Parkside Halt railway station

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Parkside Halt
General information
LocationBetween Ulbster and Lybster, Highland
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Openedc. 1938;86 years ago (1938) [1]
Closed3 April 1944;80 years ago (1944-04-03) [1]
Original company LMS

Parkside Halt was a railway station located between Ulbster and Lybster, Highland. This is not a widely known railway station, however it is a very old and significant one; known by residents nearby.

Contents

History

The station was opened on the Wick and Lybster Railway by the LMS in 1938. [1] As with the other stations on the line, the station was closed from 3 April 1944. [1] The station was a halt, which means it did not have a full range of facilities or services. It was primarily used for local passenger traffic and possibly some freight services. [2]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Lybster
Station and Line closed		  Highland Railway
Wick and Lybster Light Railway
  Occumster
Station and Line closed

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt (1995), p. 181
  2. ↑ Contributors, Ewan Crawford. "Parkside Halt - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

Sources

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