Kirknewton railway station
Kirknewton  | |
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| Class 156 diesel train at Kirknewton | |
| Location | |
| Place | Kirknewton |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Coordinates | 55°53′20″N 3°26′00″W / 55.8890°N 3.4332°WCoordinates: 55°53′20″N 3°26′00″W / 55.8890°N 3.4332°W |
| Grid reference | NT104671 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | KKN |
| 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 |
 49,612 |
| 2005/06 |
49,917 |
| 2006/07 |
 40,008 |
| 2007/08 |
40,236 |
| 2008/09 |
40,848 |
| 2009/10 |
42,854 |
| 2010/11 |
39,158 |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 15 February 1848 | Opened as Kirknewton |
| April 1848 | Renamed Midcalder and Kirknewton |
| c. 1855 | Renamed Midcalder |
| 17 May 1982 | Renamed Kirknewton |
| 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 Kirknewton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Kirknewton railway station is a railway station serving Kirknewton in West Lothian, Scotland, Opened as Kirknewton in February 1848, the station was renamed Midcalder and Kirknewton after two months, before becoming Midcalder in 1855. The full circle was finally completed 127 years later in May 1982 when the name reverted to Kirknewton.[1] This was to distinguish it from Kirknewton station near Mindrum on the NER Cornhill Branch.[2]
It is located on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. It is managed by First ScotRail.
As there is no footbridge on the station (the footbridge was removed during electrification),[citation needed] passengers wishing to cross the line must do so via the level crossing, which is one of the most incorrectly used in Scotland.[3] There are plans to provide a new crossing (subway) which will remove the level crossing.[4]
History
Kirknewton was the terminus of the Slateford–Balerno line. A bay platform can still be seen to the east of the Edinburgh bound platform. The trains ran alongside the Water of Leith for 65 years, the line finally being closed to passengers on 30 October 1943. Goods trains continued to run until the line was officially closed, aided by the closure of the Kinleith Mill in 1966, to all traffic on 4 December 1967.
Services
2006/07
The station was served Mondays to Saturdays, by an hourly First ScotRail service between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley. One train a day from Edinburgh terminates at Motherwell. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and West Calder. Services calling at this station are normally formed of a Class 156 "Super Sprinter".
At this time, passing trains included a variety of Virgin Trains Class 220 "Voyager", Class 221 "Super Voyager", Class 390 "Pendolino" and GNER InterCity 225.
From November 2007
It is currently served, Mondays to Saturdays, by an hourly First ScotRail service between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and West Calder. There are also limited service between North Berwick and Glasgow Central. The staple passenger traction calling at this station is the Class 156 "Super Sprinter" although Class 158 "Express Sprinter" are sometimes seen and electric traction can be seen on the North Berwick services.
As this station is on the WCML (Edinburgh Branch), a variety of CrossCountry Class 220 "Voyager", First TransPennine Express Class 185 "Pennine", Virgin Trains Class 221 "Super Voyager", Virgin Trains Class 390 "Pendolino" and East Coast InterCity 225 (from 9 December 2007) can also be seen.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriehill | First ScotRail Shotts Line |
Livingston South | ||
| Curriehill | First ScotRail North Berwick Line |
Carstairs | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Connection at Midcalder Junction |
Caledonian Railway Cleland and Midcalder Line |
Newpark | ||
| Ravelrig | Caledonian Railway Main Line |
Harburn | ||
References
Notes
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 159.
- ↑ Shaw, Donald (1989). The Balerno Branch and the caley in Edinburgh. Oakwood Library. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-85361-366-4.
- ↑ "Safety plea at level crossing". BBC News. 2003-01-14. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ↑ "£6M PLAN WILL END CROSSING DANGER". 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- 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.