[5] Crofthead station had at first just a single short platform and this is clearly indicated on the OS map of 1854,[6] It was accessed off Bridge Street near the hamlet of Drybridge, close to Fauldhouse.

[9] A number of mineral lines ran from near the station to collieries in the area, Polkemmet Moor, Cult, Rigghouse, etc.

[12] The Caledonian Railway opened its line from Carlisle to Garriongill Junction in 1848 and its trains then ran through to Glasgow over the WM&CR.

[13][14] The passenger service on the line restarted On 1 October 1864 between Morningside and Bathgate on the 1850 extension, with intermediate stations now only at Blackhall, Crofthead, Bents and Whitburn.

[3][7] In 1895 the station site is shown with several buildings, sidings and loading docks in addition to a single platform.