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.

For other railway stations in Bathgate, Scotland, see Bathgate railway station (disambiguation).

Bathgate Lower
Bathgate Lower railway station in 1962
General information
LocationBathgate, West Lothian
Scotland
Coordinates55.904333°N 3.649714°W / 55.904333; -3.649714
Grid referenceNS969691
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMonkland Railways
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1856Opened as Bathgate[1]
1 August 1865Renamed as Bathgate Lower[1]
1 May 1930Closed[1]

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
  1. Butt (1995), p. 29

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
  • 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
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