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Bower railway station

Coordinates: 58°30′26″N 3°22′37″W / 58.5072°N 3.3769°W / 58.5072; -3.3769
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Bower
The site of the station in 1986
General information
LocationLoch Scarmclate, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates58°30′26″N 3°22′37″W / 58.5072°N 3.3769°W / 58.5072; -3.3769
Grid referenceND198585
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Key dates
28 July 1874Opened
13 June 1960Closed to passengers
18 May 1964Closed to goods[1]

Bower was a railway station located near Loch Scarmclate, Highland between Halkirk and Wick.

The station opened on 28 July 1874.[2] It was one of a number of smaller stations on the Far North Line which were closed in 1960.

References

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  1. ^ "Approaching site of Bower station on... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Georgemas Junction
Station and Line open
  Highland Railway
Sutherland and Caithness Railway
  Watten
Station closed; Line open