Balloch Central railway station

Balloch Central
Balloch Central
	Balloch Central in 1961
General information
Location	Balloch, West Dunbartonshire ; Scotland
Coordinates	56°00′14″N4°35′01″W / 56.00383°N 4.58355°W Coordinates: 56°00′14″N4°35′01″W / 56.00383°N 4.58355°W
Line(s)	North Clyde
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway & North British Railway
Post-grouping	LMS & LNER
Key dates
15 July 1850	Opened as Balloch D&B
30 June 1952	Renamed Balloch Central
23 April 1988	Closed

Last updated December 19, 2022

Balloch Central railway station was the main railway station serving the town of Balloch in Scotland. It was opened on 15 July 1850^[1] by the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway.^[2] It was renamed Balloch Central on 30 June 1952.^[3]

Operations

For most of its passenger services, it was the terminal station. A few services, connecting with the steamer services to Tarbet and Inversnaid, continued to Balloch Pier.^[2] This pattern of service continued after electrification of the line in the 1960s. Between 1856 and 1934, it was served also by trains to/from Stirling over the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway. The main line from just north of Dalreoch Junction was singled in 1986 and thereafter all trains used the former southbound platform up until closure.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Alexandria		CR & NBR Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway		Balloch Pier

Closure

The station was closed on 23 April 1988 and was replaced by Balloch station, situated immediately south of the level crossing.^[1]^[4]^[5] This relocation allowed the level crossing to be closed.^[6] Today the station building has been converted into a tourist information centre. A section of platform survives behind the building.

Related Research Articles

Dalmuir railway station is a railway station serving the Dalmuir area of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is a large, five platform interchange between the Argyle Line, North Clyde Line and West Highland Line.

Clydebank railway station is a railway station serving the town of Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located on the Argyle Line and the North Clyde Line. Passenger services are operated by ScotRail.

Argyle Street railway station is a station in the City Centre of Glasgow, Scotland, on the Argyle Line, which connects the North Clyde lines at Partick with Rutherglen in the south-east of the city. The station is located below the thoroughfare whose name it bears. It has a narrow and often crowded island platform. It serves the Argyle Street shopping precinct as well as the St Enoch Centre. Along with Dalmarnock and Anderston, no services call at this station on a Sunday before 10am or after 6pm.

Dumbarton Central railway station serves the town of Dumbarton in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line and the North Clyde Line, 15+3⁄4 miles (25.3 km) northwest of Glasgow Queen Street.

Garelochhead railway station is a railway station serving the village of Garelochhead, on the Gare Loch, in Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line and is a boundary station for SPT. It is sited 8 miles 76 chains (14.4 km) from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh, between Arrochar and Tarbet and Helensburgh Upper. ScotRail manage the station and operate most services, with others provided by Caledonian Sleeper.

Carmyle railway station is located in the Carmyle area of Glasgow. It is on the Whifflet Line, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of Glasgow Central railway station. Train services are provided by ScotRail Trains.

Baillieston railway station is located in Caledonia Road on the southern boundary of the Baillieston area of Glasgow, Scotland, with the Broomhouse area on the other side of the tracks. It is on the Whifflet Line, 8 miles (13 km) east of Glasgow Central railway station. Train services are provided by ScotRail.

Alexandria railway station serves the town of Alexandria, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by their trains on the North Clyde Line. It is sited 19 miles 20 chains (31.0 km) northwest of Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Singer and Maryhill.

Dalreoch railway station serves the west end of Dumbarton in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The station is managed and served by ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line. The station is 16 miles 38 chains (26.5 km) northwest of Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Singer and Maryhill.

Dumbarton East railway station serves the town of Dumbarton in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line, 15 miles (24 km) west of Glasgow Queen Street.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shettleston railway station</span> Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland

Shettleston railway station serves the Shettleston area of Glasgow, Scotland and is 3½ miles (5 km) east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station on the North Clyde Line. The station is managed by ScotRail.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blairhill railway station</span> Railway station in North Lanarkshire, Scotland

Blairhill railway station serves the Blairhill area of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is 8½ miles (13 km) east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station. Situated on Blair Road, the railway station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line, comprising Class 334s on Edinburgh to Helensburgh services, and Class 318s and Class 320s on Airdrie to Balloch services.

Pollokshaws West railway station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line.

Clarkston railway station is a suburban side platform railway station in the town of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride branch of the Glasgow South Western Line. It was opened in 1866 by the Busby Railway.

The Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway (C&DJR) was a Scottish railway opened in 1850 between Bowling and Balloch via Dumbarton. The company had intended to build to Glasgow but it could not raise the money.

Gretna railway station was a railway station close to Gretna Green in Scotland. The Caledonian Railway, however, built the station just south of Gretna Junction and the England/Scotland border, in Cumberland.

Gretna railway station was a railway station close to Gretna Green in Scotland although the station was on the English side of the border. However the Border Union Railway built the station adjacent to the Caledonian Railway's Gretna station south on Gretna Junction and in the England/Scotland border in Cumbria.

Whiteinch Riverside railway station served the Whiteinch area of the city of Glasgow. It was a two platform station on the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway.

Kirtlebridge railway station was a station which served the rural area around Kirtlebridge and Eaglesfield, north of Annan in Dumfriesshire, Scotland; the location is now within the area of Dumfries and Galloway unitary council.

References

Notes

1 2 Butt (1995), page 24
1 2 Casserley (1968)
↑ Renaming of Stations in Scotland The Railway Magazine issue 618 October 1952 page 708
↑ 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

Sources

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.
Casserley, H. C. (1968). Britain's Joint Lines. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

External links

Media related to Balloch Central railway station at Wikimedia Commons

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[Butt24-1] 1 2 Butt (1995), page 24

[casserley-2] 1 2 Casserley (1968)

[3] Renaming of Stations in Scotland The Railway Magazine issue 618 October 1952 page 708

[4] Strathclyde: the Review after the strike Modern Railways issue 445 December 1985 pages 650-651

[5] Balloch opens for business Rail issue 82 July 1988 page 15

[6] News & Notes: Balloch rebuilt The Railway Magazine issue 1049 September 1988 page 556

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]