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Westcraigs (1st station) railway station

Coordinates: 55°52′52″N 3°45′46″W / 55.8812°N 3.7629°W / 55.8812; -3.7629
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Westcraigs
The site of the old station in 2008
General information
LocationWest Craigs, West Lothian
Scotland
Coordinates55°52′52″N 3°45′46″W / 55.8812°N 3.7629°W / 55.8812; -3.7629
Grid referenceNS939670
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMonkland Railways
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
11 August 1862 (1862-08-11)Opened
9 January 1956 (1956-01-09)Closed

Westcraigs railway station served the area of West Craigs (Blackridge) in West Lothian, Scotland, from 1862 to 1956 on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway.

History

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The station opened on 11 August 1862 by the Monkland Railways. To the south was the goods yard. The station building was on the westbound platform, which also had a waiting room, and a wooden waiting room was on the eastbound platform. A junction of the same name connecting to mines at Benhar (and eventually to the Shotts Iron Works) was located immediately to the west of the station; the Westrigg colliery was a short distance to the east, with the Woodend colliery further on to the north-east.

The station closed on 9 January 1956.[1] The eastbound platform was demolished in 1988 when the site was converted to a footpath.

The line through the station was reopened in 2010 but the station was not reopened (see Blackridge railway station opened nearby on the site of Westrigg Colliery).

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. 450. OCLC 931112387.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Forrestfield
Line open, station closed
  Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway   Armadale
Line open, station closed