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
General information
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

Elvanfoot railway station before the 1916 signalbox was built

Opened by the Caledonian Railway,[1] it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. A 6-sided signalbox was built in 1916.[2]

Between 1901 and 1938, Elvanfoot was the junction for the branch to Wanlockhead.[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. "Elvanfoot". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. Jowett (1989), page 29

Sources


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