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North West 200 Travel Arrangements - Passengers Urged To Plan Journey Carefully
1 May 2009:
Translink is advising passengers travelling to the North West 200 on Saturday 16th May to carefully plan their transport arrangements and leave extra time for their journey.
Due to major engineering works on the Londonderry railway line and line closure between Ballymena and Coleraine, Translink NI Railways will not be operating any through rail services from Belfast, Antrim or Ballymena to the NW 200 in Portrush.
To provide NW 200 passengers with a comfortable, convenient and reliable service to Portrush, Ulsterbus Daytours will operate special NW 200 direct coaches to the Dunluce Centre, Portrush, departing from Europa Buscentre in Belfast at: 07.30hrs, 08.30hrs and 10.30hrs.
Return coaches will depart from Portrush at 19.00hrs. Pre-booking is essential.
Ulsterbus Daytours NW 200 special return ticket prices from Belfast are (Saturday 16 May):
Adults £15
Senior Citizen Free with Senior SmartPass or 60 SmartPass
Child (Under 16) £7.50
For reservations or further information contact the Ulsterbus Tours Travel Centre on 9033 7004.
Ulsterbus will operate special direct bus services for Antrim and Ballymena passengers travelling to the NW 200:
Antrim Bus Station Departures: 0845hrs or 1045hrs;
Ballymena Railway Station Departures: 0900hrs or 1100hrs.
Return services to Ballymena and Antrim will depart from Portrush at 19.00hrs.
Passengers in the North West will be provided with enhanced rail services operating between Londonderry – Coleraine – Portrush to meet anticipated demand on the day.
Passengers are also advised that Mosley West Rail Halt will be closed on May 16.
For further information on all travel arrangements to this year’s NW 200 including timetable details click www.translink.co.uk or call the Translink Contact Centre on (028) 9066 6630.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Existing timetable for passengers departing Ballymoney remains unchanged.
The £12.5 million Londonderry Railway Line Upgrade project includes a period of track closure from Ballymena to Coleraine from March 30 – June 28 2009 to facilitate essential track relay work and take advantage of more favourable working conditions at this time of year.
The major engineering project aims to offer faster, more comfortable journeys, maintain high safety standards, improve drainage and remove current speed restrictions so that trains can run at the optimum 70mph along the line.
All media enquiries to:
Ursula Kelleher, PR Officer, Translink on tel (028) 9089 9400 ext 2734 or mob 07786 884024.
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