Meadowhall Interchange is now owned by Network Rail and operated by Northern, with additional services provided by TransPennine Express. The first station to be named after the Meadowhall area of the city, Meadowhall and Wincobank, was opened in 1868 by the South Yorkshire Railway on the Blackburn Valley Line from Sheffield Victoria to Barnsley. Meadowhall and Wincobank station closed in 1953 and the track was eventually lifted and converted into a cycle path in 1987, although the station building survives in good condition. Upon opening in 1990, Meadowhall Interchange effectively replaced Brightside station, located around one mile further down the line towards
Meadowhall (shopping centre) that it didn't disrupt shopping, each area of Meadowhall has been themed to fit a certain style. After the BHS store closed in August 2016 it was announced that Primark would be expanding their store into half of the vacant store along with Sports Direct taking up the other half and that Wilko would be taking up the store already taken up by Sports Direct, this was completed in March 2018. The House of Fraser store has also been refurbished along with the centre as well as Apple, AllSaints, Yo! Sushi, Hollister, Schuh, JD Sports and the opening of new