Whitburn railway station

Whitburn railway station served the town of East Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland from 1850 to 1930 on the Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway.

Whitburn
The bridge near the station in 2009
General information
Location	East Whitburn, West Lothian Scotland
Coordinates	55.8689°N 3.6592°W / 55.8689; -3.6592
Grid reference	NS962652
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
August 1850 (1850-08)	Opened
December 1852	Closed
19 September 1864	Reopened
1 May 1930 (1930-05-01)	Closed permanently

History

The station was opened in August 1850 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. It had a brick building on its platform. There were sidings on both sides of the station and a signal box, that opened in 1899, to the southwest. To the east was Whitrigg Fireclay Mine and to the southeast was Whitrigg Colliery No 5. The station closed in December 1852 but reopened on 19 September 1864, before closing permanently on 1 May 1930.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Foulshiels Line and station closed		Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway		Bathgate Upper Line and station closed