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Linlithgow Linlithgow (; gd, Gleann Iucha, sco, Lithgae) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It was historically West Lothian's county town, reflected in the county's historical name of Linlithgowshire. An ancient town, it lies in the Central Belt on a ...

West Lothian West Lothian ( sco, Wast Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its shires of Scotland, historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geogra ...

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serving the town of

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and is also served by ScotRail services from to , and the daily train between and the

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History

Linlithgow station was opened by the

on 21 February 1842. It once featured an east-facing

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and a small goods yard, where the carpark is today. The station also had a railway hotel; The Star and Garter Hotel which was involved in a devastating fire in October 2010. Photographs of the station taken in 1845 are believed to be the oldest photographic images of a railway subject anywhere in the world. The building is Category C listed by

Historic Scotland Historic Scotland ( gd, Alba Aosmhor) was an executive agency of the Scottish Office and later the Scottish Government from 1991 to 2015, responsible for safeguarding Scotland's built heritage, and promoting its understanding and enjoyment. ...

due to it being one of the only two surviving (with Croy) stations of the original Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

Services

The station is served by trains on the main Edinburgh to Glasgow via Falkirk High main line and via the Cumbernauld Line, and the Edinburgh - Stirling - Dunblane routes, with half-hourly calls each way on all routes on Mondays to Saturdays (hourly to Dunblane on Sundays). Services via Cumbernauld terminate at Falkirk Grahamston in the evenings. The one return weekday to Glasgow commuter service also stops here in each direction. On Sundays, the Edinburgh - Glasgow service is half hourly and the Dunblane to Edinburgh one is hourly. Linlithgow 170411

Electrification

As part of the

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, the line through the station has been electrified and the platforms extended. Linlithgow railway station, West Lothian (geograph 5433002)

References

Sources

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RAILSCOT on Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway

External links

Video footage of Linlithgow Railway Station
Railway stations in West Lothian Former North British Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1842 Railway stations served by ScotRail Linlithgow Listed railway stations in Scotland Category C listed buildings in West Lothian {{Scotland-railstation-stub