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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.[1] 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 and was just located south of the road bridge at the top off Cranberry Lane[2] The station was moved 150 yards north and was renamed Spring Vale and Sough in November 1870,[3] and Spring Vale on 1 March 1877. It was closed on 5 August 1958,[4][5] two days after nearby Lower Darwen.[6] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Spring Vale
General information
Location	Spring Vale, Blackburn with Darwen England
Coordinates	53.6868°N 2.4572°W / 53.6868; -2.4572
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 August 1847 (1847-08-03)	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 (1958-08-05)	Closed to passengers

References

• Welch, S. Lancashire Steam Finale, ISBN 1-870754-61-1

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Darwen Line and station open		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway		Entwistle Line and station open

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