Westcraigs (1st station) railway station
Westcraigs | |
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![]() The site of the old station in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | West Craigs, West Lothian Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°52′52″N 3°45′46″W / 55.8812°N 3.7629°W |
Grid reference | NS939670 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Monkland Railways |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway British Railways (Scottish Region) |
Key dates | |
11 August 1862 | Opened |
9 January 1956 | 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
[edit]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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[edit]Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Forrestfield Line open, station closed |
Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway | Armadale Line open, station closed |