Leadhills railway station

Leadhills railway station was opened on 1 October 1901[1] as the intermediate stop on the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway and served the lead mining area, farms and the village of Leadhills circa 5.5 miles (8.9 km) WSW of Elvanfoot railway station in South Lanarkshire until 2 January 1939 for passengers and freight.

The line had been closed and lifted before the Scottish Region of British Railways came into existence upon nationalisation in 1948.

[3] The line suffered greatly from the closure of the lead mines and passenger traffic was slight, although the station was located conveniently near to the small village.

This platform at Leadhills was demarcated by a wooden fence and a passing loop of 100 yards (91 m) length with catch points was provided as was a three ton capacity crane.

The engine shed and water tower stood to the east, 5 miles 37.1 chains (8.79 kilometres) from Elvanfoot.