Wick railway station

UK stations
name = Wick
other_name=
code = WCK


caption = An external view of Wick railway station
manager = First ScotRail
locale = Wick
borough = Highland
longitude = -3.095579
latitude = 58.442504
gridref = ND360509
platforms = 1
lowusage0203 = 19,556
lowusage0405 = 19,582
lowusage0506 = 19,079
lowusage0607 = 17,321
original = Sutherland and Caithness Railway
pregroup = Highland Railway
postgroup = LMS
years = 28 July 1874
events = OpenButt (1995), page 250]
years1 =
events1 =|

Wick railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wick, in the Highland council area in the north of Scotland. The station is the terminus of the Far North Line, near Wick police station and Caithness General Hospital, within the former county of Caithness.

History

The station was built by the Sutherland and Caithness Railway, opening with line in 1874. On the 1 July 1903 the station became the junction with the Wick and Lybster Light Railway. The last trains to Lybster ran in 1944, although the line was not officially closed until 1951.

Services

Thurso station also features an end to this line, but after reaching Thurso, services from Inverness turn back to Georgemas Junction before heading east for Wick, making Wick the "de facto" terminus.

rail line
previous = Georgemas Junction
next =
route = First ScotRail
Far North Line
col = FF80C0rail line
previous = Bilbster
"Station closed; Line open"
next =
route = Highland Railway

Sutherland and Caithness Railway
col = HR colour rail line
previous = Thrumster
"Station and Line closed"
next =
route = Wick and Lybster Railway

Operated by Highland Railway
col = HR colour
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References

Notes

Sources

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* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Sutherland_and_Caithness_Railway/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway]
* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Wick_and_Lybster_Light_Railway/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Wick and Lybster Light Railway]