Bowling railway station
Bowling 
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| Scottish Gaelic: Bolan | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Bowling |
| Local authority | West Dunbartonshire |
| Coordinates | 55°55′52″N 4°29′34″W / 55.9311°N 4.4929°WCoordinates: 55°55′52″N 4°29′34″W / 55.9311°N 4.4929°W |
| Grid reference | NS442736 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BWG |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 32,502 |
| 2012/13 |
33,948 |
| 2013/14 |
55,820 |
| 2014/15 |
 55,014 |
| 2015/16 |
58,878 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | CR and NBR |
| Post-grouping | LMS and LNER |
| 31 May 1858 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bowling from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Bowling railway station serves the village of Bowling in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. This station is on the North Clyde Line, 12¼ miles (20 km) west of Glasgow Queen Street.
The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail who also provide the train service. It was opened in 1858 by the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway, though Bowling had received its first railway several years earlier courtesy of the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway (whose Bowling Pier terminal linked into the steamer service along the River Clyde).
The station was made famous by a painting by the renowned railway artist, the late Terence Cuneo, who depicted a then new Blue train (Class 303) heading westbound into Bowling, passing a steam engine, which the 303 had replaced, in a siding.
On 8 September 1933, a passenger train collided with wagons on the line due to a signalman's error. Five people were injured.
There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond (usually Airdrie) and westbound to Balloch.
There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and Airdrie (including one direct service to Edinburgh Waverley in the morning) and westbound to Balloch.
During the operation of the interim timetable until sufficient Class 380s had entered service, the eastbound service terminated at Airdrie.
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