Welsh's Crossing Halt railway station

Welsh's Crossing Halt
General information
Location	Between Ulbster and Thrumster, Highland Scotland
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	27 January 1936 (1936-01-27)
Closed	3 April 1944 (1944-04-03)
Original company	LMS
Post-grouping	LMS
Location

Welsh's Crossing Halt was a railway station located south of Thrumster, Highland between Wick and Lybster as part of the Wick and Lybster Light Railway. It officially opened in 1903, and was closed, along with the rest of the line, in 1944.

History

The station was opened as part of the Wick and Lybster Railway, which was built to act as transportation between the towns of Wick and Lybster, Caithness.After the line was permanently closed on 3 April 1944, the station was closed. While the general location of the trackbed is still visible, the station has disappeared.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ulbster Station and Line closed		Highland Railway Wick and Lybster Light Railway		Thrumster Station and Line closed

References

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.