Salvation Army Halt railway station

Salvation Army Halt
Platform remains on the Alban Way
General information
LocationSt Albans, City and District of St Albans
England
Grid referenceTL163071
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1 November 1897
Closed1 October 1951
Pre-groupingGNR
Post-groupingLNER
London Midland Region of British Railways
Railway stations in St Albans
Midland Main Line
to The North
St Albans City
St Albans Abbey
St Albans (London Road)
Park Street
Sanders Siding
Salvation Army Halt
Hertfordshire County
Mental Hospital
Hill End

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.


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