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Railway station in West Lothian, Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blackridge railway station is a railway station on the North Clyde Line. It serves the town of Blackridge in West Lothian, Scotland.
![]() Blackridge station, looking west towards Caldercruix | |||||
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Location | Blackridge, West Lothian Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55.8844°N 3.7502°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS895667 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | BKR | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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12 December 2010 | Opened[2] | ||||
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The original station in this locale was called Westcraigs, built by the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway. It was also the site of a junction with the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway. Opened on 11 August 1862,[3] in some timetables the station was called Westcraigs for Harthill.[3] The station closed on 9 January 1956.
Blackridge was originally excluded from the Airdrie–Bathgate rail link project, but after a three-year campaign by the local community, funding was approved by the Scottish Government at a cost of £5 million. Private housing developer Manorlane agreed to fund 40% of the costs. However, it closed and the funding promise expired. West Lothian Council agreed to take on the burden and expects to recoup the cost from additional expansion in the area.[4] The station opened on 12 December 2010 on a new site, some 600 metres closer to Edinburgh than the previous Westcraigs station.[2]
The station has a basic half-hourly off-peak service Mondays to Sundays, westbound to Airdrie, Queen St Low Level and Milngavie and eastbound to Bathgate and Edinburgh Waverley. In the evenings and on Sundays the westbound terminus is Helensburgh Central rather than Milngavie.[5]
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Armadale | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Caldercruix |
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