Balloch railway station
Balloch railway station is a railway station serving the town of Balloch in Scotland. The station is a terminus on the North Clyde Line, 19+3⁄4 miles (31.8 km) north west of Glasgow Queen Street railway station. The station is managed by ScotRail. It lies within the boundary, by just over 150 metres (160 yd),[2] of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park and provides the only example of an overhead electrified railway operating within any UK national park.
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| General information | |
| Location | Balloch, West Dunbartonshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.0021°N 4.5831°W |
| Grid reference | NS389818 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Transit authority | SPT |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BHC |
| Key dates | |
| 24 April 1988 | Opened by British Rail |
| Passengers | |
| 2016/17 |  0.543 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.529 million |
| 2018/19 |  0.554 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.488 million |
| 2020/21 | 67,320 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road | |
History
Balloch station was opened by British Rail and SPTE on 24 April 1988, replacing the former Balloch Central station which was situated immediately north of a level crossing on Balloch Road.[3] Closure of this level crossing was made possible by the closure of the previous terminus station, Balloch Pier, in 1986. The station is located 1⁄2 mile (800 m) south of where Balloch Pier station stood.[4][5] This relocation allowed the level crossing to be closed.[6]
Services
2016
There is a half-hourly service from Balloch to Airdrie via Glasgow Queen Street and Singer from Monday to Saturday. These services run non-stop from Dumbarton East to Dalmuir.
On Sundays the service runs via Yoker and Glasgow Central, then alternately to Motherwell via Whifflet and to Larkhall (hourly to each).[7]
Services terminate here at the single platform and remain there for around seven minutes, before departing.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Alexandria | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Terminus | ||
References
Notes
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- OS Explorer Map 347 'Loch Lomond South'
- Butt, R.V.J., (1995)
- Strathclyde: the Review after the strike Modern Railways issue 445 December 1985 pages 650-651
- Balloch opens for business Rail issue 82 July 1988 page 15
- News & Notes: Balloch rebuilt The Railway Magazine issue 1049 September 1988 page 556
- GB eNRT 2016 Edition, Table 226 (Network Rail)
Sources
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
