Balloch Central railway station

Balloch Central
Location
Place	Balloch
Area	West Dunbartonshire
Coordinates	56°00′14″N 4°35′01″W / 56.00383°N 4.58355°WCoordinates: 56°00′14″N 4°35′01″W / 56.00383°N 4.58355°W
Operations
Line	North Clyde Line
Original company	Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway & North British Railway
Post-grouping	LMS & LNER
Platforms	2
History
15 July 1850	Opened as Balloch D&B[1]
30 June 1952	Renamed Balloch Central[1]
23 April 1988	Closed[1]
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The station in 1961

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 Dunbartonshire Junction Railway.^[2]

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.

Closure

The station was closed on 23 April 1988 and was replaced by Balloch station, situated immediately south of a level crossing.^[1][3] This relocation allowed the level crossing to be closed.^[4] Today the station building has been converted into the Tourist Information Centre. A section of platform survives behind the building.

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995), page 24
2. Casserley (1968)
3. N/A (1984). "Strathclyde: the Review after the strike". In: Modern Railways, Vol. 42, No. 445, December 1985, Pages 650-651.
4. N/A (1988). "News & Notes: Balloch rebuilt". In: Railway Magazine, Vol. 134, No. 1049, September 1988, Page 556.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
• 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.