Georgemas Junction railway station
Georgemas Junction railway station is a railway station on the Far North Line in the far north of Scotland. The station, which is in the Highland council area, serves several rural hamlets in the historic county of Caithness, including Georgemas, Roadside and Banniskirk and the village of Halkirk, which lies approximately 1.6 miles west of the station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Sibster, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Georgemas Junction Railway Station”, “Georgemass Junction”, and “GGJ”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Braal Castle.
Braal Castle
Castle
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braal Castle is located by the River Thurso north of the village of Halkirk, in Caithness, northern Scotland. The ruined castle, which dates back to the mid-14th century, was originally known as the Castle of Brathwell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halkirk and Bower.
Halkirk
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halkirk is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east. Halkirk is situated 1½ miles west of Georgemas Junction railway station.
Bower
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bower is a village and civil parish in Highland, Scotland It is 10 miles from Thurso and around 11 miles from Wick. Bower is served by Wick, Thurso and Castletown for shopping, taxis and post offices. Bower is situated 6 miles northeast of Georgemas Junction railway station.
Murkle
Village
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Murkle is a small scattered hamlet, made up of East Murkle and West Murkle located one mile east of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Murkle is situated 6 miles north of Georgemas Junction railway station.
Georgemas Junction railway station
- Categories: junction station, station, and transportation
- Location: Caithness, Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.51355° or 58° 30′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.4514° or 3° 27′ 5″ westElevation
167 feet (51 metres)Operator
ScotRailNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“GGJ”Open location code
9CCRGG7X+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 25254477OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Georgemas Junction railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Georgemas Junction”
- Dutch: “Station Georgemas Junction”
- French: “gare de Georgemas Junction”
- French: “Georgemas Junction”
- German: “Bahnhof Georgemas Junction”
- Irish: “Féill Sheórsa”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Snaidhm Georgemas”
- Spanish: “Estacion de Georgemas Junction”
- Spanish: “Estación de Georgemas Junction”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Cyffordd Georgemas”
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