General information | |||||
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Location | Bathgate, West Lothian Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°53′50″N3°38′10″W / 55.8971°N 3.6362°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS981681 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BHG | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | First ScotRail | ||||
Key dates | |||||
18 October 2010 | Opened [1] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 1.210 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.211 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.600 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.770 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.898 million | ||||
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Bathgate railway station is a railway station serving the town of Bathgate in West Lothian,Scotland. Opened on 18 October 2010,it is close to the junction of the former Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway and the former Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway to the east [2] of the 1986 station. Ticket gates are in operation.
In 2005,the Scottish Executive announced that the then-closed section of line between the 1989 Drumgelloch station and Bathgate would be rebuilt as a double tracked electrified railway,termed the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link. This resulted in the closure of the 1986 station,replaced by the present station,34 chains (a little under half a mile) east of the former station. The link connects with the North Clyde Line at Drumgelloch and the Edinburgh to Bathgate Line at Bathgate,forming a fourth rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The station opened on 18 October 2010, [1] replacing the 1986 station,which closed at the end of the day's service on 16 October 2010. Rail replacement bus services were provided between Bathgate and Haymarket on Sunday 17 October 2010. [3]
Services west of Bathgate commenced on 12 December 2010,with the route being incorporated into the North Clyde Line services. [4]
At the time of opening in 2010,there was a half-hourly service from Bathgate to Edinburgh Monday to Saturdays with an hourly service on Sundays.
As a result of delays with commissioning of the Class 380 trains,insufficient Class 334 trains for the full service were available for the introduction of the intended timetable from 12 December 2010. [5] Due to inclement weather some intermediate stations to Airdrie are provided with bus services whilst final works are completed.
Following the opening of the line between Airdrie and Bathgate,the service was combined with Edinburgh to Bathgate service,the complete service when sufficient rolling stock is available is: [4]
The same daytime &Sunday frequency applies in the May 2016 timetable,with a few early morning services starting from here (in both directions) and terminating here in the evening. [6]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Livingston North | ScotRail North Clyde Line | Armadale |
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