Trains to Sheffield

Tucked away on the edge of the idyllic Peak District, Sheffield’s train station dates back to 1870 when the words ‘Sheffield Steel’ were world-famous and synonymous with the city’s first-class steel and tableware industries.

Nowadays, the city is known as the ‘Greenest City in the UK’ for its abundance of parks and green spaces and the ratio of trees to people—a very far cry from its industrial heyday. It also has some world-class educational institutions, like Sheffield Hallam University, which is actually reasonably close to Sheffield Train Station. The station is the busiest station in South Yorkshire and the second busiest in Yorkshire & Humberside after Leeds.

The station has changed and expanded considerably since 1870, but vestiges of its heritage still exist, especially between platforms two and five. A tasteful Edwardian stone frontage was added to the station in 1905 and remains perfectly intact.

Sheffield Train Station also boasts many amenities, including:

• A ticket office at the station concourse (opening times: Monday to Saturday: 5.00am – 10.30pm; Sunday: 7.45am – 11.00pm). You can book train tickets as well as monthly and annual season ticketsat the ticket office.
• Self-service ticket machines and accessible ticket machines. Plus, you can collect tickets you have bought online from the self-service machines.
• Step-free access to all platforms.
• Boards to check the real-time train timetable.
• ATMs, shops, and hospitality.
• Public telephones.
• 400 bicycle compounds and stands. There is a cycle hub at the station’s entrance next to the taxi rank, and an additional stand is on platform 6.

Sheffield Train Station rests on the foot of a hill, just east of the city centre, making it simple to get to and from the station.

Taxis stop outside the front of the station, and local buses depart from Arundel Gate Interchange or Sheffield Bus Station, both of which are only a short walk from the railway station. Sheffield’s Supertram also serves the station when you exit the station via the footbridge.

Sheffield Train Station serves several destinations in the UK, such as London St Pancras International connected by the Midland Main Line, Manchester via the Hope Valley Line, as well as Birmingham, York, Newcastle, Exeter, and Bristol.

London St Pancras International to Sheffield

It takes just over an hour to get from London St Pancras International to Sheffield with East Midlands Railway. Trains leave around every half an hour.

Chesterfield to Sheffield

With Northern or East Midlands Railway, the journey from Chesterfield to Sheffield takes as little as fourteen minutes. Services leave every few minutes.

Birmingham New Street to Sheffield

On average, it takes between one hour to one hour and fifteen minutes to get from Birmingham New Street to Sheffield with CrossCountry. Trains leave around every half an hour.

Newcastle to Sheffield

Getting up north to Newcastle takes only two hours and fifteen minutes with CrossCountry. Trains leave every hour.

Sheffield Train Station is served by East Midlands Railway, CrossCountry, Northern, and TransPennine Express.

Northern trains are the busiest operators at this station and broadly serve the North of England, servicing routes throughout the region and going to destinations like Cleethorpes, Wakefield, Nottingham, Lincoln, and Leeds. CrossCountry runs on the Reading to Newcastle Line, and from York to Bristol Temple Meads.

East Midlands Trains includes trains from west to east from Liverpool to Norwich, and TransPennine Express runs from Sheffield to places like Buxton, Cleethorpes, Manchester and Liverpool.

Sheffield is the largest city in South Yorkshire, boasting a rich stew of history and culture. Previously known as the ‘Steel City’ due to its heyday as a world-class steel producer, the city is now a modern and vibrant student city with great places to dine out, drink, and have fun.

But that’s not all. Sheffield offers a wide range of shopping options, including multiple malls, independent boutiques at Antiques Quarter, markets at Devonshire Quarter, and even Europe’s largest shopping centre, Meadowhall.

If you’re a nature lover and the weather is being kind, you could visit one of the city’s many parks. If you’re feeling adventurous and in the mood for a day trip, the Peak District is right on your doorstep.

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What is the postcode for Sheffield Train Station?

The address for Sheffield Train Station is Sheaf Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2BP.

What is Sheffield Train Station’s contact number?

The contact number for Sheffield Train Station is 0870 4420104. The station code for Sheffield is SHF.

How many train stations are there in Sheffield?

Sheffield only has one main train station in the city centre, Sheffield Station.

*Information is subject to change. Please check the latest train timetable before your trip.