West Yorkshire Buses Website - Christmas & New Year Buses and Trains 2007/2008

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Christmas & New Year
Bus and Train services 2007/2008

The following bus services will operate throughout the Christmas and New Year period

This page will be frequently updated between now and Christmas as more details of operator specific information becomes known

Last updated: 19th December - now with full details of last buses on the 'eves and updated train service info

Christmas Bus Services
Saturday 22 December 2007	Saturday 29 December 2007
Sunday 23 December 2007	Sunday 30 December 2007
Christmas Eve Monday 24 December 2007	New Years Eve Monday 31 December 2007
Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December 2007	New Years Day Tuesday 1 January 2008
Boxing Day Wednesday 26 December 2007	Wednesday 2 January 2008
Thursday 27/Friday 28 December 2007	Metro Travel Centres/Metroline
Off Peak/Concessionary Fare Conditions	Train Services

Saturday 22 December 2007

A normal Saturday service will operate on all routes

Christmas Park & Ride services 555 & 888 will operate in Leeds

Leeds late night buses will operate

Yellow Line Service 2 (Leeds Station Interchange S7 - Moortown - Roundhay Park)
Green Line Service 12 (Leeds Station Interchange S8 - Hunslet - Middleton Thorpe Lane)
Claret Line Service 16 (Leeds Station Interchange S6 - Armley - Bramley Town End)
Magenta Line Service 51 (Leeds Station Interchange S10 - Churwell - Morley Town Hall)

All services after leaving Leeds Station Interchange call at Albion Street J1 (Services 16 and 51 also then call at Corn Exchange K3) and then operate for alighting only

A flat fare of £2 is charged on these services. Metro concessions and pre-paid tickets are not valid. Buses depart Leeds Station Interchange at 0030, 0130 & 0230 on all routes

Sunday 23 December 2007

A normal Sunday service will operate on all routes

Christmas Eve Monday 24 December 2007

A Saturday service will operate until an early finish. Last buses will operate between 1800 and 2000. Full details of last buses for each service is listed here

First Bradford - Service 747 which will operate a normal Monday service
First in Calderdale and Huddersfield - Service 226 & MC4 will operate a normal Monday service and service 517 will not run
Harrogate & District - A normal Monday service will operate
Northern Blue - A normal Monday service will operate
Ross Travel - A Saturday service will operate except for service 125 where a normal weekday service will operate. Last buses will be around 1400
T.J. Walsh - A normal Monday service will operate
Yorkshire Coastliner - A normal Monday service will operate

A special late evening service will be operated by Kirklees Green Party. Buses will run at between Berry Brow, Newsome, Huddersfield, Royal Infirmary and Mount. In Huddersfield Town Centre buses will operate via Westgate. The timetable is as follows

Berry Brow	2000	2100	Mount	2030	2130
Newsome Church	2002	2102	Huddersfield Royal Infirmary	2040	2140
Huddersfield Westgate	2010	2110	Huddersfield Westgate	2045	2145
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary	2015	2115	Newsome Church	2055	2155
Mount	2030	2130	Berry Brow	2100	2200

Leeds late night buses will operate

All services after leaving Leeds Station Interchange call at Albion Street J1 (Services 16 and 51 also then call at Corn Exchange K3) and then operate for alighting only

A flat fare of £2 is charged on these services. Metro concessions and pre-paid tickets are not valid. Buses depart Leeds Station Interchange at 0030, 0130 & 0230 on all routes

Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December 2007

No Service

Special bus services will be operated by Keighley Bus Museum Trust. Two buses will be required to operate the following services on an hourly basis

Service 17: Keighley - Oakworth. 10:25 to 14:25

Service 18: Keighley - Braithwaite Circular. 11:00 to 15:00

Service 19: Keighley - Oxenhope & Haworth Circular. 10:25 to 15:25

Service 19: Keighley - Airedale Hospital. 11:00 to 16:00

Buses will depart from North Street in Keighley Town Centre and will operate free of charge

Boxing Day Wednesday 26 December 2007

No Service will operate except for the following services

Service 757 operated by First Leeds will operate every 2 hours between Leeds and Leeds Bradford Airport. Buses leave Leeds Bradford Airport at 0916, 1116, 1316, 1516 & 1716. Buses leave Leeds City Bus Station at 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600 & 1800.

Service 767 operated by Harrogate & District will operate to the normal Wednesday timetable between Harrogate and Leeds Bradford Airport

A special free voluntary service will be operated in the Huddersfield operated by Rodger Batley with permission of Stotts. Service H11 (Holme Valley Link) will run approximately every 2 hours between Scholes, Moor Estate, Cinderhills, Holmfirth, Wooldale, Lydgate School, Thongsbridge, Oakes Avenue, Brockholes, Honley Bridge, Berry Brow, Lockwood, Huddersfield, Marsh and Royal Infirmary.

Scholes Boot & Shoe 0930 1052 1215 1440 1605 1745 Royal Infirmary 1015 1136 1300 1524 1650

Holmfirth Bus Station 0940 1102 1225 1450 1616 1755 Huddersfield Westgate 1020 1141 1305 1529 1707

Thongsbridge Co-Op 0947 1109 1322 1457 1623 1802 Huddersfield University 1022 1143 1307 1531 1709

Honley Bridge 0954 1116 1239 1504 1630 1809 Honley Bridge 1031 1152 1316 1540 1718

Huddersfield Kingsgate 1004 1126 1249 1514 1640 1819 Thongsbridge Co-Op 1038 1159 1323 1547 1725

Huddersfield Westgate 1006 1128 1251 1516 1642 1821 Holmfirth Bus Station 1045 1205 1330 1554 1732

Royal Infirmary 1012 1134 1257 1522 1647 Scholes Boot & Shoe 1050 1213 1339 1603 1741

Metro are funding on a trial basis a network of services into Leeds and Huddersfield

Services will also serve the White Rose Centre and Birstall Shopping Park and some services will run into Halifax, Bradford and Wakefield. Each service will operate every 30 minutes and will run from approximately 0900 to 1800. The services to operate are as follows

Arriva Yorkshire -
Service 110 (Leeds - Wakefield - Kettlethorpe)
Service 202/3 (Leeds - White Rose Centre - Dewsbury - Huddersfield)
Service 229 (Leeds - Birstall - Batley only)
Service 443/4 (Leeds to Rothwell only)

First Huddersfield -
Service 301 (Huddersfield - Golcar Circular)
Service 306 (Huddersfield - Taylor Hill Circular)
Service 314 (Huddersfield - Holmfirth - Holme)
Service 324 (Huddersfield - Meltham Broadlands)
Service 328 (Balmoral Avenue - Huddersfield - Bradley)
Service 352 (Huddersfield - Slaithwaite - Marsden Dirker)
Service 363 (Huddersfield - Brighouse - Bradford) continues in service as service X6 to/from Leeds
Service 370 (Rawthorpe - Huddersfield - Lindley)
Service 372 (Almondbury - Huddersfield - Lindley)
Service 503 (Huddersfield - Elland - Halifax)
Service X6 (Leeds - Bradford) continues in service as service 363 to/from Huddersfield

First Leeds -
Service 1 (Beeston - Leeds - Holt Park)
Service 2 (Middleton - Leeds - Roundhay Park)
Service 3/3A (Cottingley - White Rose Centre - Leeds - Brackenwood/Gledhow)
Service 4 (Whinmoor - Seacroft - Leeds - Pudsey)
Service 12 (Middleton Arms - Leeds - Roundhay Park)
Service 13/13A (Middleton - Leeds - Brackenwood/Gledhow)
Service 16/16A (Seacroft - Leeds - Bramley - Farsley)
Service 18 (Tinshill - Leeds - Garforth) will operate hourly
Service 18A (Ireland Wood - Leeds) will operate hourly
Service 33/33A (Leeds - Guiseley - Otley)
Service 37/37A (Leeds - Halton Moor)
Service 40 (Leeds - Cross Gates - Seacroft)
Service 42 (Old Farnley - Leeds - Oakwood)
Service 49 (Monkswood Gate - Leeds - Bramley)
Service 50/50A (Seacroft - Leeds - Horsforth)
Service 51/51A (Moor Allerton - Leeds - Morley) will operate every 20 minutes
Service 56 (Whinmoor - Leeds - Moor Grange)
Service 71 (Leeds - Primley Park - Wigton Moor)
Service 96 (Leeds - Tinshill - Holt Park)

K-Line -
Huddersfield FreeTownBus will operate from 0900 to 1800 every 10 minutes

Leeds City Bus Station and Huddersfield Bus Station will be open. However Bradford Interchange will be closed meaning service 363 and X6 will use Hall Ings. Halifax Bus Station will be closed meaning service 503 will use Market Street

A flat fare of £2 Adults, £1 Children will apply. This ticket will allow all day travel on all routes

Thursday 27/Friday 28 December 2007

A Saturday service will operate on all routes except as follows:

First Bradford - Service 747 which will operate a normal weekday service

First in Calderdale and Huddersfield - Service 226 & MC4 will operate a normal weekday service and service 517 will not run

First Leeds - A Saturday service will operate with additional early morning journeys on services 9 (0514 Seacroft to Pudsey), 38 (0624 Wortley to Gledhow, 0719 Gledhow to Wortley), 42 (0543 Gipton to Old Farnley), 46 (0655 Morley to Shadwell), 86 (0502, 0532 Bramley to Middleton, 0547, 0647 Middleton to Bramley), 99 (0646 Wetherby to Leeds) and X84 (0648 Otley to Leeds). A special timetable will operate on service X35 with 2 inbound morning journeys departing Alwoodley at 0725 & 0755 and 1 outbound evening journey departing Leeds at 1710

Harrogate & District - A normal weekday service will operate

Northern Blue - A normal weekday service will operate

Ross Travel - A Saturday service will operate except for service 125 where a normal weekday service will operate

T.J. Walsh - A normal weekday service will operate

Yorkshire Coastliner - A normal weekday service will operate

Saturday 29 December 2007

A normal Saturday service will operate on all routes

Sunday 30 December 2007

A normal Sunday service will operate on all routes

New Years Eve Monday 31 December 2007

A Saturday service will operate until an early finish. Last buses will operate between 1800 and 2000. Full details of last buses for each service is listed here

First Bradford - Service 747 which will operate a normal Monday service
First in Calderdale and Huddersfield - Service 226 & MC4 will operate a normal Monday service and service 517 will not run
Harrogate & District - A normal Monday service will operate
Northern Blue - A normal Monday service will operate
Ross Travel - A Saturday service will operate except for service 125 where a normal weekday service will operate. Last buses will be around 1400
T.J. Walsh - A normal Monday service will operate
Yorkshire Coastliner - A normal Monday service will operate

A special late evening service will be operated by Kirklees Green Party. Buses will run at between Berry Brow, Newsome, Huddersfield, Royal Infirmary and Mount. In Huddersfield Town Centre buses will operate via Westgate. The timetable is as follows

Berry Brow 2000 2100 Mount 2030 2130

Newsome Church 2002 2102 Huddersfield Royal Infirmary 2040 2140

Huddersfield Westgate 2010 2110 Huddersfield Westgate 2045 2145

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary 2015 2115 Newsome Church 2055 2155

Mount 2030 2130 Berry Brow 2100 2200

Leeds late night buses will operate
Yellow Line Service 2 (Leeds Station Interchange S7 - Moortown - Roundhay Park)
Green Line Service 12 (Leeds Station Interchange S8 - Hunslet - Middleton Thorpe Lane)
Claret Line Service 16 (Leeds Station Interchange S6 - Armley - Bramley Town End)
Magenta Line Service 51 (Leeds Station Interchange S10 - Churwell - Morley Town Hall)

All services after leaving Leeds Station Interchange call at Albion Street J1 (Services 16 and 51 also then call at Corn Exchange K3) and then operate for alighting only

A flat fare of £2 is charged on these services. Metro concessions and pre-paid tickets are not valid. Buses depart Leeds Station Interchange at 0030, 0130 & 0230 on all routes

New Years Day Tuesday 1 January 2008

No Service will operate except for the following services

Service 757 operated by First Leeds will operate every 2 hours between Leeds and Leeds Bradford Airport. In Leeds the service will depart from stand F7 on New York Street due to Leeds City Bus Station being closed. Buses leave Leeds Bradford Airport at 0916, 1116, 1316, 1516 & 1716. Buses leave Leeds New York Street at 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600 & 1800.

Special voluntary services will be operated in the Huddersfield and Leeds areas as follows:

A special service will be operated by Kirklees Green Party in the Huddersfield area:

Buses will run hourly between Shepley, Shelley, Kirkburton, Lepton and Huddersfield. Buses will be in operation from 1100 to 2200. In Huddersfield Town Centre buses will operate via Westgate

Shepley Sovereign Inn 1100 Then 00 Until 2100 Huddersfield Westgate 1130 Then 30 Until 2130

Kirkburton North Road 1108 At 08 2108 Lepton Station Road 1142 At 42 2142

Lepton Station Road 1113 13 2113 Kirkburton North Road 1151 51 2151

Huddersfield Westgate 1125 25 2125 Shepley Sovereign Inn 1200 00 2200

Buses will run hourly between Berry Brow, Newsome, Huddersfield, Royal Infirmary and Mount. Buses will be in operation from 1100 to 2200. In Huddersfield Town Centre buses will operate via Westgate

Berry Brow 1100 Then 00 Until 2100 Mount 1130 Then 30 Until 2130

Newsome Church 1102 At 02 2102 Huddersfield Royal Infirmary 1140 At 40 2140

Huddersfield Westgate 1110 10 2110 Huddersfield Westgate 1145 45 2145

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary 1115 15 2115 Newsome Church 1155 55 2155

Mount 1130 30 2130 Berry Brow 1200 00 2200

Also a special service will be operated in Leeds by Wortley Green Party:

The service will operate from Armley Town Street via the route of service 5 & 42 via Old Farnley and Copley Hill to Leeds. Buses will run hourly between 8:30 and 17:30. Journeys from Leeds will depart from Wellington Street Stop S1

Armley Town Street 0830 Then 30 Until 1730 Leeds Wellington Street 0900 Then 00 Until 1700

Old Farnley 0840 At 40 1740 Copley Hill 0905 At 05 1705

Copley Hill 0850 50 1750 Old Farnley 0915 15 1715

Leeds City Square 0855 55 1755 Armley Town Street 0925 25 1715

Wednesday 2 January 2008
Normal services resume on all routes
First Leeds - For the next 3 days peak time journeys on services 1, 28, 33, 33A, 42, 51, 51A, 96, 97, 757, X84 & X96 may operate quicker than usual due to reduced traffic congestion. Customers should be at their bus stop 10 minutes earlier than usual during peak periods

Off Peak/Concessionary Fare Conditions

During the festive period, the following Off Peak Maximum, Cheap Day Return fares on trains, Dayrover validility, operator's ticket conditions and Concessionary fares will apply as follows:

Saturday 22 December - Normal Weekend Arrangements
Sunday 23 December - Normal Weekend Arrangements
Christmas Eve Monday 24 December - Normal Weekday Arrangements
Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December - No Service
Boxing Day Wednesday 26 December - Flat fare of £2 on buses only (where services operate)
Thursday 27/Friday 28 December - Weekday Arrangements
Saturday 29 December - Normal Weekend Arrangements
Sunday 30 December - Normal Weekend Arrangements
New Years Eve Monday 31 December - Normal Weekend Arrangements
New Years Day Tuesday 1 January - Weekend Arrangements (where services operate)
Wednesday 2 January - Normal Weekday Arrangements

Metro Travel Centres/Metroline

Metro Travel Centres at Leeds City Bus Station, Bradford Interchange, Halifax & Huddersfield Bus Stations will open as follows:

Christmas Eve Monday 24 December - 0830 to 1400
Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December - CLOSED
Boxing Day Wednesday 26 December - CLOSED
Thursday 27 December - 0830 to 1730 (Halifax and Huddersfield open at 0900)
Friday 28 December - 0830 to 1730 (Halifax closes at 1700)
Saturday 29 December - 0900 to 1630 (Halifax closes at 1600)
Sunday 30 December - CLOSED
New Years Eve Monday 31 December - Close at 1400
New Years Day Tuesday 1 January - CLOSED
Wednesday 2 January - Normal

First Leeds travel shop at New Market Street, Leeds will open as follows:

Christmas Eve Monday 24 December - 0815 to 1200
Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December - CLOSED
Boxing Day Wednesday 26 December - CLOSED
Thursday 27/Friday 28 December - 0900 to 1600
Saturday 29 December - 0900 to 1530
Sunday 30 December - CLOSED
New Years Eve Monday 31 December - 0815 to 1500
New Years Day Tuesday 1 January - CLOSED
Wednesday 2 January - Normal

Metroline 0113 245 7676 will be CLOSED on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day and will close at 2000 on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve

Train Services

Saturday 22 December - Normal Saturday local services will operate. Due to resignalling works around the Wakefield area Wakefield to Knottingley services before 0800 and after 2200 will be replaced by buses. At other times trains will have their journey times extended by 10 minutes. Due to engineering work a revised service will be operated by First Transpennine Express to/from Manchester Airport. An amended National Express East Coast service will operate with services after 1900 starting and terminating at Peterborough with replacement coaches to/from Hatfield and then connecting First Capital Connect services to/from London Kings Cross
Sunday 23 December - Normal Saturday local services will operate. Extra trains will operate on the Penistone Line at 1014 & 1414 from Huddersfield and 1232 & 1632 from Sheffield. Leeds to Sheffield via Barnsley services after 2200 will be replaced by buses between Leeds and Barnsley. An amended National Express East Coast service will operate with services starting and terminating at Peterborough with replacement coaches to/from Hatfield and then connecting First Capital Connect services to/from London Kings Cross

Christmas Eve Monday 24 December - Normal Monday local services will operate until approximately 2000. Late night trains will not run. Due to resignalling works around the Wakefield area Selby to Wakefield Westgate via Bradford and Huddersfield services will run Selby to Huddersfield only with replacement bus services between Huddersfield and Wakefield. Leeds to Sheffield via Barnsley services will run Barnsley to Sheffield only with replacement buses running between Leeds and Barnsley both direct and via Castleford. Passengers between Sheffield and Leeds are recommended to travel via Wakefield Westgate. Wakefield to Knottingley trains will be replaced by buses throughout. Buses replace First Transpennine Express trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street. An amended National Express East Coast service will operate with services starting and terminating at Peterborough with replacement coaches to/from Hatfield and then connecting First Capital Connect services to/from London Kings Cross. The last train from Peterborough to Leeds is at 1920 and the last train from Leeds to Peterborough will be at 1705

Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December - No rail services will operate

Boxing Day Wednesday 26 December - No rail services will operate

Thursday 27 December - Normal weekday local services will operate from approximately 0730. Early morning trains will not run. Due to bridge reconstruction work at Keighley, buses will replace Northern trains between Shipley and Skipton and Bradford FS to Skipton trains will be withdrawn entirely with alternative services to/from Ilkley or Leeds being able to be used to/from Shipley to connect into the replacement bus services. Carlisle/Morecambe services will start/terminate at Skipton. First Transpennine Express trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. An amended National Express East Coast service will operate

Friday 28 December - Normal weekday local services will operate. The 0602 and 0627 Skipton to Bradford FS services will be replaced by buses throughout. Buses replace First Transpennine Express trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. An amended National Express East Coast service will operate

Saturday 29 December - Normal Saturday local services will operate. Buses replace First Transpennine Express trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport and between York and Newcastle. An amended National Express East Coast service will operate
Sunday 30 December - Normal Sunday local services will operate. Buses replace First Transpennine Express trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport and between York and Newcastle. An amended National Express East Coast service will operate

New Years Eve Monday 31 December - Normal Monday local services will operate until approximately 2000. Late night local trains will not run but overnight First Transpennine Express services will run. Buses replace First Transpennine Express trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. An amended National Express East Coast service will operate with last trains around 1800

New Years Day Tuesday 1 January - Normal weekday local services will operate from approximately 0730. Early morning trains will not run. Buses replace First Transpennine Express trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. An amended National Express East Coast service will operate. The first train from Leeds to London Kings Cross will be at 0910

Wednesday 2 January - Normal weekday local services will operate
Note: An amended National Express East Coast service will operate on all days, contact National Express East Coast for details

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