Bowling railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Bowling |
| Local authority | West Dunbartonshire |
| Coordinates | 55°55′52″N 4°29′38″W / 55.931°N 4.494°WCoordinates: 55°55′52″N 4°29′38″W / 55.931°N 4.494°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BWG |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | 151,079 |
| 2004/05 * | 113,682 |
| 2005/06 * | 129,518 |
| 2006/07 * | 113,598 |
| 2007/08 * | 121,129 |
| 2008/09 * | 98,920 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | CR and NBR |
| Post-grouping | LMS and LNER |
| 31 May 1858[1] | Opened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bowling from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
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- For the station on the former Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway see Bowling (L&D) railway station.
- For the station on the former Great Northern Railway in England see Bowling railway station (West Yorkshire)
Bowling railway station is a railway station serving the village of Bowling in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. This station is on the North Clyde Line, 20 km (12¼ miles) west of Glasgow Queen Street.
The station is managed by First ScotRail who also provide the train service.
The station was made famous by a painting by the renowned railway artist, the late Terence Cuneo, who depicted a then new Blue train (Class 303) heading westbound into Bowling, passing a steam engine, which the 303 had replaced, in a siding.
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[edit] Services
[edit] 2006/07
There is a daily half hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond (usually Airdrie) and westbound to Balloch.
[edit] 2010/11
There is a daily half hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond (usually Edinburgh Waverley) and westbound to Balloch.[2] During the operation of the interim timetable until sufficient Class 380 had entered service, the eastbound service terminated at Airdrie.[3]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Kilpatrick | First ScotRail |
Dumbarton East | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Kilpatrick Line and station open |
North British Railway |
Line continues as C&DJR | ||
| Line continues as GD&HR | Caledonian & North British Railway |
Dumbarton Central Line closed; Station open |
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[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 41.
- ^ "National Rail Timetable 226; December 2010". http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/eNRT/Dec10/timetables/Table226.pdf. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "Interim timetable: Edinburgh to/from Helensburgh MONDAY TO FRIDAY Service". http://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/A2B_TT_Mon-Fri.pdf. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
[edit] Sources
- 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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
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