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 its 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, Dr Robin Sisson, who actively fought for Frizinghall station to reopen. Sisson was killed in a car accident in Sheffield on 24 June 2008.
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 |
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