Bilbster railway station

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

Bilbster
Location	Bilbster, Highland Scotland
Coordinates	58.4702°N 3.2233°W
Grid reference	ND286541
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	Closed

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

• 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.

References

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.

External links

• RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway
• RAILSCOT page on Bilbster

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Watten Station closed; Line open		Highland Railway Sutherland and Caithness Railway		Wick Station and Line open