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Getting to Sheffield: By train
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Sheffield station (formerly known as Sheffield Midland) is to the south-east side of the city centre, at the bottom of a steepish pedestrianised street (Howard Street) that leads to the city centre. A major redevelopment of the public spaces between the station at the city centre was completed in early 2007, creating a new public square immediately outside the station and improving the pedestrian route to the city centre. You can reach the city centre on foot in less than ten minutes, or in about five minutes by tram or the free city centre bus ("Free Bee": every seven minutes).
Trams stop next to the station (Sheffield Station/Sheffield Hallam University stop), directly outside the end of the pedestrian bridge that crosses over the platforms (there is a lift, but no escalator, from the station concourse and platforms).
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Most long-distance coaches and city buses, including the free bus, stop at the Sheffield Interchange: two minutes walk from the station (across the pelican crossing and through the covered walkway) or the nearby streets.
Timetables, fare information, and live departure boards for all train services can be found on the website of National Rail www.nationalrail.co.uk.
There are hourly high-speed services to and from London St. Pancras (Via Derby/Nottingham, and Leicester) operated by East Midlands Trains www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk. Sheffield also lies near the heart of Britain's cross country rail network, with twice hourly services from the south, south-west and midlands (Devon, Dorset, Berkshire and the West Midlands) to the north-east and Scotland (Tyne and Wear, Edinburgh, Aberdeen). All long-distance north-south services that do not call in London are operated by Cross Country Trains www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk. Sheffield is also at the centre of a large and well-served west (Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Manchester Airport) to east (Lincolnshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Norfolk) network. Other services through the city are provided by East Midlands Trains Connect service www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk, Northern Rail www.northernrail.org and Transpennine Express www.tpexpress.co.uk. Under the name "Megatrain", the Megabus company now offers "the earlier you book, the cheaper" seats in its chartered carriages on some offpeak EastMidland trains to and from London.
Summary of services:
- London St. Pancras, once per hour, operated by East Midlands Trains.
- Scotland, Tyne and Wear, and North Yorkshire twice per hour, operated by Cross Country Trains.
- Birmingham New Street and the West Midlands once per hour, operated by Cross Country Trains.
- Southwest (Bristol Temple Meads/Devon) once per hour, operated by Cross Country Trains.
- Manchester Picadilly and Manchester Airport once per hour by Transpennine Express.
- Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool once per hour by East Midlands Trains.
- Hope Valley (Peak District) stations once per hour, operated by Northern Rail (continues to Manchester Piccadilly, but this is a stopping service on commuter-quality trains: not designed to serve through-travellers).
- West Yorkshire up to three times an hour, operated by Virgin Trains (intercity quality and speed) fastest) and Northern Rail (commuter quality and speed).
- Nottinghamshire once per hour, operated by East Midlands Trains.
- Derbyshire up to four times an hour, operated by Northern Trains.
- South Wales direct to Cardiff Central Station and Newport, operated by Cross Country Trains.
- Darnall, 4 km (2 miles)
- Meadowhall Interchange, 5 km (3 miles)
- Dore And Totley Railway Station, 7 km (4 miles)
- Woodhouse Railway Station, 8 km (5 miles)
- Dronfield Railway Station, 9 km (6 miles)
- Chapeltown Railway Station, 9 km (6 miles)
- Rotherham Central Railway Station, 9 km (6 miles)
- Grindleford Railway Station, 13 km (8 miles)
- Hathersage Railway Station, 14 km (8 miles)
- Kiveton Bridge Railway Station, 14 km (9 miles)
- Bamford Railway Station, 15 km (10 miles)
- Kiveton Park Railway Station, 16 km (10 miles)
- Chesterfield Railway Station, 16 km (10 miles)
- Shireoaks Railway Station, 21 km (13 miles)
- Whitwell Railway Station, 21 km (13 miles)
- Elmton and Creswell, 21 km (13 miles)
- Langwith-Whaley Thorns Railway Station, 24 km (15 miles)
- Shirebrook Railway Station, 26 km (16 miles)
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