Sheffield Station - Station Layout

Station Layout

The station is divided into four parts: the main building/concourse and platforms 1a/1b; the first island with platforms 2a-5b; the second island with platforms 6a-8b; and the adjoining Supertram stop. All sections are connected by a large footbridge.

Sheffield station is designed to accommodate both through and terminating trains. Platforms 2c, 3, 4 and 7 can be used by terminating trains only. The station has 9 platforms, numbered 1 to 8 and 2C. Platforms 1, 3 and 4 are divided into a and b sections to allow a brief stabling of terminating services before they are scheduled to depart. The station has four through roads which are used for through running or more commonly for stabling stock. Between platforms 5 and 6 these are known as "1-Up" and "2-Up" (they are on the "Up" or London-bound side of the station) whilst between platforms 1 and 2 are the "through road" with a direct path through the station or by a central crossover to the north end of platform 1 (1b), and "down station siding".

Prior to the 1972 multiple-aspect signalling (MAS) scheme, the southern half of the current platform 8 was called platform 9. Trains from the north from platform 9 could avoid trains stood at platform 8 via an additional through road.

The platforms are generally used as follows:

• Platforms 1 and 2 - Northern Rail; First TPE to Cleethorpes; CrossCountry to Newcastle and Scotland
• Platform 2C - Northern Rail stopping trains to Manchester Piccadilly
• Platforms 3 and 4 - local stopping trains to Leeds and Scarborough
• Platform 5 - East Midlands Trains to London and Liverpool; CrossCountry to Birmingham and the south
• Platform 6 - Northern Rail to Nottingham; CrossCountry to Birmingham and the south
• Platform 7 - East Midlands Trains to London
• Platform 8 - First TransPennine Express to Manchester Airport; East Midlands Trains to Norwich and Nottingham