Bathgate Upper railway station
Bathgate Upper railway station was a railway station serving the town of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland. It was located on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway.
Bathgate Upper | |
|---|---|
 Bathgate Upper railway station in 1962 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bathgate, West Lothian Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.89833°N 3.64200°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 12 November 1849 | Opened as Bathgate[1] |
| 1 August 1865 | Renamed as Bathgate Upper[1] |
| 9 January 1956 | Closed[1] |
History
Bathgate was opened by the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway on 12 November 1849,[1] being renamed Bathgate Upper on 1 August 1865[1] by the North British Railway at the same time as the Monkland Railways station of the same name was renamed Bathgate Lower.[1]
The station lay on a curve immediately next to Bathgate West Junction, approximately 300 yards north west of the western end of the current station. A loop line existed behind the down platform, and from this line a branch ran to Mosside and Riddochhill collieries. Continuing through the station, a line branched off to the right to the Bathgate branch of the Monkland Railways. (This was known as the Blackston Branch in North British documentation). Slightly further west was a triangular junction. The line passed Boghead Colliery. 28 chains (slightly over a quarter of a mile) from Upper Station lay Polkemmet Junction. From here, the line continued west as the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway, while the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway headed due south.
The station was closed on 9 January 1956.[1]
The railway route through the station was re-opened in 2011 as part of the Airdrie–Bathgate rail link, but the station itself has not been re-opened.
Services
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armadale Line and station open |
North British Railway Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway |
Livingston Line open; Station closed | ||
| Whitburn Line and station closed |
North British Railway Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway |
connection to WM&CR | ||
| Bathgate Lower Line and station closed |
North British Railway Bathgate Branch of Monkland Railways |
connection to Bathgate Branch of MR | ||
References
Notes
- 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.
- Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link