11D City Centre - Glencairn - Springmartin

A bus service operated by Translink Metro

Belfast Band Parade - Metro Service Diversions
10:00 – 13:00, 28 February 2026

Due to a Band Parade in Belfast City Centre on Saturday 28th February 2026, between 10:20 and 12:40, the following services will be diverted. 
Other services not mentioned below may be subject to delays and disruption.

The parade will start at Pottinger Street then via Beersbridge Road, Templemore Avenue, Newtownards Road, Bridge End,
Ann Street, High Street, Castle Place to Royal Avenue. The return route to Templemore Avenue for finish at 12:40
During parade services should operate as follows:

Metro 3a & 3f: via East Bridge Street, Albertbridge Road, Newtownards Road, then as normal Out and In .

Metro 4c,4d & 4e: via Woodstock Road, Cregagh Road, Ladas Drive, Grand Parade, North Road then as normal Out and In.

Metro  5a: as normal then via Albertbridge Road, Woodstock Road, Cregagh Road, Ladas Drive, Castlereagh Road then as normal Out and In.

G1 & Metro 3 services may be slightly delayed on Albertbridge Road when parade crosses Templemore Avenue.

When parade is at North Street Royal Avenue junction: North Belfast services should operate out via Bridge Street, Donegal Street Clifton Street and Carrick Hill.

Metro 1: In via Clifton Street, Carrick Hill, Millfield and Wellington Place.

Metro 2 and Express in via Nelson Street, Dunbar Link, Oxford Street and May Street. Then out via Upper Arthur Street and Chichester Street.

Metro 11 and 12  via Clifton Street, Carrick Hill, Millfield and Wellington Place.

Subject to change.

Timetable data from Translink open data,

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