Foulshiels railway station

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Foulshiels
Old rail line at Foulshiels - geograph.org.uk - 1735890.jpg
The site of the station in 2010
General information
Location Stoneyburn, West Lothian
Scotland
Coordinates 55°51′20″N3°38′41″W / 55.8556°N 3.6448°W / 55.8556; -3.6448
Grid reference NS975634
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Key dates
May 1850 (1850-05)Opened
1852 (1852)Closed
Location
Foulshiels railway station

Foulshiels railway station served the villages of nearby Stoneyburn and Whitburn, Scotland, from 1850 to 1852 on the Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway.

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History

The station was opened in May 1850 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. It was situated to the north of a level crossing near West Foulshiels farm. It had a station building by the level crossing. It was a short-lived station, closing in 1852. [1]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 187. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Bents
Line and station closed
  Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway
  Whitburn
Line and station closed