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A full round up of bus,
train and ferry services across the Christmas and New Year period
COMMUTERS using Merseytravel over
Christmas and New Year are being advised to pick up a guide from any
Merseytravel Centres, that will include the updated tables and list the late
night bus and train services on offer. The Kingsway (Wallasey) Mersey Tunnel and
the Queensway (Birkenhead) Mersey Tunnel, will be open throughout the holiday
period.
Christmas Eve – Saturday, 24 December
2016
► Buses will run to their normal timetables, but services will finish earlier
than usual.
► Wirral, Northern and City Line rail services will run to Saturday timetables
with an earlier finish.
► Mersey Ferries - The River Explorer Cruise will run, departing from the Pier
Head at 11am, then hourly until the last service which will depart from the Pier
Head at 3pm, arriving, at Seacombe 3.20pm, Woodside 3.30pm and finishing at Pier
Head, at 3.50pm.
Christmas Day – Sunday, 25 December
2016
► A special network of free bus services, funded by Merseytravel, will run
between approximately 12 noon and 7pm, serving most of the region's / area's
main Hospitals.
► No other bus services will run on Christmas Day.
► No trains will run.
► Mersey Ferries will not operate.
► There is FREE travel through both the Birkenhead and Wallasey tunnels, between
10pm, on 24 December 2016 and 6am, on 26 December 2016.
Boxing Day – Monday, 26 December 2016
► Some bus services will run to normal timetables, with an earlier finish. Some
will not operate.
► Wirral and Northern lines will run a limited service calling at selected
stations.
► City Line trains will not operate.
► Mersey Ferries will not operate.
Tuesday, 27 December 2016
► Some buses will operate a Sunday service, some services will not operate
► Wirral Line trains will run to Saturday timetables.
► Northern Line trains will run to Saturday timetables.
► City line trains - there are service alterations due to engineering works in
Central Manchester. For details of the Christmas and New Year services over this
period, please contact National Rail Enquiries on:- 03457 48 49 50 or contact
the service operator.
► Northern Rail trains between Preston - Ormskirk and Kirkby - Wigan -
Manchester will run to their normal timetables.
► ArrivaTrains Wales trains will run to a Bank Holiday service (every 2 hours)
► Mersey Ferries - The River Explorer Cruise will run, departing from the Pier
Head at 11am, then hourly until the last service which will depart from the Pier
Head, at 3pm, arriving, at Seacombe 3.20pm, Woodside 3.30pm and finishing at
Pier Head, at 3.50pm.
Wednesday, 28 December 2016
► Some buses will operate a normal or Saturday service, some services will not
operate
► Wirral Line trains will run to Saturday timetables.
► Northern Line trains will run to Saturday timetables.
► City Line - there are service alterations due to engineering works in Central
Manchester. For details of the Christmas and New Year services over this period,
please contact National Rail Enquiries on:- 03457 48 49 50 or contact the
service operator.
► Northern Rail trains between Preston - Ormskirk and Kirkby - Wigan -
Manchester will run to their normal timetables.
► Arriva Trains Wales trains will run to a Bank Holiday service (every 2 hours).
► Mersey Ferries - The River Explorer Cruise will run, departing from the Pier
Head at 11am, then hourly until the last service which will depart from the Pier
Head, at 3pm, arriving, at Seacombe, 3.20pm, Woodside, at 3.30pm and finishing,
at the Pier Head, at 3.50pm.
Thursday, 29 December 2016
► Some buses will operate a normal or Saturday service, some services will not
operate
► Wirral Line trains will run to Saturday timetables.
► Northern Line trains will run to Saturday timetables.
► City Line there are service alterations due to engineering works in Central
Manchester. For details of the Christmas and
New Year services over this period, please contact National Rail Enquiries on:-
03457 48 49 50 or contact the service operator.
► Northern Rail trains between Preston - Ormskirk and Kirkby - Wigan -
Manchester will run to their normal timetables.
► ArrivaTrains Wales trains will run to a Bank Holiday service (every 2 hours).
► Mersey Ferries - The River Explorer Cruise will run, departing from the Pier
Head at 11am, then hourly until the last service which will depart from the Pier
Head, at 3pm, arriving at Seacombe 3.20pm, Woodside 3.30pm and finishing at Pier
Head at 3.50pm. |
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Friday, 30 December 2016
► Some buses will operate a normal or Saturday
service, some services will not operate.
► Wirral Line trains will run to Saturday timetables.
► Northern Line trains will run to Saturday timetables.
► City line there are service alterations due to engineering works in Central
Manchester. For details of the Christmas and New Year services over this period,
please contact National Rail Enquiries on:- 03457 48 49 50 or contact the
service operator.
► Northern Rail trains between Preston - Ormskirk and Kirkby - Wigan -
Manchester will run to their normal timetables.
► Arriva Trains Wales trains will run to a Bank Holiday service (every 2 hours)
- see Wirral Line timetable leaflet for full details.
► Mersey Ferries - The River Explorer Cruise will run, departing from the Pier
Head, at 11am, then hourly until the last service which will depart from the
Pier Head, at 3pm, arriving, at Seacombe, 3.20pm, Woodside, 3.30pm and finishing
at Pier Head at 3.50pm.
New Year's Eve – Saturday, 31
December 2016
► Buses will operate a normal or Saturday service, but will finish earlier than
usual.
► Wirral Line trains will run to Saturday timetables with an early finish.
► Northern Line trains will run to Saturday timetables with an early finish.
► City Line there are service alterations due to engineering works in Central
Manchester. For details of the Christmas and New Year services over this period,
please contact National Rail Enquiries on:- 03457 48 49 50 or contact the
service operator.
► Northern Rail trains between Preston - Ormskirk and Kirkby - Wigan -
Manchester will run to their normal timetables with an early finish.
► Arriva Trains Wales trains will run to a normal Saturday timetable with an
early finish.
► Mersey Ferries - The River Explorer Cruise will run, departing from the Pier
Head at 11am, then hourly until the last service which will depart from the Pier
Head at 3pm, arriving at Seacombe, 3.20pm, Woodside 3.30pm and finishing at Pier
Head at 3.50pm.
(Some bus services are running later than usual for the Liverpool Vs Manchester
City Match (kick off 1730). Please click on
here
for full travel information).
New Year's Day – Sunday, 1 January 2017
► Some services will run to normal timetables with an earlier
finish, some will not operate.
► Wirral Line trains will run to Sunday timetables.
► Northern Line trains will run to Sunday timetables.
► City line - there are service alterations due to engineering works in Central
Manchester. For details of the Christmas and New Year services over this period,
please contact National Rail Enquiries on:- 03457 48 49 50 or contact the
service operator.
► Northern Rail trains between Preston and Ormskirk and Kirkby - Wigan -
Manchester will run to their normal Sunday timetables.
► Arriva Trains Wales trains will run to a normal Sunday timetable.
► Mersey Ferries will not operate.
Monday, 2 January 2017
► Some buses will operate a normal Sunday service, some services will not
operate
► Wirral Line trains will run to Saturday timetables.
► Northern Line trains will run to Saturday timetables.
► City line trains - there are service alterations due to engineering works in
Central Manchester. For details of the Christmas and New Year services over this
period, please contact National Rail Enquiries on:- 03457 48 49 50 or contact
the service operator...
► Northern Rail trains between Preston and Ormskirk will run to their normal
timetable.
► Mersey Ferries - The River Explorer Cruise will run, departing from the Pier
Head at 11am, then hourly until the last service which will depart from the Pier
Head, at 3pm, arriving at Seacombe, at 3.20pm, Woodside, at 3.30pm and
finishing, at Pier Head, at 3.50pm.
Wirral Loop Line Track Renewal
From Tuesday, 3 January 2017, Network Rail will be renewing the track that runs
beneath the river between Liverpool and Wirral and around the Wirral loop line.
The work will be carried out over 3 Phases. For full details of how
your train will be affected during the works can be found
online or pick up a Passenger Information
Booklet from your local station booking office.
A full live updates can also be located on the Merseytravel
website or contact Traveline on:- 0151 236
7676.
The Traveline will be open normally between
7am to 8pm, on Mondays to Fridays, and 8am to 8pm, on Saturdays, Sundays and
Bank Holidays, except for the following days:- 24 December 2016, it will run
from 8am to 6pm, 25 December 2016, all lines will be closed, all day, 31
December 2016, from 8am to 8pm. |
