238b Belfast, Grand Central Station - Newry, Buscentre

A bus service operated by Goldline Express

Merchants Quay Closure - Service Information
Sunday 8 February – Sunday 1 March 2026

From Sunday 8 February 2026, there will be road closures for a period of 3 weeks along Merchants Quay, leading to both Sugar Island and Canal Street, and New Street leading to the courthouse roundabout. These closures will be between the following hours:

For 3 Sundays beginning Sunday 8 February, 06:00 – 20:00. Monday – Saturday closures, Night Closures, 19:00 – 06:00, beginning Monday 9 February.

During these closures,

x1 services to operate: In and Out via the Dublin Road. 

238 services will access the Bus Centre via Patrick Street, Francis Street and Merchants Quay. Inward journeys will operate via the Dublin Road.

240 services can access the Bus station as normal. For the 240 service to Downpatrick at 20:40, the service will operate via Buttercrane Quay, Abbey Way and Upper Water Street and continue on as normal from the Brass Monkey Roundabout.

Subject to change.

Monday to Friday, not bank holidays

Belfast, Grand Central Station - Newry, Buscentre

Grand Central Station Stand 5 16:1516:3516:5517:1517:45
Church Square (outward) 16:5017:1017:3017:5018:20
Banbridge Bus Station 16:5517:1517:3517:5518:25
Banbridge Park & Share 16:5517:1517:3517:5518:25
Loughbrickland (outward) 17:0217:2217:4218:0218:32
Sheepbridge Park & Ride (inward) 17:1217:3217:5218:1218:42
Downshire Road (outward) 17:3117:5118:1118:3119:01
Newry Bus Station 17:3517:5518:1518:3519:05

Newry, Buscentre - Belfast, Grand Central Station

Newry Bus Station 06:0006:3006:5007:1007:3007:4515:45
Sheepbridge Park & Ride (inward) 06:1006:4007:0007:2007:4007:5515:55
Loughbrickland (inward) 06:2006:5007:1007:3007:5008:0516:05
Banbridge Park & Share 06:2606:5607:1607:3607:5608:1116:11
Banbridge Bus Station 06:2706:5707:1707:3707:5708:1216:12
Church Square (inward) 06:3007:0007:2007:4008:0008:1516:15
Europa Busway (outward)
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07:0807:3807:5808:1808:3808:5316:53
Grand Central Station Stand 5 07:1007:4008:2008:4016:55
Grand Central Station Stand 6 08:0008:55

s “set down only” – the bus will only stop to drop passengers off

Timetable data from Translink open data,

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Goldline Express

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