Christmas timetables for public transport in Louth
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Christmas timetables for public transport in Louth
Bus Éireann, Irish Rail and Matthews Coaches have released their timetables for Christmas. Here is a rundown of the services available over the festive period.
Bus Éireann
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Buses will run every day across the Christmas holiday period - apart from December 25 - with services operating standard timetables with some exceptions.
- 24 December – All city and commuter/rural services nationwide will operate up until approximately 21.00.
- 25 December – No services operate on Christmas Day
- 26 December – A full Sunday timetable will operate on all city & town routes, with reduced frequency on main commuter routes
- 27 December – A full weekday service will operate with some minor exceptions**
- 28 December – A full weekday service will operate with some minor exceptions**
- 29 December – A full weekday service will operate with some minor exceptions**
- 30 December – A full Saturday service will operate with some minor exceptions.
- 31 December – A full Sunday service will operate with services operating until approximately 21.00.
- 1 January – A full Sunday service will operate with some minor exceptions
- 2 January – A full weekday service will operate
**Route 103 & NX will operate a Saturday service from 27 to 29 December inclusive.
Dundalk town service:
- 24 December – Sunday Service
- 25 December – No Service
- 26 December – Sunday Service
- 27 December – Weekday Service
- 28 December – Weekday Service
- 29 December – Weekday Service
- 30 December – Saturday Service
- 31 December – Sunday Service
- 1 January – Sunday Service
- 2 January – Weekday Service
Expressway Services:
Irish Rail
Courtesy of IrishRail.ie
Sunday 24 December
- Dublin/Belfast/Dublin Services: A normal Sunday service will operate.
- Drogheda/Dundalk Services: A normal Sunday service will operate with the following alterations:
- 20.15 Pearse/Dundalk will operate to Drogheda only.
- 21.15 Pearse/Dundalk, 23.30 Pearse/Dundalk, 19.45 Drogheda/Pearse and 22.05 Drogheda/Connolly are cancelled.
- An 18.50 Drogheda/Connolly operates
Christmas Day, Monday 25 & St. Stephen's Day, Tuesday 27 December, 2017
- No services will operate on these days
Wednesday 27 December 2017
- Belfast Services: A normal Wednesday service will operate with the following cancellation: 06.30 Newry/Connolly.
- Drogheda/Dundalk Services: A Saturday service will operate with the following alteration: 08.40 Pearse/Dundalk will commence from Connolly at 08.50 hrs.
Thursday 28 and Friday 29 December 2017
- Dublin/Belfast/Dublin services: A Saturday service will operate with the following cancellation: 06.30 Newry/Connolly.
- Drogheda/Dundalk services: A Saturday service will operate with the following alteration: 06.30 Dundalk/Pearse operates.
Saturday 30 December 2017
- A normal Saturday service will operate.
New Year's Eve Sunday 31 December 2017
- Intercity services will operate a regular Sunday service with some alterations and cancellations until approximately 21:00 hrs.
- Late night services will operate after midnight on Dundalk commuter route.
New Year's Day Monday 1 January 2018
- Belfast Enterprise services will operate a limited Sunday service with some cancellations.
Tuesday 2nd January 2018
- Normal services resume on all routes
Matthews Coaches
Courtesy of Matthews.ie
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