Armadale (1st station) railway station
Armadale | |
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Location | Armadale, West Lothian Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°53′06″N 3°41′50″W / 55.8851°N 3.6971°WCoordinates: 55°53′06″N 3°41′50″W / 55.8851°N 3.6971°W |
Grid reference | NS939670 |
Platforms | 1 (initially) 3 (later added) |
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 |
Armadale railway station served the town of Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland from 1862 to 1956 on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway.
History[]
The station opened on 11 August 1862 by the Monkland Railways. To the south was the goods yard and to the southwest was the signal box, which opened in 1904 when the line was doubled, as well as two more platforms being added and the station being enlarged. A siding to the south served Cappers Pit. The station closed on 9 January 1956,[1] the signal box closing in the same year.[2] A new station at Armadale was opened on a different site on 4 March 2011.
References[]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 53. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Armadale [1st]". Railscot. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
External links[]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Westcraigs Line open, station closed |
Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway | Bathgate Upper Line open, station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in West Lothian
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956
- 1862 establishments in Scotland
- 1956 disestablishments in Scotland
- Former North British Railway stations
- Scotland railway station stubs