Balloch railway station is a railway station serving the town of Balloch in Scotland. The station is a western terminus of the North Clyde Line, sited 20 miles 38 chains (33.0 km) northwest of Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Singer and Maryhill.[3]
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General information | |
Location | Balloch, West Dunbartonshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 56.0021°N 4.5831°W / 56.0021; -4.5831 |
Grid reference | NS389818 |
Managed by | ScotRail |
Transit authority | SPT |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | BHC[2] |
Key dates | |
24 April 1988 | Opened by British Rail |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road |
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.[4] Closure of this level crossing was made possible by the closure of the previous terminus station, Balloch Pier, in 1986. The station is located 1⁄2 mile (800 m) south of where Balloch Pier station stood.[5][6] This relocation allowed the level crossing to be closed.[7]
It lies within the boundary, by just over 150 metres (160 yd),[8] of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park and provides one of few examples of an overhead electrified railway operating within a UK national park.[citation needed]
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 Tulliwchewan Road, and three step-free entrances from Balloch Road, Lomond Road and Balloch Road. All of the station is step-free.[9]
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 | |
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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 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
There is a half-hourly daily service to Airdrie on weekdays and Saturdays, and - on Sundays - to Motherwell (via Whifflet) or Larkhall (via Hamilton Central) alternately (i.e., hourly trains from Balloch to Motherwell/Larkhall).[11]
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Alexandria | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
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