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Welsh's Crossing Halt railway station

Coordinates: 58°22′27″N 3°09′21″W / 58.3743°N 3.1558°W / 58.3743; -3.1558
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Welsh's Crossing Halt
General information
LocationBetween Ulbster and Thrumster, Highland
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened27 January 1936; 88 years ago (1936-01-27)[1]
Closed3 April 1944; 80 years ago (1944-04-03)[2]
Original companyLMS
Post-groupingLMS

Welsh's Crossing Halt was a railway station located south of Thrumster, Highland between Wick and Lybster.

History

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The station was opened as part of the Wick and Lybster Railway.[3][2] As with the other stations on the line, the station was closed from 3 April 1944.[2]


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

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 446
  2. ^ a b c Butt (1995), p. 244
  3. ^ "Caithness CWS - Yarrows Heritage Trust - Index". www.caithness.org. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

Sources

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58°22′27″N 3°09′21″W / 58.3743°N 3.1558°W / 58.3743; -3.1558