Major travel disruptions can be seen across the county due to yesterday’s Storm Franklin. Tram, train and bus services are affected.
Trams
There is currently no service at Meadowhall Interchange, Rotherham or Parkgate. The yellow line is operating between Middlewood and Tinsley only.
Blue & Purple operating as advertised. Tram Train suspended. Yellow operating Middlewood <> Tinsley only. No service at Meadowhall Interchange, R'ham or Parkgate
All services subject to alteration and delay. Yellow times between Tinsley and Valley C may vary from timetable. pic.twitter.com/spvHPV9b3Y
— Stagecoach Supertram (@SCSupertram) February 21, 2022
Trains
Train services across the North have been cancelled or delayed.
- Services between Doncaster and Scarborough in both directions are being disrupted and trains between these stations will terminate at Hunmanby.
- There are currently no trains passing through Rotherham. All services have been suspended due to severe flooding. Bus replacement services have not been issued and the station is due to reopen by at least Tuesday.
- Services will be cancelled between Doncaster and Sheffield until the end of the day. Bus replacement services are available.
- Routes from Sheffield to London have also been disrupted.
- Lines are closed between Chesterfield and Sheffield.
- East Midlands railway have warned not to travel between Derby and Sheffield.
😱 🌧 Heavy rains brought by #StormFranklin mean #RotherhamCentral will now remain closed until at least Tuesday.
📲 Please continue to check before you travel with @nationalrailenq
📷 13:00 📷 17:00 pic.twitter.com/XTCPvfvdbY
— Leeds City Station (@NetworkRailLDS) February 20, 2022
To read about the latest bus travel updates in Sheffield and Rotherham, click here.
To read about latest Storm Franklin updates in South Yorkshire, click here.
For further updates for travel, follow the thread by @Sheffield_Wire on Twitter.
THREAD: #StormFranklin updates for #SouthYorkshire
🚨Storm Franklin brought in winds of up to 70mph across South Yorkshire last night and in the early hours of this morning.
⚠️ The Met Office issued a yellow warning…
— Sheffield Wire (@Sheffield_Wire) February 21, 2022