Friezland railway station

Friezland
The site of the station in 1996
General information
Location	Friezland, Oldham England
Grid reference	SD993041
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1886	Station opens
1 January 1917	Station closes to passengers
22 February 1965	closed to freight
Location

v t e Micklehurst Loop
Legend
to Huddersfield Standedge Tunnel Diggle Butterhouse tunnel Uppermill Friezland Royal George tunnel Micklehurst Staley and Millbrook Stalybridge Victoria Junction to Manchester Victoria via Ashton Charlestown to Manchester Piccadilly via Ashton Park Parade to Stockport via Audenshaw

Friezland Railway Station served the Hamlet of Friezland in Saddleworth until closure on 1 January 1917. It was built by the London and North Western Railway on its Micklehurst Line.

On 19 August 1909 a passenger train was derailed at Friezland. Both train crew were killed. ^[1]

The station closed for passenger traffic on 1 January 1917 but regular passenger traffic continued to pass through until 1964. Freight services to the station were withdrawn in 1965 and the line through the station was closed in 1966. ^[2] The village is now served by Greenfield railway station.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Micklehurst		L&NW Micklehurst Line		Uppermill

References

1. "Accident at Friezland on 10th August 1909 :: The Railways Archive".
2. "Disused Stations: Friezland Station".

• The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow

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