This is your one stop guide to see what services are due to operate on tramway and light rail systems over the festive period this year. There may be no services running on Christmas Day but if you miss your trams that much you will be able to find somewhere to go at some point \u2013 including for the first time in many, many years a limited service on the Blackpool Tramway on both Boxing Day and New Years Day!<\/p>\n
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Blackpool Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 24th<\/sup> December: Normal timetable until final trams at 1900 from Starr Gate<\/p>\n Monday 25th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n Tuesday 26th<\/sup> December: Special service with a 30 minute frequency Starr Gate to Thornton Gate between 0900 and 1700<\/p>\n Wednesday 27th<\/sup> December to Saturday 30th<\/sup> December: Saturday timetable<\/p>\n Sunday 31st<\/sup> December: Normal timetable until final trams at 1900 from Starr Gate<\/p>\n Monday 1st<\/sup> January 2024: Special service with a 30 minute frequency Starr Gate to Thornton Gate between 0900 and 1700<\/p>\n Tuesday 2nd<\/sup> January to Friday 5th<\/sup> January 2024: Saturday timetable<\/p>\n Docklands Light Railway<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 24th<\/sup> December: Services finish 2230. There is no service between Canary Wharf and Westferry\/Poplar<\/p>\n Monday 25th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n Tuesday 26th<\/sup> December: First trains will run from 0830 with a normal weekday service in operation. No service between Canary Wharf and Westferry\/Poplar.<\/p>\n Wednesday 27th<\/sup>, Thursday 28th<\/sup>, Friday 29th<\/sup>, Saturday 30th<\/sup> December: Saturday service with no service between Bank\/Tower Gateway and Poplar\/Canary Wharf<\/p>\n Sunday 31st<\/sup> December: Normal daytime service. There will be a special all-night service on all routes with trains every 15 minutes.<\/p>\n Monday 1st<\/sup> January 2024: Saturday service<\/p>\n Edinburgh Trams<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 24th<\/sup> December: Normal service with trams from every 7 minutes<\/p>\n Monday 25th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n Tuesday 26th<\/sup> December to Friday 29th<\/sup> December: Normal service with trams from every 7 minutes<\/p>\n Saturday 30th December: Normal service until 1900. The network will then run a split service: Edinburgh Airport-West End and Picardy Place-Newhaven every 10 minutes.<\/p>\n Sunday 31st<\/sup> December: Split service will run Edinburgh Airport-West End and Picardy Place-Newhaven from every 10 minutes all day. After midnight free trams will run (0000-0200 every 10 minutes, 0200-normal start of service every 20 minutes)<\/p>\n Monday 1st<\/sup> January 2024: Split service (Edinburgh Airport-West End and Picardy Place-Newhaven) will run until 1000. Then a full service runs from every 7 minutes.<\/p>\n London Tramlink<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 24th<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n Monday 25th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n Tuesday 26th<\/sup> December: Sunday service<\/p>\n Wednesday 27th<\/sup>, Thursday 28th<\/sup>, Friday 29th<\/sup> & Saturday 30th<\/sup> December: Saturday service<\/p>\n Sunday 31st<\/sup> December: Sunday service during the day. A special all night service runs between Wimbledon and Beckenham Junction\/New Addington.<\/p>\n Monday 1st<\/sup> January 2024: Sunday service<\/p>\n Luas<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 24th<\/sup> December: Services will end at 2000<\/p>\n Monday 25th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n Tuesday 26th<\/sup> December: Sunday frequency from 0900<\/p>\n Wednesday 27th<\/sup> to Saturday 30th<\/sup> December: Saturday service<\/p>\n Sunday 31st<\/sup> December: Sunday service plus Night Luas (hourly services between 0100 and 0300 on Red and Green lines)<\/p>\n Monday 1st<\/sup> January 2024: Sunday service<\/p>\n Manchester Metrolink<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 24th<\/sup> December: 15 minute frequency across the network. Services start at 0700 but will finish earlier with last trams leaving from the city centre between 2000 and 2100.<\/p>\n Monday 25th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n Tuesday 26th<\/sup> December: 15 minute frequency across the network. Services start at 0700 and will end at midnight. Additional trams between Altrincham and Crumpsall for the Manchester United v Aston Villa match. Access to Piccadilly Metrolink stop is only via Fairfield Street.<\/p>\n Wednesday 27th <\/sup>& Thursday 28th<\/sup> December: Services start at 0600 and end at midnight with a 15 minute frequency<\/p>\n Friday 29th<\/sup> December: Service start at 0600 and end at 0100. 15 minute frequency until midnight when trams run every 30 minutes.<\/p>\n Saturday 30th<\/sup> December: Services start at 0600 and end at 0100. 15 minute frequency until midnight when trams run every 30 minutes. Additional trams will run Etihad Campus-Deansgate-Castlefield for Manchester City v Sheffield United match.<\/p>\n Sunday 31st<\/sup> December: Services start at 0700 running on a 15 minute frequency. Last trams will depart Manchester City Centre stops at around 0100. Services after midnight will operate every 30 minutes. Exchange Square stop will be closed from 1900 until end of service with all cross city trams going via Market Street and Shudehill.<\/p>\n Monday 1st<\/sup> January 2024: Services start at 0700 running on a 15 minute frequency until 0000.<\/p>\n Nottingham Express Transit<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 24th<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n Monday 25th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n Tuesday 26th<\/sup> December: Sunday service<\/p>\n Wednesday 28th<\/sup> to Saturday 30th<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n Sunday 31st<\/sup> December: Sunday service<\/p>\n Monday 1st<\/sup> January 2024: Sunday service<\/p>\n Stagecoach Supertram<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 24th December: Sunday timetable with early finish. Last trams from city centre at 1800-1830 with last trams from outer termini around 1830-1900.<\/p>\n Monday 25th December: No service<\/p>\n Tuesday 26th December: Special service from 0800-2100. Yellow route runs Meadowhall to Middlewood every 20 minutes and Festive Blue runs Meadowhall to Halfway every 20 minutes. No Purple route or Tram-Train service will operate and no trams will run to Malin Bridge.<\/p>\n Wednesday 27th to Saturday 30th<\/sup> December: Saturday service.<\/p>\n Sunday 31st December: Sunday timetable with early finish. Last trams from city centre at 1800-1830 with last trams from outer termini around 1830-1900.<\/p>\n Monday 1st January 2024: Special service from 0900-1900. Yellow route will run Meadowhall-Middlewood every 30 minutes, Tram-Train will run Rotherham Parkgate-Cathedral every 30 minutes and Blue route will run Halfway-Cathedral every 30 minutes. No Purple route service and no trams to Malin Bridge. Trams will have stopped running by the time the re-timed Sheffield Wednesday match finishes.<\/p>\n Tyne and Wear Metro<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 24th<\/sup> December: Sunday service until 1800 then hourly service on each line (30 minutes between Pelaw and South Gosforth) until end of service<\/p>\n Monday 25th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n Tuesday 26th<\/sup> December: Revised Saturday service from 0800-2000. Sunderland station is only open 0800-1930.<\/p>\n Wednesday 27th<\/sup> to Friday 29th<\/sup> December: Normal weekday timetable<\/p>\n Saturday 30th<\/sup> December: Saturday service<\/p>\n Sunday 31st<\/sup> December: Sunday service until 2100 then 30 minute service (15 minutes between Pelaw and South Gosforth) until end of service<\/p>\n Monday 1st<\/sup> January 2024: No service<\/p>\n West Midlands Metro<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 24th<\/sup> December: Sunday service<\/p>\n Monday 25th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n Tuesday 26th<\/sup> December: Sunday service<\/p>\n Wednesday 27th<\/sup> to Saturday 30th<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n Sunday 31st<\/sup> December: Sunday service<\/p>\n Monday 1st<\/sup> January 2024: Sunday service<\/p>\n And if heritage trams are your thing\u2026<\/p>\n Beamish<\/strong><\/p>\n Open daily from Wednesday 27th<\/sup> December 2023 to Sunday 7th<\/sup> January 2024<\/p>\n Blackpool Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n Mini Festive Tours run Friday 29th<\/sup> December<\/p>\n Illuminations Tours run Saturday 30th<\/sup> and Sunday 31st<\/sup> December 2023 (please note most Illumination Tours are sold out)<\/p>\n Promenade and Coastal Tours run on Thursday 28th<\/sup> and Saturday 30th<\/sup> December 2023<\/p>\n More details on these tours are available at https:\/\/blackpoolheritage.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n East Anglian Transport Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n Open on Monday 1st<\/sup> January 2024 between 1200 and 1630<\/p>\n Heaton Park Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n Open for a Vintage Fair on Wednesday 27th<\/sup> December including tram rides between 1200 and 1600.<\/p>\n Seaton Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n Wednesday 27th<\/sup> December 2023 to Monday 1st<\/sup> January 2024: Trams running every 20 minutes from Seaton to Colyton between 1000 and 1600<\/p>\n All above information is provide in good faith but if travelling to any location please check before travelling as late changes may be necessary.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is your one stop guide to see what services are due to operate on tramway and light rail systems over the festive period this year. 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