Newpark railway station was a railway station serving Newpark near

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, then called Linlithgowshire. It was on the

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between

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and

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still pass through the site of the former station.

History

When the

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opened the

in 1869, Newpark railway station was the most easterly station on the line around from Mid Calder Junction, with the

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. It was situated where the Murieston Road crosses over the line.New Popular Edition Maps Once was surrounded by fields, the station site is now on the south west edge

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, with housing to the north and south of the station site although fields remain to the west. The station site can still be seen from aerial views.

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* * * * {{cite web , url = http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=55.8649,-3.5195&spn=0.001695,0.004823&t=h&z=16&vpsrc=6 , title = Google maps via of Newpark railway station site , accessdate = 24 December 2011 Disused railway stations in West Lothian Former Caledonian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1869 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 Livingston, West Lothian 1869 establishments in Scotland