Translink has released its Christmas timetable for buses and trains as it asks customers to plan their journeys in advance.
The holiday timetable will come into effect over the festive period with some services being altered or adjusted for a number of days.
Trains will operate as normal on Christmas Eve, although they will finish early, and there will be no trains running on Christmas Day or Boxing Day. A Saturday timetable will be operating between December 27 and December 31, along with January 2.
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There will also be an earlier evening close on New Year's Eve and a Sunday service on New Year's Day.
Entreprise passengers are also being told there is no service on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and services will finish early on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve and a Sunday timetable will be in place on New Year's Day.
During the Christmas period essential works will also be carried on the Larne - Belfast line and the Derry - Belfast line.
Translink said: "Due to major essential works, bus substitutions will also operate on the Larne Line – between Great Victoria and Lanyon Place stations in Belfast and Larne Harbour – and on the Derry~Londonderry line, again between Great Victoria Street and Lanyon Place and Antrim stations between Tuesday 27 December and Monday, 2nd January. Trains will operate as normal between Derry~Londonderry and Antrim.
"Full details on this works programme and bus substitutions are available on Translink’s website: www.translink.co.uk/CATR ."
With bus services, a holiday timetable will be in place on the Metro and Glider services between December 22 and January 3.
Buses will not operate on Christmas Day with a limited service on Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Ulsterbus and Goldliner services will finish early on Christmas Eve with a holiday timetable in place between December 22 and January 3. There will be no Ulsterbus services on Christmas day, and a limited service on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
All timetables are available on Translink’s website: www.translink.co.uk and on the Journey Planner.
Belfast:
· Larne Line - Bus substitution between Larne, Lanyon Place and Great Victoria Street
· Derry~Londonderry line – Bus substitution between Antrim, Lanyon Place and Great Victoria Street
· Passengers from Botanic and City Hospital travelling to Larne and Derry~Londonderry Line stations should use bus substitution services from Belfast Great Victoria Street and Lanyon Place.
· Normal train timetable between Antrim and Derry~Londonderry as per journey planner
· Passengers travelling between Belfast and Mossley West should use Metro Service 1d
· NI Railways tickets will also be valid for use on Ulsterbus and Metro scheduled services.
· Yorkgate station not operational – serviced by metro.
Derry~Londonderry:
· Normal train timetable between Derry~Londonderry and Antrim
· Bus substitution service between Antrim, Belfast Lanyon Place and Great Victoria Street
· NI Railways tickets will also be valid for use on Ulsterbus including 212 service and Metro scheduled services.
Larne:
· Larne line closed – Bus substitution between Larne and Belfast
· Bus substitution will operate from nearest bus stop to halts.
· Clipperstown station will be closed – passengers should use substitution services from Carrickfergus station
· NI Railways tickets will also be valid for use on bus substitution services and scheduled Ulsterbus services between Larne and Belfast.
- Bangor - Services as per journey planner
- Portadown line - Services as per journey planner
- Enterprise - Services as per journey planner
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