Bilbster was a railway station located in the village of Bilbster, in the Highlands region of Scotland.

Bilbster
General information
Location	Bilbster, Highland Scotland
Coordinates	58.4702°N 3.2233°W / 58.4702; -3.2233
Grid reference	ND286541
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Key dates
28 July 1874	Opened
13 June 1960	Closed

The station opened on 28 July 1874.[1] The station buildings were destroyed by fire on 16 September 1877.[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. (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.

References

External links

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

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