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Latest revision as of 03:41, 18 November 2015
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 | ||
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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.