Gleadless Townend

Gleadless Townend is an outer city district of Sheffield centred on the junction of the ring road, White Lane (B6054) and Gleadless Road (B6388).

Gleadless Townend
Gleadless Townend
Location within Sheffield
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSheffield
Postcode districtS12
Dialling code0114
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Transport

Gleadless Townend is served by multiple bus routes and two routes of the Sheffield Supertram light rail network, forming a minor transport interchange.

Buses

A number of bus routes serve Gleadless Townend, including First South Yorkshire's 18 and 51 routes and TM Travel's 252 service.

Sheffield Supertram
A Supertram at Gleadless Townend.

Gleadless Townend tram stop is a Supertram stop on both the Blue and Purple routes. It was opened on 5 December 1994, with a full service on all lines launching from 3 April 1995.

On 20 September 2008, a 75-year-old woman was seriously injured when she was fell and was subsequently struck by a tram while it was arriving at the local tram stop.[1] The woman was removed and transferred to the Northern General Hospital, suffering from head injuries and a fractured pelvis leg.

Preceding station   Sheffield Supertram   Following station
Hollinsend
towards Malin Bridge		   Blue Line   White Lane
towards Halfway
Hollinsend
towards Cathedral		   Purple Line   Herdings / Leighton Road
towards Herdings Park

References
  1. "Woman badly hurt in tram accident". BBC News. 20 September 2008.
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