Hillsborough Interchange
Encyclopedia
Hillsborough Interchange is a bus station and tram stop in Hillsborough
, north west Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
, England
.
It serves a variety of operators including First South Yorkshire
, Stagecoach Sheffield
, Sheffield Supertram
and Sheffield Community Transport
. It is staffed between 07:00–19:00 Monday to Saturday, has 6 stands with over 22 bus services and 2 tram services. There is a covered waiting area by the city bound tram stop and stand H4. There is also a digital help point besides stand H4.
. Services that used to terminate at Malin Bridge
and Forbes Road were diverted into the Interchange, and services that used to stop farther up the road by Hillsborough Barracks
near the old Officer Mess building (now the headquarters for Sheffield Insulations Ltd) were changed to stop at the Interchange.
of Malin Bridge
and Middlewood platform is in front of a Chinese takeaway, and The Rawson Spring public house and the Halfway and Meadowhall
platform are opposite.
The bus station is adjacent to the travel centre and the barracks on Sheffield bound side of the road. Stand H1 is adjacent to but set back from Langsett road and is the biggest of all the stands. Stand H2 and H3 are in line with this and further back respectively. Stand H4 and H5 have the same continuous shelter and run at 45 degrees from the travel centre to the cycle parking at rear of the bus station. Stand H6 is perpendicular
stands H1, H2 and H3.
's services 11, 12, 13, 14, 20 & 20A are all part of its Overground network, which means they are almost always low floor. Services 11 & 12 (Pink Line) form a every 8 minute frequency over the core section of the route from Stanwood to Sheffield
. Whereas services 13 & 14 (Turquoise Line) and services 20 & 20A form a 10 minute frequency over the core sections of the route, Wisewood-Woodhouse and Hillsborough-Heeley respectively.
Service 17 forms part of the North Sheffield Quality Bus Corridor Agreement which means this is also almost always a low floor bus. In the off peak times, Stagecoach in Sheffield operates services 57A & 58 to Stocksbridge
. In the peak times it links buses to the yellow route
tram terminus of Middlewood on the same frequency as the trams giving it a week long service to Stocksbridge.
Hillsborough, South Yorkshire
Hillsborough is an electoral ward which includes the districts of Malin Bridge, Owlerton, Wadsley and Wisewood. It is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northwestern part of the city and covers an area of 4.6 km2...
, north west Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
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.
It serves a variety of operators including First South Yorkshire
First South Yorkshire
First South Yorkshire is the largest bus operator in South Yorkshire, England. As a division of FirstGroup the company's legal name was, for a time, Mainline which operated it between 1993 and 1998, following the sale South Yorkshire Transport to its employees.-History:SYT was eventually sold to...
, Stagecoach Sheffield
Stagecoach Sheffield
Stagecoach Sheffield is a bus operator based in Sheffield, England, a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group. It was formed from the Sheffield based operations of the Yorkshire Traction Group, purchased by Stagecoach in 2005...
, Sheffield Supertram
Sheffield Supertram
The Supertram, officially called the Stagecoach Supertram, is a light rail tram system in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England...
and Sheffield Community Transport
Sheffield Community Transport
Sheffield Community Transport is a non-governmental organisation with charitable status which provides transport services in Sheffield. Funding from SPT comes from South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive , Sheffield City Council, South Yorkshire Objective 1 programme, Yorkshire Forward,...
. It is staffed between 07:00–19:00 Monday to Saturday, has 6 stands with over 22 bus services and 2 tram services. There is a covered waiting area by the city bound tram stop and stand H4. There is also a digital help point besides stand H4.
History
The area currently occupied by the bus station used to be a Total GarageTotal S.A.
Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...
. Services that used to terminate at Malin Bridge
Malin Bridge
Malin Bridge is a suburb of the city of Sheffield, England. It is located at grid reference and stands 2½ miles north-west of the city centre where the rivers Loxley and Rivelin meet...
and Forbes Road were diverted into the Interchange, and services that used to stop farther up the road by Hillsborough Barracks
Hillsborough Barracks
Hillsborough Barracks is a walled complex of buildings between Langsett Road and Penistone Road in the Hillsborough District of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England....
near the old Officer Mess building (now the headquarters for Sheffield Insulations Ltd) were changed to stop at the Interchange.
Layout
Hillsborough Interchange is located in between Hillsborough bus gate and Hillsborough Barracks. The tram stopTram stop
A tram stop is a place designated for a tram to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, but because trams operate on rails, they often include railway platforms, especially if stepless entries are provided for accessibility...
of Malin Bridge
Malin Bridge
Malin Bridge is a suburb of the city of Sheffield, England. It is located at grid reference and stands 2½ miles north-west of the city centre where the rivers Loxley and Rivelin meet...
and Middlewood platform is in front of a Chinese takeaway, and The Rawson Spring public house and the Halfway and Meadowhall
Meadowhall
Meadowhall is an indoor shopping centre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It lies three miles north east of Sheffield city centre and four miles from Rotherham town centre....
platform are opposite.
The bus station is adjacent to the travel centre and the barracks on Sheffield bound side of the road. Stand H1 is adjacent to but set back from Langsett road and is the biggest of all the stands. Stand H2 and H3 are in line with this and further back respectively. Stand H4 and H5 have the same continuous shelter and run at 45 degrees from the travel centre to the cycle parking at rear of the bus station. Stand H6 is perpendicular
Perpendicular
In geometry, two lines or planes are considered perpendicular to each other if they form congruent adjacent angles . The term may be used as a noun or adjective...
stands H1, H2 and H3.
Services
| Service | Operator | From | Via | To | Frequency Monday to Saturday Daytime | Frequency Evenings and Sundays | Stand Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First South Yorkshire First South Yorkshire First South Yorkshire is the largest bus operator in South Yorkshire, England. As a division of FirstGroup the company's legal name was, for a time, Mainline which operated it between 1993 and 1998, following the sale South Yorkshire Transport to its employees.-History:SYT was eventually sold to... |
Hillsborough Hillsborough, South Yorkshire Hillsborough is an electoral ward which includes the districts of Malin Bridge, Owlerton, Wadsley and Wisewood. It is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northwestern part of the city and covers an area of 4.6 km2... |
Shirecliffe, Meadowhall Meadowhall Meadowhall is an indoor shopping centre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It lies three miles north east of Sheffield city centre and four miles from Rotherham town centre.... , Manor Top, Gleadless |
Jordanthorpe | 1 per hour | 1 per hour | H4 |
| 2 | First South Yorkshire | Hillsborough | Shirecliffe, Meadowhall, Manor Top, Gleadless, Base Green, Birley Birley Birley ward —which includes the districts of Base Green, Birley, Charnock, Frecheville, Scowerdons and part of Hackenthorpe—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southeastern part of the city and covers an area of 5.1 km2... |
Crystal Peaks Crystal Peaks bus station Crystal Peaks bus station serves the Crystal Peaks shopping complex, Waterthorpe, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.The bus station is situated at Peak Square, Crystal Peaks centre and is about 50 metres away from the Sheffield Supertram stop.... |
1 per hour | No Service | H4 |
| S6 'boro shopper | Sheffield Community Transport(SCT) | Hillsborough | Wisewood School | Wisewood Wisewood Wisewood is a suburb of the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England and situated 4.5 km north-west of the city centre. It is a residential suburb consisting almost exclusively of council housing, some of which has been bought by tenants under the right to buy scheme... |
Every 20 minutes | No Service | H2 |
| S6A | Sheffield Community Transport | Hillsborough | Wadsley Wadsley Wadsley is a suburb of the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It stands five km NW of the city centre at an approximate grid reference of... , Wisewood |
Loxley Loxley, South Yorkshire Loxley is a village and a suburb of the city of Sheffield. It is a long linear community which stretches by the side of the River Loxley and along the B6077 for almost four kilometres. Loxley extends from its borders with the suburbs of Malin Bridge and Wisewood westward to the hamlet of Stacey... |
Every half hour | No service | H2 |
| 11 (Pink Line) | First South Yorkshire | Stannington Stannington Stannington Ward—which includes the districts of Loxley, Stannington, and Worrall, and also the small villages of Dungworth, High Bradfield, and Low Bradfield—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the western part of the city and covers an area... |
Hall Park Head, Stannwood, Malin Bridge Malin Bridge Malin Bridge is a suburb of the city of Sheffield, England. It is located at grid reference and stands 2½ miles north-west of the city centre where the rivers Loxley and Rivelin meet... , Hillsborough, Shalesmoor |
Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely... |
Every 15 miniutes | Every 30 minutes | H1 |
| 12 (Pink Line) | First South Yorkshire | Hall Park Head | Wood Lane, Stannwood, Malin Bridge, Hillsborough, Shalesmoor, | Sheffield | Every 15 minutes | Every 30 Minutes | H1 |
| 13 (Turquoise Line) | First South Yorkshire | Wisewood | Hillsborough, Shalesmoor, Sheffield, Manor Park Manor, South Yorkshire Manor Castle ward—which includes the districts of Claywood, Manor, Manor Park, Park Hill, and Wybourn—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the eastern part of the city and covers an area of 5.4 km2. The population of this ward in 2001 was... , Stradbrooke |
Woodhouse Woodhouse, South Yorkshire Woodhouse ward—which includes the district of Woodhouse and most of Handsworth—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southeastern part of the city and covers an area of 7 km2. The population of this ward in 2001 was 17,900 people in... |
Every 20 minutes | No service | H1 |
| 14 (Turquoise Line) | First South Yorkshire | Loxley Loxley, South Yorkshire Loxley is a village and a suburb of the city of Sheffield. It is a long linear community which stretches by the side of the River Loxley and along the B6077 for almost four kilometres. Loxley extends from its borders with the suburbs of Malin Bridge and Wisewood westward to the hamlet of Stacey... |
Wisewood, Hillsborough, Shalesmoor, Sheffield, Manor Park, Stradbrooke | Woodhouse | Every 20 minutes | Every Half hour | H1 |
| 17 | First South Yorkshire | Meadowhall | Firth Park, Fox Hill, Parson Cross, Hillsborough, Shalesmoor | Sheffield | Every 30 minutes | 1 per hour | H1 |
| 20 (Lime Line) | First South Yorkshire | Hillsborough | Wadsley Bridge Wadsley Bridge Wadsley Bridge is a suburb of Sheffield 3 mi northwest of the city centre. The area is a mixture of residential housing and small industrial and commercial premises.-Etymology:... , Southey Green, Longley, Northern General Hospital Northern General Hospital The Northern General Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Sheffield, England. It hosts most major departments, including a busy Accident and Emergency for adults... , Pitsmoor Pitsmoor Pitsmoor is a former village, now a suburb of Sheffield. The name derives from Or-pits as, anciently, the main local industry was the mining of ore.-History:... , Sheffield, Heeley, Norton |
Hemsworth Gleadless Valley Gleadless Valley ward—which includes the districts of Gleadless Valley , Heeley, Lowfield, and Meersbrook—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southern part of the city and covers an area of 4.5 km2... |
Every 20 minutes | Every 30 mins | H3 |
| 20A (Lime Line) | First South Yorkshire | Hillsborough | Wadsley Bridge, Southey Green, Longley, Northern General Hospital, Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Heeley, Chesterfield Road, Norton | Hemsworth Gleadless Valley Gleadless Valley ward—which includes the districts of Gleadless Valley , Heeley, Lowfield, and Meersbrook—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southern part of the city and covers an area of 4.5 km2... |
Every 20 minutes | Every 30 mins | H3 |
| 31 | Sheffield Community Transport | Hillsborough | Walkley, Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe Walkley Walkley is an electoral ward in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.Walkley ward—which includes the districts of Netherthorpe, Upperthorpe, Walkley and parts of Neepsend—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northwestern part of the city... |
Sheffield | 1 per hour | 1 per hour | H2 |
| 31A | Sheffield Community Transport | Hillsborough | Langsett Estate, Walkley Walkley Walkley is an electoral ward in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.Walkley ward—which includes the districts of Netherthorpe, Upperthorpe, Walkley and parts of Neepsend—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northwestern part of the city... , Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe |
Sheffield | Every hour | No Service | H2 |
| 33 | First South Yorkshire | Hillsborough | Shirecliffe, Southey Green, Sheffield, Heeley, Norton Lees | Jordanthorpe | Every 30 Minutes | See below | H4 |
| 33 | First South Yorkshire and TM Travel | Hillsborough | Shirecliffe, Southey Green, Sheffield, Heeley, Norton Lees Norton Lees Norton Lees is a residential suburb in the Graves Park ward of the City of Sheffield, England located to the east of Woodseats.-History:Origami artist, author and musician Nick Robinson is a resident.... |
Jordanthorpe | See Above | 1 per hour | H4 |
| 52 | Stagecoach Sheffield Stagecoach Sheffield Stagecoach Sheffield is a bus operator based in Sheffield, England, a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group. It was formed from the Sheffield based operations of the Yorkshire Traction Group, purchased by Stagecoach in 2005... |
Hillsborough | Crookes Crookes Crookes ward—which includes the districts of Crookes, Steelbank, Crosspool, and Sandygate —is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the western part of the city and covers an area of 3.9 km2... , Broomhill, Sheffield, Attercliffe Attercliffe Attercliffe is an industrial suburb of northeast Sheffield, England on the south bank of the River Don.-History:The name Attercliffe can be traced back as far as an entry in the Domesday book -Ateclive- meaning at the cliffe, a small escarpment that lay alongside the River Don... , Darnall Darnall Darnall ward—which includes the districts of Attercliffe, Carbrook, Darnall, Tinsley, and parts of Handsworth—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the eastern part of the city and covers an area of 17.4 km2. The... , Handsworth Handsworth, South Yorkshire Handsworth is a suburb of south eastern Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. Handsworth has a population of approximately 15,000. It covers an overall area of approximately... |
Woodhouse | Every 7 minutes | No service | H5 |
| 57 | First South Yorkshire | Stocksbridge Stocksbridge Stocksbridge is a small town and civil parish in the City of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 13,663. It lies just to the east of the Peak District.... |
Oughtibridge Oughtibridge Oughtibridge is a residential village on the northern outskirts of Sheffield within the bounds of Bradfield Parish Council. The village stands northwest of the city centre in the valley of the River Don... , Worral, Hillsborough, Shalesmoor |
Sheffield | Every Half hour | see below | H1 |
| 57A | Stagecoach Sheffield | Stocksbridge | Oughtibridge, Hillsborough, Shalesmoor | Sheffield | see above | 1 per hour | H1 |
| 58 | First South Yorkshire | Stocksbridge | Oughtibridge, Worral, Hillsborough, Shalesmoor | Sheffield | Every Half hour | see below | H1 |
| 58 | Stagecoach Sheffield | Stocksbridge | Oughtibridge, Worral, Hillsborough, Shalesmoor | Sheffield | See above | 1 per hour | H1 |
| 61 | Sheffield Community Transport | Hillsborough | Loxley, Bradfield Bradfield, South Yorkshire Bradfield is a village and civil parish in the City of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Peak District. Bradfield itself is divided into two settlements, High Bradfield atop a hill and Low Bradfield in the valley of the River Loxley.Bradfield is the largest parish in... , Dungworth, Stannington |
Hillsborough | Every hour | Every 2 hours | H6 |
| 62 | Sheffield Community Transport | Hillsborough | Stannington, Dungworth, Bradfield, Loxley | Hillsborough | Every hour | Every 2 hours | H6 |
| 64 | Sheffield Community Transport | Hillsborough | Rivelin Valley | Rivelin | Every 2 hours | No service | H6 |
| 267 | TM Travel | Hillsborough | Loxley, Storrs, Stannington | Hillsborough | Every 2 hours | No service | H6 |
| 268 | TM Travel | Hillsborough | Wadsley, Oughtibridge Oughtibridge Oughtibridge is a residential village on the northern outskirts of Sheffield within the bounds of Bradfield Parish Council. The village stands northwest of the city centre in the valley of the River Don... |
Wharncliffe Side | Every 2 hours | No service | H6 |
Service pattern
Hillsborough has a complicated patern of services. First South YorkshireFirst South Yorkshire
First South Yorkshire is the largest bus operator in South Yorkshire, England. As a division of FirstGroup the company's legal name was, for a time, Mainline which operated it between 1993 and 1998, following the sale South Yorkshire Transport to its employees.-History:SYT was eventually sold to...
's services 11, 12, 13, 14, 20 & 20A are all part of its Overground network, which means they are almost always low floor. Services 11 & 12 (Pink Line) form a every 8 minute frequency over the core section of the route from Stanwood to Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
. Whereas services 13 & 14 (Turquoise Line) and services 20 & 20A form a 10 minute frequency over the core sections of the route, Wisewood-Woodhouse and Hillsborough-Heeley respectively.
Service 17 forms part of the North Sheffield Quality Bus Corridor Agreement which means this is also almost always a low floor bus. In the off peak times, Stagecoach in Sheffield operates services 57A & 58 to Stocksbridge
Stocksbridge
Stocksbridge is a small town and civil parish in the City of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 13,663. It lies just to the east of the Peak District....
. In the peak times it links buses to the yellow route
Sheffield Supertram
The Supertram, officially called the Stagecoach Supertram, is a light rail tram system in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England...
tram terminus of Middlewood on the same frequency as the trams giving it a week long service to Stocksbridge.