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Railway station in Highland, Scotland, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lybster was a railway station located on the Wick and Lybster Railway in the Highland area of Scotland. The station building now serves as the clubhouse for the Lybster golf course
Lybster | |
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![]() Lybster railway station in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Lybster, Highland Scotland |
Coordinates | 58.3045°N 3.2841°W |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 1903 |
Closed | 3 April 1944 |
Original company | Wick and Lybster Railway |
Pre-grouping | Wick and Lybster Railway operated by Highland Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS |
The station was opened as part of the Wick and Lybster Railway on 1 July 1903.[1]
The station had a loop, a goods yard with several sidings and a 1½ ton crane to the south of the passenger facilities and a turntable accessed from the goods yard.[2][3]
The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1937 to 1938.[4]
As with the other stations on the line, the station was closed from 3 April 1944.[1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Highland Railway Wick and Lybster Light Railway |
Parkside Halt Station and Line closed |
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