From Monday 2 September 2019, some Metro services will change. This includes timetable changes, but also changes to some departure points and route numbers.
Only Metro services listed below are changing. All other services are unaffected.
These changes are as a result of customer feedback to simplify the network and make it more accessible and easier for all our passengers to use.
Cavehill & Downview Road services will now join Metro 2 Shore Road - Departs Wellington Place
Current Number | New Number | |
---|---|---|
61 | 2J | View Map |
64 | 2K | View Map |
64B | 2M | View Map |
Holywood Road & Belmont Road - Departs Donegall Square West
Current Number | New Number | |
---|---|---|
- | **3B | View Map |
28 | *3C | View Map |
28A | *3D | View Map |
27 | *3E | View Map |
20 | 3F | View Map |
20A | 3G | View Map |
23 | 3H | View Map |
**Metro service, travelling via Albertbridge Road and Holywood Road to Knocknagoney
*Serving Connsbrook Avenue and Station Road
Shankill Road & Crumlin Road - Departs Chichester Street (SS Moores) New Departure Point
Current Number | New Number | |
---|---|---|
- | *11A | View Map |
57 | 11E | View Map |
57A | 11F | View Map |
*11A route will serve Shankill Road, Glenbank Corner- Bilston Road- Ballysillan Road- Ballysillan Park (the current route)
Oldpark Road & Cliftonville Road - Departs Donegall Square North New Departure Point
Current Number | New Number | |
---|---|---|
12A | - | View Map |
12B | - | View Map |
- | *12C | View Map |
*Metro service will be introduced serving Thornberry and Wolfhill via Cliftonville Rd, Oldpark Rd and Ligoniel Rd
Last year alone 30 million passengers travelled on Metro and Glider. Be one of them this year.
Over 500 of our Metro bus shelters will have improved passenger information.
2,000 bus stop flags will be simplified with renumbering of urban routes, use of colour and improved presentation.
Vehicles will have improved capacity for passengers
Colour coded network map including an a-z of service locations
Urban Metro Services renumbered to join corridors 1-12 for consistency across the network
Metro 3b - Metro service, travelling via Albertbridge Road and Holywood Road to Knocknagoney.
3c,d,e serving Connsbrook Avenue and Station Road.
Metro 10 - 10j & 10k Connection from Glen Road to Colin Connect.
11a will serve Shankill Road, Glenbank Corner, Upper Crumlin Road to Ballysillan Park. Inward journey to city Centre via Ballysillan Road, Bilston Road and Glenbank Corner.
New Metro 12c - will be introduced, serving Thornberry and Wolfhill via Cliftonville Roa, Oldpark Road and Ligoniel Road.
Metro buses carry almost 600k passenger journeys every week helping to boost employment, tackle physical inactivity, enabling access to education, supporting retailers and tourism and reducing congestion.
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