Spring Vale railway station
Spring Vale | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Spring Vale, Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 3 August 1847 | Opened as Sough; terminus of line |
| 12 June 1848 | Line extended to Bolton |
| November 1870 | Renamed Spring Vale and Sough |
| 1 March 1877 | Renamed Spring Vale |
| 5 August 1958 | Closed to passengers |
Spring Vale railway station was a railway station that served the community of Spring Vale, in Darwen,
Bolton opened on 12 June 1848 and was just located south of the road bridge at the top off Cranberry Lane[2] The station was moved 150 yards north and was renamed Spring Vale and Sough in November 1870,[3] and Spring Vale on 1 March 1877. It was closed on 5 August 1958,[4][5] two days after nearby Lower Darwen.[6]
It achieved noteworthiness when, on the night of 25 September 1931, Mahatma Gandhi alighted from a train there to spend the night with a local family whilst visiting England to see the effects of his cotton making campaign on the British textile industry.[citation needed]
References
- ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 214, 218
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 218
- OCLC 504319235.
- ^ Daniels & Dench 1963, p. 18
- Welch, S. Lancashire Steam Finale, ISBN 1-870754-61-1
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Darwen Line and station open |
Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway
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Entwistle Line and station open | ||
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