Patna railway station (Scotland)

Patna
General information
Location	Patna, East Ayrshire, Ayrshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°21′58″N4°29′58″W / 55.3662°N 4.4994°W / 55.3662; -4.4994
Grid reference	NS4168610877
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	1897;128 years ago (1897)
Closed	6 April 1964;60 years ago (1964-04-06) (resited)
Original company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway

Patna railway station was a railway station serving Patna, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway, worked and later owned by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

v t e Ayr and Dalmellington Railway
Legend
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Newton-on-Ayr Newton Junction Ayr to Mauchline Branch Hawkhill Junction Ayr Alloway Junction Maidens and Dunure Railway Ailsa Hospital Maybole Junction Maybole (Dalrymple) Junction Ayr & Maybole Junction Rly Burnton Viaduct Hollybush Ayr to Mauchline Branch Holehouse Junction Holehouse Junction Patna Waterside Waste Tip Dalmellington

History

The station opened in 1897, having moved around 150 metres (490 ft) south from the original station site that had opened on 7 August 1856. ^[1] The second station's site was closed by the British Railways Board in 1964. ^{[1] [2]}

The station had a single platform, a signal box near the road overbridge, a few sidings and a goods shed. The platform has been demolished and a private dwelling is now located at the site of the old station building.

References

Notes

1. Butt, p. 182
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 334. OCLC   931112387.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL   11956311M.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Holehouse Junction Line open, station closed		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Dalmellington Branch		Waterside Line open, station closed

External links

• Patna station
• Site of Patna station