Balloch Pier railway station

Disused railway station in Scotland

56°00′28″N 4°35′23″W / 56.007877°N 4.5897°W / 56.007877; -4.5897Line(s)North Clyde LinePlatforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCaledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian Railway & North British RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway & London and North Eastern RailwayKey dates15 July 1850Opened28 September 1986Closed

Balloch Pier railway station was a railway station serving the southern end of Loch Lomond on the northern edge of Balloch, Scotland.

In 1960 the North Clyde Line was electrified, with Balloch Pier being electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz AC, using the Class 303 'Blue Train' EMU stock.

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. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.