Patterton railway station

Patterton National Rail
Location
Place Newton Mearns
Local authority East Renfrewshire
Coordinates 55°47′26″N 4°20′07″W / 55.7906°N 4.3352°WCoordinates: 55°47′26″N 4°20′07″W / 55.7906°N 4.3352°W
Grid reference NS536576
Operations
Station code PTT
Managed by ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03   0.286 million
2004/05 Increase 0.293 million
2005/06 Increase 0.308 million
2006/07 Increase 0.342 million
2007/08 Decrease 0.328 million
2008/09 Increase 0.386 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.347 million
2010/11 Increase 0.362 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
Original company Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
1 May 1903 Opened[1]
1 January 1917 Closed
1 February 1919 Re-opened as Patterton for Darnley Rifle Range
Unknown date Renamed Patterton
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Patterton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal
The Waulkmill Glen Reservoir Viaduct close to Patteron station

Patterton railway station is a railway station serving the Patterton, Crookfur and Greenlaw areas of the town of Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire and the Deaconsbank and Jennylind areas of the City of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines.

History

The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 May 1903.[1] It closed on 1 January 1917 due to wartime economy,[1] and reopened on 1 February 1919 as Patterton for Darnley Rifle Range (sometimes referred to as simply Patterton for Darnley).[1] It was renamed back to Patterton by British Rail.[1]

Services

Patterton is an intermediate station on the Glasgow Central — Neilston line. The line was electrified in 1962. Since then the basic service has been a 30-minute service on Mondays to Saturdays, with additional peak hour services on Mondays to Fridays. In the early part of the 21st century, a 30-minute service was also provided on Sundays.

Class 303 "Blue Train" electric multiple units provided almost all trains services for many years thereafter, being joined by the similar Class 311. Services are now mainly operated by the Class 314, with occasional services operated by Class 318 and Class 334.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Neilston   ScotRail
Cathcart Circle Lines
   Whitecraigs
Historical railways
Lyoncross
Line open;
station never constructed		   Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
   Whitecraigs
Line and station open

Fire

On 24 February 2009, during repair works to a nearby bridge, a road laying vehicle caught fire which then spread to a gas mains pipe on the bridge. Soon after, the area was evacuated and all services through Patterton were suspended until the blaze was brought under control. During the suspension of services, passengers alighted at Cathcart railway station to a replacement bus service.[2]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Butt (1995), page 182
  2. ↑ "Chaos after gas main catches fire". Evening Times. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2009.

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