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Occumster railway station

Coordinates: 58°18′28″N 3°15′23″W / 58.3078°N 3.2565°W / 58.3078; -3.2565
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Occumster
The site of the station in 2015
General information
LocationBetween Ulbster and Lybster, 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

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

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 from 3 April 1944.[1][2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Parkside Halt
Station and Line closed
  Highland Railway
Wick and Lybster Light Railway
  Roster Road Halt
Station and Line closed

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Butt (1995), p. 176
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 325. OCLC 931112387.

Sources

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58°18′28″N 3°15′23″W / 58.3078°N 3.2565°W / 58.3078; -3.2565