- Balloch railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Balloch
other_name =
code = BHC
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 = openedBalloch railway station is a railway station serving the town of Balloch in
Scotland . The station is a terminus on theNorth Clyde Line 31 km (19¾ miles) north west ofGlasgow Queen Street railway station The station is managed byFirst ScotRail .History
Balloch station opened on
24 April 1988 , replacing the former Balloch Central station which was situated immediately north of alevel 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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