Penistone Line

The Penistone Line is the name given to one of the rail services, operated by Northern Rail, in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. The service connects Huddersfield and Sheffield via Penistone and Barnsley, serving many rural communities. Metrocards (Zone 5) are available at stations between Huddersfield and Denby Dale.

1 Line details
- 1.1 Hudderfield – Penistone
- 1.2 Penistone – Barnsley – Sheffield
2 Penistone Line today
3 External links

Line details

Hudderfield – Penistone

The first section of line between Huddersfield and Penistone was opened on 1 July 1850 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR). From the joint L&YR/London and North Western Railway Huddersfield station trains ran south to Springwood Junction (south of Huddersfield) on the London and North Western Railway Leeds – Manchester main line, where the L&YR line began; from there the route was as follows:

here is Springwood Tunnel
Lockwood
Meltham Branch Junction where the now disused branch ran to Meltham
Berry Brow
here is Robin Hood Tunnel
here is Howley Tunnel
Howley
Brockholes this was the junction for the now closed Holmfirth branch line
here is Thurstonland Tunnel
Stocksmoor
Shepley also serves Shelley
here is Clayton West Junction for the now closed Clayton West branch Clayton West signal box
here is Cumberworth Tunnel
Denby Dale also serves Cumberworth
here is Wellhouse Tunnel
here is Penistone Viaduct
Penistone The original station was opened with the line; in 1874 a joint L&YR/Great Central Railway (GCR) station was built when the GCR Sheffield line was opened through here. The latter line was closed to all traffic on 5 January 1970.

The southern part of that section follows the upper reaches of the River Don.

Penistone – Barnsley – Sheffield

At Penistone, the route joins the former Great Central Railway line from Manchester via the Woodhead Tunnel, travelling eastwards. Beyond Barnsley it takes a circuitous route via Wombwell before going south to Sheffield. The route is as follows:

Penistone
here is the junction for the direct line via Worsborough to Wombwell (freight-only) (closed?)
Silkstone Common (was Silkstone: the station was reopened when the direct line to Sheffield was closed and trains diverted via Barnsley on 14 May 1983)
Dodsworth (as for Silkstone – a reopened station)
Summer Lane
Barnsley Barnsley was served by three railway companies: L&YR, GCR, and Midland; and by two stations: Exchange and Court House. The Penistone Line continues to Sheffield by the Midland route:
here is a triangular junction linking with the main Midland line to Leeds
Dovecliffe railway station (closed?)
here was the junction for the Birdwell and Pilley freight-only branch
[[Wombwell railway station|Wombwell]
Elsecar (was named Elsecar & Hoyland)
Wentworth & Hoyland Common
here is Tankersley Tunnel
Chapeltown
Grange Lane (closed?)
Meadowhall (Meadow Hall & Wincobank)
Brightside
Sheffield

Penistone Line today

The Penistone Line Partnership, representing local interests, is a long-time supporter of services on the route, and has provided music and real-ale trains.

External links

Notes on Huddersfield-Penistone section

Railway lines in Great Britain:
<p style="font-size: 90%">High-speed main lines:	<p style="font-size: 90%">Channel Tunnel Rail Link – Channel Tunnel
<p style="font-size: 90%">'Classic' main lines:	<p style="font-size: 90%">Cross-Country – East Coast – Great Eastern – Great Western – Midland – West Coast
<p style="font-size: 90%">Other main lines:	<p style="font-size: 90%">Brighton – Chiltern – Chatham – Hastings – Highland – Kent Coast – London, Tilbury and Southend – North Wales – Portsmouth Direct – Settle-Carlisle – South Wales – South Western – Welsh Marches – Wessex – West Anglia – West of England
<p style="font-size: 90%">Secondary routes:	<p style="font-size: 90%">Airedale – Arun Valley – Ayrshire Coast – Caldervale – Cambridge-Norwich – Cotswold – Dearne Valley – East Coastway – Golden Valley – Glasgow South Western – Hallam – Harrogate – Harwich – Hope Valley – Huddersfield – Lea Valley – Leeds-Bradford – Medway Valley – North Downs – Pontefract – Robin Hood – Riviera – Wakefield – West Coastway – West Highland – York & Selby
<p style="font-size: 90%">Commuter lines:	<p style="font-size: 90%">Alton – Argyle – Bexleyheath – Birmingham Cross-City – Braintree – Caterham – Catford Loop – Chase – Dartford Loop – Gospel Oak-Barking – Hayes – Inverclyde – Ivanhoe – Maesteg – Mid-Kent – Morecambe – North Clyde – North Kent – North London – Northern City – Oxted – Romford-Upminster – Severn Beach – Sheerness – South London – St Albans Abbey – Sutton & Mole Valley – Tattenham Corner – Walsall – West London – Wharfedale – Whifflet
<p style="font-size: 90%">Rural lines:	<p style="font-size: 90%">Atlantic Coast – Avocet – Bittern – Buxton – Cambrian – Crouch Valley – Cumbrian Coast – Conwy Valley – Derwent Valley – Durham Coast – East Suffolk – Esk Valley – Far North – Felixstowe – Fen Line – Furness – Heart of Wales – Heart of Wessex – Island Line – Kyle of Lochalsh – Looe Valley – Lymington – Maritime – Marshlink – Marston Vale – Penistone – Ribble Valley – St Ives – Sudbury – Tamar Valley – Tarka – Tees Valley – Tyne Valley – Wherry – Windermere – Yorkshire Coast
<p style="font-size: 90%">Closed major routes:	<p style="font-size: 90%">Great Central – Honeybourne – Somerset & Dorset – Waverley – Woodhead

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