Bowling railway station
Railway station in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Bowling railway station serves the village of Bowling in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. This station is on the North Clyde Line, between Kilpatrick and Dumbarton East, 12 miles 70 chains (20.7 km) from Glasgow Queen Street measured via Maryhill. The station is managed by ScotRail who provide all train services.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Bowling, West Dunbartonshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55.9311°N 4.4929°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS442736 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BWG | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | CR and NBR | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS and LNER | ||||
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| 15 July 1850[2] | Opened | ||||
| 31 May 1858[3][2] | Resited | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  5,320 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  18,274 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 25,434 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 24,670 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 27,310 | ||||
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History
The station was opened on 15 July 1850 by the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway, and resited a few years later in 1858.[3][2]
Accidents and incidents
On 8 September 1933, a passenger train collided with wagons on the line due to a signalman's error. Five people were injured.[4]
In October 2023, severe flooding took place around the River Clyde following a severe weather warning from the Met Office. The Glasgow Times described the station as being "underwater"[5] while The Herald called the station "inundated with muddy water ...[the] flood rising almost to the platform’s edge".[6][7]
Facilities
Passenger volume
The main origin or destination station for journeys to or from Bowling station in the 2022/23 period was Glasgow Queen Street, making up 5,892 of the 25,434 journeys (23.17%).[9]
| 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 | |
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| Entries and exits | 151,079 | 113,682 | 129,518 | 113,598 | 121,129 | 96,012 | 43,916 | 31,784 | 32,502 | 33,948 | 55,820 | 55,014 | 58,878 | 34,438 | 43,894 | 61,326 | 50,366 | 5,320 | 18,274 | 25,434 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour Mondays to Saturdays is:[10]
- 2 tph to Airdrie via Singer and Glasgow Queen Street
- 2 tph to Balloch
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
- 2 tph to Balloch
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Kilpatrick | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Dumbarton East | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Kilpatrick Line and station open |
North British Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway |
Line continues as C&DJR | ||
| Line continues as GD&HR | Caledonian & North British Railway Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway |
Dumbarton Central Line closed; Station open | ||
Cultural references
The station was made famous by a 1960 painting by the renowned railway artist, the late Terence Cuneo, who depicted a then new Blue train (Class 303) heading westbound into Bowling, passing a steam engine, which the 303 had replaced, in a siding. The painting was used as a poster 'Glasgow Electric'.[11]
