Description of route
The line ran 13 miles south from Wick to Lybster running down the east coast of the far north of Scotland. The route was laid as a light railway with minor earthworks. A possible extension of the line 7 miles south to Dunbeath to serve some more fishing villages was planned but never built.
Wick
Wick station is still open and is the terminus of the ex-Sutherland and Caithness Railway line from Inverness (now known as the Far North Line). The junction for the Wick and Lybster Light Railway was immediately south of the station with the branch diverging to the south. The junction faced the station. The location of the junction is now partly built on.
Thrumster
The station building still stands next to the A9 highway. The platform remains along with a buffer stop.
Welsh’s Crossing Halt
The halt has disappeared although the trackbed formation is still visible. The solum of the line to the south is now gone due to quarrying activities.
Ulbster
A railway cottage remains.
Mid Clyth
A railway cottage remains.
Roster Road Halt
A railway cottage remains.
Occumster
A railway cottage remains. Also a single white gate-post from the level crossing remains.
Parkside Halt
A railway cottage remains. The line crossed the road by a level crossing and turned east towards the terminus.
Lybster
The Station building is now in use by the Lybster Golf Club. The platform is eroded at the edge. The engine shed has gone and the goods shed has been demolished around 2003. The trackbed is partly grassed over.