Invergowrie railway station
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Invergowrie railway station is an unstaffed halt which serves the village of Invergowrie
west of the city of Dundee
, Scotland
on the north bank of the Firth of Tay
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Invergowrie
Invergowrie is a village on the north bank of the River Tay to the west of Dundee. Although formerly incorporated as part of Dundee, it is located in Perth and Kinross....
west of the city of Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
on the north bank of the Firth of Tay
Firth of Tay
The Firth of Tay is a firth in Scotland between the council areas of Fife, Perth and Kinross, the City of Dundee and Angus, into which Scotland's largest river in terms of flow, the River Tay, empties....
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See also
- Invergowrie rail crashInvergowrie rail crashThe Invergowrie rail accident happened at Invergowrie in Scotland on 22 October 1979. The accident killed 5 people and injured 51 others.-Accident:...
on 22 October 1979 after a stop signalRailway signalA signal is a mechanical or electrical device erected beside a railway line to pass information relating to the state of the line ahead to train/engine drivers. The driver interprets the signal's indication and acts accordingly...
is ignored: Five killed and 52 hurt.