Ulbster railway station

Ulbster was a railway station located at Ulbster, Highland, between Wick and Lybster.

Ulbster
General information
LocationUlbster, Highland
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1 July 1903; 121 years ago (1903-07-01)[1]
Closed3 April 1944; 80 years ago (1944-04-03)[1]
Original companyWick and Lybster Railway
Pre-groupingWick and Lybster Railway operated by Highland Railway
Post-groupingLMS

History

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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]


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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Butt (1995), p. 237
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 432. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "MHG2194 Ulbster Station". Highland Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Wick To Lybster Light Railway, Ulbster Station". Canmore: national record of the historic environment. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

Sources

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58°20′58″N 3°10′01″W / 58.3494°N 3.1670°W / 58.3494; -3.1670