Armadale railway station (Scotland)

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Armadale

Scottish Gaelic: Armadal [1]
Armadale Station March 2011.jpg
Armadale station, looking east towards Bathgate
General information
Location Armadale, West Lothian
Scotland
Coordinates 55°53′11″N3°41′35″W / 55.8864°N 3.6931°W / 55.8864; -3.6931
Grid reference NS938670
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeARM
Classification DfT category F2
History
Original company Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
11 August 1862Opened [2]
9 January 1956Closed [2]
4 March 2011Reopened and resited [3]
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.260 million
Bathgate (Upper)
Line open; station closed
  Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway
North British Railway
  Westcraigs
Line open; station closed

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References

Notes

  1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Butt 1995, p. 18.
  3. 1 2 "New Station Arrives for Armadale". 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
  4. "Railway Lines in the Armadale Area". 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  5. "Airdrie-Bathgate rail link". Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  6. Table 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016

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