Halkirk railway station

Halkirk
158718 passing through the former station site, looking south towards Inverness.
General information
Location	Halkirk, Highland Scotland
Coordinates	58°30′18″N3°29′20″W / 58.5050°N 3.4888°W / 58.5050; -3.4888
Grid reference	ND132583
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Key dates
28 July 1874	Opened
13 June 1960 [1]	Closed
Location

Site of Halkirk station, 2010

Halkirk was a railway station located on the southern edge of the village of Halkirk, in Caithness in the Highland council area.

The station opened on 28 July 1874. ^[2] It was one of a number of smaller stations on the Far North Line which were closed in 1960. Georgemas Junction station, situated 1.2 miles (2 km) to the north-east, remains open.

References

1. Daniels, G.; Dench, L. Passengers No More (first ed.). p. 56.
2. "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway" . The Scotsman. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.

Further reading

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1.

External links

• Sutherland and Caithness Railway RAILSCOT
• Halkirk RAILSCOT

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Scotscalder Station and Line open		Highland Railway Sutherland and Caithness Railway		Georgemas Junction Station and Line open