Elvanfoot railway station

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.

Elvanfoot
Site of the station in 1991
LocationElvanfoot, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55.4371°N 3.6536°W / 55.4371; -3.6536
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
15 February 1848Opened[1]
4 January 1965Closed[1]

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. Butt (1995), page 91
  2. RAILSCOT
  3. Jowett (1989), page 29

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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Nock, O.S. (1974). Electric Euston to Glasgow (1st ed.). London: Ian Allan Limited. ISBN 0-7110-0530-3. OCLC 2283378.
  • RAILSCOT on Caledonian Railway
  • RAILSCOT on Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch
  • Elvanfoot railway station on navigable OS map


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