Watten railway station

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

Watten
Watten disused railway station and the Far North Line
General information
Location	Loch Watten, Highland Scotland
Coordinates	58.4835°N 3.2853°W / 58.4835; -3.2853
Grid reference	ND250557
Platforms	2
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
Location

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.

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.