Gleadless Townend

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 Location within South Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough	Sheffield
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Sheffield
Postcode district	S12
Dialling code	0114
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Sheffield South East
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.345°N 1.42°W / 53.345; -1.42

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.

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