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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
General information
LocationHighland
Platforms1
History
Original companyWick and Lybster Railway
Pre-groupingWick and Lybster Railway operated by Highland Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
1 July 1903Open[1]
3 April 1944Closed[1]

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

History

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 on 3 April 1944.[1]


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

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Butt (1995), page 176

Sources

  • 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.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • RAILSCOT on Wick and Lybster Railway

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