Kirkliston railway station

Kirkliston railway station served the village of Kirkliston, historically in the county of West Lothian, Scotland from 1866 to 1966 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

Kirkliston
The site of the station, looking southwest from Station Road, in 2002
LocationKirkliston, West Lothian
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1 March 1866 (1866-03-01)Opened
22 September 1930Closed to passengers
7 February 1966 (1966-02-07)Closed to goods

History

The station opened on 1 March 1866 by the North British Railway. To the east was the goods yard and to the southwest was the signal box, which opened in 1894. To the south were sidings that served Kirkliston Distillery. The station closed on 22 September 1930[1] but it remained open for goods until 7 February 1966.[2] The signal box closed in 1933 and was reduced to a ground frame. Nothing remains.[3]

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 240. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Site of former Kirkliston station, 2002 © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. "RAILSCOT - Kirkliston". Railscot. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Dalmeny
Line closed, station open		   Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway   Ratho
Line closed, station closed


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