Thrumster railway station explained

Thrumster
Status:	Disused
Borough:	Thrumster, Highland
Country:	Scotland
Platforms:	1
Original:	Wick and Lybster Railway
Pregroup:	Wick and Lybster Railway operated by Highland Railway
Postgroup:	LMS

Thrumster was a railway station located at Thrumster, Highland, Scotland between Wick and Lybster. ^[1] The station building can still be seen alongside the main road in Thrumster.

In July 2023, "Thrumster Railway Station is officially switched on" and has become "the farthest north heritage station in the UK."^[2]

History

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.^{[3] [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 ^[6]

In 2011 Yarrows Heritage Trust restored the railway.^[7]

References

Sources

58.3901°N -3.1362°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thrumster Station in Caithness NC500 . 2024-07-20 . Venture North . en-GB.
2. Web site: 2023-07-22 . PICTURES and VIDEO: Let there be light! Thrumster Railway Station is officially switched on 'We're the farthest north heritage station in the UK.' . 2024-07-20 . JohnOGroat Journal . en.
3. Butt (1995), p. 229
4. Web site: Railway station . 2023-01-29 . Yarrowsheritagetrust . en.
5. Web site: Railways Act 1921 .
6. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 421. 931112387.
7. Web site: Railway station . 2023-01-29 . Yarrowsheritagetrust . en.