Armadale (1st station) railway station

Armadale
Armadale
General information
Location	Armadale, West Lothian; Scotland
Coordinates	55°53′06″N 3°41′50″W / 55.8851°N 3.6971°W
Grid reference	NS939670
Platforms	1 (initially); 3 (later added)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Monkland Railways
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway; British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
11 August 1862	Opened
9 January 1956	Closed

Armadale railway station served the town of Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland from 1862 to 1956 on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway.

History[edit]

The station opened on 11 August 1862 by the Monkland Railways. To the south was the goods yard and to the southwest was the signal box, which opened in 1904 when the line was doubled, as well as two more platforms being added and the station being enlarged. A siding to the south served Cappers Pit. The station closed on 9 January 1956,^[1] the signal box closing in the same year. A new station at Armadale was opened on a different site on 4 March 2011.

References[edit]

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 53. OCLC 931112387.

External links[edit]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Westcraigs Line open, station closed		Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway		Bathgate Upper Line open, station closed

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 53. OCLC 931112387.

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