Meadowhall Interchange
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- This article is about the modern station near to and serving Meadowhall shopping centre.
| Meadowhall Interchange | |
| Image:Meadowhall Station 16-01-04.jpg | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Sheffield |
| Local authority | City of Sheffield |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MHS |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Annual entry/exit | 1.289 million * |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive |
| History | |
| 1990 | Opened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Meadowhall Interchange. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Meadowhall Interchange is a railway station, Sheffield Supertram stop, and bus station located in the north of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. It is located close to junction 34 on the M1, and serves Meadowhall Shopping Centre. There is direct access to the shopping centre via a covered footbridge crossing the River Don.
The railway station has four platforms—two for the Penistone and Hallam Lines, which run from Sheffield to Huddersfield and Leeds via Barnsley respectively, and two for the other lines towards Rotherham Central and Doncaster:
- Trains to Sheffield, Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport (and Monday to Saturdays one train per day to London);
- Trains to Doncaster, Leeds (via Wakefield Westgate), Cleethorpes and York;
- Trains to Huddersfield and Leeds (via Barnsley).
The bus station is served by buses from all over South Yorkshire and beyond. The supertram stop is the north eastern terminus of the yellow line, and is served by trams from the city centre, Middlewood, and Herdings Park (limited service).
The station provides excellent commuting to Leeds, Wakefield, Sheffield, Doncaster and Derby with free parking.
Platforms 3 and 4 provide services to Sheffield, Leeds and Wakefield Kirkgate whereas platforms 1 and 2 are on the Sheffield to Hull Line.
[edit] Trivia
Other stations in the area have had the name Meadowhall.
- Wincobank and Meadowhall Station of the Sheffield & Rotherham Railway and later Midland Railway
- Meadow Hall and Wincobank station of the South Yorkshire Railway, later M.S.& L.R. and Great Central Railway
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Meadowhall Interchange from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Meadowhall Interchange from Multimap.com
| Stations in Sheffield | ||
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| Railway lines: █ Dearne Valley • █ Hallam • █ Hope Valley • █ Midland Main Line • █ Penistone • █ Hull █ Lincoln • █ Wakefield • Woodhead | ||
| Railway stations: Chapeltown • Darnall • Dore • Meadowhall • Sheffield • Woodhouse | ||
| Closed stations: Attercliffe | Attercliffe Road • Beauchief • Beighton • Bridgehouses • Brightside • Broughton Lane • Chapeltown • Chapeltown Central • Deepcar • Ecclesfield | Ecclesfield West • Grange Lane • Heeley • Millhouses • Meadowhall • Wincobank (and Meadow Hall) • Neepsend • Oughtibridge • Tinsley • Tinsley West • Victoria • Wadsley Bridge • Wicker | ||
| Transport in Sheffield • Travel South Yorkshire UK railway stations: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | edit | |
