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Festive arrangements for public bus services
11 December 2023
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.
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