Watten railway station

Watten

Watten disused railway station and the Far North Line
Location
Place Loch Watten
Area Highland
Coordinates 58°29′01″N 3°17′07″W / 58.4835°N 3.2853°W / 58.4835; -3.2853Coordinates: 58°29′01″N 3°17′07″W / 58.4835°N 3.2853°W / 58.4835; -3.2853
Operations
Original company Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-grouping Highland Railway
Platforms 2
History
28 July 1874 Opened
13 June 1960 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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

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