Frickley railway station explained

Frickley
Status:	Disused
Borough:	Clayton, Barnsley
Country:	England
Coordinates:	53.5639°N -1.3042°W
Grid Name:	Grid reference
Platforms:	2
Years:	1879
Events:	opened
Years2:	1953
Events2:	closed

Frickley railway station was situated on the Swinton and Knottingley Joint railway, between Bolton-on-Dearne and Moorthorpe. It served the village of Clayton, South Yorkshire, England.

The station was situated about a mile north of the present Thurnscoe railway station.

It opened in 1879 and closed on 8 June 1953.^[1]

References

• "A Railway Chronology of the Sheffield Area" Edited by Richard V. Proctor, Sheffield City Libraries, 1975.

External links

• Frickley station on navigable 1955 O. S. map
• Frickley station from approx 1902 on a navigable O. S. map

Notes and References

1. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 188. 931112387.