Bathgate railway station (1986)
Bathgate | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | West Lothian |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BHG |
| History | |
| Original company | British Rail |
| Key dates | |
| 24 March 1986[1] | Opened |
| 16 October 2010[2][3] | Closed |
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 would be rebuilt as a double tracked electrified railway, 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 | style="background:#Template:First ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | First ScotRail Edinburgh–Bathgate line |
style="background:#Template:First ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Livingston North |
References
Notes
- ^ a b Butt (1995), page 29
- ^ a b "NEW BATHGATE STATION OPENS ITS DOORS". Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Customer Information; Service Alterations; Edinburgh - Bathgate" (PDF). Retrieved 16 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link
- RAILSCOT on Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway
- RAILSCOT on Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway
- NLS Online maps, 25 Inch 1854