Meadowhall Interchange rail platforms opened on 21 March 1994. The section of line from Meadowhall to Fitzalan Square, in the city centre, was the first phase of the network to open. Meadowhall Interchange was selected as the initial site for Sheffield's High Speed 2 station, with a high-level viaduct station planned to be constructed parallel to the M1 motorway's Tinsley Viaduct adjacent to the mainline station. However, these plans were eventually dropped, with plans for High Speed 2 services to instead serve Sheffield station in the city centre. As part of the plans for High Speed 2, proposals were put forward for
Letterkenny Retail Parks also Argos, SuperValu and Right Price Tiles. Marks and Spencer and Menarys Department Store opened on 30 May and 25 May 2007 respectively. This is M&S's first store in the North-West of Ireland. Due to the post 2008 downturn SuperValu closed on 6 January 2009. On 1 March 2012, KPMG was appointed as receiver to Letterkenny Retail park by Bank of Ireland. Construction of the Riverside Retail Park commenced in 2006. It has a total of 10 retail units. The first store opened in this phase was a ladies fashion clothing store, called Wardrobe followed by Donegal Sports and Sony