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  • Update - Alternative arrangements in place during Strangford Ferry suspension

    Topics:
    • Bus, rail and ferry travel

    Date published: 7 October 2024

    Strangford Lough Ferry Service will be suspended from Monday 14 October 2024 for five weeks whilst essential health and safety work is carried out at the slipways in Portaferry and Strangford.

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    Alternative arrangements for passengers include;

    • A bus substitution for Assumption Grammar School pupils who normally travel on the ferry service will depart from Portaferry at 7.45am with the collection and drop-off point to be confirmed, and;
    • A passenger-only ferry operating a reduced timetable with last sailing from Portaferry at 6.45pm daily.

    The Department recognises the importance of the Strangford Lough Ferry Service for local communities and understands the inconvenience that these essential works will cause.

    Notes to editors:

    1. Further updates about the ferry service are available at: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/strangford-ferry-timetable#toc-0.
    2. All media queries should be directed to the Department for Infrastructure Press Office at: press.office@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk .
    3. The Executive Information Service operates an out-of-hours service for media enquiries only between 1800hrs and 0800hrs Monday to Friday and at weekends and public holidays. The duty press officer can be contacted on 028 9037 8110.
    4. Follow the Department on Twitter @deptinfra and on Facebook @DepartmentforInfrastructure  and on LinkedIn at Department for Infrastructure.

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