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 South Yorkshire 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 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, a cash machine, 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). Services , the stand allocation is: StandRouteDestinationA1SC2Sheffield City Centre Circular (South Pennine Community Transport)A256Nether Edge (First South Yorkshire)A3252Crystal Peaks (TM Travel)A47Crystal Peaks (Stagecoach Yorkshire)8Birley (First South Yorkshire)8ADyke Vale Road (First South Yorkshire)A5120Halfway (First South Yorkshire & Stagecoach Yorkshire)120KKillamarsh (First South Yorkshire)B1SC1Sheffield City Centre Circular (South Pennine Community Transport)B218Hillsborough (First South Yorkshire)18AHillsborough (First South Yorkshire)181Dore (South Pennine Community Transport)B329Holmfirth (South Pennine Community Transport)56Manor Park (First South Yorkshire)B410Manor Top (Stagecoach Yorkshire)B510AManor Top (Stagecoach Yorkshire)B69Littledale Estate (TM Travel)9AManor Top (First South Yorkshirel)31Parson Cross (TM Travel)32Meadowhall (TM Travel)C1X3Doncaster (First South Yorkshire)C265Buxton ( Stagecoach Yorkshire)X17Barnsley (Stagecoach Yorkshire) C3137Rotherham (Stagecoach Yorkshire)C473Rotherham (First South Yorkshire)207Rotherham (TM Travel)X7Maltby (TM Travel)C570Meadowhall (TM Travel)70AMeadowhall (First South Yorkshire)71Harthill (TM Travel)71AHarthill (TM Travel)X11Doncaster (First South Yorkshire)C6216Laughton Common (First South Yorkshire)X5Dinnington (First South Yorkshire)D1– stand no longer existsD265Meadowhall (Stagecoach Yorkshire)271Castleton (High Peak Buses)272Castleton (First South Yorkshire & High Peak Buses)D3218Bakewell (TM Travel)257Bakewell (Andrews of Tideswell)257ABakewell (Andrews of Tideswell)257BBakewell (Andrews of Tideswell)D4X17 Wirksworth (Stagecoach Yorkshire)D550 Chesterfield (Stagecoach Yorkshire)50AChesterfield (Stagecoach Yorkshire)53Mansfield (Stagecoach East Midlands)D6M76Chancet Wood (TM Travel)E1– No Services AllocatedE2-National Express Intercity Coach ServicesE3– No Services AllocatedE4–Flixbus Intercity Coach ServicesE5– No Services AllocatedE6– 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:
RouteStartEndViaOperator132BradfordNottinghamLeeds, Meadowhall, SheffieldSkills Coaches465HuddersfieldLondonHalifax, Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, Barnsley, Meadowhall, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Nottingham, Leicester, Watford Gap, Golders Green, Marble ArchStagecoach Yorkshire560Barnsley or DoncasterLondonRotherham, Meadowhall, Sheffield, Meadowhead, Chesterfield, Milton Keynes, Golders Green, Marble ArchStagecoach Yorkshire and Clarkes of London564HalifaxLondonHuddersfield, Mirfield, Dewsbury, Wakefield, Meadowhall, Sheffield, Meadowhead, Chesterfield, Milton Keynes, Golders Green, Marble ArchStagecoach Yorkshire907BirminghamBradfordSheffield, Meadowhall, LeedsStotts Coaches
Bibliography Sheffield, Emerging City, 1969, Sheffield City Council. Great Cities: Sheffield, 2005, Melwyn Jones.
References
External links
Sheffield Interchange (South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive)