The creation of a railway station for the rapidly growing village of Winchburgh will be a "game changer" for the community, councillors have said, as they agreed to push for the development to go ahead.
West Lothian Council agreed to write to the Scottish Government, Network Rail and Winchburgh Developments Ltd in a bid to drive forward the building of the long-promised railway station.
The vote comes less than a week after the council was told that bus services connecting the community to Livingston six miles away had been withdrawn and no company had applied to take on the contract.
The community - which will grow by 4,000 homes - is cut off from the rest of the county for those who rely on public transport for shopping and hospital appointments.
At a meeting of full council this week local Conservative member Angela Doran-Timson called on the Chief Executive to get all interested parties around the table to see a railway station built.
Her motion said: "A major attraction for people to buy houses in Winchburgh was that they believed a station would be built as promised 15 years by the SNP Scottish Government. "
Such as station would improve transport links, reduce car usage and directly help the Scottish Government's net zero emissions target, she added.
Councillor Doran-Timson said: "The developer has said they are happy to invest in a station but they would require help from the Scottish Government, Transport Scotland, West Lothian Council and Network Rail."
Seconding the motion Councillor Damian Doran-Timson said he doubted anyone would disagree that the station should be built and that it would be "a game changer."
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