Penistone is a market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley,South Yorkshire,England,which had a population of 24,760 at the 2021 census. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire,it is 8 miles (13 km) west of Barnsley,17 miles (27 km) north-east of Glossop,14.2 miles (23 km) north-west of Sheffield,27 miles (43 km) south-west of Leeds and 29 miles (47 km) east of Manchester in the foothills of the Pennines. The town is frequently noted on lists of unusual place names.
The Huddersfield line is the main railway line between the English cities of Leeds and Manchester,via Huddersfield. It is one of the busiest MetroTrain lines. The route travels south-south-west from Leeds through Dewsbury. After a short westward stretch through Mirfield,where it runs on the ex-L&YR section,it continues south-west through Huddersfield,using the Colne Valley to its headwaters. The long Standedge Tunnel,just after Marsden,crosses under the watershed;the majority of the run down to Manchester is in the Tame Valley. From Manchester,some services continue to Manchester Airport and others to Liverpool.
The Penistone Line is operated by Northern Trains in the West Yorkshire Metro and Travel South Yorkshire areas of northern England. It connects Huddersfield and Sheffield via Penistone and Barnsley,serving many rural communities. Metrocards can be used for travel between Huddersfield and Denby Dale and intermediate stations.
Sheffield Victoria was the main railway station in Sheffield,South Yorkshire,England,on the Great Central Railway,
The Woodhead line was a railway line linking Sheffield,Penistone and Manchester in the north of England. A key feature of the route is the passage under the high moorlands of the northern Peak District through the Woodhead Tunnels. The line was electrified in 1953 and closed between Hadfield and Penistone in 1981.
Barnsley Interchange is a combined rail and bus station in the centre of Barnsley,South Yorkshire. It was first opened in 1850 as Barnsley Exchange railway station and is 16 miles (26 km) north of Sheffield. It is on the Hallam and Penistone Lines,both operated by Northern Trains. On 20 May 2007,the new bus station and refurbished railway station were officially opened by Travel South Yorkshire,with the combined facility renamed to Barnsley Interchange.
Normanton railway station serves the town of Normanton in West Yorkshire,England. It lies 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Leeds railway station on the Hallam Line,which is operated by Northern.
Castleford railway station serves the town of Castleford in West Yorkshire. It lies on the Hallam and Pontefract lines,11 miles (18 km) south-east of Leeds.
The present Silkstone Common railway station,which opened by British Rail on 14 May 1983 serves the village of Silkstone Common,near Barnsley in South Yorkshire,England. The station is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Barnsley on the Penistone Line between Huddersfield and Sheffield.
Dodworth railway station serves the village of Dodworth,in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley,South Yorkshire,England. The station is 2 miles 71 chains (4.6 km) west of Barnsley on the Penistone Line between Huddersfield and Sheffield.
Mirfield railway station serves the town of Mirfield in West Yorkshire,England. It lies on the Huddersfield Line and is managed by Northern and also receives services by Grand Central and also TransPennine Express. The station is 4 miles (6 km) north east from Huddersfield.
Marsden railway station serves the village of Marsden near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire,England. The station is on the Huddersfield Line,operated by Northern and is about 7 miles (11 km) west of Huddersfield station. It was opened in 1849 by the London &North Western Railway and is the last station before the West Yorkshire boundary with Greater Manchester. The station is operated by Northern Trains,but only Transpennine Express trains call here.
Church Fenton railway station serves the village of Church Fenton in North Yorkshire,England. It is situated where the Cross Country Route from Leeds to York meets the Dearne Valley line from Sheffield to York,just under 10.75 miles (17 km) from York.
Denby Dale railway station serves the village of Denby Dale,in West Yorkshire,England and the surrounding area. It lies on the Penistone Line 9.5 miles (15 km) south east of Huddersfield and is operated by Northern.
Shepley railway station serves the villages of Shepley and Shelley in West Yorkshire,England. It lies on the Penistone Line operated by Northern. Opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1850,it is located at the southern end of one of the two passing loops on the otherwise single track section between Barnsley and Huddersfield.
Stocksmoor railway station serves the village of Stocksmoor near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire,England.
Over the latter years of the 19th and early years of the 20th centuries,Penistone in Yorkshire gained a name as an accident black-spot on Britain's railway network;indeed,it could be said to hold the title of the worst accident black-spot in the country. The main line through the town was the Woodhead route of the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway between Sheffield Victoria and Manchester,London Road. The line was heavily graded with a summit some 400 yards inside the eastern portal of the Woodhead tunnel.
Barnsley Court House railway station was a railway station in Barnsley,South Yorkshire,England. It closed in 1960.
Newton for Hyde railway station,serves the Newton area of Hyde in Greater Manchester,England. Newton for Hyde is 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly station and managed by Northern Trains. The station unusually features both a covered subway underneath the platforms and a larger viaduct tunnel accessible from both sides,meaning there are 2 ways to cross platforms underground. The eastern side of the station containing these passageways is raised on the viaduct.
Hadfield railway station serves the Peak District town of Hadfield in Derbyshire,England. The station is one of the twin termini at the Derbyshire end of the Manchester-Glossop Line,the other being Glossop. It was opened by the Sheffield,Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1844.
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