Christmas and New Year Bus Services

Date: 12 Dec 2012

Boxing Day

Including frequent bus services to the city centres of Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland, Metrocentre, and the region's other popular shopping destinations.

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Newcastle    Frequent buses from around the region including County Durham, the Tyne Valley and Tyne and Wear. Tyne Tees Xpress links Teesside with Newcastle every 30 minutes via the A19.
Metrocentre Over 100 buses an hour from across Tyne & Wear, County Durham and the Tyne Valley come into Metrocentre.  Frequent connections to other Go North East buses and metro are available with service X66 from Gateshead every 7 mins and service TEN from Newcastle every 10 mins.
Sunderland Frequent services from around the region including Washington, South Tyneside, Durham, Houghton le Spring, Seaham and Peterlee.
Durham    Frequent buses from around the region including Consett, Stanley, Chester le Street, Bishop Auckland,  Sunderland, Gateshead and Newcastle.
Washington Frequent services from around the region including Gateshead, Newcastle, Sunderland and County Durham.

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Christmas 2012

Go North East buses run throughout the holidays except Christmas Day and New Years Day with frequent services around the region, including special services on Boxing Day.

Christmas Eve – Monday 24 December    Buses will run a Saturday service with last departures between 1800 and 1900 - check last times
Christmas Day – Tuesday 25 December Buses do not operate on Christmas Day
Boxing Day – Wednesday 26 December We are running special services to get you to the sales or to visit friends and family - Boxing Day timetables
Thursday 27 until Saturday 29 December Buses will be running a Saturday service on these days
Sunday 30 December Buses will run a Sunday service
New Years Eve – Monday 31 December Buses will run a Saturday service with last departures between 1800 and 1900 - check last times
New Years Day – Tuesday 1 January 2013 Buses do not run on New Years Day
Wednesday 2 until Friday 4 January 2013 Buses will run a Monday to Friday service.  Any journeys which operate on school days only will not operate. Includes special timetable on service 21.
Saturday 5 January 2013 Normal services resume

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View all service levels over Christmas and New Year including Night Bus Information


Boxing Day

 Special Boxing Day services

Service    Main shopping destination Destinations    Buses operate every
X66    Metrocentre    Gateshead to Metrocentre direct for connections to other services & Metro 10 minutes
1   North Shields (ferry & town centre) to Whitley Bay 30 minutes
2A/2C Sunderland    Washington to Sunderland
via Barnwell and Chester Road
20 minutes
9 Sunderland    Jarrow to Sunderland
via Boldon
30 minutes
10A/11 Metrocentre & Newcastle Prudhoe to Metrocentre & Newcastle
via Crawcrook, Ryton, Blaydon
15 minutes
20 Sunderland & Durham Sunderland to Durham
Via East Herrington, Houghton le Spring and The Raintons
30 minutes
21 Durham & Newcastle
Gateshead for Metrocentre via X66
Durham to Newcastle
Via Chester le Street, Birtley and Low Fell
15 minutes
26 Sunderland    Sunderland to Downhill
Via Southwick and Castletown
30 minutes
27 Newcastle    South Shields to Newcastle
Via Jarrow, Hebburn, Heworth, Gateshead
20 minutes
35B/35C Sunderland    South Shields, Sunderland and Low Moorsley/South Hetton
Via Cleadon, Silksworth, Herrington Burn, Houghton le Spring
30 minutes
42 Sunderland Sunderland to Silksworth
Via Hollycarrside
15 minutes
43/44 Metrocentre & Newcastle Stanley to Newcastle & Metrocentre
Via Burnopfield, Dipton, Sunniside and Whickham
30 minutes
47 Metrocentre & Newcastle Consett to Newcastle & Metrocentre
Via Shotley Bridge, High Spen, Rowlands Gill
30 minutes
49/49B Metrocentre    Metrocentre & Gateshead
Via Dunston, Winlaton and Blaydon
15 minutes
51/52 Gateshead for Metrocentre via X66 Gateshead circular
Via Felling, Heworth, Leam Lane, Wrekenton
20 minutes
53/54 Newcastle & Gateshead for Metrocentre via X66 Newcastle & Gateshead to Saltwell Park & Bensham 20 minutes
56 Sunderland & Newcastle
Gateshead for Metrocentre via X66
Sunderland to Newcastle & Gateshead Via Hylton Castle, Washington Concord, Wrekenton 20 minutes
58 Newcastle
Gateshead for Metrocentre via X66
Heworth to Newcastle & Gateshead
Via Leam Lane and Felling
20 minutes
60 Sunderland    Seaham to Sunderland
Via Ryhope and New Seaham
30 minutes
88   Lukes Lane to South Shields
Via Hebburn, Jarrow, South Tyneside Hospital
30 minutes
97 Metrocentre & Newcastle Whickham to Newcastle & Metrocentre Via Lobley Hill & Bensham 30 minutes
309/310 Newcastle    North Shields/Whitley Bay to Newcastle
Via Battle Hill and Coast Road
15 minutes
M1 Washington Galleries Washington to Heworth
Via Fatfield, Concord and Washington Galleries
20 minutes
X1 Newcastle, Washington Galleries,
Gateshead for Metrocentre via X66
Easington Lane to Newcastle & Gateshead
Via Hetton le Hole, Houghton le Spring and Washington Galleries
20 minutes

 

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