Meadowhall Interchange
Meadowhall Interchange  
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First TransPennine Express 185149 at Meadowhall Interchange in June 2011
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| Location | |
| Place | Sheffield |
| Local authority | City of Sheffield |
| Coordinates | 53°25′00″N 1°24′51″W / 53.4167°N 1.4141°WCoordinates: 53°25′00″N 1°24′51″W / 53.4167°N 1.4141°W |
| Grid reference | SK390912 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MHS |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 4 (National Rail) 2 (Sheffield Supertram) 16 (bus and coach station) |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 2.057 million |
| 2012/13 |
2.125 million |
| 2013/14 |
 2.063 million |
| 2014/15 |
2.225 million |
| – Interchange | 47,041 |
| 2015/16 |
2.138 million |
| – Interchange |
39,915 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Travel South Yorkshire |
| Zone | Sheffield & Rotherham |
| History | |
| Original company | British Rail |
| 4 September 1990 | Bus and heavy rail stations opened |
| 21 March 1994 | Supertram platforms opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Meadowhall Interchange from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Meadowhall Interchange is a transport interchange located in north-east Sheffield, consisting of a combined heavy rail station, tram stop and bus and coach station. The second-busiest heavy rail station in the city in terms of passenger numbers, Meadowhall Interchange provides connections between National Rail services, the Sheffield Supertram light rail network, intercity coach services and the city bus network.
The interchange was opened in 1990 by British Rail under the Regional Railways sector, to serve the new Meadowhall shopping centre, which opened at the same time and is connected to the interchange by a pedestrian footbridge. The interchange is now owned by Network Rail and operated by Northern, with additional services provided by TransPennine Express.
The first station to be named after the Meadowhall area of the city, Meadowhall and Wincobank, was opened in 1868 by the South Yorkshire Railway on the Blackburn Valley Line from Sheffield Victoria to Barnsley. Meadowhall and Wincobank station closed in 1953 and the track was eventually lifted and converted into a cycle path in 1987, although the station building survives in good condition.
Upon opening in 1990, Meadowhall Interchange effectively replaced Brightside station, located around one mile further down the line towards Sheffield. However, limited services continued to serve Brightside for several years after the opening of Meadowhall Interchange, with Brightside station finally closing in 1995.
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