Bathgate
Bathgate railway station, looking east
General information
Location	Bathgate, West Lothian Scotland
Coordinates	55°53′50″N 3°38′10″W / 55.8971°N 3.6362°W / 55.8971; -3.6362
Grid reference	NS981681
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BHG
History
Original company	First ScotRail
Key dates
18 October 2010	Opened[1]
Passengers
2019/20	1.210 million
2020/21	0.211 million
2021/22	0.600 million
2022/23	0.770 million
2023/24	0.898 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bathgate railway station is a railway station serving the town of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland. Opened on 18 October 2010, it is close to the junction of the former Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway and the former Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway to the east^[2] of the 1986 station. Ticket gates are in operation.

In 2005, the Scottish Executive announced that the then-closed section of line between the 1989 Drumgelloch station and Bathgate would be rebuilt as a double tracked electrified railway, termed the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link. This resulted in the closure of the 1986 station, replaced by the present station, 34 chains (a little under half a mile) east of the former station. The link connects with the North Clyde Line at Drumgelloch and the Edinburgh to Bathgate Line at Bathgate, forming a fourth rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The station opened on 18 October 2010,^[1] replacing the 1986 station, which closed at the end of the day's service on 16 October 2010. Rail replacement bus services were provided between Bathgate and Haymarket on Sunday 17 October 2010.^[3]

Services west of Bathgate commenced on 12 December 2010, with the route being incorporated into the North Clyde Line services.^[4]

At the time of opening in 2010, there was a half-hourly service from Bathgate to Edinburgh Monday to Saturdays with an hourly service on Sundays.

As a result of delays with commissioning of the Class 380 trains, insufficient Class 334 trains for the full service were available for the introduction of the intended timetable from 12 December 2010.^[5] Due to inclement weather some intermediate stations to Airdrie are provided with bus services whilst final works are completed.

Off-Peak Monday to Friday

• 1tph Helensburgh Central <<>> Edinburgh Waverley
• 3tph Bathgate <<>> Edinburgh Waverley

Monday to Friday after 6pm

• 1tph Helensburgh Central <<>> Edinburgh Waverley
• 1tph Bathgate <<>> Edinburgh Waverley

Saturday and Sunday

• 2tph Helensburgh Central <<>> Edinburgh Waverley

Following the opening of the line between Airdrie and Bathgate, the service was combined with Edinburgh to Bathgate service, the complete service when sufficient rolling stock is available is:^[4]

Off-peak Monday to Saturday

• 2tph Helensburgh Central <<>> Edinburgh Waverley
• 2tph Milngavie <<>> Edinburgh Waverley

Monday to Saturday after 6pm

• 2tph Helensburgh Central <<>> Edinburgh Waverley

Sunday

• 2tph Helensburgh Central <<>> Edinburgh Waverley

The same daytime & Sunday frequency applies in the May 2016 timetable, with a few early morning services starting from here (in both directions) and terminating here in the evening.^[6]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Livingston North		ScotRail North Clyde Line		Armadale

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bathgate railway station.

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Airdrie - Bathgate Railway and Link Improvements Bill - Sheet 42