Wanlockhead railway station

Wanlockhead
General information
LocationSouth Lanarkshire
Scotland
Grid referenceNS 87419 12607
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
19 September 1902Open to freight[1]
1 October 1902Station opens to passengers[2]
31 December 1938[3]Last passenger train
2 January 1939Line officially closed to passengers and goods[4][5]

Wanlockhead railway station was opened on 1 October 1902[2] as the terminus on the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway and served the lead mining area, farms and the village of Wanlockhead. Elvanfoot railway station in South Lanarkshire was the junction for the branch and was located on the west coast main line. It remained open until 2 January 1939 for passengers and freight.[2] When Wanlockhead station opened in 1902, a year after Leadhills station, it became the highest standard gauge adhesion station in the United Kingdom at 1,413 ft (431 m), 7 miles 24 chains (11.7 kilometres) from Elvanfoot.[6][7]

Leadhills and
Wanlockhead Branch
Legend
Up arrow Caledonian Railway Main Line
 Elvanfoot
Right arrow Caledonian Railway Main Line
 Leadhills
Wanlockhead
  1. ^ Thomas, Page 50
  2. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 242.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference FF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Butt 1995, p. 140.
  5. ^ Wignal (1983), Page 67
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference OET was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Ireland, Page 17