Watten railway station

Watten
Watten disused railway station and the Far North Line
Location
Place Loch Watten
Area Highland
Coordinates 58°29′01″N 3°17′07″W / 58.4835°N 3.2853°W / 58.4835; -3.2853Coordinates: 58°29′01″N 3°17′07″W / 58.4835°N 3.2853°W / 58.4835; -3.2853
Grid reference ND250557
Operations
Original company Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-grouping Highland Railway
Platforms 2
History
28 July 1874 Opened
13 June 1960 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Watten was a railway station located at the east end of Loch Watten, Highland between Halkirk and Wick, Scotland.

The station opened on 28 July 1874.[1] The station master from 1876 to 1909 was Mr. Phimster.[2]

It was one of a number of smaller stations on the Far North Line which were closed in 1960.

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • 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.
  • RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bower
Station closed; Line open		   Highland Railway
Sutherland and Caithness Railway
   Bilbster
Station closed; Line open

References

  1. ↑ "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Presentation to Mr and Mrs Phimster, Watten Station". John o’Groat Journal. Scotland. 30 April 1909. Retrieved 15 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
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