Patterton railway 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 Abellio ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines, 7 3⁄4 miles (12.5 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.

Patterton
LocationNewton Mearns, East Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates55.7906°N 4.3352°W / 55.7906; -4.3352
Grid referenceNS536576
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePTT
History
Original companyLanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
1 May 1903Opened[1]
1 January 1917Closed
1 February 1919Re-opened as Patterton for Darnley Rifle Range
Unknown dateRenamed Patterton
Passengers
2015/16 0.439 million
2016/17 0.469 million
2017/18 0.494 million
2018/19 0.521 million
2019/20 0.534 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
The Waulkmill Glen Reservoir Viaduct close to Patterton station

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]

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and only has shelters on each platform. A ticket machine is available to allow passengers to purchase their ticket before boarding the train. A long-line P.A and digital information displays provide train running information. The station footbridge is not accessible for disabled users, but there is step-free access to each platform via ramps from the nearby road.[2]

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.[3] 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 380 since the withdrawal of the Class 314, with occasional peak services operated by Class 318 and Class 320.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Neilston   Abellio 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.[4]

References

Notes
  1. Butt (1995), page 182
  2. Patterton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 30 November 2016
  3. Table 223 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  4. "Chaos after gas main catches fire". Evening Times. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2009.

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • 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.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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