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The M9 is a major motorway in Scotland. It runs from the outskirts of Edinburgh, bypassing the towns of Linlithgow, Falkirk, Grangemouth and Stirling to end at Dunblane.
Broxburn is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is 12 miles (19 km) from the West End of Edinburgh, 5 miles (8.0 km) from Edinburgh Airport and 5 miles (8.0 km) to the north of Livingston. Originally a village known as Easter Strathbock in the medieval period, by 1600, the village had become known as Broxburn. The area developed rapidly during the Victorian era as a result of industrialisation related to shale oil extraction. While much of the industry in the area is now diminished, the town has continued to grow following new residential development, resulting in Broxburn forming a conurbation with neighbouring Uphall. It lies just to the south of Winchburgh.
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Drumshoreland railway station was a railway station in West Lothian, Scotland. It was located on the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway.
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The Caledonian Edinburgh is a five-star hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. Opened in 1903, it is an example of a British grand railway hotel. Nicknamed "The Caley", it stands at the west end of Princes Street and is a category A listed building.
The Almond Valley Viaduct is a large Victorian railway viaduct on the boundary between West Lothian and Edinburgh in Scotland. The viaduct is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and has 36 masonry arches, making it one of the longest viaducts in Scotland. It is Category A Listed.
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- 1 2 Johnson, Thomas (12 January 2024). "Systra report promotes benefits of building new West Lothian station". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ↑ "Prioritisation of rail projects". Transport Scotland. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ↑ Long-awaited Winchburgh railway station would take 1600 cars off clogged Edinburgh roads, Edinburgh Evening News, 14 January 2024
