Winchburgh railway station

Winchburgh railway station served the village of Winchburgh, West Lothian, Scotland from 1842 to 1930 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

Winchburgh
General information
Location	Winchburgh, West Lothian Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
21 February 1842 (1842-02-21)	Opened
22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)	Closed
Location

History

The station opened on 21 February 1842 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. To the west was Winchburgh Brick Works which was served from the north. The signal box opened in 1886 but was only open for nine years, closing in 1895. The station closed on 22 September 1930.^[1]

Proposed reopening

Planning permission for a new station was granted in principle in 2012.^[2]

In 2021, Transport Scotland committed to rebuilding the station at Winchburgh.^[3]

Winchburgh Developments commissioned a report into reopening the station which was published in January 2024.^[2][4]