5C City Centre - Forestside

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Belfast City Centre Parade - Metro / Glider Diversions
11:30 – 14:30, Saturday 2 May 2026

Irish Congress of Trade Unions are to hold a parade on Saturday 2 May 2026 Starting at 12:00 in Donegal Street then via Royal Avenue, Donegal Place, Chichester Street, Victoria Street, High Street for finish in Donegal Street at 14:00

During the parade services will operate:

G1 West to East:
In as normal to Divis Street then via Millfield, Carrick Hill, Frederick Street, Dunbar Link, Oxford Street then as normal. 

G2:
In as normal to May Street then out via College Square East, Divis Street, Westlink, M3, Station Street then as normal

East Belfast (Metro 3, 4, 5,6) services will operate:
In as normal to May Street.
Out from Adelaide Street, Ormeau Avenue, Cromac Street, East Bridge Street then as normal.with 3a/3f services via Albertbridge Road, Short Strand, Bridge End, Dalton Street, Middlepath Street then as normal.

8 & 9 services will operate:
In via Bruce Street and Bedford Street.
Out from Howard Street.

Antrim Rd services (Metro 1) to operate:
In via Clifton Street, Frederick Street, Dunbar Link, Oxford Street, May Street to Upper Queen Street.
Out from Queen Street, Millfield, Carrick Hill, Clifton Street then as normal

Shore Rd/express (Metro 2, 13, 14):
In as normal to Nelson Street then via Dunbar Link, Oxford Street, May Street to Upper Queen Street.
Out from Queen Street, Millfield, Carrick Hill, Frederick Street, York Street then as normal

Shankill/Ligoniel/Carrs Glen services (Metro 11, 12) will operate:
In via Clifton Street, Frederick Street, Dunbar Link, Oxford Street, May Street to Upper Queen Street.
Out from Queen Street and Millfield

Belfast City Airport 600 services:
Out from Garnd Central via College Avenue, Falls Road, Westlink, and M3 In via reverse. 

Other Metro services may be subject to delay & disruption.

Subject to change.

Monday to Friday, not bank holidays (not bank holidays)

City Centre - Forestside

Donegall Square West 07:3014:3315:3316:36
Victoria Square Chichester Street (outward) 07:3114:3515:3516:38
Queens Square 07:3314:3715:3716:40
Waterfront (outward) 07:3414:3915:3916:42
Lanyon Place [bus stop] 07:3614:4115:4116:44
Albert Bridge 07:3814:4315:4316:46
Castlereagh Street Junction (outward) 07:3914:4415:4416:48
Paxton Street (outward) 07:4014:4515:4516:50
John Long's Corner (outward) 07:4114:4615:4616:52
Clara Street (outward) 07:4114:4615:4616:53
Channing Street (outward) 07:4214:4715:4716:54
Loopland (outward) 07:4214:4715:4816:55
Loopland Park (outward) 07:4314:4815:4916:57
Ladas Drive (outward) 07:4414:4915:5016:58
Orby Place (outward) 07:4414:4915:5116:59
Houston Park (outward) 07:4514:5015:5217:00
Houston Park (outward) 07:4514:5015:5217:00
Orby Street (outward) 07:4614:5115:5317:01
Montgomery Road (outward) 07:4714:5215:5417:02
Clonduff (outward) 07:4814:5215:5517:03
Castledona (outward) 07:4814:5215:5517:04
Glensharragh (outward) 07:4914:5315:5617:05
Lisnasharragh (outward) 07:5014:5415:5717:06
McCaughan Park (outward) 07:5014:5415:5817:06
Beechgrove Drive (outward) 07:5214:5616:0017:08
Knockbreda High School (outward) 07:5314:5716:0117:10
Forestside 07:5514:5916:0317:12

Forestside - City Centre

Four Winds (terminal) 07:40
Four Winds Park (inward) 07:40
Glenholm (inward) 07:41
Colby Park (inward) 07:42
Glendale (inward) 07:43
Mount Oriel (inward) 07:45
Breda Park (inward) 07:45
Forster Green (inward) 07:46
Forestside 07:4909:2815:0517:17
Foresthill View (terminal) 07:5009:2915:0617:18
Forster Green (inward) 07:5009:2915:0617:18
Knockbreda High School (inward) 07:5209:3015:0817:19
Rosetta Road (inward) 07:5309:3115:0917:21
St Finnians Church (inward) 07:5409:3215:1017:22
Stirling Avenue (inward) 07:5509:3315:1117:23
Rochester Road (inward) 07:5609:3315:1217:23
Clonduff Drive (inward) 07:5709:3415:1317:24
Carncaver Road (inward) 07:5809:3515:1417:25
Clonduff (inward) 07:5909:3615:1517:26
Montgomery Road (inward) 08:0009:3715:1717:27
Marshalls Road (inward) 08:0109:3715:1717:27
Orangefield Crescent (inward) 08:0109:3815:1817:28
Trigo Parade (inward) 08:0209:3915:1917:29
Ladas Drive (inward) 08:0409:4015:2017:30
Loopland (inward) 08:0409:4015:2017:30
Ardgowan Street (inward) 08:0609:4115:2217:31
Clara Street (inward) 08:0709:4215:2317:32
John Long's Corner (inward) 08:0809:4315:2417:33
Paxton Street (inward) 08:1009:4415:2517:34
Castlereagh Street Junction (inward) 08:1109:4515:2517:34
Albert Bridge 08:1409:4715:2717:36
Lanyon Place Station [Glider] (inward) 08:1609:4815:2817:37
May Street [St George's Market] (inward) 08:1809:5015:3017:39
May Street [City Hall] (inward) 08:1909:5015:3117:39
Donegall Square West 08:2109:5215:3317:41

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