Bents railway station

Disused railway station in Bents, West Lothian

55°50′31″N 3°39′03″W / 55.8419°N 3.6508°W / 55.8419; -3.6508Grid referenceNS967621Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyEdinburgh and Glasgow RailwayPre-groupingNorth British RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey datesFebruary 1865 (1865-02)Opened1 May 1930Closed to passengers2 May 1955 (1955-05-02)Closed to freight

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.

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


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