St Columb’s College
Services operated by Ulsterbus and Foyle Metro (from 1 September 2017)
The attached routes and diagrams are correct as of Friday 23 June 2017 and are subject to change. All new routes will commence on Friday 1 September 2017.
The maps are not to scale and are included only to indicate routes taken.
On Friday 1 September 2017, the city services will be operated by red Metro Foyle vehicles. The attached map shows the full proposed city route network.
Pupils who use or intend to use city service buses to get to and from school should familiarise themselves with the routes and times once they become available during the summer.
School services may be operated by blue Ulsterbus or red Foyle Metro buses.
Need help or more information?
Email: [email protected]
Key to St Columb’s College Morning Route Map
Departure Origin Brief Route description Time
Bishop Street Bishop Street, Foyle Road, Lone Moor Road, Francis Street, Northland Road, 08:30 Springtown Road, Buncrana Road.
Faughanvale Bridge, Greysteel, Airport Gate, Eglinton Village, Clooney Road, Greysteel 07:55 Maydown Road, Strathfoyle Estate, Maydown Road, Clooney Road, Foyle Bridge Last pick up is Gransha Gate
Gobnascale Strabane Old Road, Bard’s Hill, Corrody Drive, Trench Road, Belt Road, 08:05 Crescent Link Last pick up is Harberton Park
Westway, Central Drive, Linsfort Drive, Creggan Heights, Circular Road, Creggan 08:15 Iniscarn Road, Creggan Broadway, Beechwood Avenue, Westway, By-Wash, Glen Road, Northland Road, Springtown Road.
Knightsbridge Knightsbridge, Crescent Link (bus turns at Altnagelvin Roundabout), Opposite 08:30 Knightsbridge, Crescent Link, Foyle Bridge, Buncrana Road
Rosemount Northland Avenue, Park Avenue, By-Wash, Creggan Road, Hazelbank, 08:25 Ballymagroarty (Opposite Holy Family School), Branch Road, Buncrana Road
Strabane Bus Station, Strabane Canal Street, Ballymagorry, Victoria Road, Strabane Magheramason, Newbuildings, Craigavon Bridge, Foyle Street Bus Station. 07:55 Note this is operates as Ulsterbus service 98 and collects school and service passengers. Pupils may be required to change bus at Foyle Street. Culmore Road (Colby Avenue), Culmore Point, Culmore Road, Buncrana Road. Culmore Point Note- in the interests of pupil safety bus starts at Colby Avenue and lifts on 07:50 stops towards Culmore. Bus will also pick up on the return journey from Culmore. The following services are operated by Foyle Metro:
Woodbrook, Woodbrook West, Buncrana Road Woodbrook t bc Note this is operates as Foyle Metro service 11 and collects school and 08:20 & 08:45 service passengers. Bus continues to City Centre. The closest stop to St Columb’s College is at the stop at the school gate on Buncrana Road Newbuildings, Victoria Road, Prehen Park, Prehen Road, Victoria Road Newbuildings 08:15 Note this is operates as Foyle Metro service 6 and collects school and tbc service passengers. Pupils are required to change vehicle at Foyle Street Station In addition, 3 buses depart from Foyle Street Bus Station at 08:45 sharp direct to St Columb’s College. These buses await arrival of services from Dungiven, Park, Claudy and Limavady.
Pupils should be aware of timetable changes for services 143, 147, 148 and 152 in September 2017.
If you have any queries about Translink’s school or new bus routes email [email protected]
Key to St Columb’s College Afternoon Route Map
Destination Brief Route description
Bishop Street Buncrana Road, Springtown Road, Nortland Road, Francis Street, Creggan Street, Lone Moor Road, Foyle Road, Bishop Street
Greysteel Foyle Bridge, Clooney Road, Broadbridge, Eglinton Village, Clooney Road, Greysteel, Faughanvale Bridge First set down point is Maydown
Foyle Bridge, Crescent Link, Glenshane Road, Belt Road, Trench Road, Gobnascale Strabane Old Road, Bard’s Hill, Corrody Drive First set down is outside Altnagelvin Hospital Springtown Road, Northland Road, Glen Road, By-Wash, Westway, Central Creggan Drive, Linsfort Drive, Creggan Heights, Circular Road, Iniscarn Road, Creggan Broadway
Waterside Foyle Bridge, Caw Hill Park, Limavady Road, Glendermott Road, Dungiven Road, Crescent Link, Knightsbridge, Crescent Link Retail Park.
Rosemount Buncrana Road, Branch Road, Ballymagroarty (Holy Family School), Hazelbank, Creggan Road, By-Wash, Park Avenue, Northland Avenue.
Buncrana Road, Strand Road, Foyle Street Bus Station, Victoria Road, Prehen Strabane Park, Victoria Road, Newbuildings, Victoria Road, to Strabane Abercorn Square Note this is operates via Foyle Street Bus Station and operates as Ulsterbus service 98 to Strabane at 16:00
Culmore Point Buncrana Road, Culmore Road, Culmore Point
Buncrana Road, Racecourse Road, Ballyarnett Village Entrance, Alder Road, Ballynagard Road, Elmvale Entrance Culmore Road (Elmvale) Note the first set down is at Ballyarnett Village and this bus departs St Columb’s College at 15:35
Foyle Bridge, Clooney Road, Temple Road, Westlake Entrance, Strathfoyle Strathfoyle (Clonmeen Drive), Maydown Road
In addition, 2 buses depart from St Columb’s College direct to Foyle Street Bus Station. There is limited capacity on these buses and should only be used by pupils making onward connections to services 102, 147, 148 and 152
If you have any queries about Translink’s school or new bus routes email [email protected]
St Columb’sCollege –CulmoreRoad area Ulsterbus/ Foyle Metro morning services
Hollybush School 07:55
ClonliffePark Templeard Culmore Pt. Rd. 07:53 Culmore Point
Cloncool Park 07:59
Thornhill Park/Elmvale
Alder Road
Thornhill Gate 07:51
O’Donovan Road
Colby Avenue 07:50
Heathfield
St Columb’s College
Kingsfort Park 08:04
Garden City/ Troy Park 08:06 Pennyburn
Culmore CulmoreRoad (Colby Avenue), ThornhillCollege Gate, HollybushPrimary School, CulmorePoint Road, CloncoolPark, CulmoreRoad (opp. Colby Avenue), KingsfortPark, Garden City, BuncranaRoad All times shown are approximate Not all stops are shown. Buses stop on request at or, where it is safe to do so, opposite any bus stop. From September 2017, school services may be operated by blue Ulsterbus or red Foyle Metro vehicles. Tickets bought on Ulsterbuswill be valid for Foyle Metro and vice versa. St Columb’s College –Cityside St Columb’s Branch Road College 08:42 area Ulsterbus/ Foyle Metro
Holy Family RingfortRoad School 08:41 morning services
Barr’s Lane 08:40 Springham Marianus Park Park 08:39
St Eithne’s OranmorePark/ PS 08:36 GrangemorePark
St Mary’s Coll. Gate 08:33 & 08:43
Glen Road HatmorePark 08:34 Ardglen Eden 08:32 Terrace 08:42
Park Northland Avenue 08:26 Avenue 08:25
Crawford Square
Brooke Park 08:29 Forest Park Clarendon 08:31 Manor 08:40
Westway08:15 Beechwood MelmoreGardens Avenue 08:30 08:16 Inishowen Laburnum Gardens Terrace 08:38
Malin FanadDrive Gardens 08:17 Broadway Foyle Street 08:29 Bligh’s Lane Bus Station 08:45 Central Drive 08:36 08:18 Creggan Heights Iniscarn Linsfort 08:22 Road 08:26 All times shown are approximate Drive 08:21 Not all stops are shown. Buses stop on Brandy- Circular Road Cromore request at or, where it is safe to do so, 08:23 well Gardens 08:25 Bishop Street 08:30 opposite any bus stop. From September 2017, school services Rathlin Brook may be operated by blue Ulsterbusor Gardens 08:24 Southway Street 08:34 red Foyle Metro vehicles. Tickets bought on Ulsterbuswill be valid for Foyle Coshowen Road 08:32 Foyle Metro and vice versa.
Bishop Street Rosemount & Hazelbank Bishop Street, Foyle Road, Lone Moor Road, Northland Avenue, Rosemount Gardens, Infirmary Road, Northland Road, Springtown CregganRoad, HatmorePark, Hazelbank, Road Ballymagroarty(Chapel), Branch Road, BuncranaRoad Creggan Westway, Central Drive, LinsfortDrive, Foyle Street Bus Station CregganHeights, Circular Road, Iniscarn Road, Broadway, CregganRoad, Glen Road, Foyle Street Station, Strand Road and Northland Road, Springtown Road BuncranaRoad (non-stop) To St Columb’sCollege (via Foyle Bridge) St Columb’sCollege –Waterside area Ulsterbus/ Foyle Metro morning services
Approximate times are shown Not all stops are shown. Buses stop on request at or, where it is safe to do so, opposite any bus stop. From September 2017, school services may be operated by blue Ulsterbusor red Foyle Metro vehicles. Tickets bought Crescent Link 08:35 on Ulsterbuswill be valid for Foyle Metro and vice versa.
Knightsbridge 08:30/08:33
Police Station 08:32 Strabane Old Road 08:05 HarbertonPark 08:15 Rose Trench Road Court 08:09 08:09 HollymountPark Bard’s Hill 08:10 08:07 Belt Road 08:12
Lisaghmore Ashcroft 08:10 08:11
Gobnascale Knightsbridge Strabane Old Road, Bard’s Hill, Corrody Knightsbridge (Fire Station), Crescent Drive, Trench Road, Belt Road, Link, Knightsbridge (opposite Fire GlenshaneRoad, Crescent Link and Station), Crescent Link, Foyle Bridge Foyle Bridge St Columb’sCollege –CulmoreRoad area Ulsterbus/ Foyle Metro afternoon services
Hollybush School
ClonliffePark Templeard Culmore Pt. Rd.
Culmore Point
Cloncool Park
Elmvale Thornhill Park/Elmvale
Ballyarnett Alder Road
Thornhill Gate
O’Donovan Road
Colby Avenue
Heathfield
St Columb’s College
Kingsfort Park
Garden City/ Troy Park Pennyburn
St Columb’sCollege to Elmvalepassing BallyarnettVillage. Please note this bus departs the school at 15:35 sharp and stops only at BallyarnettVillage entrance & at Elmvaleon BallynagardRoad.
St Columb’sCollege to CulmorePoint via Garden City, CulmoreRoad, Ardan Road, and CulmorePoint Road. This bus departs at 15:40 and serves all bus stops on request St Columb’s College –Cityside St Columb’s Branch Road College area Ulsterbus/ Foyle Metro
Holy Family afternoon services RingfortRoad School
Barr’s Lane
Springham Marianus Park Park
St Eithne’s OranmorePark/ PS GrangemorePark
St Mary’s Coll. Gate
Glen Road HatmorePark
Ardglen Eden Terrace
Park Northland Avenue Avenue
Crawford Square
Brooke Park Forest Park Clarendon Manor Westway Beechwood Avenue MelmoreGardens
Inishowen Laburnum Gardens Terrace
Malin FanadDrive Gardens
Broadway Foyle Street Bligh’s Lane Bus Station Central Drive
Creggan Heights Iniscarn Linsfort Road Drive Not all stops are shown. Buses stop on Brandy- Circular Road Cromore request at or, where it is safe to do so, well Gardens Bishop Street opposite any bus stop. From September 2017, school services Rathlin Brook may be operated by blue Ulsterbusor Gardens Southway Street red Foyle Metro vehicles. Tickets bought on Ulsterbuswill be valid for Foyle Coshowen Foyle Metro and vice versa. Road
Bishop Street Rosemount & Hazelbank Springtown Road, Northland Road, Francis BuncranaRoad, Branch Road, Street, CregganStreet, Lone Moor Road, Ballymagroarty(Chapel), Hazelbank, Foyle Road, Bishop Street CregganRoad (HatmorePark), Rosemount Gardens, Northland Avenue Creggan Springtown Road, Glen Road, Westway, Foyle Street Bus Station Central Drive, LinsfortDrive, Creggan Heights, Circular Road, IniscarnRoad, BuncranaRoad and Strand Road (non-stop) Broadway From St Columb’sCollege St Columb’sCollege – Waterside area Ulsterbus/ Foyle Metro afternoon services Caw Hill Park
Foyle College Gate
St Columb’s Park Gate
Retail Park
Crescent Link Glendermott Road
RossdowneyPark
Irish Street Knightsbridge
Police Station
Strabane Old Road HarbertonPark 08:15 Not all stops are shown. Buses Gobnascale Rose Trench Road stop on request at or, where it Court is safe to do so, opposite any HollymountPark bus stop. Bard’s Hill Belt Road From September 2017, school services may be operated by blue Ulsterbusor red Foyle Metro vehicles. Tickets bought Lisaghmore Ashcroft on Ulsterbuswill be valid for Foyle Metro and vice versa.
Gobnascale Knightsbridge Foyle Bridge, Crescent Link, Belt Road, Foyle Bridge, LimavadyRoad, Trench Road, Strabane Old Road, Bard’s GlendermottRoad, DungivenRoad, Hill and CorrodyDrive Crescent Link, Crescent Link Retail Park (1st roundabout) Towards Hollybush Foyle Metro GlenabbeyDrive Wheatfield 13b Culmore Ballyarnett Oakbridge Templeard Park Network Map CulmorePoint Future Fernabbey 13a Sandbank Road Extension The Paddocks Park Fir Cloncool Road Park Elaghmore Towards Lenamore Cornshell Thornhill Woodbrook 12a Limavady Road Fields & Eglinton West Earhart Woodbrook GlencawPark O’Donovan Road Leafair 13b Park Entrance 1a 143 Bloom- GalliaghPark Earhart Park 144 Whitehouse field (Inward only) Moymore 145 Colby Avenue Rockfield Place 11a FergleenPark Shantallow Maydown Tara Road Park Carnhill Greenhaw Heathfield Clonmeen Templegrove School Avenue Drive Templemore Slieve- Steelstown Maydown Road more O’Naullian Carnhill St Peter’s East Bank 143 Crescent The Hawthorns Greenhaw Branch Church 144 Road Westlake Carleton Court Road St Columb’s Belmont 145 Entrance College Hampstead Park Shandon Ballymagroarty Park Messines Enagh Magill Friel Springvale Foyle Terrace KingsfortPark Lough Court Close Park Bridge 14a/b/c Lakeview Pennyburn Garden City Foyle Chapel Hospital Springs Springham Gransha NorburghPark Park Park Hazelbank GlenbankRoad Oranmore Duncreggan Park 10a Glen Road Hatmore Road Gransha Park Meadowbank Gate Ardglen Avenue Clooney Foyle Caw 9a Park West 143 College Brae Glenowen Eden- 144 ballymore Aberfoyle Park Park 145 Hollyhall Broomhill Garvagh Avenue St Columb’s Road Avenue Court Park 14b University NW Rose- Institute Nelson Drive mount 2a/c Westway Melmore Kinsale Beechwood Quayside 14 Gardens Park Crescent Ebrington Brigade Road Canterbury Retail Cathedral Square Park Park Broadway City Central Drive City Glendermott Lone Creggan Eastway Centre Road 3a/c Summer Moor Centre Heights Abbeydale Meadows Iniscarn Area Brunswick Brandy- Road Lincoln Road 2a/c well Road Circular Court Woodburn Landsdowne Road Rail Lisneal Cromore Station Park Road Clooney College Gardens Lecky 8a Terrace Premier Road Inward only Lisnagelvin Celtic Park Bishop Inn Centre Street Irish Street Foyle 7a Craigavon Knightsbridge Road Duke Bridge Street Irish Street For Rail Stn. Estate 183 Foyle Road 191 Knockwellan Victoria Altnagelvin Park Hospital Park Bowling Hillview Green Avenue Towards Harberton Killea& Prehen Park Letterkenny Road (not 17/17a) 6a Gobnascale Rose Court 6b Strabane Hollymount 147 Old Road Park 148 Glenaden Drumahoe Dunnwood Prehen Poplar Road Hill Road Park Bard’s Hill Church Park Church 98 Brae 102 5a Road 152 Lisaghmore
Belt 4a/4b Drumahoe Road Park & Ride Stoneypath Primity Ivy Crescent Mead Drumahoe Village Woodside Milltown Road Duncastle Road Ardmore Towards Bridge Strabane Newbuildings 102 Curryneirin Via Donemana Ridgeway Drive Primary School Newbuildings Tullymore 4a 98 Road
Towards Towards Ardground Strabane Hollybush School 07:55
Templeard 07:53 CulmorePoint Road 07:57 Cloncool Park 07:59
Woodbrook Thornhill07:51 From West Greysteel
Woodbrook O’Donovan Road 16 143
11 Colby Avenue 07:50 Moymore Maydown Place 08:28 Road 08:20 Templegrove Heathfield
Maydown Clonmeen 08:29 Branch St Peter’s Drive 08:25 Road St Columb’s Church 08:02 College KingsfortPark 08:04 9, 10 Marshalls Holy Foyle Bridge RingfortRoad Family 08:30 08:40 08:41 Garden City 08:06
Gransha Marianus Gate 08:31 Park Oranmore Glen Road 08:39 Park 10 08:33/08:43 St Eithne’s 08:36 Hatmore Glen 11, 12, 13, Park 08:34 Road 14, 16 08:32 143 2a Caw 9 Northland Eden 145 2c Roundabout Ave 08:25 Terrace By-Wash 08:42 08:31 Rose- mount Clarendon Opp. St Joseph’s 08:29 Manor 08:40 Westway08:15 BeechwoodAve 08:30 MelmoreGardens 08:16 Broadway Laburnum Terrace 08:38 Creggan 08:29 Heights 08:22 Crescent Link Central 3a/3c 08:35 Drive08:18 Top of Westland St Bus 08:37 Station 2a/2c
Rathlin Cromore Gardens Gardens Bligh’s Lane 08:24 08:25 08:36 Bishop Street 08:30 Craigavon Southway Bridge 08:34 Knightsbridge 08:30 Opposite Knightsbridge 08:33 Coshowen 08:32 Victoria Police Station Park 08:32 4/4a
HarbertonPark Prehen 08:15 Road Strabane Old Road 08:05 147 148 Hollymount 152 08:10 GlenadenHill Dunnwood Prehen 08:14 Park Bard’s Hill Park 5 98 08:07 Belt Road Lisaghmore 08:13 08:11
Stoneypath Primity 4/4a Crescent Woodside Road
6 Newbuildings Duncastle St Columb’sCollege Primary School Road
From Strabane Morning School Services Hollybush St Columb’sCollege School 14 Templeard Afternoon School CulmorePoint Road Ballyarnett Cloncool Services Village Entrance Elmvale Park
Thornhill From Greysteel
O’Donovan Road 16 143 11 12 Colby Avenue Moymore Maydown Place Road 17 Heathfield
Maydown Hampstead Clonmeen Branch Park Drive St Columb’s Road Barons- College court
9, Troy Park Marshalls 10 Holy Family RingfortRoad Foyle Bridge
Marianus Park Northland Oranmore 10 Road Park Gransha St Eithne’s Gate
Hatmore Glen 11, 12, 13, Park Road 14, 16 River Brigade Foyle Cricket Club Caw 9 Northland Roundabout Eden New Foyle Caw Hill Ave 08:25 Terrace Clooney College Park By-Wash Park West
Rose- mount Clarendon St Joseph’s 08:29 Manor
Westway BeechwoodAve St Columb’sPark Gate
MelmoreGardens Broadway Laburnum Terrace Creggan May Street Heights Central Crescent Link Top of Westland St 3a/3c Drive Bus GlendermottRoad Station 2a/2c
Rathlin Cromore Gardens Gardens Lone Moor Road Bishop Street Craigavon Southway Bridge Rossdowney Opposite Knightsbridge Park Coshowen
Victoria Police Station Park 4/4a
Altnagelvin Prehen Road Strabane Rose Old Road Court 147 148 Hollymount 152 GlenadenHill Dunnwood Park Bard’s Hill 5
Belt Road Lisaghmore
Stoneypath 4/4a
Woodside Road
Newbuildings Primary School
To Strabane