Sough railway station
| Spring Vale | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Spring Vale |
| Area | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Coordinates | 53°41′12″N 2°27′26″W / 53.6868°N 2.4572°WCoordinates: 53°41′12″N 2°27′26″W / 53.6868°N 2.4572°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 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 |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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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. 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. The station was renamed Spring Vale and Sough in November 1870, and Spring Vale on 1 March 1877. It was closed on 5 August 1958, two days after nearby Lower Darwen. 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.
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