Watten railway station explained

Watten
Status:Disused
Borough:Loch Watten, Highland
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:58.4835°N -3.2853°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Pregroup:Highland Railway
Years:28 July 1874
Events:Opened
Years1:13 June 1960
Events1:Closed

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

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.

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Notes and References

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