Balloch railway station
Railway station in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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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]
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 Southbound view of the station platform, June 2024 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Balloch, West Dunbartonshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56.0021°N 4.5831°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS389818 | ||||
| Manager | ScotRail | ||||
Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BHC[2] | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 24 April 1988 | Opened by British Rail | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  67,320 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.279 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.351 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.431 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.444 million | ||||
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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 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 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 | 2023–24 | |
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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 | 430,574 |
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]
- 2 tph to Airdrie via Singer and Glasgow Queen Street
The typical service on Sundays is:
- 1 tph to Motherwell via Yoker, Glasgow Central and Whifflet
- 1 tph to Larkhall via Yoker, Glasgow Central and Hamilton Central
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Alexandria | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Terminus | ||
