Bowling railway station


Bowling railway station serves the village of Bowling in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. This station is on the North Clyde Line, 12¼ miles west of Glasgow Queen Street.
The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail who also provide the train service. It was opened in 1858 by the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway, though Bowling had received its first railway several years earlier courtesy of the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway.
The station was made famous by a 1960 painting by the renowned railway artist, the late Terence Cuneo, who depicted a then new Blue train 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 and westbound to.

2010/11

There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and Airdrie 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.