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This signal box was on the north side of the line, east of Bowling station opposite Bowling Harbour. It controlled access to the sidings on the south side of the line which ran to Bowling Canal Basin, of the Forth and Clyde Canal, just to the east and the quay and coal bunkering sidings at the east end of Bowling Harbour, served with mobile cranes.

Sidings by the canal basin were originally connected by turnplates. The sidings were realigned and basin shape altered with the opening of the Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway which crossed over the existing line, some way to the east of this box. A connection was made with the L&D sidings alongside the basin and there was a small exchange yard.

A footbridge, now removed, formerly crossed the line several hundred yards to the east of the box.

Due to the naming of signal boxes for the locations served, the Basin Box was alongside the Harbour whereas the L&D's Bowling Harbour Signal Box was east of the Basin.

About a mile east of the box the opening of the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway led to the diversion of Dumbarton Road at Gavinburn. The road was lifted onto a bridge further east and older route abandoned, it later became the northern part of Roman Crescent.

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