Salvation Army Halt railway station

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Salvation Army Halt
Salvation Army Halt.jpg
Platform remains on the Alban Way.
Location
Place St Albans
Area City and District of St Albans, Hertfordshire
Grid reference TL163071
Operations
Pre-grouping GNR
Post-grouping LNER
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms 1
History
Key dates Opened 1 November 1897
Closed 1 October 1951
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
Railways around St. Albans
Continuation backward
 Midland Main Line 
Station on track
St Albans City
Head station Straight track
St Albans Abbey
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St Albans London Road
Station on track Straight track Unknown BSicon "exSTR"
Park Street
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Continuation forward Straight track Unknown BSicon "exSTR"
 Abbey Line 
Straight track Unknown BSicon "exDST"
Sanders Siding
Straight track Unknown BSicon "exBHF"
Salvation Army Halt
Straight track Unknown BSicon "exKDSTl" Unknown BSicon "exABZrf"
Hertfordshire County
Straight track Unknown BSicon "exSTR"
Mental Hospital
Straight track Unknown BSicon "exBHF"
Hill End
Straight track Unused continuation forward
 Hatfield to St Albans Line 
Continuation forward
 Midland Main Line 

Salvation Army Halt railway station was initially a private non-timetabled halt for the staff of Messrs Sander & Sons which had established an orchid-growing business in the Camp district of St Albans. A private siding (known as "Sander's Sidings") also led directly to the firm's greenhouses, enabling the swift dispatch of orchids to the market. The halt was also used by Salvation Army personnel working at the Army's printing works on Campfield Road, and it was from this that the halt obtained its name.[1][2]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
St Albans
(London Road)
  Great Northern Railway
Hatfield and St Albans Railway
  Hill End

[edit] References

  1. ^ Salvation Army Halt from Subterranea Britannica
  2. ^ Henry Sander's Orchid Business

Coordinates: 51°45′1″N 0°19′0″W / 51.75028°N 0.316667°W / 51.75028; -0.316667

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