Tags: Railway Line.

The Woodhead Line was a railway line linking Sheffield Penistone and Manchester in the north of England. A key feature of the route is the passage under the high moorlands of the northern Peak District through the Woodhead Tunnels.

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closing year
1970-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1981-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
location
Lancashire, Derbyshire, South Yorkshire
number of tracks
2
opening year
1845-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
route end
Manchester Piccadilly station
route start
Wath marshalling yard, Woodhouse South Yorkshire
voltage of electrification (V)
1500.0

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