Penistone railway station, Yorkshire, 2003
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Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 5 Jul 2003
Opened in 1874 jointly by the Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway (on the Manchester to Sheffield Victoria via Woodhead line) and the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (on what is today the Huddersfield to Sheffield line), at the points where the two lines joined. This station replaced an earlier 1845 station around 400m west of here, on the Woodhead line, which closed to passengers at the same time. Forecourt view south east. The Huddersfield line platform canopies can be seen in the distance to the left of the image. The Woodhead line, hidden behind the station building to the right, closed to passengers in 1970 and completely in 1981.