Balloch railway station
Balloch | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Other names | Template:Lang-gd[1] |
| Location | West Dunbartonshire |
| Coordinates | 56°00′08″N 4°34′59″W / 56.0021°N 4.5831°W |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BHC |
| Key dates | |
| 24 April 1988 | Opened by British Rail |
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 Abellio ScotRail. It lies within the boundary (by just over 150 metres)[2] of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park and provides the only example of an overhead electrified railway operating within any UK national park.
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][4] 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.[5]
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).[6]
Services terminate here at the single platform and remain there for around seven minutes, before departing.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | Abellio ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Terminus | ||
References
Notes
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ OS Explorer Map 347 'Loch Lomomd South'
- ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995)
- ^ N/A (1984). "Strathclyde: the Review after the strike". In: Modern Railways, Vol. 42, No. 445, December 1985, Pages 650-651.
- ^ N/A (1988). "News & Notes: Balloch rebuilt". In: Railway Magazine, Vol. 134, No. 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.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
Further reading
- "Balloch opens for business". RAIL. No. 82. EMAP National Publications. July 1988. p. 15. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
External links
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