Winchburgh railway station

Winchburgh railway station served the village of Winchburgh, West Lothian, Scotland from 1842 to 1930 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, now the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line. It was located in a cutting about 200 m (660 ft) to the north of the Winchburgh Tunnel, and 900 m (3,000 ft) south-east of Winchburgh Junction. The station was about 400 m (1⁄4 mi) north of the village, close to the modern Duntarvie Castle Road bridge, which opened in 2024. Proposals to reopen the station have been ongoing since 2010. A new railway station was granted planning consent in October 2025 but funding has not been confirmed.

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Winchburgh

Winchburgh is a town in Scotland. It is located approximately ten miles (sixteen kilometres) west of the city centre of Edinburgh, six miles (ten kilometres) east of Linlithgow and three miles (five kilometres) northeast of Broxburn.
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Auldcathie

Auldcathie is a suburb to the west of Winchburgh in West Lothian, Scotland.
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Duntarvie Castle

Duntarvie Castle is a ruined Scots Renaissance house in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of Winchburgh and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Linlithgow, close to the M9 motorway. Constructed in the late 16th century, the building has been undergoing restoration since the 1990s. The house is protected as a category A listed building, and a scheduled monument.
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Niddry Castle

Niddry Castle is a sixteenth-century tower house near Winchburgh, West Lothian, Scotland. It is situated near the Union Canal, and between two large oil shale bings, or waste heaps. Historically it was known as Niddry Seton or West Niddry to distinguish it from Niddry Marischal in Midlothian and Longniddry in East Lothian.