218 Rotherham Interchange/A3 - Barnsley Interchange/A20
A bus service operated by Stagecoach Yorkshire
Mexborough Interchange Closure, Mexborough (Doncaster)
From Sunday 22 March 2026
From End of Service on Sunday 22 March 2026
Mexborough Interchange will be permanently closed.
Services 208, 216, 217, 218, 221, 621, X20 are subject to stand alternation
Services 621 and X20 towards Barnsley from stand A1 will now depart from HS3 on Hartley Street
Service 221 towards Doncaster from stand A2 will now depart from HS3 on Hartley Street
Services 208 towards Grimethorpe, service 216 towards Cortonwood, Services 217, 218 towards Barnsley and X20 towards Doncaster from stand A3 will now depart from HS1 on Hartley Street
Barnsley Road, Goldthorpe (Barnsley) - UPDATED
Monday 20 July – Monday 24 August 2026
From 0001 Monday 20 July Until 2359 Monday 28 August 2026
(At All Times For 5 Weeks)
Barnsley Road between its junctions with Saltersbrook and Probert Avenue,
Highgate Lane and Nicholas Lane at their junctions with Barnsley Road are temporarily closed for carriageway resurfacing.
Services 203, 208, 217, 218, 226, X19 are subject to diversion.
Service 203 to divert via Nicholas Lane, Barnsley Road not serving Fields End Road in both directions.
Services 208, 217, 218, 226, X19 to divert via A6195 Dearne Valley Parkway, Fields End Road in both directions.
Kendray Street, Barnsley Centre (Barnsley)
Monday 3 – Saturday 22 August 2026
From 1900 On Monday 03 August Until 0500 On Saturday 22 August 2026 (1900 - 0500 Each Night For 3 Weeks, Excluding Weekends)
Kendray Street between Schwabisch Gmund Way and Pontefract Road is temporarily closed due to roadworks.
Services 2, 6, 7, 32, 22X, 27, 28, 66, 67A, 67B, 67C, 218, 219, 226, X17, X20 are subject to diversion.
Services 2, 6, 7, 22X, 66, 67A, 67B, 67C, 218, 219, 226, X17, X20 from Barnsley Interchange to divert via Eldon Street North, Old Mill Roundabout, Harborough Hill Road, resuming normal route on Alhambra Roundabout.
Services 2, 6, 7, 22X, 66, 67A, 67B, 67C, 218, 219, 226, X17, X20 towards Barnsley Interchange are unaffected.
Service 32 to divert Eldon Street, Market Hill, Shambles Street, Townend Roundabout, West Way, Alhambra Roundabout, Wesley Street, Lambra Road in both directions.
Schwabisch Gmund Way (Southbound), Barnsley Centre (Barnsley)
From Monday 17 August 2026
Schwabisch Gmund Way (Southbound) is temporarily closed due to roadworks.
Services 2, 6, 7, 22X, 27, 27A, 27B, 28, 32, 33, 66, 67, 67A, 67B, 67C, 198, 217, 218, 219, 219A, 226, X17, X19, X20 are subject to diversion.
Services 2, 6, 7, 22X, 27, 27A, 27B, 28, 32, 66, 67, 67A, 67B, 67C, 198, 217, 218, 219, 219A, 226, X17, X19, X20 is to divert via Eldon Street, Old Mill Lane, Harborough Hills.
Football Diversions - SWFC, SUFC, SUWFC, BFC, and RUFC Home Games (2026 - 2027 Season)
Thursday 20 August 2026 – Tuesday 15 June 2027
Before, during, and after Sheffield Wednesday FC, Sheffield United FC, Sheffield United Women FC, Rotherham United FC, and Barnsley FC Home Games, various roads in the areas around the above teams stadiums are closed or inaccessible due to badly parked cars.
Please see below for diversion information related to each football club.
BFC - Barnsley
All services that would normally use Schwabisch Gmund Way to divert via Harborough Hill Road, Old Mill Roundabout, Eldon Street North in both directions.
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Rotherham Interchange/A3 - Barnsley Interchange/A20
Barnsley Interchange/A20 - Rotherham Interchange/A3
s “set down only” – the bus will only stop to drop passengers off
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Possibly similar services
- 216 Rotherham Interchange/A3 - Cortonwood, Corton Wood/Dearne Valley Parkway Stagecoach Yorkshire
- 217 Rotherham Interchange/A3 - Barnsley Interchange/A20 Stagecoach Yorkshire
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