Bower railway station
Bower | |||||
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 The site of the station in 1986 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Loch Scarmclate, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 58°30′26″N 3°22′37″W / 58.5072°N 3.3769°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ND198585 | ||||
| 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 to passengers | ||||
| 18 May 1964 | Closed to goods[1] | ||||
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Bower was a railway station located near Loch Scarmclate, Highland between Halkirk and Wick.
The station opened on 28 July 1874.[2] It was one of a number of smaller stations on the Far North Line which were closed in 1960.
References
- ^ "Approaching site of Bower station on... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Georgemas Junction Station and Line open |
Highland Railway Sutherland and Caithness Railway |
Watten Station closed; Line open | ||