Dechmont [1st]

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Dechmont [1st] (1855-1861)

Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.

Opened on the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway.

Description

This station was east of the present Livingston North station. It was probably built for the Dechmont estate (no direct road to Dechmont House, but a road north to Dechmont Village). It was an early closure (not directly replaced by Dechmont [2nd]).

Tags

Station Short lived
07/10/2020

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Dechmont [2nd]
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Livingston Mill
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Newpark
Broxburn [1st]
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Bathgate
West Calder
Bangour Junction
Camps Junction [NB]
Uphall Oilworks
Uphall Junction
Middleton Hall Sidings
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Shale Mine
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Roman Camp Oil Works
Roman Camp Shale Oil Mine No 6
Cawburn Shale Mine
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Tourist/other
Dechmont House
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


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