Ulbster railway station
Ulbster | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Ulbster, Highland Scotland |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1903[1] |
| Closed | 3 April 1944[1] |
| Original company | Wick and Lybster Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Wick and Lybster Railway operated by Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
Ulbster was a railway station located at Ulbster, Highland, between Wick and Lybster.
History
[edit]The station was opened as part of the Wick and Lybster Railway on 1 July 1903.[1] As with the other stations on the line, the station was closed to passenger traffic from 3 April 1944.[1][2] It was closed to goods traffic on 1 December 1951. [3][4]
The site is now largely grassed over. The former station master's house is a private dwelling.[4]
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Clyth Station and Line closed |
Highland Railway Wick and Lybster Light Railway |
Welsh's Crossing Halt Station and Line closed |
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Butt (1995), p. 237
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 432. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "MHG2194 Ulbster Station". Highland Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Wick To Lybster Light Railway, Ulbster Station". Canmore: national record of the historic environment. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
Sources
[edit]- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
58°20′58″N 3°10′01″W / 58.3494°N 3.1670°W
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