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Rotherham Central

CRS Code RMC
Collected date 16/09/18

Rotherham Central sign

Rotherham Central was the first station of 2018's station collecting holiday, so of course it started to rain just as we arrived. Like Lincoln it's the only station in town but retains its "Central" moniker after rail services were centralised here. The front of the modern building which faces east:

Rotherham Central front

A long view south down the platform 1 side of the station:

Rotherham Central front, long view

As well as a ramp, steps lead up to the entrance to the station, though some of them are purely decorative:

Rotherham Central useless steps

At the northern end of the station is a level access from the street and an old "Rotherham Central" sign can just be made out in the brickwork on the right:

Rotherham Central old sign

The round area in front of us houses a cafe (closed when we visited) and beyond that a small waiting room:

Rotherham Central waiting room

Entering the station we look back towards the doors - the waiting room entrance is on the left just beyond the signs:

Rotherham Central exit

A ticket machine provides for when the ticket office is closed, and provides a new "promise to pay" equivalent to the old "permit to travel":

Rotherham Central permit to travel machine

Turning 180 degrees we see the enclosed footbridge leading to platform 2, with steps (and a lift) down to platform 1 on our left:

Rotherham Central footbridge

Going down onto platform 1, we look north towards the footbridge:

Rotherham Central platforms looking north

The shelter of the canopy does not extend all the way along the platforms, as you can see in this shot from the southern end of platform 1:

Rotherham Central from southern end

Beyond the end of both platforms the new lower platforms for the tram-train trial (where Sheffield trams run on Network Rail infrastructure) are under construction:

Rotherham Central tram platforms

Back at the north of platform 1 looking under the footbridge towards the road bridge:

Rotherham Central looking north

Back up on the footbridge we look south at the line:

Rotherham Central looking south from footbridge

Looking north from the footbridge. The electrification is for trams, not trains!

Rotherham Central looking north from footbridge

Incidentally, this is what this all looks like from the road bridge:

Rotherham Central from road bridge

Curved steps lead down from the footbridge to platform 2:

Rotherham Central platform 2 steps

The platform 2 end of the footbridge; the steps emerge directly below the footbridge and there's the lift straight ahead:

Rotherham Central platform 2 footbridge end

A ground-level view of the same area:

Rotherham Central platform 2 exit

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