Sheffield Interchange

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.

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

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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

Template:As of, the stand allocation is:

Stand	Route	Destination
A1	252	Crystal Peaks Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Newfield Green, Gleadless Townend Template:Rint, Ridgeway, Marsh Lane, Eckington Template:Rint, Halfway Template:Rint and Waterthorpe Template:Rint (TM Travel)
A2	56	Nether Edge Template:Nb4 via Sharrow (First)
A3	41	Dyke Vale Road Template:Nb4 via Manor Top Template:Rint Template:Rint, Frecheville and Normanton Spring (First)
A4	7, 8	Crystal Peaks Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via the Manor, Birley, Woodhouse Template:Rint and Beighton (First & Stagecoach)
A5	120	Halfway Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Manor Top Template:Rint Template:Rint, Frecheville, Crystal Peaks Template:Rint Template:Rint and Waterthorpe Template:Rint (First & Stagecoach)
B1	57	Stocksbridge Template:Nb4 via Hillsborough Template:Rint Template:Rint, Middlewood Template:Rint, Worrall, Oughtibridge, Wharncliffe Side and Deepcar (First & Stagecoach)
	86	Chapeltown Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Hillsborough Template:Rint Template:Rint, Wadsley Bridge, Parson Cross, Grenoside and Burncross (First)
B2	18	Hillsborough Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Heeley, Meersbrook, Norton Lees, Woodseats, Gleadless Townend Template:Rint, Manor Top Template:Rint Template:Rint, Darnall Template:Rint, Meadowhall Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint, Firth Park and Southey Green (First)
	135	Rotherham Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Hillsborough Template:Rint Template:Rint, Wadsley Bridge, Grenoside, High Green, Chapeltown Template:Rint, Thorpe Hesley and Kimberworth (First)
B3	29	Holmfirth Template:Nb4 via Fir Vale, the Northern General Hospital, Ecclesfield, Chapeltown Template:Rint, High Green, Howbrook, Wortley, Thurgoland and Penistone Template:Rint (TM Travel)
	56	Wybourn Template:Nb4 via Park Hill (First)
B4	53	Mansfield Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Mosborough, Eckington Template:Rint, Renishaw, Barlborough, Clowne, Bolsover and Pleasley (Stagecoach EM)
B5	50, 50a, 50b	Chesterfield Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Frecheville, Mosborough, Halfway Template:Rint, Eckington Template:Rint, Marsh Lane, New Whittington, Old Whittington and Whittington Moor (Stagecoach Gold)
	80a	Chesterfield Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Manor Top Template:Rint Template:Rint, Mosborough, Halfway Template:Rint, Killamarsh, Norwood, Mastin Moor and Staveley (Stagecoach)
B6	9a	Manor Top Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Attercliffe, Darnall Template:Rint and the Manor (TM Travel)
C1	65	Meadowhall Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Carbrook (Stagecoach)
	X3	Doncaster Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Attercliffe, Meadowhall Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint, Tinsley, Rotherham Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint, Thrybergh, Conisbrough and Balby (First)
C2	X17	Barnsley Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Meadowhall Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint (Stagecoach Gold)
C3	208	Whiston Template:Nb4 via Carbrook, Meadowhall Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint and Brinsworth (First)
C4	73	Rotherham Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Norfolk Park, Manor Top Template:Rint Template:Rint, Richmond, Handsworth, Waverley, Catcliffe, Treeton, Brinsworth, Canklow and Tinsley Park (First)
	X7	Maltby via Whiston, Wickersley and Hellaby (TM Travel)
C5	X74	Meadowhall Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Waverley, Catcliffe, and Tinsley Park (TM Travel)
	X54	Harthill Template:Nb4 via Handsworth, Waverley, Catcliffe, Treeton, Aughton, Swallownest, Aston and Todwick (TM Travel)
C6	216	Laughton Common Template:Nb4 via Norfolk Park, Manor Top Template:Rint Template:Rint, Intake, Richmond, Handsworth, Woodhouse Template:Rint, Swallownest, Wales, Kiveton Park Template:Rint, South Anston, North Anston and Dinnington Template:Rint (First)
	X5	Dinnington Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Handsworth, Woodhouse Template:Rint, Swallownest, Wales, Kiveton Park Template:Rint, South Anston and North Anston (First)
D1	–	stand no longer exists
D2	65	Buxton Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Ecclesall, Fox House, Grindleford Template:Rint, Calver, Baslow, Stoney Middleton, Eyam and Tideswell (Stagecoach)
	271, 272	Castleton Template:Nb4 via Ecclesall, Hathersage, Bradwell and Hope (First & High Peak)
D3	218	Bakewell Template:Nb4 via Ecclesall, Totley, Calver and Baslow (TM Travel)
	257, 258	Bakewell Template:Nb4 via the University of Sheffield Template:Rint, Crosspool, Rivelin Dams, Ladybower Reservoir, Eyam and Baslow ( Andrews of Tideswell and South Pennine Community Transport)
	256	Castleton Template:Nb4 via the University of Sheffield Template:Rint, Crosspool, Rivelin Dams, Ladybower Reservoir, Bamford and Hope (??)
	X71	Bakewell Template:Nb4 via Woodseats, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield Template:Rint, Brampton and Baslow (??)
D4	X17	Wirksworth Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Woodseats, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield Template:Rint, Walton, Holymoorside, Stone Edge and Kelstedge (Stagecoach Gold)
D5	–	no services allocated
D6	95, 95a	Walkley Template:Nb4 via the University of Sheffield Template:Rint and Crookesmoor (First)
E1	–	National Express intercity coach services
E2	–
E3	–
E4	–	rail replacement bus services from Sheffield station Template:Rint Template:Rint
E5	–
E6	–
FS1	2	Barnsley Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Fir Vale, the Northern General Hospital, Lane Top, Ecclesfield, Chapeltown Template:Rint, Hoyland Common, Birdwell and Worsbrough (Stagecoach)
FS2	95, 95a	Meadowhall Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Pitsmoor, the Northern General Hospital, Firth Park and Wincobank (First)
FS3	43, 44	Chesterfield Template:Rint Template:Nb4 via Woodseats, Coal Aston, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Unstone and Sheepbridge (Stagecoach)
FS4	120	Fulwood Template:Nb4 via the University of Sheffield Template:Rint, the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Broomhill and Ranmoor (First & Stagecoach)
FS5	–	no 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:

Route	Start	End	Via	Operator
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

• Sheffield, Emerging City, 1969, Sheffield City Council. Template:ISBN
• Great Cities: Sheffield, 2005, Melwyn Jones. Template:ISBN

External links

• Sheffield Interchange (South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive)