Balloch Pier railway station
| Balloch Pier | |
|---|---|
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Balloch Pier station in 1976 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Balloch |
| Area | West Dunbartonshire |
| Coordinates | 56°00′28″N 4°35′23″W / 56.007877°N 4.5897°WCoordinates: 56°00′28″N 4°35′23″W / 56.007877°N 4.5897°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 |
| 28 September 1986 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
| UK Railways portal | |
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 in Scotland.
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 | ||
References
Notes
- ↑ Butt (1995)
- ↑ N/A (1984). "Strathclyde: the Review after the strike". In: Modern Railways, Vol. 42, No. 445, December 1985, Pages 650-651
- ↑ "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.
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.
- 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.
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