Sheffield station

{{Short description|Principal railway station and tram stop in South Yorkshire, England}} {{other uses}} {{Use British English|date=May 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox station | name = Sheffield | symbol_location = gb | symbol = rail | symbol2 = sheffield | image = Sheffield Station 2022.jpg | caption = Sheffield station from Sheaf Square | borough = Sheffield, City of Sheffield, | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.378|-1.462|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}} | grid_name = Grid reference | grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SK358869|25|SK358869}} | owned = Network Rail | manager = East Midlands Railway | platforms = 11: 9 train, 2 tram{{efn|The National Rail platforms are numbered 1–8 and 2C. In addition to the two operational Supertram platforms, three disused platforms – from the previous site of the Sheffield station tram stop before it was relocated in 2002 – remain extant and are occasionally used during engineering works, but no scheduled services call at them.}} | embedded = {{Infobox | child = yes | label1 = Tram routes & stop | data1 = {{rint|tram}} {{rint|sheffield}} {{RouteBox|B|South Yorkshire Supertram|#3283b9|white|bold=}} {{RouteBox|P|South Yorkshire Supertram|#b952a7|white|bold=}} {{indented plainlist| * Sheffield Station * Sheffield Hallam University}} }} | code = SHF | zone = Sheffield | classification = DfT category B | transit_authority = Travel South Yorkshire | years = 1870 | events = Opened as ''Pond Street'' | years1 = 1905 | events1 = Extension | years2 = 1956 | events2 = Rooftop removed | years3 = 1973 | events3 = Power signal box built | years4 = 1994 | events4 = Supertram platforms opened | years5 = 2006 | events5 = Major redevelopment completed | mpassengers =  {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 1.907 million |interchange={{pad|1em}} {{decrease}} 0.179 million}} {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 7.206 million |interchange={{pad|1em}} {{increase}} 0.625 million}} {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 8.677 million |interchange={{pad|1em}} {{increase}} 0.766 million}} {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 9.449 million |interchange={{pad|1em}} {{increase}} 0.865 million}} {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2024/25 |passengers={{increase}} 10.315 million |interchange={{pad|1em}} {{increase}} 0.938 million}} | footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 }}

'''Sheffield station''' (formerly '''Pond Street'''{{efn|Batty refers to the station as ''Pond Street'';<ref>{{cite book |title=Rail Centres: Sheffield |last=Batty |first=Stephen |year=1989 |publisher=Ian Allan Ltd |location=Shepperton, Surrey |isbn=0-7110-1366-7 |page=10}}</ref> however, Fox notes that, although the name appears on some Midland Railway maps, the station has never been known locally by this name or referred to as such in timetables.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Midland Line in Sheffield |last=Fox |first=Peter |year=1990 |publisher=Platform 5 |location=Sheffield |isbn=1-872524-16-8 |page=8}}</ref>}} and later '''Sheffield Midland''') is a combined railway station and tram stop in the city of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England; it is the busiest station in the county and the third busiest in Yorkshire & the Humber, after {{rws|Leeds}} and {{rws|York}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Estimates of station usage |work=ORR Data Portal |url=https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage |access-date=6 December 2025}}</ref> The South Yorkshire Supertram stop lies adjacent to the main station.

==History== ===1870–1960=== thumb|left|The interior stonework and iron roof on the station concourse

The station was opened in 1870 by the Midland Railway to the designs of the company architect John Holloway Sanders.<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=The Sheffield and Chesterfield District Railway: The New stations |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/18690413/005/0005 |newspaper=Sheffield Daily Telegraph |location=British Newspaper Archive |date=13 April 1869 |access-date=12 July 2016 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> It was the fifth and last station to be built in Sheffield city centre.

The station was built on the ''New Line'', which ran between Grimesthorpe Junction, on the former Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, and Tapton Junction, just north of Chesterfield. This line replaced the Midland Railway's previous route, the 'old road', to London, which ran from {{rws|Sheffield Wicker}} via {{rws|Rotherham Masborough}}.

The new line and station were built in spite of some controversy and opposition locally. The Duke of Norfolk, who owned land in the area, insisted that the southern approach be in a tunnel and the land known as ''The Farm'' landscaped to prevent the line being seen. Some years later, the tunnel was opened out into a cutting. Sheffield Corporation was so concerned about the eastern side of the city being cut off from the city centre that it insisted that public access be preserved across the railway site.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1270904 |desc=Sheffield station and attached bridges and platform bridges |access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref>

The station and Pond Street goods depot were opened on a damp and cold day, without any celebrations. There were originally different passenger entrances for each class. The original station buildings have been preserved and are between island platforms 2 to 5.

The station was given two extra platforms and a new frontage in 1905, at a cost of £215,000 ({{Inflation|UK|215000|1905|r=-4|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} The enlargements consisted of creating an island platform out of the old platform 1 and building a new platform 1 and a new entrance. These works were overseen by the Chief Architect to the Midland Railway, Charles Trubshaw.

Offices were built at the north end of the {{convert|300|ft|m}} long carriageway rooftop. A large parcels office was built to the south of the main buildings. Two footbridges connected the platforms: one to the north for passengers, with the other to the south for station staff and parcels. The tracks were covered by two overall roofs. The older and larger spanned platforms 5 and 6, and an identical structure can still be viewed today at the former {{rws|Bath Green Park}} station. Wartime damage put the roofs beyond economic repair; hence, they were removed in the autumn of 1956 and replaced by low-level awnings.

===1960–2002=== The 1960s saw the introduction of the Classes 45 and {{brc|46|n}} diesel-electric locomotives, known as ''Peaks''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Montague |first=Keith |title=The Power of the Peaks |publisher=Oxford Publishing Co |year=1978 |location=Oxford |isbn=0-902888-99-4}}</ref> Sheaf House was built in 1965<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Unknown |magazine=The Railway Magazine |issue= |date= August 1965 |page=483}}</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=May 2023}} adjacent to the station to house British Rail's Sheffield Division headquarters. As part of the reconstruction of the area, as the ''Gateway to Sheffield'', it was demolished in early 2006.

In 1970, the city's other main station, {{rws|Sheffield Victoria}}, was closed and its remaining services from {{rws|Penistone}} were diverted until 1981 via a cumbersome reversal. The Pullman service between Sheffield Victoria and {{rws|London King's Cross}}, including the morning and evening ''Master Cutler'' now ran onto the East Coast Main Line via {{rws|Retford}} from Sheffield Midland instead. This was the third route used by the train of that name; originally it had run to {{rws|London Marylebone}}. The station was resignalled in 1972, and its track layout remodelled. British Rail introduced the High Speed Train (HST) to Sheffield on the Midland Main Line in 1984. The cross-country services had seen the introduction of the HSTs in 1982. On 21 December 1991, the station was flooded by the river Sheaf, which flows under it. A log that was part of the debris commemorates the event on platform 5.

In 1991, construction of the new Supertram network began and, by late 1994, Sheffield Midland was connected to the network, after the opening of the line between Fitzalan Square in the city centre and Spring Lane, to the east of the station.{{cn|date=May 2026}}

===2002–present=== thumb|left|CrossCountry and East Midlands Trains services at platforms 6 and 7 thumb|left|The station concourse, post-redevelopment

In 2002, Midland Mainline, as the main train operating company of the station, instigated a major regeneration. Before this, a taxi rank was located inside what is now the main concourse and the new entrance hall. The stone façade of the station was sandblasted and its archways filled with unobstructed windows to improve views both from inside and out.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/3516717.stm |title=Brighter station entrance planned |publisher=BBC News |date=24 February 2004 |access-date=19 November 2008}}</ref> Other changes included the improvement of platform surfaces and the addition of a pedestrian bridge connecting the station concourse with the South Yorkshire Supertram stop at the far side of the station.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2498269.stm |title=£11m facelift for city station |publisher=BBC News |date=21 November 2002 |access-date=19 November 2008}}</ref>

To coincide with the regeneration of the station, Sheaf Square was rebuilt as part of a project designed to create the ''Gateway to Sheffield''. The station and the square form part of a route that leads passengers through the square past the {{convert|262.5|ft|m|1}} Cutting Edge water feature, up Howard Street and into the Heart of the City.{{cn|date=May 2026}} This won the ''Project of the Year'' in the 2006 National Rail Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about/city-centre/public-spaces/sheaf-square |work=Sheffield City Council |title=Sheaf Square |access-date=10 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103020000/http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about/city-centre/public-spaces/sheaf-square |archive-date=3 January 2011}}</ref>

On 11 November 2007, East Midlands Trains, an amalgamation of Midland Mainline and part of Central Trains, took over the management of the station.

In December 2009, following the restoration of the station, a new pub, the ''Sheffield Tap'', opened next to platform 1B.<ref name="Beer">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20120710-a-beer-revolution-in-sheffield-england |work=BBC Travel |title=A beer revolution in Sheffield, England |last=Whitley |first=David |date=23 July 2012 |access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref> The room is located within the main station building; it had been used as a store room for 35 years, but was used for much longer as a bar and restaurant, catering for first class passengers since 1904.<ref>{{cite web |work=The Sheffield Tap |title=Our story |access-date=2 May 2026 |url=https://sheffieldtap.com/}}</ref> The bar has a restored early 20th century interior and offers a selection of quality cask ales and beers from around the world.<ref name="Beer"/> Since opening, the bar has won the National Railway Heritage Award and the Cask Ale pub of the year award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sheffieldtap.com/latest-news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310054056/http://www.sheffieldtap.com/latest-news%7C |archive-date=10 March 2016 |work=The Sheffield Tap |title=Latest News |date=15 December 2010 |access-date=3 January 2011}}</ref>

In October 2010, East Midlands Trains initiated £10 million worth of improvements to its stations. Sheffield received renovated waiting rooms, toilet facilities and upgraded security systems amongst its improvements.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/rail_station_gets_first_class_refit_1_2039501 |title=Rail station gets first class refit |date=14 October 2010 |work=Sheffield Telegraph |publisher=Johnston Publishing Ltd. |access-date=14 November 2010}}</ref> A new first class lounge on platform 5, part of these improvements, opened on 18 January 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/AboutUs/News/Pages/_NewFirstClassLoungeopensat.aspx |work=East Midlands Trains |title=New First Class Lounge opens at Sheffield station |date=18 January 2011}}</ref> The lounge was opened by the Master Cutler Professor Bill Speirs, who was joined by 50 top business leaders from city and the surrounding area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cutlers-hallamshire.org.uk/html/the-company-today/news-and-press-releases-updated-2812011/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320152939/http://www.cutlers-hallamshire.org.uk/html/the-company-today/news-and-press-releases-updated-2812011/%7C |archive-date=20 March 2012 |work=Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire |title=The Company Today – News and Press releases |date=28 January 2011}}</ref>

===Footbridge controversy=== thumb|left|The bridge at the centre of some controversy in 2008

In 2008, East Midlands Trains revealed its intention to restrict access to parts of the station by installing ticket barriers, to try to prevent passengers from travelling without a ticket. This proposal met with widespread opposition from residents and Council members because the footbridge would be closed off to non-ticket holders; it would sever a popular thoroughfare from the Norfolk Park residential area and the Supertram stop on one side, to the station travel centre, the bus interchange, the city centre and the city centre campus of Sheffield Hallam University on the other.

On 6 May 2009, East Midlands Trains implemented its proposal, using temporary barriers and ticket inspectors to bar access to the footbridge to non-ticket holders, and local residents and Supertram passengers were forced to use longer routes around the station.<ref name=ShefT090506>{{cite news |url=http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news2/Hundreds-turned-away-as-station.5239417.jp |title=Hundreds turned away as station bridge shut |work=Sheffield Telegraph |date=6 May 2009 |access-date=6 May 2009}}</ref>

In November 2009, East Midlands Trains were refused planning permission for the barriers by the council<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/8374527.stm |title=Rail ticket barrier plan rejected |work=BBC News |date=23 November 2009 | access-date=21 February 2010}}</ref> but, in February 2010, announced it would apply again.<ref name=ShefT100218>{{cite news |url=http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/headlines/Critics-signal-new-fight-over.6083910.jp |title=Critics signal new fight over station barriers |work=Sheffield Telegraph |date=18 February 2010 |access-date=21 February 2010}}</ref> The Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis, announced in April 2010 that barriers would not be installed until a second bridge was built to maintain a thoroughfare for non-ticket holders.<ref>{{cite news |work=BBC News |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/england/8617002.stm |title=Sheffield station ticket barrier plans put on hold |date=13 April 2010 |access-date=20 April 2010}}</ref>

From September 2010, East Midlands Trains used uniformed staff to prevent local residents using the footbridge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/localnews/Rail-barrier-protesters39-anger-over.6536572.jp |work=Yorkshire Post |title=Rail barrier protesters' anger over bridge move |date=19 September 2010 |access-date=30 December 2010}}</ref> At the same time, Sheffield City Council explored the possibility of turning the bridge into a public right-of-way to resolve the matter. In late 2010, it was reported that the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, MP for Sheffield Hallam, might intervene to resolve the impasse.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://railnews.mobi/news/2010/09/14-deputy-pm-may-intervene-in.html |date=14 September 2010 |work=Rail News |access-date=2 May 2026 |title=Deputy PM may intervene in Sheffield barriers row}}</ref>

In March 2012, Transport Minister, Justine Greening, offered £3 million to build a new footbridge to resolve the problem.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/station_bridge_breakthrough_1_4302832 |title=Station bridge breakthrough |work=Sheffield Telegraph |date=1 March 2012 |access-date=2 March 2012 }}</ref>

Tickets are not currently required to enter the station or to use the footbridge, which gives access to the Sheffield Station tram stop to the east.<ref name="NR">{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/SHF/details.html |work=National Rail |title=Sheffield (SHF) |access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref>

===Future=== Ian Yeowart, former managing director of Grand Central, put forward in 2009 a bid for new open access Alliance Rail Holdings services operating on the East Coast Main Line.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.modern-railways.com/latestnews/?p=86 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929014133/http://www.modern-railways.com/latestnews/?p=86 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 September 2009 |title=Yeowart back with fresh open access proposal |publisher=Modern Railways |date=24 September 2009 |access-date=1 January 2011}}</ref> As part of the scheme, four services a day would operate between Sheffield and London King's Cross, via {{rws|Alfreton}}, {{rws|Nottingham}} and {{rws|Grantham}}, meaning Sheffield would be connected to the capital by both the Midland Main Line and the East Coast Main Line routes once again. Yeowart proposed the resurrection of the name ''Great North Eastern Railway'' for the service, which has been unused since the last franchise of that name ended in 2007. However, in 2010, the proposed Sheffield to London Kings Cross services via the East Coast Main Line were rejected.

In the 2010 Rail Utilisation Strategy, it quoted that the Midland Main Line north of {{rws|Bedford}} would be electrified in 2020. The line is currently one of the few major main lines that is not electrified; the plan found that the project would provide significantly enhanced services and significant financial savings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Strategic Business Plan |publisher=Network Rail |date=March 2010 |access-date=30 December 2010 |url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/StrategicBusinessPlan/RoutePlans/2010/Route%20I%20-%20London%20and%20East%20Midlands.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929222047/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/StrategicBusinessPlan/RoutePlans/2010/Route%20I%20-%20London%20and%20East%20Midlands.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In July 2017, the Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, announced the electrification plan for the whole of the Midland Main Line would not go ahead as previously planned. Instead the section from Clay Cross in Derbyshire to Sheffield would be electrified by 2033, as part of the planned HS2 line. As an interim measure, bi-mode trains were to be used, as it was claimed that they offer benefits similar to high speed electric trains. A National Audit Office report said: "In the case of Midland Main Line, bi-mode trains with the required speed and acceleration did not exist when the Secretary of State made his decision."{{citation needed|date=May 2026}}

The MP for Loughborough (another area to have been served by the proposed electrification scheme) and chair of the Treasury Select Committee, Nicky Morgan, said of the revised plans: "Now we see the decision to cancel it was based on fantasy trains that didn't even exist and the Midlands being a guinea pig for an untested technology."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-40669869 |title=Rail electrification plans scrapped |date=20 July 2017 |work=BBC News |access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.transportnottingham.com/policies/midland-mainline/ |title=Impact on Nottingham – cancelled electrification of the Midland Main Line |date=20 July 2017 |work=Transport Nottingham |access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/20/grayling-sparks-fury-by-scrapping-rail-electrification-plans |title=Grayling sparks fury by scrapping rail electrification plans |last=Topham |first=Gwyn |date=20 July 2017 |work=The Guardian |access-date=15 February 2019 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/11bn-midland-mainline-electrification-scrapped-1396016 |title=Electrification scrapped on the promise of 'fantasy trains' |last=Martin |first=Dan |date=29 March 2018 |work=Leicester Mercury |access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/fury-government-shortchanges-leicester-leicestershire-223310 |title=Fury at Government as electrification of Midland Main Line scrapped |last=Martin |first=Dan |date=21 July 2017 |work=Leicester Mercury |access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emcouncils.gov.uk/Press-releases/midland-main-line-electrification-cancelled |title=Midland Main Line Electrification: Cancelled |date=20 July 2017 |website=Emcouncils.gov.uk |access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref>

==Facilities== The main station entrance, facing Sheaf Square, is the location of the main concourse and most of the station's facilities. The ticket office, ticket machines, information desk and a number of retail units are located there, along with public toilets and cash machines.<ref name="NR"/> There are further shops and facilities on the island platforms and in the Supertram entrance hall, at the far side of the station. There are waiting rooms on the island platforms and the East Midlands Railway first class lounge is within the station buildings, on platform 5.

There is a 678-space car park situated next to the main station building (Q Park) and there is a reserved parking area for blue badge holders in the main station building; next to this, there is a taxi rank. Bicycle storage is provided on platforms 1a and 3a. The whole station, including platforms, concourse and Supertram stop, is accessible to disabled passengers.<ref name="NR"/>

==Layout== thumb|left|A panoramic view of the station; the Supertram stop is on the left, with the city centre and Sheaf Street on the right thumb|The station from the east. In the foreground are the Supertram stop and the station entrance hall; in the distance is the city centre

The station is designed to accommodate both through and terminating trains. It divided into four parts, which are connected by a large footbridge: # the main building/concourse and platforms 1a/1b # the first island with platforms 2a-5b # the second island with platforms 6a-8b # the adjoining Supertram stop.

The National Rail station has 9 platforms, numbered 1 to 8 and 2C. 2C, 3, 4 and 7 can be used by terminating trains only; 1, 3 and 4 are divided into 'A' and 'B' sections to allow a brief stabling of terminating services before they are scheduled to depart. The station has four through lines, which are used for through running or more commonly for stabling stock. Between platforms 5 and 6 these are known as "1-Up" and "2-Up" (they are on the ''up'' or London-bound side of the station), whilst between platforms 1 and 2 are the "through road" with a direct path through the station or by a central crossover to the north end of platform 1 (1b), and "down station siding".

Prior to the 1972 multiple-aspect signalling (MAS) scheme, the southern half of the current platform 8 was called platform 9. Trains from the north from platform 9 could avoid trains stood at platform 8 via an additional through line.

The Sheffield Station tram stop, on the South Yorkshire Supertram network, was built on top of a walled embankment high above platform 8 on the eastern side of the station. It was connected to platform 6 of the main station by a simple staircase.

It was rebuilt and refurbished in 2002. A new footbridge connected the tram stop with the railway station. Following the opening of the new stop and platforms, the old platforms were left in situ and are only used in times of engineering works where additional platform space is needed.

==Services== The station is served by four train operating companies, which provide the following general off-peak services in trains per hour/day (tph/tpd):

'''East Midlands Railway:'''<ref>{{Cite web |work=East Midlands Railway |title=Timetables |date=14 December 2025 |access-date=2 May 2026 |url=https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables}}</ref><ref>{{NRtimes|December 2025|49 & 53}}</ref> * 2 tph to {{rws|London St Pancras}}, via {{rws|Chesterfield}}, {{rws|Derby}} and {{rws|Leicester}}; three named passenger trains (the ''Master Cutler, Sheffield Continental'' and ''South Yorkshireman'') run on this service. * 1 tph to {{rws|Norwich}}, via {{stn|Nottingham}}. * 1 tph to {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}}, via {{stn|Manchester Piccadilly}}.

'''CrossCountry:'''<ref>{{Cite web |work=CrossCountry |title=Timetables |date=14 December 2025 |access-date=2 May 2026 |url=https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/travel-updates-information/train-timetables}}</ref> * 1 tph to {{rws|Edinburgh Waverley}}, via {{rws|Leeds}} and {{rws|Newcastle}}; of which: ** 2 tpd continue to {{rws|Glasgow Central}} * 1 tp2h to Newcastle, via {{rws|Doncaster}} and York * 3 tpd to {{rws|York}}, via Doncaster * 1 tph to {{rws|Plymouth}}, via Derby, {{rws|Birmingham New Street}}, {{rws|Bristol Temple Meads}} and {{rws|Exeter St Davids}}; of which: ** 1 tpd continues to {{rws|Penzance}} * 1 tp2h to {{rws|Reading}}, via Derby, Birmingham New Street and {{rws|Oxford}}.

'''TransPennine Express:'''<ref>{{Cite web |work=TransPennine Express |title=Timetables |date=14 December 2025 |access-date=2 May 2026 |url=https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updates/timetables}}</ref><ref>{{NRtimes|December 2025|29}}</ref> * 1 tph to Liverpool Lime Street, via Manchester Piccadilly * 1 tph to {{rws|Cleethorpes}}, via Doncaster.

'''Northern Trains:'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Train Timetables |work=Northern Railway |date=14 December 2025 |access-date=2 May 2026 |url=https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables}}</ref><ref>{{NRtimes|December 2025|31-34, 78}}</ref> * 2 tph to Doncaster, via {{rws|Meadowhall}} and Rotherham; of which: ** 1 tph continues to {{rws|Adwick}} * 1 tph to {{rws|Huddersfield}}, via Meadowhall, {{rws|Barnsley}} and {{rws|Penistone}} * 2 tph to {{rws|Leeds}}, via Barnsley and {{rws|Wakefield Kirkgate}} (fast) * 1 tph to Leeds, calling only at {{rws|Wakefield Westgate}} * 1 tph to Leeds, via Barnsley, Wakefield Kirkgate and {{rws|Castleford}} (stopping) * 1 tph to Leeds, via {{rws|Moorthorpe}} and Wakefield Westgate * 1 tph to {{rws|Lincoln}}, via {{rws|Worksop}} and {{rws|Retford}} * 1 tph to Manchester Piccadilly, via {{rws|New Mills Central}} * 1 tph to Nottingham, via Chesterfield * 1 tph to {{rws|Scarborough}}, via Doncaster, {{rws|Hull Paragon}} and {{rws|Bridlington}} * 3 tpd to York, via Moorthorpe and {{rws|Sherburn-in-Elmet}}.

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==South Yorkshire Supertram stop== The '''Sheffield Station''' tram stop has direct interchange with the railway station. It was built on top of a walled embankment that formerly carried Granville Street past the station, which was downgraded to a lineside public footpath when the embankment was repurposed to carry the Supertram line. The stop also serves the City Campus of Sheffield Hallam University and the Park Hill estate above the railway station.

The stop opened on 22 August 1994 and originally had three platforms: two on the northbound track (inbound to the city centre), to allow for terminating Purple route services prior to their extension to Cathedral in the city centre; it was connected to platform 6 of the main station by a simple staircase.

In line with the refurbishment of the rest of the station in the early 2000s, the tram stop was rebuilt in 2002 around {{Convert|150|m|round=50}} to the south of the existing platforms. As well as two new platforms, a ticket hall was constructed at the end of the main station footbridge over the top of platform 8, providing a direct connection from the tram stop to the station footbridge and the rest of the main line station.

The Blue route has a peak frequency of 5 trams per hour (every 12 minutes) and the Purple route runs hourly Monday−Saturday and every 30 minutes (peak frequency) on Sundays.

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