Bents railway station

Coordinates: 55°50′31″N 3°39′03″W / 55.8419°N 3.6508°W / 55.8419; -3.6508
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Bents
The site of the station in 1962
General information
LocationBents, West Lothian
Scotland
Coordinates55°50′31″N 3°39′03″W / 55.8419°N 3.6508°W / 55.8419; -3.6508
Grid referenceNS967621
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
February 1865 (1865-02)Opened
1 May 1930Closed to passengers
2 May 1955 (1955-05-02)Closed to freight

Bents railway station served the village of Bents, West Lothian, Scotland, from 1865 to 1955 on the Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway.

History

The station was opened in February 1865 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. It had originally opened as a goods only station. The goods yard and a station building was to the south and on the platform was a stone building. The station closed to passengers on 1 May 1930[1] and closed to goods on 2 May 1955.[2] The station building still survives.[3]


References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 74. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Bents Station (remnants) © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ "RAILSCOT - Bents". Railscot. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

External links

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Crofthead
Line and station closed
  Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway   Whitburn
Line and station closed