Balloch railway station

Balloch railway station is a railway station serving the town of in . The station is a western terminus of the North Clyde Line, sited 20 miles 38 chains northwest of , measured via and .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Balloch Railway Station”, “Balloch Station”, and “BHC”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Balloch Castle and Balloch Country Park.

Castle
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is an early 19th-century country house situated at the southern tip of , in , Scotland. Balloch was a property of the Lennox family from the 11th century, and the old castle was built in the 13th century.

Park
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Balloch Castle Country Park is a 200-acre country park on the southern tip of in , . It was recognised as a country park in 1980, and it is the only country park in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Scotland's first national park. is situated 3,300 feet north of Balloch railway station.

Hospital
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Vale of Leven District General Hospital or simply the is a district general hospital in , , Scotland. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. is situated 3,900 feet south of Balloch railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balloch and Jamestown.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on in central Scotland, on the southern shore of Loch Lomond. It expanded from 1850 when the railway arrived, bringing trippers from Glasgow to the pier, whence boats and charabancs conveyed them around the loch.

Village
is a village in the conurbation in , . Located on the east bank of the River Leven, it is sandwiched between Balloch to the north and to the south.

Town
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is a town in , . The town is on the River Leven, three miles north of and 15 mi north-west of .

Balloch railway station

Latitude
56.00236° or 56° 0′ 9″ north
Longitude
-4.58328° or 4° 34′ 60″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Wheelchair access
limited
Operator
ScotRail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“BHC”
Open location code
9C8Q2C28+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7197538319
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6951967
Wiki­data ID
Q2538309
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Satellite Map

Discover Balloch railway station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Balloch railway station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “巴勒赫站”
  • Dutch: “station Balloch”
  • Dutch: “Station Balloch”
  • French: “Balloch”
  • French: “gare de Balloch”
  • Japanese: “バロック駅”
  • Urdu: “بلوچ ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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