Watten railway station

Watten was a railway station located at the east end of Loch Watten, Highland between Halkirk and Wick, Scotland.

Watten
Watten disused railway station and the Far North Line
Location
Place	Loch Watten
Area	Highland
Coordinates	58.4835°N 3.2853°W / 58.4835; -3.2853
Grid reference	ND250557
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 A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

The station opened on 28 July 1874.[1] The station master from 1876 to 1909 was Mr. Phimster.[2]

It was one of a number of smaller stations on the Far North Line which were closed in 1960.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (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.
• 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.

References

1. "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Presentation to Mr and Mrs Phimster, Watten Station". John o’Groat Journal. Scotland. 30 April 1909. Retrieved 15 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway
• RAILSCOT page on Watten

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