Cambusavie | |
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Location | Scotland |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways |
Key dates | |
2 June 1902 [1] | Opened |
13 June 1960 | Closed [2] |
Cambusavie platform formerly served Cambusavie in Sutherland, Scotland.
The station was opened in 1902. It was a request stop only. The station was on the Dornoch Light Railway, a branch railway which was later incorporated into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (in 1923) and the Scottish Region of British Railways in 1948.
The station closed on 13 June 1960.
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Coordinates: 57°56′40″N4°04′41″W / 57.944376°N 4.078099°W