Spring Vale railway station
Former railway station in England
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Spring Vale railway station was a railway station that served the community of Spring Vale, in Darwen, Lancashire, England. It was opened by the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway on 3 August 1847, and was originally named Sough.[1] At first, it was the southern terminus of the line from Blackburn (Bolton Road); the line south of Sough to 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]
England
Spring Vale | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Spring Vale, Blackburn with Darwen England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.6868°N 2.4572°W | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | 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 | ||||
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