Transport in Doncaster
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Doncaster's geographical location gives it some of the best transport facilities for a town of its size. Road links to the A1(M) motorway and the M18 motorway and M62 motorway
allow fast and easy journey times to many area of the UK and surrounding cities and towns. The UK's newest International Airport
, Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield
opened in April 2005 and offers flights to destinations in Europe
, and the United Kingdom
.
. The largest operator in the town is First
, who are closely followed by Stagecoach
. Other companies who operate in and around the town include Wilfreda Beehive
, Veolia Transportation and Arriva Yorkshire
.
SYT operated buses in and around Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.
The company was eventually sold to its employees in 1993, and it became Mainline Group Limited. It was bought by First Group in 1998, at first operating as First Mainline but now operating as First South Yorkshire.
SYT's head office was located on Amos Road in Meadowhall and at the time of the company's formation its central works was located on Queens Road in Sheffield, although this later closed.
Buses in Doncaster were based at two garages in the borough.
The main depot was the former Doncaster Corporation garage on Leicester Avenue, close to Doncaster Racecourse. In the 1980s, a new workshop building was erected at the rear of the yard behind the garage. In the early 1990s, the main depot building was demolished and the land sold. This made way for a new Wickes DIY store. The new workshop, yard and small section of the old garage building, which contained a bus-wash facility, remained. The only access to the smaller depot was now on Leger Way.
The second garage, which was much smaller, was on Bootham Lane in Dunscroft. This has been sold off and cleared to make way for a housing estate.
Note: Some services may be operated by Stagecoach in Lincolnshire
Other companies include Stagecoach in Bassetlaw, Stagecoach in Lincolnshire, Isle Coaches, Veolia, Arriva, Wilfreda Beehive and South Yorkshire Motors.
allowing fast and frequent access to all parts of Great Britain. The station is served by the largest number of train operators in Britain and Doncaster PSB
is one of the largest signalling centres on the network, controlling hundreds of route miles of railway.
Destinations:
East Coast
Northbound: From Doncaster - York, Darlington, Durham, Newcastle Central, Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Dunbar to Edinburgh Waverley
Southbound: From Doncaster - Retford, Newark North Gate, Grantham, Peterborough, Stevenage - to London Kings Cross
From Doncaster - Wakefield Westgate - to Leeds
From Doncaster - Retford, Newark North Gate, Grantham, Peterborough, Stevenage - to London Kings Cross
Northern Rail
From Doncaster - Bentley, Adwick, South Elmsall, Fitzwilliam, Sandal & Agbrigg, Wakefield Westgate, Outwood - to Leeds
From Doncaster - Kirk Sandall, Hatfield and Stainforth, Thorne North, Goole, Saltmarshe, Gilberdyke, Brough, Ferriby, Hessle - to Hull
From Doncaster - Conisbrough, Mexborough, Swinton, Rotherham Central, Meadowhall - to Sheffield
East Midlands Trains
From Doncaster - Wakefield Westage - to Leeds
From Doncaster - Meadowhall, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Belper, Derby, Long Eaton, Loughborough, Leicester, Market Harborough, Kettering, Wellingborough, Bedford, Luton, Luton Airport Parkway - to London St Pancras
Service also extends to York and Scarborough.
From Doncaster - Gainsborough, Saxilby - to Lincoln
Transpennine Express
From Doncaster - Meadowhall, Sheffield, Dore, Chinley, Stockport, Manchester Piccadilly, Mauldeth Road, Burnage, East Didsbury, Gatley, Heald Green - to Manchester Airport
Service also extends eastbound to Cleethorpes via Scunthorpe, Barnetby, Habrough and Grimsby Town
Hull Trains
From Doncaster - Selby, Howden, Brough - to Hull
From Doncaster - Retford, Grantham - to London Kings Cross
Cross Country Trains
From Doncaster - York, Darlington, Durham, Chester-le-Street - to Newcastle'
From Doncaster - Sheffield, Derby, Burton-on-Trent, Tamworth, Birmingham New Street, Cheltenham Spa, Bristol Parkway -to Bristol Temple Meads
, that had closed in 1994. The airport serves many destinations through principal carrier Thomson Airways
as well as other carriers including Wizz Air
and Ryanair
. During its first year of operation, at the airports peak in 2007 in handled 1,078,374 passengers.In 2010 it handled 876,153 passengers.
The town also lies within reasonable driving distances of Manchester International Airport
, Leeds Bradford International Airport
, East Midlands Airport and Humberside Airport
.
can be achieved in under an hour. From Hull, P&O Ferries
run services to Rotterdam
in the Netherlands
and Zeebrugge
in Belgium
.
M62 motorway
The M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...
allow fast and easy journey times to many area of the UK and surrounding cities and towns. The UK's newest International Airport
International airport
An international airport is any airport that can accommodate flights from other countries and are typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle these flights to and from other countries...
, Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley airbase at Finningley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster within South Yorkshire, England. The airport lies southeast of Doncaster and east of Sheffield.The airport is operated by Peel...
opened in April 2005 and offers flights to destinations in Europe
Europe
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, and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
Road
The town is located close to the M18 Motorway, A1(M) Motorway, M62 motorway and the M1 motorway roads.Bus
Doncaster bus transport runs under the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport ExecutiveSouth Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive for South Yorkshire in England. It is supervised by the South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority, which consists of representatives from the metropolitan boroughs of Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, and...
. The largest operator in the town is First
First South Yorkshire
First South Yorkshire is the largest bus operator in South Yorkshire, England. As a division of FirstGroup the company's legal name was, for a time, Mainline which operated it between 1993 and 1998, following the sale South Yorkshire Transport to its employees.-History:SYT was eventually sold to...
, who are closely followed by Stagecoach
Stagecoach Yorkshire
Stagecoach Yorkshire is an operating division of Stagecoach UK Bus.It was formed in 2005 to take over the former Traction Group fleets in Yorkshire by Stagecoach Group, which took over Traction from Frank Carter on 14 December 2005; Yorkshire Traction, Yorkshire Terrier and Barnsley & District....
. Other companies who operate in and around the town include Wilfreda Beehive
Wilfreda Beehive
Wilfreda Beehive is a coach and bus operator based in Adwick-le-Street, Doncaster.-History:It was formed in 1949 by Bill and Marie Scholey, and remains in family ownership. At first it operated coach services from a depot at Ranskill, near Bawtry...
, Veolia Transportation and Arriva Yorkshire
Arriva Yorkshire
Arriva Yorkshire is a division of Arriva which operates bus services around West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and the southern areas of North Yorkshire in England.-History:Arriva Yorkshire was formed as a combination of mergers of previous...
.
South Yorkshire Transport
South Yorkshire Transport (SYT) was formed in 1986, as a result of deregulation of bus services in the UK. The South Yorkshire PTE was no longer allowed to operate buses itself, so an arms length operating company was created.SYT operated buses in and around Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.
The company was eventually sold to its employees in 1993, and it became Mainline Group Limited. It was bought by First Group in 1998, at first operating as First Mainline but now operating as First South Yorkshire.
SYT's head office was located on Amos Road in Meadowhall and at the time of the company's formation its central works was located on Queens Road in Sheffield, although this later closed.
Buses in Doncaster were based at two garages in the borough.
The main depot was the former Doncaster Corporation garage on Leicester Avenue, close to Doncaster Racecourse. In the 1980s, a new workshop building was erected at the rear of the yard behind the garage. In the early 1990s, the main depot building was demolished and the land sold. This made way for a new Wickes DIY store. The new workshop, yard and small section of the old garage building, which contained a bus-wash facility, remained. The only access to the smaller depot was now on Leger Way.
The second garage, which was much smaller, was on Bootham Lane in Dunscroft. This has been sold off and cleared to make way for a housing estate.
Doncaster Mainline
Doncaster Mainline buses were represented in a silver grey and red livery relieved by a light yellow band. The company was generally popular with passengers, and boasted an extensive network with low fares and modern vehicles. Mainline was sold to its employees in 1993, though Stagecoach bought a 20% stake in the company not long after. This had to be sold off in 1995, at which point the newly created FirstBus took the 20%.First South Yorkshire
Mainline was taken over by First Group in 1998, and became First Mainline. The livery became just red and yellow, a reminiscence of the original 1989 Sheffield mainline livery. The name was altered again to First South Yorkshire. Since about 2000, vehicles began being repainted in First Group corporate livery (nicknamed "Barbie"). There are three versions of the "Barbie": Barbie 1 was the main corporate livery, Barbie 2 was a livery intended for buses pre 1998 but this livery is being slowly phased out and Barbie 3 is a revised version of Barbie 1.Stagecoach Yorkshire
Stagecoach Yorkshire Services in Doncaster:Note: Some services may be operated by Stagecoach in Lincolnshire
| No. | Branding | Route | Mon-Fri Frequency | Saturday Frequency | Sunday Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Dearne Link | Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... - Cusworth - Scawsby |
20 Mins | 20 Mins | 60 Mins |
| 220 | Dearne Link | Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... - Conisbrough - Mexborough - Wath Upon Dearne - Rotherham |
30 Mins | 30 Mins | 60 Mins |
| 221 | Dearne Link | Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... - Conisbrough - Mexborough - Swinton - Rotherham |
30 mins | 60 Mins | 60 Mins |
| 222 | Dearne Link | Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... - Conisbrough - Mexborough - Wath Upon Dearne - Wombwell - Barnsley |
30 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins |
| 224 | Dearne Link | Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... - Sprotbrough - High Melton - Goldthorpe - Bolton Upon Dearne - Mexborough |
30 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins |
| 219 | Dearne Link | Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... - Cusworth - Scawsby - Goldthorpe - Thurnscoe - Darfield - Barnsley |
30 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins |
| X19 | Dearne Link | Robin Hood Airport - Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... - Scawsby - Goldthorpe - Darfield - Barnsley |
60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins |
| 99 | None | Retford Retford Retford is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the city of Nottingham, and 23 miles west of Lincoln, in the district of Bassetlaw. The town is situated in a valley with the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal running through the centre of the... - Ranskill - Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster Racecourse is a racecourse in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It hosts two of Great Britain's 31 Group 1 flat races, the St Leger Stakes and the Racing Post Trophy.- History :... - Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... |
60 mins | 60 mins | N/A |
| 29 | None | Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... - Bawtry - Harworth - Blyth - Retford |
60 mins (Approx) | 120 mins | N/A |
| 21/25 | None | Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... - Bawtry - Harworth - Blyth (25) - Carlton in Lindrick (21) - Worksop |
30 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins |
| 22 | None | Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... - Wadworth - Tickhill - Oldcotes - Langold - Carlton in Lindrick - Worksop |
30 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins |
Other companies include Stagecoach in Bassetlaw, Stagecoach in Lincolnshire, Isle Coaches, Veolia, Arriva, Wilfreda Beehive and South Yorkshire Motors.
Train
Doncaster railway station is situated on the East Coast Main LineEast Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
allowing fast and frequent access to all parts of Great Britain. The station is served by the largest number of train operators in Britain and Doncaster PSB
Doncaster PSB
Doncaster PSB is a signalling centre on the East Coast Main Line railway in the United Kingdom, principally covering the line from London to Edinburgh but also encompassing other lines diverging and converging to the ECML...
is one of the largest signalling centres on the network, controlling hundreds of route miles of railway.
Destinations:
East Coast
East Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
- EAST COAST MAIN LINE:
Northbound: From Doncaster - York, Darlington, Durham, Newcastle Central, Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Dunbar to Edinburgh Waverley
Southbound: From Doncaster - Retford, Newark North Gate, Grantham, Peterborough, Stevenage - to London Kings Cross
- LONDON KINGS CROSS - LEEDS ROUTE:
From Doncaster - Wakefield Westgate - to Leeds
- LEEDS - LONDON KINGS CROSS ROUTE:
From Doncaster - Retford, Newark North Gate, Grantham, Peterborough, Stevenage - to London Kings Cross
Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
- WAKEFIELD LINE:
From Doncaster - Bentley, Adwick, South Elmsall, Fitzwilliam, Sandal & Agbrigg, Wakefield Westgate, Outwood - to Leeds
- SHEFFIELD - HULL ROUTE:
From Doncaster - Kirk Sandall, Hatfield and Stainforth, Thorne North, Goole, Saltmarshe, Gilberdyke, Brough, Ferriby, Hessle - to Hull
- HULL - SHEFFIELD ROUTE:
From Doncaster - Conisbrough, Mexborough, Swinton, Rotherham Central, Meadowhall - to Sheffield
East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains is a British passenger train operating company. Based in Derby, it provides train services in the East Midlands, chiefly in the counties of Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, and between the East Midlands and London...
- LONDON ST PANCRAS - LEEDS ROUTE:
From Doncaster - Wakefield Westage - to Leeds
- LEEDS - LONDON ST PANCRAS ROUTE:
From Doncaster - Meadowhall, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Belper, Derby, Long Eaton, Loughborough, Leicester, Market Harborough, Kettering, Wellingborough, Bedford, Luton, Luton Airport Parkway - to London St Pancras
Service also extends to York and Scarborough.
- DONCASTER - LINCOLN LINE:
From Doncaster - Gainsborough, Saxilby - to Lincoln
Transpennine Express
- SOUTH TRANSPENNINE ROUTE:
From Doncaster - Meadowhall, Sheffield, Dore, Chinley, Stockport, Manchester Piccadilly, Mauldeth Road, Burnage, East Didsbury, Gatley, Heald Green - to Manchester Airport
Service also extends eastbound to Cleethorpes via Scunthorpe, Barnetby, Habrough and Grimsby Town
Hull Trains
- LONDON KINGS CROSS - HULL ROUTE:
From Doncaster - Selby, Howden, Brough - to Hull
- HULL - LONDON KINGS CROSS ROUTE:
From Doncaster - Retford, Grantham - to London Kings Cross
Cross Country Trains
CrossCountry
CrossCountry is the brand name of XC Trains Ltd., a British train operating company owned by Arriva...
- CROSS COUNTRY ROUTE NORTHBOUND:
From Doncaster - York, Darlington, Durham, Chester-le-Street - to Newcastle'
- CROSS COUNTRY ROUTE SOUTHBOUND:
From Doncaster - Sheffield, Derby, Burton-on-Trent, Tamworth, Birmingham New Street, Cheltenham Spa, Bristol Parkway -to Bristol Temple Meads
Air
Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport commenced operation on April 28, 2005. The airport was created following the redevelopment of the former RAF station RAF FinningleyRAF Finningley
RAF Finningley is a former Royal Air Force station at Finningley, South Yorkshire, partly within the traditional county boundaries of Nottinghamshire and partly in the West Riding of Yorkshire, now wholly within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster....
, that had closed in 1994. The airport serves many destinations through principal carrier Thomson Airways
Thomson Airways
Thomson Airways is the world's largest charter airline, offering scheduled and charter flights from the UK to destinations across Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. The company commenced operations on 1 November 2008, following the merger and subsequent re-branding of Thomsonfly and First...
as well as other carriers including Wizz Air
Wizz Air
Wizz Air Hungary Légiközlekedési Kft. is a Hungarian low-cost airline with headquarters in the Airport Business Park C2 in Vecsés, close to Budapest Ferihegy International Airport, Hungary. The airline typically uses secondary airports serving many cities across Europe.- History :The airline was...
and Ryanair
Ryanair
Ryanair is an Irish low-cost airline. Its head office is at Dublin Airport and its primary operational bases at Dublin Airport and London Stansted Airport....
. During its first year of operation, at the airports peak in 2007 in handled 1,078,374 passengers.In 2010 it handled 876,153 passengers.
The town also lies within reasonable driving distances of Manchester International Airport
Manchester International Airport
Manchester Airport , formerly often called Ringway, is a major airport at Ringway in the City of Manchester within Greater Manchester, UK. In 2010 it was 4th busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passenger numbers, and the busiest airport in the UK outside the London region...
, Leeds Bradford International Airport
Leeds Bradford International Airport
Leeds Bradford International Airport is located at Yeadon, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England, northwest of Leeds city centre itself...
, East Midlands Airport and Humberside Airport
Humberside Airport
-Cargo flights:Icelandair Cargo operate a weekly Sunday flight from Keflavík which then departs to Liege-Passenger statistics:-Bus service:An hourly daytime bus service runs from Grimsby and Hull to the airport from Monday to Saturday.-External links:**...
.
Ferries to Europe from Hull
With the good rail and road links from the town, travel time to the Port of HullPort of Hull
The Port of Hull is a trading port located at the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber Estuary in the city of Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Seaborne trade can be traced to at least the 13th century...
can be achieved in under an hour. From Hull, P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries is the current name for the amalgamation of a range of ferry services that operated from the United Kingdom to Ireland and Continental Europe...
run services to Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge is a village on the coast of Belgium and a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. Zeebrugge serves as both the international port of Bruges-Zeebrugge and a seafront resort with hotels, cafés, a marina and a beach.-Location:...
in Belgium
Belgium
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