Frizinghall railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Frizinghall | ||
| Local authority | City of Bradford | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.230 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) | ||
| Zone | 3 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1875 Closed 1965 Reopened 1987 |
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| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Frizinghall (source) | |||
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Frizinghall railway station is situated in the Frizinghall district of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The station, which is an unstaffed halt 3 km (2 miles) north of Bradford Forster Square, and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Rail.
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[edit] History
Frizinghall station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 February 1875. It remained in operation until it was closed on 20 March 1965, a casualty of the Beeching Axe. However the line on which it stood remained open, and 22 years later the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive reopened the station.
The original station had two platforms opposite each other on the north side of Frizinghall Road, but the current station, opened on 7 September 1987, has the two platforms separated: the northbound platform is approximately where it was before, and the southbound is to the south of Frizinghall Road.
Bradford Grammar School was relocated to Frizinghall in the late 1940s. From then until closure, and again after reopening, pupils have constituted one of the main sources of traffic at the station. Indeed, it was an English teacher at Bradford Grammar School, Robin Sissons, that actively fought for Frizinghall station to reopen.
Frizinghall signal box is preserved in working order at Damems Junction, on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
Historically, services were as follows:
| Dates | Company or line | Preceding station | Following station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875-1923 | Midland | Manningham | Shipley |
| 1923-1948 | LMS | Manningham | Shipley |
| 1948-1965 | British Railways | Manningham | Shipley |
| 1987-present | West Yorkshire Metro | Forster Square | Shipley |
[edit] Services
Frizinghall is served by trains from Bradford Forster Square towards Leeds (on the Leeds-Bradford Line), Skipton (on the Airedale Line) and Ilkley (on the Wharfedale Line). During Monday to Saturday daytimes, trains operate every 30 minutes on each route. During the evenings, there are trains every hour to each of Skipton and Ilkley; on Sundays these run every two hours. At these times there are no trains to Leeds; passengers have to change at Shipley.
[edit] References
- Whitaker, Alan & Myland, Brian, 1993 Railway Memories No 4: Bradford. Bellcode Books ISBN 1-871233-03-8
- Bairstow, Martin, 2004 Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale ISBN 1-871944-28-7
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Frizinghall railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Frizinghall railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Shipley | Northern Rail Leeds-Bradford Line |
Bradford Forster Square | ||
| Bradford Forster Square | Northern Rail Airedale Line |
Shipley | ||
| Bradford Forster Square | Northern Rail Wharfedale Line |
Shipley | ||
