551b Belfast - Craigavon, Rushmere

A bus service operated by Ulsterbus

Surface Relay Works Belfast City Centre - Service Information
Saturday 9 – Sunday 31 May 2026

Due to Surface Relay Works In Belfast City Centre over four weekends in May 2026, Lisburn Road services will be omitting Hope Street and Bruce Street in Belfast.

The dates of the full road closures will be:
Saturday 09th from 20:00 until Sunday 10th May 2026 23:59 
Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May 2026
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May 2026
Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May 2026

Services will be omitting Hope Street and Bruce Street and will affect all Lisburn Road services.

Outbound diversion will be via Grosvenor Road, left onto College Square East, right onto Wellington Place, right onto Upper Queen Street, right onto Howard Street, left onto Great Victoria Street and as normal to Dublin Road.

Inbound diversion will be via Great Victoria Street, College Square North, Durham Street, Grosvenor Road into Belfast Grand Central Station.

Subject to change.

Grand Central Station Stand 25 18:10
Dublin Road (outward) 18:16
Fountainville Ave (outward) 18:17
City Hospital (outward) 18:18
Ulsterville Avenue (outward) 18:18
Melrose Street (outward) 18:19
Windsor Avenue (outward) 18:20
Windsor Road (outward) 18:20
Ethel Street (outward) 18:20
Brookland Street (outward) 18:21
Marlborough Park (outward) 18:22
Cranmore Avenue (outward) 18:22
Lancefield Road (outward) 18:22
Maryville Park (outward) 18:23
Malone Park (outward) 18:24
King's Hall (outward) 18:25
Kingscourt (outward) 18:25
Balmoral Park (outward) 18:26
Marguerite Park (outward) 18:27
Grangeville Drive (outward) 18:27
Finaghy Crossroads (outward) 18:28
Upton Park (outward) 18:29
Blacks Road (outward) 18:30
Dunmurry Lane (outward) 18:31
Dunmurry Village (outward) 18:32
Grange Hill (outward) 18:33
Seymour Hill Estate Ent (outward) 18:35
Derriaghy (outward) 18:36
Killeaton (outward) 18:37
Mosside Road (outward) 18:37
Bells Lane (outward) 18:39
Lambeg (outward) 18:41
Hilden (outward) 18:43
Racquets Club (outward) 18:44
Wallace Park (outward) 18:45
Wallace Avenue (outward) 18:47
Market Square 18:48
Smithfield Street Bus Shelter (outward) 18:50
Longstone Street (outward) 18:51
Belvoir Crescent (outward) 18:51
St Paul's Church (outward) 18:52
Knockmore (outward) 18:52
Benvisteen Park (outward) 18:53
Beechfield Park (outward) 18:53
Knockmore Road (outward) 18:54
Halftown Crossroads (outward) 18:56
Cross Lane (outward) 18:57
Gravelhill Crossroads (outward) 18:58
Moira Road (outward) 18:59
Church Lane Middle (outward) 18:59
Church Lane Crossroads (outward) 19:00
Bushfield Road (outward) 19:01
Carnlougherin Road (outward) 19:02
Damhead Road (outward) 19:03
Damhead Lower (outward) 19:04
15 Lisburn Road (outward) 19:05
Trummery Lower (outward) 19:05
Trummery Crossroads (outward) 19:06
Trummery Upper (outward) 19:07
Ballycanal Cottages (outward) 19:08
Hillsborough Road (outward) 19:09
Main Street (outward) 19:10
Village Green (outward) 19:10
Lurgan Road (outward) 19:11
Laganvale Mews (outward) 19:11
Lurgan Road Quarry (outward) 19:12
Ballyeden Meadows (outward) 19:14
Magheralin Village (outward) 19:15
Belfast Road (outward) 19:16
Belfast Road (outward) 19:18
Dollingstown War Memorial (outward) 19:19
Gilpin Park (outward) 19:19
Dromore Road (inward) 19:20
Birchdale (inward) 19:21
Pines Park (outward) 19:21
Park Avenue (outward) 19:22
Park Gates (outward) 19:22
King's Park Primary School (outward) 19:22
Queen Street 19:23
Market Street Stop A 19:25
Convent (outward) 19:25
Hill Street (outward) 19:25
Portadown Road Subway (outward) 19:26
Centrepoint (outward) 19:27
Gilpinstown Road (outward) 19:27
Pinebank (outward) 19:28
Moylinn (outward) 19:29
Burnside (inward) 19:30
Lower Eniskeen (inward) 19:30
Clonmeen (inward) 19:31
Drumgor Road (inward) 19:32
Drumallen (outward) 19:33
Westacres (inward) 19:34
Hillcrest Manor (outward) 19:35
Clonmeen (outward) 19:35
Lower Eniskeen (outward) 19:36
Burnside (outward) 19:36
Leisure Centre (outward) 19:37
Rushmere Shopping Centre (inward) 19:40

Timetable data from Translink open data,

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