Gleadless Townend Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Gleadless Townend
Coordinates:53.345°N -1.42°W
Metropolitan Borough:Sheffield
Metropolitan County:South Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Sheffield South East
Post Town:Sheffield
Postcode District:S12
Postcode Area:S
Dial Code:0114

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

Transport

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

Bus routes serving Gleadless Townend include First South Yorkshire's 18 and 51 routes and TM Travel's 252 service.

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 launched from 3 April 1995.

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

Notes and References

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