Smallford railway station
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| Smallford | |||
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| Platform remains on the Alban Way. | |||
| Location | |||
| Location | St Albans | ||
| Area | City and District of St Albans, Hertfordshire | ||
| Grid reference | TL198072 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | H&StAR | ||
| Post-grouping | LNER London Midland Region of British Railways |
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| Platforms | 1 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened May 1866 | ||
| Closed 1 January 1969 | |||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Closed railway stations in Britain |
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Smallford railway station was a station on the former St Albans Branch Line. The station opened as Springfield in 1866, and was renamed in 1879. The station closed permanently on New Year's Day 1969 when a haulage contract ended with a local scrap merchant, but it had already closed to passengers in 1951. The single platform still exists alongside the Alban Way rail trail, as does the ticket office, located in an adjacent builders' yard.[1]
Oddly, even though the station closed many years ago, it still appears as a station on online ticket retailer TheTrainLine.com, through its 'nearest stations' facility.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Catford, Nick; Disused Stations: Smallford; accessed 2007-08-27
- ^ TheTrainLine.com/MultiMap.com; accessed 2007-08-27
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Hill End | British Rail St Albans Branch |
Nast Hyde Halt | ||
