Balloch railway station
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History
Although the line through the station was opened in July 1850,Template:Sfn the current 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.[2] Closure of this level crossing was made possible by the closure of the previous terminus station, Balloch Pier, in 1986. The station is located Script error: No such module "convert". south of where Balloch Pier station stood.[3][4] This relocation allowed the level crossing to be removed.[5]
In 2023, it was announced that Balloch would receive a brand new park & ride facility, at a cost of £50,000.[6]
Location
It lies within the boundary, by just over Script error: No such module "convert".,[7] of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park and provides one of few examples of an overhead electrified railway operating within a UK national park.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Facilities
The station has a ticket office, an accessible toilet, a shelter, seats, a help point and bike racks. The station has a stepped entrance from Tullichewan Road, and three step-free entrances from Balloch Road, Lomond Road and Balloch Road. All of the station is step-free.[8]
Passenger volume
| 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries and exits | 463,350 | 486,973 | 552,343 | 554,798 | 571,658 | 600,764 | 539,450 | 546,924 | 552,912 | 559,570 | 516,450 | 553,606 | 546,584 | 543,006 | 529,196 | 554,282 | 487,734 | 67,320 | 278,900 | 351,268 | 430,574 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour Mondays to Saturdays is:[10]
- 2 tph to Airdrie via Singer and Glasgow Queen Street
The typical service on Sundays is:
- 1 tph to Motherwell via Yoker, Glasgow Central and Whifflet
- 1 tph to Larkhall via Yoker, Glasgow Central and Hamilton Central
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Alexandria | style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
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References
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- ↑ 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
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- ↑ OS Explorer Map 347 'Loch Lomond South'
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- ↑ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206
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Bibliography
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External links
- Train times and station information for Balloch railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations in West Dunbartonshire
- SPT railway stations
- Railway stations served by ScotRail
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1988
- Railway stations opened by British Rail
- Loch Lomond
- Vale of Leven
- 1988 establishments in Scotland