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Dumbarton East railway station

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Place
  
Dumbarton

Station code
  
DBE

2011/12
  
0.362 million

Number of platforms
  
2

Grid reference
  
NS405750

Managed by
  
Abellio ScotRail

2012/13
  
0.377 million

Local authority
  
West Dunbartonshire

Dumbarton East railway station

Address
  
Dumbarton G82 1RH, United Kingdom

Original company
  
Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway

Similar
  
Dumbarton Central railway st, Coatbridge Sunnyside railway st, Dalreoch railway station, Blairhill railway station, Dalmuir railway station

Dumbarton east railway station


Dumbarton East railway station serves the town of Dumbarton in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line, 15 miles (24 km) west of Glasgow Queen Street.

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History

Unlike the majority of the North Clyde line stations, this is an island platform, betraying its Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway origins. At the time of electrification by British Railways in 1961, the North British Railway's formation from Bowling was abandoned (except a short spur to serve Bowling Oil Terminal), with a short link line between the North British and Caledonian formations being constructed. The North British formation is regained between Dumbarton East and Dumbarton Central station at the site of the junction between the two railways.

2008

Four trains per hour daily go eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond and a half-hourly service westbound to both Balloch and Helensburgh Central respectively.

2016

There are now six departures per hour from here in each direction (Mon-Sat). Westbound trains still run to Balloch & Helensburgh Central, but 2tph terminate at Dumbarton Central. Eastbound trains run to Cumbernauld via Clydebank, Airdrie via Singer & Edinburgh Waverley (express via Clydebank). The Sunday service remains the same as in 2008, with 2tph to Edinburgh and 2tph to Glasgow Central and then onward alternately to Larkhall & Motherwell via Whifflet eastbound and 2tph each to Balloch & Helensburgh westbound.

References

Dumbarton East railway station Wikipedia