Bilbster railway station

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Bilbster
Bilbster railway station in 2007.jpg
General information
Location Bilbster, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates 58°28′13″N3°13′24″W / 58.4702°N 3.2233°W / 58.4702; -3.2233 Coordinates: 58°28′13″N3°13′24″W / 58.4702°N 3.2233°W / 58.4702; -3.2233
Grid reference ND286541
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-grouping Highland Railway
Key dates
28 July 1874Opened
13 June 1960Closed

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

Contents

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.

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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