Bowling railway station serves the village of Bowling in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. This station is on the North Clyde Line, 12¼ miles (20 km) west of Glasgow Queen Street.
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General information | |
Location | Bowling, West Dunbartonshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.9311°N 4.4929°W / 55.9311; -4.4929 |
Grid reference | NS442736 |
Managed by | ScotRail |
Transit authority | SPT |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | BWG |
History | |
Original company | Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | CR and NBR |
Post-grouping | LMS and LNER |
Key dates | |
31 May 1858[2] | Opened |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
The station is managed by ScotRail who also provide the train service. It was opened in 1858 by the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway, though Bowling had received its first railway several years earlier courtesy of the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway (whose Bowling Pier terminal linked into the steamer service along the River Clyde).
The station was made famous by a 1960 painting by the renowned railway artist, the late Terence Cuneo, who depicted a then new Blue train (Class 303) heading westbound into Bowling, passing a steam engine, which the 303 had replaced, in a siding. The painting was used as a poster 'Glasgow Electric'.[3]
On 8 September 1933, a passenger train collided with wagons on the line due to a signalman's error. Five people were injured.[4]
There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond (usually Airdrie) and westbound to Balloch.
There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and Airdrie (including one direct service to Edinburgh Waverley in the morning) and westbound to Balloch.[5]
During the operation of the interim timetable until sufficient Class 380s had entered service, the eastbound service terminated at Airdrie.[6]
The service remains half hourly in the May 2016 timetable but on weekdays and Saturdays, westbound trains now end at Dumbarton Central and eastbound trains run to Cumbernauld via Clydebank. Sunday services run half-hourly to Balloch and to Glasgow Central Low Level (and thence alternately to Motherwell via Whifflet and to Larkhall).[7]
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Kilpatrick | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Dumbarton East | ||
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Kilpatrick Line and station open |
North British Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway |
Line continues as C&DJR | ||
Line continues as GD&HR | Caledonian & North British Railway Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway |
Dumbarton Central Line closed; Station open |
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