diff --git a/src/rail_cmd.cpp b/src/rail_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/rail_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/rail_cmd.cpp
@@ -1442,8 +1442,8 @@ static CommandCost RemoveTrainDepot(Tile
 			if (v != NULL) FreeTrainTrackReservation(v);
 		}
 
+		delete Depot::GetByTile(tile);
 		DoClearSquare(tile);
-		delete Depot::GetByTile(tile);
 		AddSideToSignalBuffer(tile, dir, owner);
 		YapfNotifyTrackLayoutChange(tile, DiagDirToDiagTrack(dir));
 		if (v != NULL) TryPathReserve(v, true);