Penistone railway station

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Penistone

Location

Place

Penistone

Local authority

Barnsley

Operations

Station code

PNS

Managed by

Northern Rail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.107 million

2005/06 *

0.109 million

Passenger Transport Executive

PTE

South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive

National Rail - UK railway stations

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Penistone from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Penistone railway station is a railway station in Penistone, in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Train services are provided by Northern Rail. The current station (at the junction of the Woodhead Line and Penistone Line) opened in 1874, replacing a station solely on the Woodhead Line dating from the line's opening by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1845.

The railway station currently only serves the Penistone line. The line connects Huddersfield with Sheffield, via Barnsley, with an hourly train in each direction. There is a voluntary organisation which supports and promotes community involvement along the line called the Penistone Line Partnership.

Penistone station is also a dual tracked station, allowing trains coming from Sheffield and Huddersfield to pass each other. However, it is single track outside of the station (until Shepley if heading towards Huddersfield, or Barnsley if heading towards Sheffield).

Local historian Adam Lawrenson recently staged a one-man protest outside the station in response to rumours that the station was to be closed and relocated 100 meters down the line.^{[citation needed]}

1 History
2 Services
3 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Woodhead Line

Until 5th January 1970, Penistone station also served passenger trains on the electrified Woodhead Line from Sheffield Victoria to Manchester Piccadilly. Electric trains started in 1954, previously the service was steam operated.

The line was entirely closed on 17th July 1981 making Penistone station no longer a junction, but the location of the former Woodhead Line platforms is still visible. The electricity supply to the Woodhead Line was controlled from a large building adjacent to Penistone station, which is still standing (though now converted for commercial use).

[edit] Doncaster Line

Prior to 1959 Penistone was also the terminus of local trains from Doncaster via Barnsley and the Dearne Valley. These trains were timed to connect with Sheffield-Manchester trains at Penistone.