Livingston South railway station
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Livingston South railway station is one of two railway stations serving Livingston
in West Lothian
, Scotland
. It is located on the Shotts Line
23 km (14.3 mi) west of Edinburgh Waverley
on the way to Glasgow Central. It is managed by First ScotRail
, who provide all train services.
The town of Livingston also has another railway station, Livingston North
, on the Edinburgh to Bathgate Line
.
on 6 October 1984. The station has two platforms, connected by a subway, which was originally a cattle creep under the railway embankment at this point. The station is of timber construction.
. An additional hourly 'semi fast' service also calls, giving the station a frequency of 2 trains per hour between Edinburgh and Glasgow. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and West Calder
.
The staple passenger traction on services using this station is the Class 156
"Super Sprinter".
Livingston, Scotland
Livingston is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is the fourth post-WWII new town to be built in Scotland, designated in 1962. It is about 15 miles west of Edinburgh and 30 miles east of Glasgow, and is bordered by the towns of Broxburn to the northeast and Bathgate to the northwest.Livingston...
in West Lothian
West Lothian
West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is located on the Shotts Line
Shotts Line
The Shotts Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts in Scotland. The route from Glasgow to Shotts is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network...
23 km (14.3 mi) west of Edinburgh Waverley
Edinburgh Waverley railway station
Edinburgh Waverley railway station is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being...
on the way to Glasgow Central. It is managed by First ScotRail
First ScotRail
ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...
, who provide all train services.
The town of Livingston also has another railway station, Livingston North
Livingston North railway station
Livingston North railway station is one of two railway stations serving the new town of Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh-Bathgate Line 25 km west of Edinburgh and situated in the Carmondean area of Livingston...
, on the Edinburgh to Bathgate Line
Edinburgh to Bathgate Line
The Edinburgh to Bathgate Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. It is also known as the Bathgate branch and the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway.-History:...
.
History
The station was opened by British RailBritish Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
on 6 October 1984. The station has two platforms, connected by a subway, which was originally a cattle creep under the railway embankment at this point. The station is of timber construction.
Services
In 2010 it is served, Monday to Saturday, by one service each hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley. One train a day from Edinburgh terminates at MotherwellMotherwell railway station
Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on the West Coast Main Line, and is served also by Argyle Line trains of the Glasgow suburban railway network. It is the penultimate stop on the northbound WCML before Glasgow. There are four platforms of various...
. An additional hourly 'semi fast' service also calls, giving the station a frequency of 2 trains per hour between Edinburgh and Glasgow. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and West Calder
West Calder railway station
West Calder railway station is a railway station serving West Calder in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line, west of on the way to . The station has two platforms, connected by a stairway footbridge, and CCTV...
.
The staple passenger traction on services using this station is the Class 156
British Rail Class 156
The British Rail Class 156 Super Sprinter is a diesel multiple-unit train . 114 of these units were built from 1987 to 1989 by Metro-Cammell at its Washwood Heath Works in Birmingham...
"Super Sprinter".