Livingston South railway station

This article refers to the current station on the south of Livingston. See also Livingston North. For the historic stations, see Livingston and Newpark.
Livingston South National Rail
Scottish Gaelic: Baile Dhunlèibhe a Deas
Location
Place Livingston
Local authority West Lothian
Coordinates 55°52′18″N 3°30′05″W / 55.8716°N 3.5015°WCoordinates: 55°52′18″N 3°30′05″W / 55.8716°N 3.5015°W
Grid reference NT061653
Operations
Station code LVG
Managed by ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03  0.164 million
2004/05 Increase 0.218 million
2005/06 Increase 0.227 million
2006/07 Decrease 0.226 million
2007/08 Increase 0.231 million
2008/09 Increase 0.246 million
2009/10 Increase 0.250 million
2010/11 Increase 0.300 million
2011/12 Decrease 0.285 million
History
Original company BR Scottish Region
6 October 1984 Opened[1]
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Livingston South from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Livingston South railway station is one of two railway stations serving Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line, 14 miles (23 km) west of Edinburgh Waverley on the way to Glasgow Central. It is managed by ScotRail, who provide all train services.

The town of Livingston also has another railway station, Livingston North, on the North Clyde Line.

History

The station was opened by British Rail on 6 October 1984.[1] The station has two platforms, connected by a subway, which was originally a cattle creep under the railway embankment at this point. The platforms are of timber construction.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Kirknewton   ScotRail
Shotts Line
   West Calder

Services

In 2010 it was served, Monday to Saturday, by one service each hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley. One train a day from Edinburgh terminates at Motherwell. An additional hourly 'semi fast' service also calls, giving the station a frequency of two trains per hour between Edinburgh and Glasgow. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and Glasgow (six trains each way per day).[2]

The staple passenger traction on services using this station is the Class 156 and Class 158 DMU.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Butt (1995), page 145
  2. ↑ GB National Rail Timetable 2013-14, Table 225 (Network Rail)

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