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Caledonian Railway The Caledonian Railway (CR) was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century with the objective of forming a link between English railways and Glasgow. It progressively extended its network and reached Edinburgh an ...

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Kirknewton railway station is a

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serving Kirknewton in West Lothian,

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, Opened as Kirknewton in February 1848, the station was renamed Midcalder and Kirknewton after two months, before becoming Midcalder in 1855. The full circle was finally completed 127 years later in May 1982 when the name reverted to Kirknewton. This was to distinguish it from Kirknewton station near on the

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. The station lies on the Edinburgh branch of the

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, although it is not served by main line express services - it is served by commuter services on the

Shotts Line The Shotts Line is a suburban railway line linking and via in Scotland. It is one of the four rail links between the two cities. Between Glasgow Central and , the line is shared with the West Coast Main Line (WCML), before branching off tow ...

from to via . It is managed by ScotRail. As there is no footbridge on the station (the footbridge was removed prior to electrification), passengers wishing to cross the line must do so via the

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, which is one of the most incorrectly used in Scotland. There are plans to provide a new crossing (subway) which will remove the level crossing. The level crossing is automatic and approach controlled which means trains which call at the station towards Glasgow have to stop so the driver can turn on the level crossing, This is done to allow traffic to cross when the train is stopped in the station.

History

Kirknewton was the terminus of the Slateford–Balerno line. A bay platform can still be seen to the east of the Edinburgh bound platform. The trains ran alongside the Water of Leith for 65 years, the line finally being closed to passengers on 30 October 1943. Goods trains continued to run until the line was officially closed, aided by the closure of the Kinleith Mill in 1966, to all traffic on 4 December 1967.

Services

the station is served on Mondays to Saturdays by an hourly ScotRail stopping service between and . There is a limited Sunday service to Edinburgh and Glasgow of just six trains each way. One service on this route originates at in the morning, returning there in the evening. There is a limited service to/from each day (except Sundays) and to Ayr via , Glasgow Central and . This is operated by a Class 380 EMU. As this station is on the Edinburgh branch of the

; a variety of

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, CrossCountry, London North Eastern Railway and

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trains pass through without stopping.

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