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Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway The Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway (C&DJR) was a Scottish railway opened in 1850 between Bowling and Balloch via Dumbarton. The company had intended to build to Glasgow but it could not raise the money. Other railways later rea ...

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Bowling railway station serves the village of

in the

region of

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

. This station is on the

North Clyde Line The North Clyde Line (defined by Network Rail as the ''Glasgow North Electric Suburban'' line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by ScotRail Trains. As a result of the incorporation of the Airdrie–Bathgat ...

, 12¼ miles (20 km) west of

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. The station is managed by

who also provide the train service. It was opened in 1858 by the

Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway The Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway was independently sponsored to build along the north of the River Clyde. It opened in 1858, joining with an earlier local line serving Balloch. Both were taken over by the powerful North British Ra ...

, though Bowling had received its first railway several years earlier courtesy of the

Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway The Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway (C&DJR) was a Scottish railway opened in 1850 between Bowling and Balloch via Dumbarton. The company had intended to build to Glasgow but it could not raise the money. Other railways later rea ...

(whose Bowling Pier terminal linked into the steamer service along the

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). The station was made famous by a 1960 painting by the renowned railway artist, the late

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, 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'.

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.

Services

2006/07

There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond (usually ) and westbound to .

2010/11

There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and Airdrie (including one direct service to in the morning) and westbound to . During the operation of the interim timetable until sufficient Class 380s had entered service, the eastbound service terminated at Airdrie.

2016

The service remains half hourly in the May 2016 timetable but on weekdays and Saturdays, westbound trains now end at and eastbound trains run to via . Sunday services run half-hourly to Balloch and to Glasgow Central Low Level (and thence alternately to Motherwell via Whifflet and to Larkhall).

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Video footage of Bowling Railway Station
Railway stations in West Dunbartonshire SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1858 Former North British Railway stations {{Scotland-railstation-stub