Paisley Hamilton Street railway station

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Paisley Hamilton Street
General information
LocationPaisley, Renfrewshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°51′00″N 4°25′16″W / 55.850°N 4.421°W / 55.850; -4.421
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPaisley and Renfrew Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow & South Western
Key dates
3 April 1837Opened, with loco haulage
July 1835Leased to tenant
31 July 1852Bought by G&SWR
23 January 1866Services suspended for line doubling and re-gauging
1 February 1866Station Closed

Paisley (Hamilton Street) railway station was an early railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. It was built in 1837 by the Paisley and Renfrew Railway; and, together with the station at Renfrew Wharf, was one of two terminal stations on the line. Both stations offered passengers and goods facilities.[1]

History

The station opened on 3 April 1837, with

Scotch gauge) line.[2] The intention was to both supplement and complete with passenger and goods services on the River Cart between Paisley and Renfrew
.

The station was entered through either carriage or foot-gates. These led to a booking office, with a passenger waiting room behind it; the upper floor, above, was reserved for the use of the manager.[1] Behind this was the Train shed, which had two platforms running the whole length of the shed. There was a separate locomotive shed; and a goods warehouse, which had one railway line running through it.[1]

During the summer months there was a half-hourly service, the journey took 12 minutes, with ten journeys in each direction per day.[1]

In 1842, to save money, the steam locomotive was replaced by horse haulage.[2]

Closure

On 23 January 1866, train services were suspended on the line to enable the tracks to be doubled throughout; the line to be converted to

Standard Gauge and for it to be connected to the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway, at Arkleston Junction.[3]

Paisley Hamilton Street station closed on 1 February 1866; it was replaced by the Glasgow and South Western Railway's Paisley Abercorn station, when the line reopened on 1 May 1866.[3]

The station is shown on an Ordnance Survey map of 1923, still with tracks in situ; it is marked as a goods station.

Paisley Hamilton Street Station apparently still in use, for goods in 1923
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Renfrew Wharf
Line and station closed 		  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Paisley and Renfrew Railway
   Terminus

See also

Railway stations in Paisley
Legend
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Glasgow, Paisley &
Greenock Railway
Glasgow, Paisley,
Kilmarnock & Ayr Rly
Left arrow
Walkinshaw N & S Junctions
(P&BDR)
Ferguslie
Paisley St James
(GP&GR)
 Paisley Gilmour Street
Up arrow Paisley & Renfrew Rly
Wallneuk Junction
Paisley
Hamilton Street
(P&RR)
(P&RR)
Greenlaw
Goods
Paisley Abercorn
(P&RR)
(P&BDR)
Stanely
(
Glenfield
Arkleston Junction
(
PCL)
Paisley West
Paisley East
(P&BDR)
(
PCL)
Paisley Canal
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Glasgow & Paisley
Joint Railway
(BB G&SWR)
Potterhill
PCL
)
(P&BDR)
Dykebar
Right arrow
Paisley Canal Line
Gleniffer Goods Depot
Blackbyres
West Junction
 (P&BDR)
Paisley & Barrhead
District Railway
Down arrow
Right arrow Barrhead Branch (G&SWR)

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d Whishaw (1842)
  2. ^ a b Awdry (1990), page 97
  3. ^ a b Butt (1995). Page 180.

Sources

  • OCLC 19514063
    . CN 8983.
  • OL 11956311M
    .
  • ISBN 0-7153-4786-1
    .
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