Paisley Hamilton Street railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Paisley Hamilton Street
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caption =
line = Paisley and Renfrew Railway
manager = Glasgow & South Western
locale = Paisley
borough = Renfrewshire
latitude = 55.8500
longitude = -4.4233
years = 3 April 1837
events = Opened, with loco haulage
years1 = July 1835
events1 = Leased to tenant
years2 = 31 July 1852
events2 = Bought by G&SWR
years3 = 23 January 1866
events3 = Services suspended for line doubling and re-gauging
years4 = 1 February 1866
events4 = Station Closed
platforms = 2|

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.Whishaw (1842)]

History

The station opened on 3 April 1837, with steam locomotive haulage on the RailGauge|54 gauge, (Scotch gauge) line.Awdry (1990), page 97] 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.Whishaw (1842).] 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.

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

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

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.Butt (1995). Page 180.]

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.

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

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