This is why Sheffield trams are busier than normal tonight
Tram passengers heading towards Hillsborough have been warned of a busy service due to a big student football game.
Wednesday, 20th March 2019, 5:23 pm
Students from both Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield University are going head to head in football tonight in the annual varsity games.
It kicks off at 7:45pm this evening at Hillsborough Stadium.
As a result, Stagecoach Supertram have issued warnings that services on the Blue and Yellow lines will be much busier than normal.
They said: “We advise customers to allow extra journey time where possible.”
Sheffield Varsity is an annual tournament where students from rival universities compete in various sports over a number of weeks.
This year is the 22 year of the competition and the finale will take place at Ice Sheffield next Wednesday where the winning university will be crowned.