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Festive changes to bus, rail and ferry services revealed as passengers urged to plan ahead
THE Mersey Tunnels will once again be free between:- 10 pm on:- Christmas Eve and 6, am on:- Boxing Day and supported bus services will cover most Hospital routes, between:- around 12 noon and 6 pm on:- Christmas Day.
Merseyrail's special Boxing Day services will make a welcome return stopping at selected stations on both the Northern and Wirral lines. Merseyrail is the only operator in the region to offer Boxing Day services. A round up of transport information is now live and can be viewed at:- MerseyTravel.Gov.UK With some services finishing earlier than usual, particularly on:- Christmas Eve, passengers are urged to check timetables before travelling, to avoid being caught out. Cllr Steve Foulkes, Chair of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Transport Committee said:- "This time of year is always very busy for everyone and the work that our frontline public transport colleagues do over this period is always hugely appreciated. We would like to thank our staff working on the trains, tunnels, Mersey Tunnel Police, buses, ferries, travel centres, ticket offices and our customer contact centre, for helping keep the city region moving during the festive period and enabling the public travel safely to enjoy meeting family and friends. Whether travelling for work, leisure, shopping or simply to visit relatives, we would urge passengers to make sure that they plan their journeys in advance as there will be changes to services across the city region at this time."
Top travel tips... Whether you are heading out for a Christmas party, commuting to work or travelling to visit friends and family, key information and advice is now available to help you plan your journeys.
Travel Roundup
Below is a round-up of some of the bus, train and ferry services across the Liverpool City Region over the Christmas and New Year period. A full round up is available in the Christmas and New Year Public Transport Guide which can be found on our webpage at merseytravel.gov.uk/christmas. You can also find information in the guide about opening hours for Merseytravel Travel Centres. You can map out your journey on the Merseytravel website using our online Journey Planner. Christmas Day – Wednesday, 25 December 2024 A special network of free bus services, funded by the Combined Authority, will run between:- approximately 12 noon and 6 pm, covering most Hospital routes.
The Kingsway (Wallasey) Mersey Tunnel and the Queensway (Birkenhead) Mersey Tunnel will be open throughout the holiday period. Both tunnels will be toll free from 10pm on Christmas Eve until 6am on Boxing Day
New Year’s Eve – Tuesday, 31 December 2024 Services across rail and bus finish much earlier than usual on New Year’s Eve; if you are heading out to enjoy the festivities, please make sure you plan ahead and look at alternative arrangements to get home. Bus services Bus services may vary over the festive period. Very limited bus services will be operating on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Visit our Travel Updates page for latest planned changes to services and make sure you check with the operators including both:- Arriva and Stagecoach. Football Fixtures On 26 December 2024 (Liverpool v Leicester City), the following buses will be running to their normal timetables:-
On 29 December 2024, (Everton v Nottingham Forest), the following buses will be running to their normal timetables:-
Rail
During the festive period there will be changes to the timetables of all rail operators, with some services finishing earlier than usual (particularly on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve) and some services not running. Merseyrail will be running some services on Boxing Day. This includes some services for the Liverpool v Leicester City match and the races at Aintree. There will also be changes to other services during the Christmas period. You can find full details on their website https://www.merseyrail.org. No other operators will be running services on Boxing Day. There will be some changes to services run by Northern Trains particularly on Sundays including some cancellations and rail replacement bus services. Details can be found on their website before-you-travel . If you're heading out of the region by rail during this time, check your journey plans by visiting:- NationalRail.Co.UK. Mersey Tunnels Kingsway and Queensway Tunnels will remain open throughout the festive period. Both tunnels will be free between:- 10 pm on:- Christmas Eve, and 6 am on:- Boxing Day. Mersey Ferries
River Explorer Cruises will operate between:- Saturday, 28 December and Tuesday, 31 December 2024, from the Pier Head, at 11 am, then hourly until the last service which will depart from the Pier Head at:- 3 pm, arriving at Seacombe, at:- 3:20 pm. There will be no commuter service during this period.
Normal service will resume on:- Thursday, 2 January 2025, with the first Commuter service at:- 7:20 am, from Seacombe and the first River Explorer Cruise departing from the Pier Head, at:- 10 am. Visit:- MerseyFerries.Co.UK for more information. Please note all the information may be subject to change; so please make sure you check directly with operators before your journeys! COMMENTS (0)
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