Place Bowling Station code BWG 2011/12 32,502 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference NS442736 Managed by Abellio ScotRail 2012/13 33,948 | |
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Address Glasgow G60 5BL, United Kingdom Original company Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Pte Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Similar Kilpatrick railway station, Dumbarton East railway st, Clydebank railway station, Alexandria railway station, Dumbarton Central railway st | ||
Bowling railway station dumbartonshire
Bowling railway station serves the village of Bowling in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. This station is on the North Clyde Line, 12ΒΌ miles (20 km) west of Glasgow Queen Street.
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- Bowling railway station dumbartonshire
- Bowling railway station in west dunbartonshire scotland august 2011
- Accidents and incidents
- 200607
- 201011
- 2016
- References
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 (whose Bowling Pier terminal linked into the steamer service along the River Clyde).
The station was made famous by a painting by the renowned railway artist, the late Terence Cuneo, 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.
Bowling railway station in west dunbartonshire scotland august 2011
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.
2006/07
There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond (usually Airdrie) and westbound to Balloch.
2010/11
There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and Airdrie (including one direct service to Edinburgh Waverley in the morning) and westbound to Balloch.
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 & Saturdays, westbound trains now end at Dumbarton Central and eastbound trains run to Cumbernauld via Clydebank. Sunday services run half-hourly to Balloch & to Glasgow Central Low Level (and thence alternately to Motherwell via Whifflet and to Larkhall).