Place St Albans Pre-grouping GNR | Grid reference TL163071 Platforms in use 1 | |
 | ||
Area City and District of St Albans, Hertfordshire Post-grouping LNER
London Midland Region of British Railways Key dates Opened 1 November 1897
Closed 1 October 1951 Similar Hill End railway station, Smallford railway station, St Albans (London Road) rail, Hemel Hempsted (Midland, Hertford Cowbridge railway st | ||
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.
References
Salvation Army Halt railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA