Balloch railway station
Balloch  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Am Bealach | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Balloch |
| Local authority | West Dunbartonshire |
| Coordinates | 56°00′08″N 4°34′59″W / 56.0021°N 4.5831°WCoordinates: 56°00′08″N 4°34′59″W / 56.0021°N 4.5831°W |
| Grid reference | NS389818 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BHC |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 0.464 million |
| 2004/05 | 0.487 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.552 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.555 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.572 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.711 million |
| 2009/10 |
 0.539 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.547 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.553 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.560 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.516 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| April 1988 | opened by British Rail |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Balloch from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Balloch railway station is a railway station serving the town of Balloch in Scotland. The station is a terminus on the North Clyde Line, 19¾ miles (31 km) north west of Glasgow Queen Street railway station. The station is managed by ScotRail.
History
Balloch station opened on 24 April 1988, replacing the former Balloch Central station which was situated immediately north of a level crossing.[1][2] Closure of this level crossing was made possible by the closure of the previous terminus station - Balloch Pier - half a mile to the north (1986), and the new Balloch station being located south thereof.[3]
Services
2014/15
There is a half-hourly service from Balloch to Glasgow Queen Street via Singer Monday - Saturday. Services continue to Airdrie, Monday to Saturday daytimes and Cumbernauld in the evenings. There is one train per day to Edinburgh Waverley (the corresponding arrival, however, only runs from Bathgate).
On Sundays the service runs via Yoker and Glasgow Central, then hourly to Motherwell via Whifflet and hourly to Larkhall.
Services terminate here at the single platform and remain there for around ten minutes, if possible, before departing.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Alexandria | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Terminus | ||
References
Notes
- ↑ 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.
Sources
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- 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.