Barnsley Interchange

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Barnsley Interchange

Location

Place

Barnsley

Local authority

Barnsley (borough)

Operations

Station code

BNY

Managed by

Northern Rail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.783 million

2005/06 *

0.868 million

Passenger Transport Executive

PTE

Travel South Yorkshire

History

Key dates

Opened 1850

20 May 2007

Reopened after Major Redevelopment

National Rail - UK railway stations

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Barnsley Interchange from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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barnsley bus interchange being built

Barnsley Interchange (formerly Barnsley Exchange Station) lies in the centre of the town of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. The station was opened in 1850 and is 16 miles (26 km) north of Sheffield. It is on both the Hallam and Penistone Lines operated by Northern Rail.

[edit] Barnsley Interchange Rail Services

Rail services operate frequently through Barnsley's new interchange. On the Hallam line during the day on Monday to Saturday, there are two trains per hour northbound to Wakefield Kirkgate and Leeds. One service is operated as "fast" therefore not stopping at some stations on route. During the evening and on Sundays there is generally an hourly service.

A new service will that will run from Leeds to Nottingham via Barnsley will be starting in Winter 2008. The service will be another "fast" service between Barnsley, Leeds and Sheffield.

On the Penistone line, there is an hourly service northbound to Huddersfield from Monday to Saturday and a two-hourly service on Sundays. Barnsley also marks the last continuous dual running track (except for parts) for trains heading towards Huddersfield, or the first continuous dual running track for trains heading towards Sheffield

Southbound to Sheffield there are three trains per hour from Monday to Saturday, with one or two services per hour on Sundays.

There are also services to London St. Pancras International via Leicester which are operated by East Midlands Trains. The service will end from December 2008.

Preceding station		Following station
Wombwell	Northern Rail Hallam Line	Darton
Wombwell	Northern Rail Penistone Line	Dodworth
Meadowhall	East Midlands Trains	terminus

[edit] Barnsley Interchange Bus Services

The new Barnsley Interchange opened at 08:00 on 20 May 2007. The new building forms the entire new complex of Barnsley Interchange, rail and bus users will exit the interchange via the new car park or for the town centre, the new entrance and exit on Eldon Street.

The bus station features the latest in technology such as the SYPTE, scheme of "Your Next Bus", tracking buses with GPS to check what time they are due to arrive and depart. Several shops occupy retail units within the interchange, these include a Lloyd's Pharmacy, GT News, Alto Caffe, Cooplands and Subway (restaurant)

Work has now been completed on the link road known as Interchange Way to enable buses to enter or leave the Interchange quickly without having to use the busy level crossing at Jumble Lane.