Elvanfoot railway station

Elvanfoot
265px Site of the station in 1991
Location
Place	Elvanfoot
Area	South Lanarkshire
Coordinates
Operations
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
15 February 1848	Opened
4 January 1965	Closed
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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, 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.

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

Sources

• RAILSCOT on Caledonian Railway
• RAILSCOT on Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch
• Elvanfoot railway station on navigable OS map