Bowling railway station (Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway)
Bowling railway station was a railway station located in the village of Bowling, Scotland, on the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway.
Bowling | |
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![]() Platform looking east | |
General information | |
Location | Bowling, West Dunbartonshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.9321°N 4.4892°W |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Key dates | |
1 October 1896[1] | Opened |
1 January 1917[1] | Closed |
1 February 1919[1] | Reopened |
5 February 1951[1] | Closed |
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Structure below platform
Bowling station was closed in 1951 before this section of the L&DR was abandoned in 1960 (the parallel GH&DR being retained and electrified as part of the North Clyde electrification scheme). The trackbed through Bowling now forms a footpath and cycleway, part of National Cycle Network Route 7.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Old Kilpatrick Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway |
Dumbarton East Station open; line partially open |
Gallery
- A tunnel to the west of the station.
- Structure below platform.
- To the east of the station, the former railway line crosses over the North Clyde Line.
References
Notes
- Butt 1995, p. 41.
Sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- 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.
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