Wormit railway station
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 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Wormit |
| Area | Fife |
| Coordinates | 56.4252°N 2.9811°W |
| Grid reference | NO395263 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Newport Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Newport Railway North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 May 1889[1] | Opened |
| 5 May 1969 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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
- "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.
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