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Football Diversions on Match days 24/25 season (Barnsley,Rotherham and Sheffield) UPDATED -  01/08 to 10/05;

Posted: 01/08/2024 13:20:00

Affected dates: 01/08/2024 to 10/05/2025;

Reason: Road closed

Description: On match days from approx 1hr* before kick off until approx 1hr* after the final whistle some services are subject to diversion affecting games involving Barnsley, Rotherham United, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday. 
*2hrs before and after for a local derby.

Impact: Unknown

Mode:  Bus
Stagecoach:  137, 138,
New York Stadium -Rotherham United Home Games

When Main Street closes:
Services 137 and 138 towards Rotherham will turn left on Centenary Way, College Road Roundabout, then Bridge Street.
FROM Rotherham will divert via Chantry Bridge, Greasbrough Road & Centenary Way, then U turn back to Masbrough Street.

TO GET THERE:
Approx 5-10 min walk from Rotherham Interchange/Rotherham Central
First South Yorkshire:  18, 97, 98, T M Travel:  31,
Hillsborough Stadium - Sheffield Wednesday Home Games

When Leppings Lane (only) closes:
Services 18, 31, 97 & 98 TOWARDS Hillsborough Interchange will divert along Penistone Road, then turn right along Bradfield Rd to Hillsborough Corner.
Services FROM Hillsborough Interchange will turn left onto Langsett Rd, left down Bamforth St, then left along Penistone Rd.

Additionally due to parked cars on Donovan Road, Service 98 will operate via the 97 route for the duration of a game

TO GET THERE:
Leppings Lane: Services 31 & 57 in both directions.
For Tram to Leppings Lane please use this link: https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-gb/journeyplanning/timetable-search?searchTerm=yell
Penistone Rd: Services 7, 8, 8A & 86 in both directions.
First South Yorkshire:  18, T M Travel:  252,
Bramall Lane Stadium -Sheffield United Home Games

Bramall Lane will close for a substantial period. Shoreham Street will also close sporadically between Alderson Road & Charlotte Road Roundabout.
Services 11, 18 & MAN4 will divert via Queens Road, Charlotte Road, Shoreham Street & St Mary's Road in both directions.
Service 252 will divert via Queens Road, Granville Square and St. Mary's Road in both directions.

TO GET THERE:
Shoreham Street: Services 1, 11, 24, 25 & 51.
Queens Road: Services 70/70a.

Note: If Shoreham Street is closed, then 1, 11, 18, 24, 41, 51, 252 & MAN4 services will all divert via Queens Road, Granville Square & St Mary's Road in both directions.
Stagecoach:  27a, 28, 32,
Services 27b, 28 and 32, although not diverted, these will be subject to delay along Pontefract Road near Oakwell Stadium.

Several roads in the vicinity of the Football Ground are also subject to Traffic Restriction Orders before and after each game.
Stagecoach:  86,
Hillsborough Stadium

Service 86 - This diversion will be in place 1 hour before kick off until 30 minutes after full time. It will be on normal route either side of this.

Towards Low Edges
The service will follow the route as normal to the bottom of Fox Hill Crescent. After that it will turn left up Fox Hill Road and then right onto Wilcox Road. It will carry on to the lights where it will turn right onto Halifax Road, back on normal route.

Towards Chapeltown
Instead of turning left onto Fox Hill Road, the service will follow Halifax Road to the traffic lights (junction with Wilcox Road). At that point it will turn left onto Wilcox Road. At the end of Wilcox Road the service will turn right onto Fox Hill Road and follow the normal 86 route to Low Edges until it reaches the bottom of Fox Hill Crescent. 
It will then turn left onto Fox Hill Road, then finally right onto Wilcox Road - back on normal line of route.