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

Gleadless Townend
Gleadless Townend is located in South Yorkshire
Gleadless Townend
Gleadless Townend
Location within South Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSheffield
Postcode districtS12
Dialling code0114
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
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UK
England
Yorkshire
53°20′42″N 1°25′12″W / 53.345°N 1.42°W / 53.345; -1.42

Transport

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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.

 
A Supertram at Gleadless Townend.

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.

Preceding station   Sheffield Supertram   Following station
Hollinsend
towards Malin Bridge
  Blue Line   White Lane
towards Halfway
Hollinsend
towards Cathedral
  Purple Line   Herdings / Leighton Road
towards Herdings Park

References

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