Patterton Railway Station

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. It closed on 1 January 1917 due to the First World War, and reopened on 1 February 1919 as Patterton for Darnley Rifle Range (sometimes referred to as simply Patterton for Darnley). It was renamed back to Patterton by British Rail.

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.

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