Elvanfoot railway station

Elvanfoot

Site of the station in 1991
Location
Place Elvanfoot
Area South Lanarkshire
Coordinates 55°26′14″N 3°39′13″W / 55.4371°N 3.6536°WCoordinates: 55°26′14″N 3°39′13″W / 55.4371°N 3.6536°W
Operations
Original company Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
15 February 1848 Opened[1]
4 January 1965 Closed[1]
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Elvanfoot railway station was a station which served Elvanfoot, in the Scottish county of South Lanarkshire. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line.

History

Opened by the Caledonian Railway,[1] it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923.

Between 1901 and 1938, Elvanfoot was the junction for the branch to Wanlockhead.[2][3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Beattock Summit
Line open; Station closed
  Caledonian Railway
Main Line
  Crawford
Line open; Station closed
Leadhills
Line and Station closed
  Caledonian Railway
Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch
  Terminus

Current operations

Trains pass at speed on the electrified West Coast Main Line. Also at this location is a feeder station from the National Grid. Very few remnants of the station are still visible on the site.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Butt (1995), page 91
  2. RAILSCOT
  3. Jowett (1989), page 29

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