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Wormit railway station

Coordinates: 56°25′31″N 2°58′52″W / 56.4252°N 2.9811°W / 56.4252; -2.9811
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Wormit
The station building at the preservation site in 2007
General information
LocationWormit, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56°25′31″N 2°58′52″W / 56.4252°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

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

History

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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

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  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.