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Balloch, West Dunbartonshire Balloch (; Scots pronunciation: ; Gaelic: ''Am Bealach'') is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, at the foot of Loch Lomond. Etymology Balloch comes from either the Gaelic word ''baile'' which means village or hamlet, or the Gaelic ' ...

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Balloch railway station is a

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serving the town of Balloch in

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. The station is a western terminus of the

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, sited northwest of , measured via

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History

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Balloch station was opened by

and SPTE on 24 April 1988, replacing the former station which was situated immediately north of a

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on Balloch Road.Butt, R.V.J., (1995) Closure of this level crossing was made possible by the closure of the previous terminus station, Balloch Pier, in 1986. The station is located south of where Balloch Pier station stood. This relocation allowed the level crossing to be closed.

Location

It lies within the boundary, by just over , of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park and provides one of few examples of an overhead electrified railway operating within a UK national park.

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 Tulliwchewan Road, and three step-free entrances from Balloch Road, Lomond Road and Balloch Road. All of the station is step-free.

Passenger volume

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

There is a half-hourly daily service to on weekdays and Saturdays, and - on Sundays - to (via ) or (via Hamilton Central) alternately (i.e., hourly trains from Balloch to Motherwell/Larkhall).eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206

References

Bibliography

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External links

Video footage of Balloch and Balloch Central Stations
Railway stations in West Dunbartonshire SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1988 Railway stations opened by British Rail Loch Lomond Vale of Leven {{Scotland-railstation-stub