Bents railway station

Not to be confused with Netherburn railway station.

Bents
The site of the station in 1962
General information
Location	Bents, West Lothian Scotland
Coordinates	55°50′31″N3°39′03″W / 55.8419°N 3.6508°W / 55.8419; -3.6508
Grid reference	NS967621
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
February 1865 (1865-02)	Opened
1 May 1930	Closed to passengers
2 May 1955 (1955-05-02)	Closed to freight
Location

Bents railway station served the village of Bents, West Lothian, Scotland, from 1865 to 1955 on the Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway.

History

The station was opened in February 1865 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. It had originally opened as a goods only station. The goods yard and a station building was to the south and on the platform was a stone building. The station closed to passengers on 1 May 1930 ^[1] and closed to goods on 2 May 1955. ^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 74. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Bents Station (remnants) © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

External links

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