Elvanfoot railway station

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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

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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

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  • Elvanfoot railway station on navigable OS map

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