Elvanfoot railway station

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Elvanfoot
Elvanfoot station site geograph-3457338-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Site of the station in 1991
LocationElvanfoot, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°26′14″N 3°39′13″W / 55.4371°N 3.6536°W / 55.4371; -3.6536Coordinates: 55°26′14″N 3°39′13″W / 55.4371°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]

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. ^ a b c 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, Oswald (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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