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 | |
| Location | Elvanfoot, South Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.4371°N 3.6536°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Caledonian Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 15 February 1848 | Opened[1] |
| 4 January 1965 | Closed[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
- Butt (1995), page 91
- "Elvanfoot". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- Jowett (1989), page 29
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- 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, Oswald (1974). Electric Euston to Glasgow (1st ed.). London: Ian Allan Limited. ISBN 0-7110-0530-3. OCLC 2283378.
- Elvanfoot railway station on navigable OS map
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