Watten railway station

Watten was a railway station located at the east end of Loch Watten, Highland between Halkirk and Wick, Scotland.

Watten
Watten disused railway station and the Far North Line
General information
LocationLoch Watten, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates58.4835°N 3.2853°W / 58.4835; -3.2853
Grid referenceND250557
Platforms2
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 master from 1876 to 1909 was Mr. Phimster.[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. "Presentation to Mr and Mrs Phimster, Watten Station". John o’Groat Journal. Scotland. 30 April 1909. Retrieved 15 July 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bower
Station closed; Line open
  Highland Railway
Sutherland and Caithness Railway
  Bilbster
Station closed; Line open


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