Patna railway station (Scotland)

Patna
Location
Place	Patna, East Ayrshire
Area	Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°21′58″N 4°29′58″W / 55.3662°N 4.4994°WCoordinates: 55°21′58″N 4°29′58″W / 55.3662°N 4.4994°W
Grid reference	NS4168610877
Operations
Original company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
7 August 1856	opened
1897	resited
6 April 1964	Station closed
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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.

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 and Maybole Junction Railway Burnton Viaduct Hollybush Ayr to Mauchline Branch Holehouse Junction Holehouse Junction Patna Waterside Waste Tip Dalmellington

History

The station opened in 1897, having moved 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]

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

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

External links

• Patna station
• Site of Patna station