Thrumster railway station

Thrumster was a railway station located at Thrumster, Highland, Scotland between Wick and Lybster. The station building can still be seen alongside the main road in Thrumster.

Thrumster
Outside shot of Thrumster station
General information
LocationThrumster, Highland
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1 July 1903 (1903-07-01)[1]
Closed3 April 1944 (1944-04-03)[1]
Original companyWick and Lybster Railway
Pre-groupingWick and Lybster Railway operated by Highland Railway
Post-groupingLMS

History

Latitude: 58° 23' 23.82" N Longitude: -3° 08' 10.75" W

The station was opened as part of the Wick and Lybster Railway on 1 July 1903. It was one of the five stations along the line.[1][2] The Railway was shown in Schedule one of the RailwayAct 1921 as being part of part of The North Western, Midland, and West Scottish Group. [3]

As with the other stations on the line, the station was closed from 3 April 1944. It began to be used as a post office [1][4]

In 2011 Yarrows Heritage Trust restored the railway.[5]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Welsh's Crossing Halt
Station and Line closed
  Highland Railway
Wick and Lybster Light Railway
  Wick
Station open; Line closed

References

Notes

  1. Butt (1995), p. 229
  2. "Railway station". Yarrowsheritagetrust. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. "Railways Act 1921".
  4. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 421. OCLC 931112387.
  5. "Railway station". Yarrowsheritagetrust. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

Sources

58.3901°N 3.1362°W / 58.3901; -3.1362


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