Balloch train station
You can reach 36 stations directly from Balloch on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Alexandria, with 67 trains a day.
Address: G83 8SS
Balloch is the nearest station for postcodes in G83. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Balloch
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 67 | 67 | 62 |
| Bowling | 64 | 65 | 62 |
| Dumbarton Central | 67 | 67 | 62 |
| Dumbarton East | 67 | 67 | 62 |
| Dalreoch | 67 | 67 | 62 |
| Dalmuir | 67 | 67 | 62 |
| Kilpatrick | 65 | 65 | 62 |
| Renton | 67 | 67 | 62 |
| Bridgeton | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Clydebank | 8 | 8 | 58 |
| Dalmarnock | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Exhibition Centre | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Glasgow Central | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Garscadden | 8 | 8 | 58 |
| Hyndland | 63 | 63 | 58 |
| Jordanhill | 8 | 8 | 58 |
| Partick (Rail) | 63 | 63 | 58 |
| Rutherglen | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Scotstounhill | 8 | 8 | 58 |
| Yoker | 8 | 8 | 58 |
| Argyle Street | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Anderston | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Bargeddie | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Baillieston | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Carmyle | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Kirkwood | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Motherwell | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Mount Vernon | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Whifflet | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Blantyre | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Cambuslang | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Chatelherault | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Hamilton Central | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Hamilton West | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Larkhall | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Merryton | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Newton | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Lines serving Balloch
Balloch is on the Balloch Branch. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Balloch station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Balloch station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Balloch station is
444,334 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 926th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Balloch and Glasgow Queen Street than any other pair: 130,432 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Alexandria 1.2 miles
- Renton 2.2 miles
- Dalreoch 3.8 miles
- Dumbarton Central 3.9 miles
- Cardross 4.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Balloch, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Balloch Pier · 0.5 miles
- Jamestown · 0.6 miles
- Caldarvan · 3.1 miles
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Facilities at Balloch station
Balloch is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday: 06:00 to 12:40 · Friday: 06:00 to 19:00 · Saturday: 07:00 to 19:00 · Sunday: 09:00 to 16:30
Toilets · Waiting room · WiFi
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 13 August 2026.
Getting to Balloch station
Balloch station is in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
The nearest motorway junction is M8 J31 (West Ferry Interchange), 5.5 miles south.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Balloch station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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