Welsh's Crossing Halt railway station
Welsh's Crossing Halt | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Between Ulbster and Thrumster, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 27 January 1936[1] | ||||
| Closed | 3 April 1944[2] | ||||
| Original company | LMS | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
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Welsh's Crossing Halt was a railway station located south of Thrumster, Highland between Wick and Lybster as part of the Wick and Lybster Light Railway. It officially opened in 1903, and was closed, along with the rest of the line, in 1944.
History
The station was opened as part of the Wick and Lybster Railway,[3][2] which was built to act as transportation between the towns of Wick and Lybster, Caithness.After the line was permanently closed on 3 April 1944, the station was closed.[2] While the general location of the trackbed is still visible, the station has disappeared.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulbster Station and Line closed |
Highland Railway Wick and Lybster Light Railway |
Thrumster Station and Line closed | ||
References
Notes
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 446
- ^ a b c Butt (1995), p. 244
- ^ "Caithness CWS - Yarrows Heritage Trust - Index". www.caithness.org. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Contributors, Ewan Crawford. "Welsh's Crossing Halt - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
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Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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