Welcome to Community Rail

Welcome to community rail where we focus on giving a voice to local communities and helping them connect with the stations and rail network that serve them, to add social value and promote this accessible and sustainable form of transport.

Through community rail we aim to support social inclusion, community wellbeing and economic development whilst reducing social isolation through partnership working with local volunteers, charities, businesses, elected members, agencies, schools and colleges, community rail partnerships, operators and local authorities.

You can read more on how our creative station adoption groups have enhanced their stations, and our wider community rail projects, below:

Barnsley
Mosaics

Dore & Totley Station Canopy

Rail confidence trip Darnall to Lincoln

Silkstone Common Pallet Planters

Swinton's
Four Stations

Slings 
Express

Swinton 
Yarnbombing

We Create: Mexborough

Woodhouse 
artworks

If you would like to find out more about the community activities at your local station, our awareness workshops, our rail confidence trips or to form a station group of your own please email South Yorkshire MCA Community Rail Officer Cathrine Ashworth.

Travel South Yorkshire is the customer facing brand for public transport at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA)