Rail services operate frequently through Barnsley Interchange station. On the Hallam line during the day from Monday to Saturday, there are three trains per hour northbound bound to . Two are express services, calling only at Wakefield Kirkgate en route to Leeds whilst the third is an all-stations local that runs via . On Sundays, the service reduces to one express service and one stopping service to Leeds each hour. Two northbound Sunday services from Nottingham to Leeds extend to via the Settle-Carlisle Line.