Patterton railway station

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Patterton

Location

Place

Newton Mearns

Local authority

East Renfrewshire

Operations

Station code

PTT

Managed by

First ScotRail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2002/03 *

0.286 million

2004/05 *

0.293 million

2005/06 *

0.308 million

Passenger Transport Executive

PTE

SPT

History

1 May 1903

Opened

1 January 1917

Closed

1 February 1919

Re-opened as Patterton for Darnley Rifle Range

Unknown date

Renamed Patterton

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Patterton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Patterton railway station is a railway station serving Newton Mearns and Deaconsbank, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Lines.

1 History
2 Footnotes
3 References
4 External links

[edit] 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]

The station is fully operational today.

[edit] Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Butt, page 182

[edit] References

Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.

[edit] External links

Train times and station information for Patterton railway station from National Rail

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