Linlithgow railway station is a

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serving the town of Linlithgow in West Lothian,

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. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, and is also served by ScotRail services from to .

History

Linlithgow station was opened by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 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, 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 due to it being one of the only two surviving stations (with ) 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 the Edinburgh - Stirling - Dunblane route, with half-hourly calls each way on all routes daily (trains run hourly beyond Stirling to Dunblane on Sundays). A limited number of Sunday services start or terminate at Perth, running via Stirling and Gleneagles. Linlithgow 170411

Electrification

As part of the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme, the line through the station has been electrified and the platforms extended.

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 1842 establishments in Scotland {{Scotland-railstation-stub