Parkgate railway station (Rotherham)

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Parkgate

Rotherham Parkgate
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General information
Location Parkgate, Borough of Rotherham
England
Coordinates 53°26′35″N1°20′36″W / 53.4429376°N 1.3432904°W / 53.4429376; -1.3432904
Grid reference SK437942
Transit authority South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Parking95 spaces
History
Original company Sheffield Supertram
Key dates
25 October 2018Opened
Location
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Parkgate
Location in South Yorkshire, England

Parkgate (or Rotherham Parkgate) is a tram-train stop on the Sheffield Supertram network. It opened on 25 October 2018, [1] following the opening of the extension from Meadowhall to Rotherham Parkgate, and serves the suburb of Parkgate, Rotherham in South Yorkshire.

Contents

It is situated next to the Rotherham Parkgate shopping park, which is located to the north-east of the town centre, near the border with the village of Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire.

History

Rotherham Parkgate is part of the Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train pilot scheme, which is a first of its kind in the United Kingdom. The scheme involved extending the Sheffield Supertram from Meadowhall to Rotherham Central, mostly via low-use freight lines, before continuing to the terminus at Parkgate. The scheme ended up going over budget, with a final cost of £75 million. [2]

It was planned that Rotherham Parkgate would be the hub for longer distance inter-regional services, while Rotherham Central would be the hub for local services. [3] Plans suggested that the construction of the station would cost around £14 million (£53 million including the railway service to Leeds), delivering economic benefits worth over £100 million. [4]

A study later concluded that the expansion of Rotherham Central would not go ahead, as it would cost £161 million to expand the station, but only deliver benefits worth £76 million. [4]

Facilities

There are 95 free parking spaces at the station, for use by tram-train passengers.

Services

As of February 2021, the station is served by two tram-trains per hour. The average journey time to Rotherham Central is 3 minutes, and Sheffield (Cathedral) is 27 minutes. [5]

Rolling stock used: Class 399 Tram-Train

Preceding station  Sheffield Supertram  Following station
Rotherham Central
towards Cathedral
  Sheffield Supertram
Tram-train
 Terminus

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References

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