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Bilbster railway station

Coordinates: 58°28′13″N 3°13′24″W / 58.4702°N 3.2233°W / 58.4702; -3.2233
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Bilbster
General information
LocationBilbster, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates58°28′13″N 3°13′24″W / 58.4702°N 3.2233°W / 58.4702; -3.2233
Grid referenceND286541
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Key dates
28 July 1874Opened
13 June 1960Closed

Bilbster was a railway station located in the village of Bilbster, in the Highlands region of Scotland.

The station opened on 28 July 1874.[1] The station buildings were destroyed by fire on 16 September 1877.[2]

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

Sources

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  • 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.

References

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  1. ^ "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Railway Station Destroyed by Fire". Aberdeen Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 17 September 1877. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Watten
Station closed; Line open
  Highland Railway
Sutherland and Caithness Railway
  Wick
Station and Line open