Balloch railway station is a railway station serving the town of Balloch in Scotland. The station is a western terminus of the North Clyde Line, sited northwest of , measured via Singer and Maryhill.

History Although the line through the station was opened in July 1850, the current 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.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.Strathclyde: the Review after the strike Modern Railways issue 445 December 1985 pages 650-651Balloch opens for business Rail issue 82 July 1988 page 15 This relocation allowed the level crossing to be removed.News & Notes: Balloch rebuilt The Railway Magazine issue 1049 September 1988 page 556

In 2023, it was announced that Balloch would receive a brand new park & ride facility, at a cost of £50,000.

Location It lies within the boundary, by just over ,OS Explorer Map 347 'Loch Lomond South' 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 Tullichewan Road, and three step-free entrances from Balloch Road, Lomond Road and Balloch Road. All of the station is step-free.

Passenger volume +Passenger Volume at Balloch2002–032004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–24Entries and exits463,350486,973552,343554,798571,658600,764539,450546,924552,912559,570516,450553,606546,584543,006529,196554,282487,73467,320278,900351,268430,574 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services The typical off-peak service in trains per hour Mondays to Saturdays is:eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206

2 tph to via Singer and

The typical service on Sundays is:

1 tph to via , and 1 tph to via Yoker, Glasgow Central and

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