and Airdrie. Rail services between Edinburgh and Livingston North were suspended in December 2010 due to cold weather. MSP Angela Constance said "The situation of train services in and around Livingston is desperate. The worst example is that no trains have left Livingston North station in the past 10 days". Stewart Stevenson replied blaming frozen points: "A particular issue in the rail network is heating the points at the junction where the line to Bathgate and Livingston North leaves the main line from Edinburgh to Glasgow via Falkirk." Services 2007/08 Monday to Saturday daytimes there was a half-hourly service eastbound to continuing to and westbound to Bathgate. Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction. From December 2008 Monday to Saturday daytimes there was a half-hourly service eastbound to Edinburgh Waverley and westbound to 1986 Bathgate station. Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction. October to December 2010 Monday to Saturday daytimes there was a half-hourly service eastbound to Edinburgh Waverley and westbound to the 2010 station. Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction. Winter 2010/11 (From 12 December 2010) During the week there is an eastbound service of four trains per hour to Edinburgh, with three per hour to Bathgate and one per hour to Helensburgh Central as a result of delays with commissioning of the Class 380 trains, insufficient Class 334 trains for the full service have been available for introduction of intended timetable from 12 December 2010. When sufficient trains are available, the westbound services will consist of two trains per hour to Helensburgh Central and two trains per hour to Milngavie. 2016 There are four departure each hour in each direction (off peak Mon-Sat) in the May 2016 timetable, with two per hour in the evening and on Sundays. Westbound trains run to Queen St L.L via Bathgate & Airdrie and then onward to either Helensburgh Central or Milngavie (daytimes only), though some late night trains terminate short at Airdrie or Bathgate. Eastbound trains run to Edinburgh Waverley as before. References Notes Sources RAILSCOT on Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Railway stations in West Lothian Railway stations opened by British Rail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1986 Railway stations served by ScotRail