Breich railway station
Breich  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Breich |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Coordinates | 55°49′39″N 3°40′03″W / 55.8275°N 3.6675°WCoordinates: 55°49′39″N 3°40′03″W / 55.8275°N 3.6675°W |
| Grid reference | NS956606 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BRC |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 |
 118 |
| 2005/06 |
53 |
| 2006/07 |
 75 |
| 2007/08 |
303 |
| 2008/09 |
200 |
| 2009/10 |
116 |
| 2010/11 |
68 |
| 2011/12 |
90 |
| History | |
| 9 July 1869 | Opened[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Breich from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Breich railway station is a remote railway station serving the village of Breich in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line, 21 miles (34 km) west of Edinburgh Waverley towards Glasgow Central.
History
The station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on their Cleland and Midcalder Line on 9 July 1869.[1]
Services
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addiewell | First ScotRail Shotts Line |
Fauldhouse | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Addiewell Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway Cleland and Midcalder Line |
Fauldhouse | ||
| Newpark Loop line and station closed | Caledonian Railway Cleland and Midcalder Line Addiewell Loop | |||
2011
Monday Saturdays saw one train a to Edinburgh and two towards Glasgow Central with no Sunday service.
2012
Monday to Saturdays the station is served by one eastbound towards Edinburgh and one westbound train towards Glasgow Central per day.
There is no Sunday service.
Station usage
In 2011-12, Breich was the 8th least used station in Great Britain.
West Lothian Council's Route Utilisation Strategy suggests that if there was an increase in service frequency on the Shotts Line more services could stop at Breich. This could help future developments in the Breich and Longridge areas.[2]
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Butt (1995), page 43
- ↑ Route Utilisation Strategy – Draft for Consultation – Network Rail
Sources
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- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Yonge, John (May 1987). Gerald Jacobs, ed. British Rail Track Diagams - Book 1: ScotRail (1st edition ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 0-9006-0948-6.
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