Linlithgow railway station
Railway station in West Lothian, Scotland
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Linlithgow railway station is a railway station serving the town of Linlithgow in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, and is also served by ScotRail services from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunblane.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Linlithgow, West Lothian Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55.9764°N 3.5957°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NT005770 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LIN | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 21 February 1842 | Opened[2] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  0.120 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.519 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.798 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.990 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 1.059 million | ||||
Listed Building – Category C(S) | |||||
| Designated | 16 March 1992 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB37472[3] | ||||
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History
Linlithgow station was opened by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on 21 February 1842.[2] It once featured an east-facing bay platform 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.[4]
Photographs of the station taken in 1845 are believed to be the oldest photographic images of a railway subject anywhere in the world.[5]
The building is Category C listed by Historic Scotland due to it being one of the only two surviving stations (with Croy) of the original Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.[3]
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.[6]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Haymarket | ScotRail Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line |
Polmont | ||
| Edinburgh Park | ScotRail Edinburgh–Dunblane line |
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| Historical railways | ||||
| Philpstoun Line open, station closed |
North British Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway |
Manuel High Level Line open, station closed | ||
Electrification
As part of the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme, the line through the station has been electrified and the platforms extended.[7]
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