The station opened on 11 August 1862 by the Monkland Railways. To the south was the goods yard. The station building was on the westbound platform, which also had a waiting room, and a wooden waiting room was on the eastbound platform. A junction of the same name connecting to mines at Benhar (and eventually to the Shotts Iron Works) was located immediately to the west of the station; the Westrigg colliery was a short distance to the east, with the Woodend colliery further on to the north-east.
The station closed on 9 January 1956.[1] The eastbound platform was demolished in 1988 when the site was converted to a footpath.
The line through the station was reopened in 2010 but the station was not reopened (see Blackridge railway station opened nearby on the site of Westrigg Colliery).
Referencesedit
^Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 450. OCLC 931112387.
westcraigs, station, railway, station, westcraigs, railway, station, served, area, west, craigs, blackridge, west, lothian, scotland, from, 1862, 1956, bathgate, coatbridge, railway, westcraigsthe, site, station, 2008general, informationlocationwest, craigs, w. Westcraigs railway station served the area of West Craigs Blackridge in West Lothian Scotland from 1862 to 1956 on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway WestcraigsThe site of the old station in 2008General informationLocationWest Craigs West LothianScotlandCoordinates55 52 52 N 3 45 46 W 55 8812 N 3 7629 W 55 8812 3 7629Grid referenceNS939670Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMonkland RailwaysPre groupingNorth British RailwayPost groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayBritish Railways Scottish Region Key dates11 August 1862 1862 08 11 Opened9 January 1956 1956 01 09 ClosedHistory editThe station opened on 11 August 1862 by the Monkland Railways To the south was the goods yard The station building was on the westbound platform which also had a waiting room and a wooden waiting room was on the eastbound platform A junction of the same name connecting to mines at Benhar and eventually to the Shotts Iron Works was located immediately to the west of the station the Westrigg colliery was a short distance to the east with the Woodend colliery further on to the north east The station closed on 9 January 1956 1 The eastbound platform was demolished in 1988 when the site was converted to a footpath The line through the station was reopened in 2010 but the station was not reopened see Blackridge railway station opened nearby on the site of Westrigg Colliery References edit Quick M E 2002 Railway passenger stations in England Scotland and Wales a chronology Richmond Railway and Canal Historical Society p 450 OCLC 931112387 External links editRailscotPreceding station Historical railways Following stationForrestfieldLine open station closed Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway ArmadaleLine open station closed nbsp This Scotland railway station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Westcraigs 1st station railway station amp oldid 1171531665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
