Blackridge train station
You can reach 43 stations directly from Blackridge on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Airdrie, with 73 trains a day.
Direct trains from Blackridge
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie | 73 | 70 | 52 |
| Armadale | 73 | 70 | 52 |
| Bathgate | 73 | 70 | 52 |
| Caldercruix | 73 | 70 | 52 |
| Drumgelloch | 73 | 70 | 52 |
| Coatbridge Sunnyside | 72 | 69 | 52 |
| Charing Cross (Glasgow) | 72 | 69 | 52 |
| Glasgow Queen Street | 72 | 69 | 52 |
| High Street | 72 | 69 | 52 |
| Hyndland | 72 | 69 | 52 |
| Partick (Rail) | 72 | 69 | 52 |
| Shettleston | 71 | 68 | 52 |
| Bellgrove | 69 | 66 | 52 |
| Carntyne | 69 | 66 | 52 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 68 | 67 | 50 |
| Edinburgh Park | 68 | 67 | 50 |
| Haymarket | 68 | 67 | 50 |
| Livingston North | 68 | 67 | 50 |
| Uphall | 68 | 67 | 50 |
| Blairhill | 59 | 67 | 52 |
| Coatdyke | 59 | 68 | 52 |
| Dalmuir | 56 | 66 | 52 |
| Dumbarton Central | 55 | 66 | 50 |
| Dumbarton East | 55 | 66 | 50 |
| Easterhouse | 55 | 67 | 52 |
| Garrowhill | 55 | 67 | 52 |
| Helensburgh Central | 55 | 66 | 50 |
| Craigendoran | 54 | 66 | 50 |
| Dalreoch | 54 | 66 | 50 |
| Cardross | 52 | 66 | 50 |
| Anniesland | 26 | 15 | 51 |
| Westerton | 26 | 15 | 51 |
| Drumchapel | 15 | 15 | 51 |
| Drumry | 15 | 15 | 51 |
| Singer | 15 | 15 | 51 |
| Bearsden | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Hillfoot | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Milngavie | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Garscadden | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Clydebank | 1 | 0 | 1 |
and 3 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Blackridge
Blackridge is on the Edinburgh to Glasgow via Bathgate. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Blackridge station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Blackridge station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Blackridge station is
51,822 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,032nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Blackridge and Edinburgh than any other pair: 16,634 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Armadale 2.2 miles
- Fauldhouse 4.4 miles
- Bathgate 4.5 miles
- Shotts 4.9 miles
- Breich 5.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Blackridge, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Westcraigs · 0.5 miles
- Armadale closed 1956 · 2.1 miles
- Forrestfield railway station, NBR · 3.2 miles
- Avonbridge · 3.6 miles
- Whitburn · 3.7 miles
- Blackston Junction · 3.8 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Blackridge station
Blackridge is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Waiting room
Parking at Blackridge station
- Station Car Park 49 spaces, 5 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 20 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 13 August 2026.
Getting to Blackridge station
Blackridge station is in West Lothian, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
The nearest motorway junction is M8 J4A (Heartlands Interchange), 1.9 miles south-east.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Blackridge station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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