Livingston South railway station
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| Livingston South | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Livingston | ||
| Local authority | West Lothian | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | LVG | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 0.164 million | ||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.218 million | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Livingston South. | |||
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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 from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. The station has two platforms, connected by a subway, and CCTV. It is managed by First ScotRail.
It is currently served, Monday to Saturday, by one First ScotRail service each hour from 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.
The staple passenger traction on this line is the Class 156 "Super Sprinter", although Virgin Trains Class 220 "Voyager" units can be seen during engineering works on the main line via Carstairs.
The line is heavily used by freight, mainly coal from Hunterston in Ayrshire, to Longannet power station in Fife.
There is also a railway station at Livingston North on the Edinburgh-Bathgate line.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Livingston South railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Livingston South railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirknewton | First ScotRail |
West Calder | ||
| UK railway stations |
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