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Elvanfoot railway station

Coordinates: 55°26′14″N 3°39′13″W / 55.4371°N 3.6536°W / 55.4371; -3.6536
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Elvanfoot
Site of the station in 1991
General information
LocationElvanfoot, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°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

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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

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Butt (1995), page 91
  2. ^ "Elvanfoot". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ Jowett (1989), page 29

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