Rotherham Parkgate (referred to as Parkgate on station signage) is a

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stop on the

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network. It opened on 25 October 2018, following the opening of the extension from Meadowhall to Rotherham, and serves the suburb of Parkgate in

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. It is situated next to the Parkgate shopping park, which is located to the north-east of the town centre, near the border with the village of

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, South Yorkshire.

History

Rotherham Parkgate is part of the

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tram-train pilot scheme, which is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. The scheme involved extending the

Sheffield Supertram The South Yorkshire Supertram, sometimes referred to as the Sheffield Supertram, is a tram and tram-train network covering Sheffield and Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. The network is owned and operated by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Co ...

network to Rotherham Central from Meadowhall (Tinsley), mostly via low-use freight lines, before continuing to the terminus at Parkgate. The scheme ended up going over budget, with a final cost of £75 million. It was planned that Rotherham Parkgate would be the hub for longer distance inter-regional services, while Rotherham Central would be the hub for local services. Plans suggested that the construction of the station would cost around £14 million (£53 million including the railway service to

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), delivering economic benefits worth over £100 million. A study later concluded that the expansion of Rotherham Central would not go ahead, as it would cost £161 million to expand the station, but only deliver benefits worth £76 million.

Layout

Rotherham Parkgate stop has only one platform facing the railway lines, and a short pathway and a pedestrian crossing connects it to the main shopping park. There are 95 free parking spaces at the station, for use by tram-train passengers.

Services

As of 2024, the station is served by two tram-trains per hour. Rolling stock used: Class 399 ''Tram-Train''

References

External links

* {{commons-inline Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2018 South Yorkshire Supertram stops on the Tram-Train Route