Wormit railway station
Wormit | |
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![]() The station building at the preservation site in 2007 | |
Location | Wormit, Fife Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°25′31″N 2°58′52″W / 56.4252°N 2.9811°WCoordinates: 56°25′31″N 2°58′52″W / 56.4252°N 2.9811°W |
Grid reference | NO395263 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Newport Railway |
Pre-grouping | Newport Railway North British Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Key dates | |
1 May 1889[1] | Opened |
5 May 1969 | Closed |
Wormit railway station served the town of Wormit, Fife, Scotland from 1889 to 1969 on the Newport Railway.
History[]
The station opened on 1 May 1889 by the Newport Railway. In 1955 a train crash occurred where 3 people were killed and 41 were injured, 15 with severe injuries.[2] The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 5 May 1969.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ https://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf[bare URL]
- ^ "Report on the Derailment which occurred on 28th May 1955 at Wormit in the Scottish Region British Railways". Railways Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 438. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Wormit railway station (site), Fife". Geograph. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Fife
- Former North British Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1889
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1969
- 1889 establishments in Scotland
- 1969 disestablishments in Scotland
- Newport-on-Tay
- Fife railway station stubs