Embo railway station explained

Embo
Status:	Disused
Country:	Scotland
Platforms:	1
Pregroup:	Highland Railway
Postgroup:	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways
Years:	2 June 1902^[1]
Events:	Opened
Years2:	13 June 1960
Events2:	Closed^[2]

Embo railway station formerly served the town of Embo in Sutherland, Scotland.

History

The station was opened in 1902. James Craig, formerly at Dalcross railway station was appointed the first agent of the company.^[3]

The station was on the Dornoch Light Railway, a branch railway which was later incorporated into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (in 1923) and the Scottish Region of British Railways in 1948.

The station closed on 13 June 1960.

Other stations on the branch line

• The Mound - junction - line still open.
  • Skelbo
• Dornoch

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

External links

• Disused stations
• Embo station on navigable 1947 map

57.9099°N -4.0036°W

Notes and References

1. News: . Opening of the Dornoch Light Railway. Ceremony and Speeches . Inverness Courier . Scotland . 3 June 1902 . 30 August 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
2. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
3. News: . Opening of the Dornoch Light Railway . John o’Groat Journal . Scotland . 30 May 1902 . 30 August 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .