Balloch railway station


Balloch railway station is a railway station serving the town of Balloch in Scotland. The station is a terminus on the North Clyde Line, north west of Glasgow Queen Street railway station. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail. It lies within the boundary of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park and provides the only example of an overhead electrified railway operating within any UK national park.

History

Balloch station was opened by British Rail and SPTE on 24 April 1988, replacing the former station which was situated immediately north of a level crossing on Balloch Road. 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.

Services

2016

There is a half-hourly service from Balloch to via and from Monday to Saturday. These services run non-stop from to.
On Sundays the service runs via and, then alternately to via and to .
Services terminate here at the single platform and remain there for around seven minutes, before departing.