West Calder railway station

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West Calder

Location

Place

West Calder

Local authority

West Lothian

Operations

Station code

WCL

Managed by

First ScotRail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2002/03 *

71,126

2004/05 *

99,864

2005/06 *

99,213

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at West Calder from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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West Calder railway station is a railway station serving West Calder in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line 28 km (17¼ miles) west of Edinburgh Waverley on the way to Glasgow Central. The station has two platforms, connected by a stairway footbridge, and CCTV. It is managed by First ScotRail.

[edit] Service

It is currently served, Monday to Saturday, by one First ScotRail service each hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley. One train a day from Edinburgh terminates at Motherwell. There is a limited Sunday service from this station to Edinburgh.

The staple passenger traction on this line is the Class 156 "Super Sprinter", although the occasional Class 220 "Voyager" unit can be on non-stopping Virgin Cross-Country services.