Sheffield Interchange

Last updated

Sheffield Interchange
Sheffield Interchange UK.png
General information
Other namesCentral Bus Station, Pond Street
LocationPond Square, Sheffield City Centre
Sheffield
Coordinates 53°22′52″N1°27′52″W / 53.38119°N 1.46451°W / 53.38119; -1.46451
Operated by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Bus stands33
Bus operators First South Yorkshire, Hulleys of Baslow, National Express, High Peak Buses, Stagecoach East Midlands, Stagecoach Yorkshire, TM Travel, South Pennine Community Transport
Connections Sheffield station National Rail logo.svg Supertram generic logo.PNG (660 ft (200 m))
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1936

Sheffield Interchange is the main bus station in central Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The facility is served by buses operating across the Sheffield region, as well as National Express coaches that connect Sheffield with destinations across the United Kingdom.

Contents

The Interchange is located on the eastern side of Sheffield City Centre on Pond Street. The majority of bus stands at the Interchange are inside the dedicated Interchange building, although there are five additional bus stands located at the roadside on Flat Street opposite the Interchange building. At the northern end of Flat Street is Fitzalan Square tram stop, which serves all four Sheffield Supertram routes. A short distance away via a signposted covered walkway is Sheffield station, providing train services to locations across the country. A short walk to the west of Sheffield Interchange is Arundel Gate Interchange, the city centre's second bus station, largely serving inner city routes.

Built into the Interchange is a building known as the Archway Centre, which contains a Travel South Yorkshire Customer Service Desk, WHSmith, DJ’s Cafe, Ticket Kiosks, Public Toilets and Waiting Facilities.

History

Sheffield Interchange Sheffield Interchange.png
Sheffield Interchange

Sheffield Interchange was opened in 1936 as Pond Street bus station. Covered accommodation was built in 1956, replacing the collection of open-air bus stops. From 8 October 1960, the bus station ceased to share its accommodation with the Sheffield Tramway as the light rail network was closed. Work began on the reconstruction of the bus station in the early 1990s, and it was renamed Sheffield Interchange. A large section of the Interchange was demolished in the early 2000s, owing to under-use; this was subsequently redeveloped, and the area is now home to the Digital Campus.

Present

As well as containing 33 bus stands, Sheffield Interchange also has an information desk, public toilets and a WHSmith store within the Archway Centre, the main building. There is also a coach passenger waiting area and a cafe next to the coach stands. The Interchange is integrated with the city's railway station by way of a signposted covered walkway between the two; it is a short walk from the city centre and the nearest Supertram stop (Fitzalan Square/Ponds Forge).

Services

As of May 2024, the stand allocation is:

StandRouteDestination
A1252 Crystal Peaks Supertram generic logo.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
A256 Nether Edge     
A341 Dyke Vale Road     
A47, 8 Crystal Peaks Supertram generic logo.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
A5120 Halfway Supertram generic logo.PNG     
B157 Stocksbridge     
86 Chapeltown National Rail logo.svg     
B218 Hillsborough Supertram generic logo.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
135 Rotherham National Rail logo.svg Supertram generic logo.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
B329 Holmfirth     
56 Wybourn     
B453 Mansfield National Rail logo.svg BSicon BUS2.svg     
B550, 50a, 50b Chesterfield BSicon BUS2.svg     
80a Chesterfield BSicon BUS2.svg     
B69a Manor Top Supertram generic logo.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
C165 Meadowhall National Rail logo.svg Supertram generic logo.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
X3 Doncaster National Rail logo.svg BSicon BUS2.svg     
C2X17 Barnsley National Rail logo.svg BSicon BUS2.svg     
C3208 Whiston     
C473 Rotherham National Rail logo.svg Supertram generic logo.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
X7 Maltby
C5X74 Meadowhall National Rail logo.svg Supertram generic logo.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
X54 Harthill     
C6216 Laughton Common     
X5 Dinnington BSicon BUS2.svg     
D1stand no longer exists
D265 Buxton National Rail logo.svg BSicon BUS2.svg     
271, 272 Castleton     
D3218 Bakewell     
257, 258 Bakewell     
via the University of Sheffield Supertram generic logo.PNG , Crosspool, Rivelin Dams, Ladybower Reservoir, Eyam and Baslow ( Andrews of Tideswell and South Pennine Community Transport)
256 Castleton     
X71 Bakewell     
D4X17 Wirksworth BSicon BUS2.svg     
D5no services allocated
D695, 95a Walkley     
E1 National Express intercity coach services
E2
E3
E4rail replacement bus services from Sheffield station National Rail logo.svg Supertram generic logo.PNG
E5
E6
FS12 Barnsley National Rail logo.svg BSicon BUS2.svg     
FS295, 95a Meadowhall National Rail logo.svg Supertram generic logo.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
FS343, 44 Chesterfield BSicon BUS2.svg     
FS4120 Fulwood     
FS5no services allocated

Coach services

Sheffield Interchange also has several dedicated coach stands (E1 to E6) which are used by services beginning and terminating at the interchange, as well as several others which are passing through. Stand E1 is the primary pick up/drop off point and this is where the National Express office is located. Sheffield Interchange is also served by a limited number of Stagecoach Express coach routes, as well as other lesser known coach operators. National Express, the primary user, uses the interchange for the following routes: [1] [2] [3]

RouteStartEndViaOperator
132 Bradford Nottingham Leeds, Meadowhall, Sheffield Skills Coaches
465 Huddersfield London Halifax, Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, Barnsley, Meadowhall, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Nottingham, Leicester, Watford Gap, Golders Green, Marble Arch Stagecoach Yorkshire
560 Barnsley or Doncaster London Rotherham, Meadowhall, Sheffield, Meadowhead, Chesterfield, Milton Keynes, Golders Green, Marble Arch Stagecoach Yorkshire and Clarkes of London
564 Halifax London Huddersfield, Mirfield, Dewsbury, Wakefield, Meadowhall, Sheffield, Meadowhead, Chesterfield, Milton Keynes, Golders Green, Marble Arch Stagecoach Yorkshire
907 Birmingham Bradford Sheffield, Meadowhall, Leeds Stotts Coaches

Bibliography

References

  1. "Coach Timetables for Halifax, Huddersfield, Barnsley, Sheffield & London" (PDF). National Express Coaches. National Express. March 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  2. "Coach Timetables for Bradford, Leeds and Sheffield to Heathrow & Gatwick" (PDF). National Express Coaches. National Express. March 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  3. "National Express Coach Timetables for Sheffield". Travel Search/National Express Coaches. Carl Berry. March 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.