Balloch Central railway station
Balloch Central | |
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Location | |
Place | Balloch |
Area | West Dunbartonshire |
Coordinates | 56°00′14″N 4°35′01″W / 56.00383°N 4.58355°WCoordinates: 56°00′14″N 4°35′01″W / 56.00383°N 4.58355°W |
Operations | |
Line | North Clyde Line |
Original company | Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway & North British Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS & LNER |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
15 July 1850 | Opened as Balloch D&B[1] |
30 June 1952 | Renamed Balloch Central[1] |
23 April 1988 | Closed[1] |
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Balloch Central railway station was the main railway station serving the town of Balloch in Scotland. It was opened on 15 July 1850[1] by the Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway.[2]
Operations
For most of its passenger services, it was the terminal station. A few services, connecting with the steamer services to Tarbet and Inversnaid, continued to Balloch Pier.[2] This pattern of service continued after electrification of the line in the 1960s.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Alexandria | CR & NBR Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway |
Balloch Pier |
Closure
The station was closed on 23 April 1988 and was replaced by Balloch station, situated immediately south of a level crossing.[1][3] This relocation allowed the level crossing to be closed.[4] Today the station building has been converted into the Tourist Information Centre. A section of platform survives behind the building.
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Butt (1995), page 24
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Casserley (1968)
- ↑ 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.
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.
- Casserley, H. C. (1968). Britain's Joint Lines. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.