Bathgate Lower railway station
Bathgate Lower railway station was a railway station serving the town of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland. It was located on the Bathgate Branch of the Monkland Railways.
| Bathgate Lower | |
|---|---|
 Bathgate (Lower) railway station in 1962 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Bathgate |
| Area | West Lothian |
| Coordinates | 55.904333°N 3.649714°W |
| Grid reference | NS969691 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Monkland Railways |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1856 | Opened as Bathgate[1] |
| 1 August 1865 | Renamed as Bathgate Lower[1] |
| 1 May 1930 | Closed[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
History
Bathgate was opened by the Monkland Railways in 1856,[1] and renamed Bathgate Lower on 1 August 1865[1] by the North British Railway at the same time as the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway station of the same name was renamed Bathgate Upper.[1]
The station was closed, along with the other station on the branch - Westfield (NBR) - by the LNER on 1 May 1930.
Bathgate (Lower) was situated between Easton Road and Cochrane Street in Bathgate. From the station, a branch continued to Balbardie Colliery to the north east of the station, and a further branch to Easton Colliery to the south west of the station. The main branch continued 4 miles and 6 chains west from Bathgate (Lower) to Blackston Jct, where it joined the Slamannan Railway
Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield(NBR) Line and station closed |
North British Railway Bathgate Branch of Monkland Railways |
Bathgate (Upper) Line and station closed |
References
Notes
- Butt (1995), p. 29
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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.
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Bathgate Branch of Monkland Railways