Livingston railway station
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Livingston railway station was a railway station which served the village of Livingston
and the community of Livingston Station, both were later amalgamated into the new town
of Livingston
in West Lothian
, Scotland
. It was located on the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway. The area close to the station site is still known as Livingston Station.
The station had a single siding on the down line which served its goods yard. 19 chains west of the station, a tramway serving a limeworks crossed under the main railway, and formed an interchange with a set of sidings to transfer the traffic to rail. Also at this location was the West Lothian oil works.
Livingston Village
Livingston Village is a village is West Lothian it dates back to the 12th Century. Originally a farming village in West Lothian it is now in the heart of the town of Livingston.-Pre 1962:...
and the community of Livingston Station, both were later amalgamated into the new town
New town
A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new...
of Livingston
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 was located on the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway. The area close to the station site is still known as Livingston Station.
History
The original Livingston station was opened by the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway on 12 November 1849. Between December 1875 and July 1925 its name was spelt "Livingstone". British Railways closed the station on 1 November 1948. This station was situated 32 chains west of the present station.The station had a single siding on the down line which served its goods yard. 19 chains west of the station, a tramway serving a limeworks crossed under the main railway, and formed an interchange with a set of sidings to transfer the traffic to rail. Also at this location was the West Lothian oil works.