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Wemyss Castle railway station

Coordinates: 56°09′37″N 3°04′04″W / 56.1602°N 3.0678°W / 56.1602; -3.0678
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Wemyss Castle
Wemyss Castle Station depicted on an 1895 Ordnance Survey map
General information
LocationEast Wemyss, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56°09′37″N 3°04′04″W / 56.1602°N 3.0678°W / 56.1602; -3.0678
Grid referenceNT337969
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWemyss and Buckhaven Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
8 August 1881 (1881-08-08)Opened as East Wemyss
15 September 1881Name changed to Wemyss Castle
10 January 1955 (1955-01-10)Closed

Wemyss Castle railway station served the village of East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, from 1881 to 1955 on the Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway.

History

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The station was opened as East Wemyss on 8 August 1881 by the Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway. To the north was the goods yard, to the east of the platform was the station building and on the platform was the signal box. The station's name was changed to Wemyss Castle on 15 September 1881. A line opened to the west which served Michael Colliery. The station closed on 10 January 1955.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 447. OCLC 931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
West Wemyss
Line and station closed
  Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway   Buckhaven
Line and station closed