18 and 18a bus routes (Sheffield)

The 18 and 18a are a pair of urban bus routes in Sheffield, operating between Sheffield city centre (18) or Jordanthorpe (18a) and Meadowhall. From Sheffield city centre, the 18 and 18a serve Heeley (18), Meersbrook (18), Norton Lees, Woodseats, Gleadless, Manor Top, Darnall and Meadowhall. Key points along the route include Sheffield Interchange (18), the Moor Market (18), Sheffield Hallam University's City Campus (18), Bramall Lane stadium (18), Gleadless Townend, Manor Top Interchange and Meadowhall Interchange.

The 18 and 18a currently run to a Monday to Saturday daytime combined frequency of every 30 minutes, reducing to every hour on the 18 only on Sundays and during evenings; the 18a does not operate on Sundays and during evenings.

Currently, the 18 and 18a are operated by First South Yorkshire using a mix of Volvo B7L/Wright Eclipses and Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse Urbans. Alexander ALX400-bodied Volvo B7TLs also make an occassional appearance on the routes. The 18 and 18a have had a complex recent history, being variously numbered and renumbered as the 1, 17, 17a, 19 and 38 since 2010 as a result of network changes.

Stopping points for service 18
Some short workings may not serve the entire route.

Towards Meadowhall
Sheffield city centre, Interchange > Pond Street > Furnival Street > Charter Row > Fitzwilliam Gate > Highfield > Bramall Lane > Lowfield > Shoreham Street > Heeley > Prospect Road > Richards Road > Carrfield Road > Meersbrook > Meersbrook Road > Carfield Avenue > Norton Lees > Upper Albert Road > Hollythorpe Rise > Thorpe House Avenue > Thorpe House Road > Upper Albert Road > Norton Lees Road > Derbyshire Lane > Heeley > Chesterfield Road > Woodseats > Norton Lees > Derbyshire Lane > Hemsworth Road > Norton > Hemsworth > Norton Avenue > Herdings > Charnock > Gleadless Townend > Ridgeway Road > Gleadless > Manor Top > Prince of Wales Road > Manor > Darnall Littledale > Darnall > Greenland Road > Carbrook > Broughton Lane > Attercliffe Common > Dunlop Street > Meadowhall Drive > Meadowhall Road > Meadowhall, Interchange

Towards Sheffield city centre
Meadowhall, Interchange > Meadowhall Road > Meadowhall Drive > Carbrook > Dunlop Street > Attercliffe Common > Broughton Lane > Darnall > Greenland Road > Main Road > Prince of Wales Road > Darnall Littledale > Manor > Prince of Wales Road > Manor Top > Manor Top Interchange > Ridgeway Road > Gleadless > Gleadless Townend > Norton Avenue > Charnock > Herdings > Hemsworth > Hemsworth Road > Norton > Norton Lees > Derbyshire Lane > Woodseats > Scarsdale Road > Chesterfield Road > Norton Lees > Derbyshire Lane > Norton Lees Road > Hollythorpe Rise > Thorpe House Avenue > Thorpe House Road > Upper Albert Road > Meersbrook > Carfield Avenue > Albert Road > Heeley > Carrfield Road > Richards Road > Spencer Road > Prospect Road > Lowfield > Myrtle Road > Highfield > Bramall Lane > Eyre Street > Furnival Street > Paternoster Row > Sheffield city centre, Interchange

Stopping points for service 18a
Some short workings may not serve the entire route. Only certain weekday school services are extended to Bents Green.

Towards Bents Green
Meadowhall, Interchange > Meadowhall Road > Meadowhall Drive > Carbrook > Dunlop Street > Attercliffe Common > Broughton Lane > Darnall > Greenland Road > Calvert Road > Coleridge Road > Phillimore Road > Attercliffe > Eleanor Street > Darnall > Main Road > Prince of Wales Road > Darnall Littledale > Manor > Manor Top > Manor Top Interchange > Ridgeway Road > Gleadless > Gleadless Townend > Norton Avenue > Charnock > Herdings > Hemsworth > Norton Lane > Norton > Jordanthorpe > Bochum Parkway > Meadowhead > Woodseats > Chesterfield Road > Woodseats Road > Nether Edge > Carter Knowle Road > Carter Knowle > Ecclesall > Ecclesall Road South > Knowle Lane > Bents Green, Ringinglow Road

Towards Meadowhall
Bents Green, Ringinglow Road > Ecclesall > Hoober Avenue > Knowle Lane > Ecclesall Road South > Carter Knowle Road > Carter Knowle > Nether Edge > Woodseats > Woodseats Road > Chesterfield Road > Meadowhead > Chesterfield Road South > Lowedges > Batemoor > Batemoor Road > Jordanthorpe > Dyche Lane > Dyche Road > Hazlebarrow Road > Norton > Norton Lane > Hemsworth > Norton Avenue > Herdings > Charnock > Gleadless Townend > Ridgeway Road > Gleadless > Manor Top > Prince of Wales Road > Manor > Darnall Littledale > Darnall > Greenland Road > Carbrook > Broughton Lane > Attercliffe Common > Dunlop Street > Meadowhall Drive > Meadowhall Road > Meadowhall, Interchange