Elvanfoot railway station
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Parameter validation".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "check for deprecated parameters". 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. 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 operationsTrains 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. ReferencesNotes<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />Sources
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- Disused railway stations in South Lanarkshire
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965
- Beeching closures in Scotland
- Former Caledonian Railway stations