‘World railway stations’ accolade for Wemyss Bay

THE Scots railway station of Wemyss Bay has been recognised among a list of the ‘world’s best’.
The station, on the Inverclyde coast and serving the ferry to Rothesay, on the Isle of Bute, has been named in a list published in the esteemed architecture magazine, ArchitecturalDigest – here.
Says the Friends of Wemyss Bay Station, here: “The present station and pier were built just over 100 years ago, in 1903, by the Caledonian Railway Company, doubling the number of platforms and steamer berths of the previous structures.
“The architect, James Miller, and Donald Matheson, chief engineer of the railway company, were the men responsible for its design.”
Adds the rail infrastructure company, Network Rail, here: “Wemyss Bay station is a category A-listed building [by Historic Environment Scotland – here], meaning it’s of national or international historical or architectural importance.”
The 37-strong list reads, as follows:
World Trade Center Transportation Hub, New York, USA
Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, Indonisia
Kanazawa Station, Japan
Liège-Guillemins Railway Station, Belgium
Milano Centrale, Italy
Hungerburg Station, Innsbruck, Austria
Sirkeci Railway Station, Istanbul, Turkey
Antwerpen-Centraal Station, Belgium
Haydarpaşa Railway Station, Istanbul, Turkey
Southern Cross Station, Melbourne, Australia
Union Station, Los Angeles, USA
Metro Station Komsomolskaya, Moscow, Russia
Gare du Nord, Paris, France
Rotterdam Centraal Station, Netherlands
Union Station, Washington DC, USA
CFM Railway Station, Maputo, Mozambique
King’s Cross Station, London
Estación de Atocha, Madrid, Spain
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai, India
São Bento Railway Station, Porto, Portugal
Grand Central Terminal, New York, USA
Amsterdam Centraal Station, Netherlands
Napoli Afragola Station, Italy
Hua Hin Train Station, Hua Hin, Thailand
Helsinki Central Station, Finland
Gare do Oriente, Lisbon, Portugal
Union Station, Kansas, USA
Gare de Metz, France
Jungfraujoch Station, Switzerland
William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, USA
Strasbourg-Ville, France
Union Station, Denver, USA
St. Pancras International, London
Wemyss Bay
King Street Station, Seattle, USA
Toledo Metro Station, Naples, Italy
Union Terminal, Cincinnati, USA
Picture credit: John McColl
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