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Foulshiels railway station

Coordinates: 55°51′20″N 3°38′41″W / 55.8556°N 3.6448°W / 55.8556; -3.6448
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Foulshiels
The site of the station in 2010
General information
LocationStoneyburn, West Lothian
Scotland
Coordinates55°51′20″N 3°38′41″W / 55.8556°N 3.6448°W / 55.8556; -3.6448
Grid referenceNS975634
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Key dates
May 1850 (1850-05)Opened
1852 (1852)Closed

Foulshiels railway station served the villages of nearby Stoneyburn and Whitburn, Scotland, from 1850 to 1852 on the Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway.

History

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The station was opened in May 1850 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. It was situated to the north of a level crossing near West Foulshiels farm. It had a station building by the level crossing. It was a short-lived station, closing in 1852.[1]

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. 187. OCLC 931112387.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bents
Line and station closed
  Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway
  Whitburn
Line and station closed