Festive arrangements for public bus services
Date: 11 December 2023
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As the festive season approaches, Orkney Islands Council is reminding the public that bus services run differently from 25 December 2023 to 5 January 2024 inclusive.
The following arrangements will apply over the Festive Period. Note that all services are suspended on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and New Years Day and 2 January 2024.
The below information should be used used in conjunction with the timetables at www.orkney.gov.uk/bus
Friday 22 December 2023 - Normal school day services will operate.
Saturday 23 December 2023 – Normal Saturday services will operate.
Sunday 24 December 2023 (Christmas Eve) – Normal Sunday services will operate with the exception of the following journeys:
Service X1 (Stromness – Kirkwall – St Margarets Hope):
- 20:26 Kirkwall to Stromness will not operate
- 21:10 Stromness to St Margarets Hope will not operate.
- 22:17 St Margarets Hope to Kirkwall will not operate.
Service X10 (Hatston Ferry) will not operate.
Monday 25 December 2023 (Christmas Day) – All services suspended.
Tuesday 26 December 2023 (Boxing Day) - All services suspended.
Wednesday 27 December 2023 to Saturday 30 December 2023 inclusive - School Holiday timetable will operate.
Sunday 31 December 2023 (New Year’s Eve) - Normal Sunday services will operate with the exception of the following journeys:
Service X1 (Stromness – Kirkwall – St Margarets Hope)
- 20:26 Kirkwall to Stromness will not operate
- 21:10 Stromness to St Margarets Hope will not operate.
- 22:17 St Margarets Hope to Kirkwall will not operate
Service X10 (Hatston Ferry) will not operate.
Monday 1 January 2024 (New Years Day) - All services suspended.
Tuesday 2 January 2024 - All Services suspended.
From Wednesday 3 January 2024 to Friday 5 Jan 2024 inclusive: School holiday timetable will operate.
Saturday 6 January 2024 – Normal Saturday services will operate.
Sunday 7 January 2024 – Normal Sunday services will operate.
All Services including school transport return to normal timetables from Monday 8 January 2024.
Download to Stagecoach Bus app for live bus information.
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Category:
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