Balloch Pier railway station

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Balloch Pier
Balloch Pier railway station 1976.jpg
Balloch Pier station in 1976
General information
Location Balloch, West Dunbartonshire
Scotland
Coordinates 56°00′28″N4°35′23″W / 56.007877°N 4.5897°W / 56.007877; -4.5897
Line(s) North Clyde Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway & North British Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway & London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
15 July 1850Opened
28 September 1986Closed
The station in 1961 Balloch Pier Station 1747149 63fb482e.jpg
The station in 1961

Balloch Pier railway station was a railway station serving the southern end of Loch Lomond on the northern edge of Balloch, Scotland.

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In 1960 the North Clyde Line was electrified, with Balloch Pier being electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz AC, using the Class 303 'Blue Train' EMU stock.

It was closed on 28 September 1986 [1] as a result of the 1984 Strathclyde Rail Review. [2] [3] The steamer service on Loch Lomond provided by the PS Maid of the Loch had ceased in 1981. Rail services had been provided to connect with sailings.

Following closure the station was demolished and there is now a car park on the site.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Balloch Central   CR & NBR
Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway
 Terminus

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Notes

  1. ↑ Butt (1995)
  2. ↑ N/A (1984). "Strathclyde: the Review after the strike". In: Modern Railways, Vol. 42, No. 445, December 1985, Pages 650-651
  3. ↑ "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)" (PDF). Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. Department for Transport. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

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