Balloch railway station

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12 mile (800 m) south of where Balloch Pier station stood. [6] [7] This relocation allowed the level crossing to be removed. [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 seen in 2012 Balloch railway station, West Dunbartonshire - geograph.org.uk - 3277384.jpg
The station seen in 2012

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

Balloch

Scottish Gaelic: Am Bealach [1]
National Rail logo.svg
Balloch station, June 2024.jpg
Southbound view of the station platform,
June 2024
General information
Location Balloch, West Dunbartonshire
Scotland
Coordinates 56°00′08″N4°34′59″W / 56.0021°N 4.5831°W / 56.0021; -4.5831
Grid reference NS389818
Managed by ScotRail
Transit authority SPT
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBHC [2]
Key dates
24 April 1988Opened by British Rail
Passengers
2019/20Decrease2.svg 0.488 million
Passenger Volume at Balloch [12]
2002–032004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–23
Entries and exits463,350486,973552,343554,798571,658600,764539,450546,924552,912559,570516,450553,606546,584543,006529,196554,282487,73467,320278,900351,268

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour Mondays to Saturdays is: [13]

The typical service on Sundays is:

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Alexandria   ScotRail
North Clyde Line
 Terminus

References

  1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. Quick 2022, p. 64.
  5. Butt, R.V.J., (1995)
  6. Strathclyde: the Review after the strike Modern Railways issue 445 December 1985 pages 650-651
  7. Balloch opens for business Rail issue 82 July 1988 page 15
  8. News & Notes: Balloch rebuilt The Railway Magazine issue 1049 September 1988 page 556
  9. 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.
  10. OS Explorer Map 347 'Loch Lomond South'
  11. "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  12. "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  13. eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206

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