Thrumster railway station
Railway station in Highland, Scotland, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Railway station in Highland, Scotland, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thrumster was a railway station located at Thrumster, Highland, Scotland between Wick and Lybster. [2]The station building can still be seen alongside the main road in Thrumster.
Thrumster | |
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![]() Outside shot of Thrumster station | |
General information | |
Location | Thrumster, Highland Scotland |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 1903[1] |
Closed | 3 April 1944[1] |
Original company | Wick and Lybster Railway |
Pre-grouping | Wick and Lybster Railway operated by Highland Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS |
In July 2023, "Thrumster Railway Station is officially switched on" and has become "the farthest north heritage station in the UK."[3]
Latitude: 58° 23' 23.82" N Longitude: -3° 08' 10.75" W
The station was opened as part of the Wick and Lybster Railway on 1 July 1903. It was one of the five stations along the line.[1][4] The Railway was shown in Schedule one of the RailwayAct 1921 as being part of part of The North Western, Midland, and West Scottish Group. [5]
As with the other stations on the line, the station was closed from 3 April 1944. It began to be used as a post office [1][6]
In 2011 Yarrows Heritage Trust restored the railway.[7]
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Welsh's Crossing Halt Station and Line closed |
Highland Railway Wick and Lybster Light Railway |
Wick Station open; Line closed |
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