Salvation Army Halt railway station

Salvation Army Halt
Platform remains on the Alban Way
General information
Location	St Albans, City and District of St Albans England
Grid reference	TL163071
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	1 November 1897
Closed	1 October 1951
Pre-grouping	GNR
Post-grouping	LNER London Midland Region of British Railways

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Legend
Midland Main Line to The North St Albans City St Albans Abbey St Albans (London Road) Park Street Sanders Siding Abbey line to Watford Junction Salvation Army Halt Hertfordshire County Mental Hospital Hill End Hatfield to St Albans Line Midland Main Line to London St Pancras

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] Just after the station, a short branch line departed to the east and served Hertfordshire County Mental Hospital.