Bowling | |
|---|---|
_Platform.jpeg.webp) Platform looking east | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bowling, West Dunbartonshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°55′56″N 4°29′21″W / 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 |
Structure below platform
Bowling railway station was a railway station located in the village of Bowling, Scotland, on the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Kilpatrick Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway |
Dumbarton East Station open; line partially open | ||
Gallery
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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
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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