Uphall Station is a small village located in the geographical county of West Lothian

West Lothian

West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....

, Scotland

Scotland

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. The name is derived from neighbouring town Uphall on account of there being a small railway station located on the northeast perimeter of the village. The village is situated southeast of neighbouring Uphall, north of Pumpherston

Pumpherston

Pumpherston is a small dormitory village in West Lothian, Scotland. Originally a small industrial village to the nearby shale mine and works, it now adjoins the new town of Livingston, which was constructed alongside Pumpherston in the late 1960s and quickly grew much larger than its...

 and northeast of Livingston. It is administered by West Lothian Council

West Lothian Council

West Lothian Council is one of 32 local authorities in Scotland and has 32 elected members Councillors who are elected every 4 years.The Council makes its decisions at its meetings, or those of its Committees and Sub-Committees....

. It lies approximately a quarter mile from the A89

A89 road

The A89 is a trunk road in Scotland, United Kingdom. It runs from Glasgow to Newbridge in Edinburgh. It was once the A8, which has now been replaced, mostly by the M8. The A89 runs from Edinburgh for about to Livingston and an extra to Bathgate. It runs through Armadale, Airdrie and Coatbridge...

 dual carriageway

Dual carriageway

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, which is a major road running between Greenock

Greenock

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 in the West of Scotland

West of Scotland

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 and Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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 in the East of Scotland. A Gala Day (an outdoor fête

Fête

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) is held annually, usually in June.

Housing

Uphall Station has a variety of housing, including old stone-built cottages, modern housing estates, bungalows, cottages and maisonettes.

Services

On account of its size, most services are located in neighbouring towns and villages, including Broxburn, North Canada Pumpherston, Bathgate, Uphall and Livingston.

Public transport

Chartered bus services depart frequently. These are operated by FirstGroup plc

FirstGroup plc

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. Timetables can be viewed online at the Firstgroup website http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/scotland/sescot/search/resultsindex.php?results=889515,88953

Amenities

Within Uphall Station, shops and services include: a small supermarket, a hairdresser salon, a bowling club and a chinese restaurant. West Lothian Council

West Lothian Council

West Lothian Council is one of 32 local authorities in Scotland and has 32 elected members Councillors who are elected every 4 years.The Council makes its decisions at its meetings, or those of its Committees and Sub-Committees....

 operates a mobile library service as it lies outside the one-mile threshold of a local library.