Balloch railway station
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| Balloch | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Balloch | ||
| Local authority | West Dunbartonshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BHC | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 0.464 million | ||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.487 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | SPT | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Balloch (source) | |||
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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.
[edit] Services
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.
[edit] 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 new station being located south thereof.[3]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | First ScotRail |
Terminus | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- ^ 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.
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