Its one of the quirks of many tram systems in the UK in that platforms aren’t really identified, except to say northbound/southbound or “trams to x”. Of course that’s not a hard and fast rule and there are some notable exceptions, including (and not limited to!) Victoria on Metrolink, Wimbledon on London Trams whilst the West Midlands Metro also identifies its platforms with numbers. South Yorkshire Supertram hadn’t previously numbered their platforms (except at Rotherham Central) But that is now changing on where they are starting to letter platforms at various stops.
Rather than use numbers, they are using letters with stops now receiving a platform A and a platform B. The aim of this change is to make it easier for passengers to know which platform they need to be on in order to catch their tram.
This is Castle Square where we can see both stop signs having the addition of their platform letters. A is for trams towards Cathedral and then on to Middlewood and Malin Bridge with B for trams going to Meadowhall, Halfway and Rotherham Parkgate.
399 205 at Castle Square with the stop sign telling is this is platform A.
Hillsborough Park also has the letters added. Platform A is for trams to Middlewood. (All Photographs by Stuart Cooke, May 2026)