Balloch railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Balloch
other_name =
code = BHC

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caption = Balloch Station from bridge, looking towards old Balloch Central Station building
manager = First ScotRail
locale = Balloch
borough = West Dunbartonshire
platforms = 1
pte = SPT
usage0203 = 0.464
usage0405 = 0.487
usage0506 = 0.552
usage0607 = 0.555
years = April 1988
events = opened

Balloch railway station is a railway station serving the town of Balloch in Scotland. The station is a terminus on the North Clyde Line 31 km (19¾ miles) north west of Glasgow Queen Street railway station The station is managed by First ScotRail.

History

Balloch station opened on 24 April 1988, replacing the former Balloch Central station which was situated immediately north of a level crossing.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.] Closure of this level crossing was made possible by the new station being located south thereof. N/A (1988). "News & Notes: Balloch rebuilt". In: Railway Magazine, Vol. 134, No. 1049, September 1988, Page 556.]

Services

2006/07

There is a half-hourly service from Balloch to Glasgow Queen Street Monday - Saturday. Services continue to Airdrie Monday to Saturday daytimes and Springburn in the evenings.

On Sundays a service runs via Glasgow Central, Glasgow's primary station; from Central, services continue to Motherwell via Blantyre and Airbles.

Services terminate here on the single platform, and remain there for around ten minutes, if possible, before departing.

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