page_title: Derby Friargate railway station
section_title: Station site
hierarchical_section_title: Derby Friargate railway station / Present day / Station site
caption_attribution_description: the track bed over Friar Gate Bridge, the remains of he station platform may be found under the scrub on the right. photo showing the location of the Friar Gate station
context_page_description: Derby Friargate railway station was the main station in Derby on the Great Northern Railway Derbyshire Extension popularly known as the Friargate Line.
context_section_description: It is possible to walk the old station site and to inspect Handyside's bridge, although the crossing has been fenced off for safety reasons.  The old route of the line was towards Mickleover over a steeped bridge taking the line under Uttoxeter Old Road. The main line and sidings are now an industrial estate.
   From here the route approaches the site now occupied by Sainsbury's and there are still some signs of the existence of the old railway, such as a disused bridge over where the line once stood.  Further along and a bridge carrying the old Kingsway part of Derby outer ring road can be observed, although today it only carries a little-used pavement.
  Next the line crosses the line of the A38 and climbs through a deep cutting to a summit at Mickleover tunnel. Neither end of the 464-yard tunnel is visible, having been hidden beneath spoil since 1982.  For further information about the route of the line and its history see Great Northern Railway's Derbyshire Extension.
caption: Friar Gate Station remains can be found under the trees and scrub to the right. The arrow shows the old track bed over the bridge. The houses on Friar Gate can just be seen beyond the trees.
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