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Kirknewton
Class 156 diesel train at Kirknewton.
Location
Place Kirknewton
Local authority West Lothian
Coordinates 55°53′19″N 3°25′59″W / 55.888611, -3.433056Coordinates: 55°53′19″N 3°25′59″W / 55.888611, -3.433056
Operations
Station code KKN
Managed by First ScotRail
Platforms in use 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
Annual rail passenger usage
2002/03 * 35,067
2004/05 * 49,612
2005/06 * 49,917
2006/07 * 40,008
History
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
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 passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kirknewton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

Kirknewton railway station is a railway station serving Kirknewton in West Lothian, Scotland, opened as Midcalder and Kirknewton, then simply known as Midcalder. This was to distinguish it from Kirknewton Station near Mindrum on the NER Cornhill branch.1

It is located on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. The station has two platforms and CCTV. It is managed by First ScotRail.

There is no footbridge on the station (footbridge removed during electrification), passengers wishing to cross the line must do so via the level crossing, which is one of the most incorrectly used in Scotland. 2

There are plans to provide a new crossing (subway) which will remove the level crossing 3

Contents

Services

2006/07

Served Monday to Saturday, by an hourly First ScotRail service between Glasgow Central to 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 the Class 156 "Super Sprinter".

At this time passing trains included a colourful variety of Virgin Trains Class 220 "Voyager", Class 221 "Super Voyager", Class 390 "Pendolino" and GNER InterCity 225 can also be seen.

From November 2007

It is currently served, Monday to Saturday, by an hourly First ScotRail service between Glasgow Central to 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 colourful variety of CrossCountry Class 220 "Voyager", Virgin Trains Class 221 "Super Voyager", Virgin Trains Class 390 "Pendolino" and National Express 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

  1. ^ Shaw, Donald (1989). The Balerno Branch and the caley in Edinburgh. Oakwood Library, 224. ISBN 978-0853613664. 
  2. ^ "Safety plea at level crossing" (2003-01-14). Retrieved on 2008-08-17.
  3. ^ "£6M PLAN WILL END CROSSING DANGER" (2007-08-31). Retrieved on 2008-08-17.

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