Rotherham Central railway station
You can reach 43 stations directly from Rotherham Central on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Meadowhall Interchange, with 89 trains a day.
See Rotherham Central on the map
Rotherham Central is the nearest station for postcodes in S60, S61, S65. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Rotherham Central
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowhall Interchange | 89 | 90 | 63 |
| Sheffield | 89 | 90 | 65 |
| Swinton (South Yorkshire) | 87 | 89 | 65 |
| Doncaster | 45 | 44 | 32 |
| Moorthorpe | 44 | 46 | 33 |
| Conisbrough | 43 | 43 | 32 |
| Mexborough | 43 | 43 | 32 |
| Bolton-upon-Dearne | 41 | 42 | 31 |
| Goldthorpe | 41 | 42 | 31 |
| Thurnscoe | 41 | 42 | 31 |
| Fitzwilliam | 38 | 40 | 30 |
| Leeds | 38 | 40 | 30 |
| Outwood | 38 | 40 | 30 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 38 | 40 | 30 |
| Sandal and Agbrigg | 36 | 39 | 30 |
| Adwick | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Bentley (South Yorkshire) | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Church Fenton | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Pontefract Baghill | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Sherburn-in-Elmet | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Ulleskelf | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| York | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Althorpe | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Crowle | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hatfield & Stainforth | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Scunthorpe | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Thorne South | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Barnetby | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brough | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Birchwood | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleethorpes | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dore and Totley | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Grimsby Town | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Goole | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Habrough | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hull Paragon Interchange | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kirk Sandall | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Liverpool South Parkway | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 1 | 1 | 0 |
and 3 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Rotherham Central is
463,418 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 904th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 3,179 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Rotherham Central and Sheffield than any other pair: 139,022 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 29 stations instead of 43, a drop of about 33%. Saturday runs to 39.
Nearest other stations
- Meadowhall Interchange 2.4 miles
- Darnall 3.9 miles
- Swinton (South Yorkshire) 4.4 miles
- Woodhouse 4.7 miles
- Chapeltown 4.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Rotherham Central, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Rotherham Westgate · 0.2 miles
- Rotherham Masborough · 0.4 miles
- Rotherham Road · 0.8 miles
- Holmes · 0.8 miles
- Parkgate and Rawmarsh · 1.6 miles
- Parkgate and Aldwarke · 1.8 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.