Bathgate (1986) railway station

For other railway stations in Bathgate, Scotland, see Bathgate railway station (disambiguation).
Bathgate

Bathgate station in 2010
Location
Place Bathgate
Area West Lothian
Coordinates 55°53′57″N 3°38′26″W / 55.8993°N 3.6405°W / 55.8993; -3.6405Coordinates: 55°53′57″N 3°38′26″W / 55.8993°N 3.6405°W / 55.8993; -3.6405
Grid reference NS974685
Operations
Original company British Rail
Platforms 1
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 * 0.627 million
2005/06 * 0.645 million
2006/07 * 0.651 million
2007/08 * 0.650 million
2008/09 * 0.658 million
History
24 March 1986[1] Opened
16 October 2010[2][3] Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bathgate from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Bathgate station in 1987

Bathgate railway station was a railway station serving the town of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland. It was located at the western end of the Edinburgh-Bathgate Line. The station was 18½ miles (30 km) west of Edinburgh.

History

The station was opened in 1986[1] to serve the town of Bathgate when the rail service from Edinburgh was re-introduced by British Rail. Next to the station was Bathgate goods yard. The yard was used to store and unload freight trains carrying new cars. This yard was located to the south of the present station. The goods yard - later the Bathgate car terminal - was moved slightly east in 1996 as the original site of the yard was occupied by various retail outlets. The 1986 station was sited on the location of the original Bathgate station, which became the town's goods station when Bathgate Upper opened (see link to OS 25-inch 1854 map).

Developments

In 2005, the Scottish Executive declared that in line with plans to upgrade the unfinished part of the A8 to motorway standard, public transport links between Glasgow and Edinburgh must also improve. The closed section of line between the 1989 Drumgelloch station and Bathgate will be rebuilt as a double tracked electrified railway and has been termed the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link.

This resulted in the closure of this station to be replaced by a new station to the south east on the former Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway.

Closure

On 16 October 2010, the station was closed at the end of the day's service, with the new Bathgate station opening on Monday 18 October.[2][3]

Service

At the time of closure in 2010, there was a half-hourly service from Bathgate to Edinburgh Monday to Saturdays with an hourly service on Sundays.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   First ScotRail
Edinburgh–Bathgate line
  Livingston North

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt (1995), page 29
  2. 1 2 "NEW BATHGATE STATION OPENS ITS DOORS". Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Customer Information; Service Alterations; Edinburgh - Bathgate" (PDF). Retrieved 16 October 2010.

Sources

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