Paisley Hamilton Street railway station
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Scotland
Paisley Hamilton Street | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°51′00″N 4°25′16″W / 55.850°N 4.421°W | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Paisley and Renfrew Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow & South Western | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 3 April 1837 | Opened, with loco haulage | ||||
| July 1835 | Leased to tenant | ||||
| 31 July 1852 | Bought by G&SWR | ||||
| 23 January 1866 | Services suspended for line doubling and re-gauging | ||||
| 1 February 1866 | Station Closed | ||||
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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]
The station opened on 3 April 1837, with steam locomotive haulage on the 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) gauge, (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]
