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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

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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]

References

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  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.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Longridge
Line and station closed
  Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway   Foulshiels
Line and station closed