Balloch railway station
56°00′08″N 4°34′59″W / 56.0021°N 4.5831°W / 56.0021; -4.5831
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road |
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][page needed]
History
Although the line through the station was opened in July 1850,[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7] This relocation allowed the level crossing to be closed.[8]
In 2023, it was announced that Balloch would receive a brand new park & ride facility, at a cost of £50,000.[9]
Location
It lies within the boundary, by just over 150 metres (160 yd),[10] 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]
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.[11]
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 | |
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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 | 278,900 | 351,268 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
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).[13]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Alexandria | ScotRail North Clyde Line | Terminus |
References
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ^ Quick 2022, p. 64.
- ^ 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
- ^ Clarke, Fraser (13 April 2023). "Balloch Station set for park and ride, as part of local transport funding boost". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ OS Explorer Map 347 'Loch Lomond South'
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206
Bibliography
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.
- "Balloch opens for business". RAIL. No. 82. EMAP National Publications. July 1988. p. 15. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
External links
- Train times and station information for Balloch railway station from National Rail
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