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Watten railway station

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Watten
Watten disused railway station and the Far North Line
General information
LocationHighland
Managed byHighland Railway
Line(s)Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Platforms2
Key dates
28 July 1874Opened
13 June 1960Closed

Watten was a railway station located at the east end of Loch Watten, Highland between Halkirk and Wick, Scotland. It was one of a number of smaller stations on the Far North Line which were closed in 1960.

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.
  • RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bower
Station closed; Line open
  Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Highland Railway
  Bilbster
Station closed; Line open