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Location notes
This station is adjacent to the large Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield. The station is on the main line from Sheffield to Doncaster / Leeds and also on the start of the spur to Barnsley, and on to Huddersfield/Leeds
Meadowhall is not a place one would purposely go for photos as there are better places nearby, however its alright for an hour or so if you need to avoid shopping!
Meadowhall is not a place one would purposely go for photos as there are better places nearby, however its alright for an hour or so if you need to avoid shopping!
Railway type and traffic
This is a main line, expect to see 158s, 156s, 153s, 150s, 144s, 142s and Cross Country 220s/221s. East Midlands Trains provide an early morning service from Barnsley (Class 222) and there are also HSTs which pass through later in the day (St Pancras-Leeds)
There is little freight although you may sometimes see a couple a day. This station is the terminus of the Sheffield supertram line, with frequent trams to and from the city.
There is little freight although you may sometimes see a couple a day. This station is the terminus of the Sheffield supertram line, with frequent trams to and from the city.
Environment
This station is quite safe, I have never had a problem there, it is staffed and is always busy due to the popularity of the Meadowhall shopping complex.
Road directions
Meadowhall shopping centre is easily signposted from the M1, follow these signs, park in the car park and then there are a few ways of getting to the station, I always go through Marks and Spencer in the Shopping centre, and then walk over a big white bridge to the station, which is also a bus interchange.
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Meadowhall map co-ordinates
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Meadowhall map co-ordinates
Parking
You can leave your car in the Meadowhall centre car park, beware of the times the centre shuts though, because the car park will be locked at this time. There are loads of places to park, so do not worry about spaces.
Public transport
Meadowhall is easy accessible by Public transport, trains that stop at Meadowhall are to be caught from; Sheffield, Rotherham, Swinton (S.Yorks), Leeds, Manchester, Grimsby, Doncaster, Stockport, you can easily go the Doncaster or Sheffield and change there, as they both are nearby and have good transport connections. See Arriva Trains Northern and Transpennine Express for train times. There is also Sheffield supertram and the buses, check out the SYPTE website (South Yorks Passenger Transport Executive).
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Amenities
There are toilets on platforms 1 and 2, along with vending machines and a hot drinks machine.
Meadowhall also has a huge food hall with loads of food shops like McDonalds / Pizza hut as well as some non fast food places.
Meadowhall also has a huge food hall with loads of food shops like McDonalds / Pizza hut as well as some non fast food places.
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Meadowhall
Streetmap links
Meadowhall general view map
Meadowhall close up map
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Meadowhall
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Meadowhall
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Meadowhall general view map
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Photographic notes
Light is not usually a problem as there are four platforms, 2 main and 2 on the Barnsley branch. Videoing is fine too, you can just move around as the sun moves.
Beware of fast trains!
Beware of fast trains!
General views - All photographs © Jordan Allen unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south east
Fig 2 - Looking north west
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
