbster railway station

Bilbster was a railway station located in the village of Bilbster, in the Highlands region of Scotland.

Bilbster
General information
LocationBilbster, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates58.4702°N 3.2233°W / 58.4702; -3.2233
Grid referenceND286541
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Key dates
28 July 1874Opened
13 June 1960Closed

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

  • 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

  1. "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Railway Station Destroyed by Fire". Aberdeen Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 17 September 1877. Retrieved 15 August 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Watten
Station closed; Line open
  Highland Railway
Sutherland and Caithness Railway
  Wick
Station and Line open


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