Friden | |
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General information | |
Location | Friden, Derbyshire Dales England |
Coordinates | 53°08′35″N 1°44′38″W / 53.143°N 1.7438°W |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Cromford and High Peak Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1855 | Opened |
1877 | Closed |
21 April 1967 | Line between Cromford and Parsley Hay closed |
1971 | Trackbed reopened as part of the High Peak Trail[1][better source needed] |
Friden railway station was a railway station on the Cromford and High Peak Railway serving the villages of Friden and Newhaven in Derbyshire, England. It was located on the former line between High Peak Junction near Cromford and the Parsley Hay near Buxton. After closure of the line in 1967, the trackbed was incorporated into the High Peak Trail. The former stationmaster's house is a Grade II listed building.