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Wormit railway station served the town of Wormit, Fife, Scotland from 1889 to 1969 on the Newport Railway.

Wormit
The station building at the preservation site in 2007
General information
LocationWormit, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56.4252°N 2.9811°W / 56.4252; -2.9811
Grid referenceNO395263
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewport Railway
Pre-groupingNewport Railway
North British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1 May 1889[1]Opened
5 May 1969 (1969-05-05)Closed

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


  1. "North British Railway: List of Stations with opening and closing dates from 1828 to 2003" (PDF). North British Railway Study Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2020.
  2. "Report on the Derailment which occurred on 28th May 1955 at Wormit in the Scottish Region British Railways". Railways Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 438. OCLC 931112387.
  4. "Wormit railway station (site), Fife". Geograph. Retrieved 24 May 2018.


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