Fauldhouse railway station is a railway station serving Fauldhouse in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line, 23¼ miles (37 km) west of Edinburgh Waverley towards Glasgow Central.

Fauldhouse
Fauldhouse station in 2019, following electrification
General information
Location	Fauldhouse, West Lothian Scotland
Coordinates	55.8224°N 3.7192°W / 55.8224; -3.7192
Grid reference	NS923601
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FLD
History
Original company	Cleland and Midcalder Railway
Key dates
9 July 1869[1]	Opened as Fauldhouse for Crofthead
1 June 1872[1]	Renamed Fauldhouse
3 March 1952[1]	Renamed Fauldhouse North
29 March 1986	Renamed
Passengers
2016/17	39,452
2017/18	38,612
2018/19	36,334
2019/20	38,748
2020/21	4,888
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station is almost at the halfway point of the Shotts Line between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The station is located on the south-western edge of the village of Fauldhouse.

Services

Monday to Saturday, there is generally an hourly service eastbound to Edinburgh Waverley and westbound towards Glasgow Central (less frequently in the late evening). There is also a single train each way to/from Motherwell (from there in the early morning, back in the evening).[2]

There are no ticket collection or purchasing facilities at the station and it is unmanned with limited car parking facilities.

Sundays see a 2-hourly service in both directions to Edinburgh and Glasgow.

See also

• Fauldhouse and Crofthead railway station

References

Sources

• 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.

External links

• Video of Fauldhouse railway station
• Train times and station information for Fauldhouse railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Breich		ScotRail Shotts Line		Shotts

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