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For anyone wishing to visit the Island and sample the delights of the wide variety of historic rail services, the following guide to bus routes operated by Isle of Man Transport may be of some assistance in getting to and from the tramway halts and railway stations. In addition it may be of help for any photographers wishing to get to the more rural parts of the systems. The list of routes also includes a basic Monday-Friday daytime (9am-6pm) service frequency. However, this table is intended as a guide only - for up to the minute details or individual timings please contact Isle of Man Transport direct at Banks Circus, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 5PT, telephone 01624 662525.
Trunk routes serving: -
1 Douglas-Ballasalla-Airport-Castletown-Colby-Port Erin-Port St. Mary-Cregneash-Calf Sound.
1C Douglas-Ballsalla-Airport-Castletown.
2 Douglas-Airport-Ballasalla-Castletown-Shore Road-Port Erin-Bradda West.
2A Airport-Derbyhaven-Shore Road-Port Erin.
X1/X2 Douglas-Castletown-Port Erin-Port St. Mary.
Basic frequency Douglas-Port St. Mary: Every 30 minutes, less frequent evening and Sunday services. Some buses continue to Cregneash and Calf Sound.
Trunk routes serving: -
3 Douglas-St. Ninians-Onchan-Laxey-Ramsey.
3A Douglas-Dukes Road-Victoria Road-Onchan-Laxey-Ramsey.
3C Douglas-St. Ninians-Laxey-Old Laxey-Ballaragh-Dhoon Glen-Ramsey
X3 Douglas-Mountain Road-Ramsey
Basic frequency Douglas-Ramsey: Hourly service increased to 30 minutes during the afternoon, less frequent evening and Sunday services.
Country route serving: -
4 Douglas-Cooil Business Park-Foxdale-St. Johns-Peel.
4A Douglas-Cooil Business Park-Foxdale-St. Johns.
4B Douglas-Cooil Business Park-St. Marks.
Irregular daytime frequency. No evenings or Sunday services
Trunk route serving: -
5 Douglas-Nobles Hospital-Strang-Crosby-St. Johns-Peel-Wild Life Park-Ramsey.
5A Douglas-Crosby-St. Johns-Peel-Wild Life Park-Ramsey.
5B Ramsey-Wild Life Park-Cronk Y Voddy-Crosby-Douglas.
6 Douglas-Nobles Hospital-Strang-Crosby-Hope-St. Johns-Peel-Wild Life Park-Ramsey.
6B Ramsey-Wild Life Park-Peel-St.Johns-Hope-Crosby-Douglas.
X5 Douglas-St. Johns-Peel.
Basic frequency Douglas-Peel: Hourly with some additional services in between. Basic frequency Peel-Ramsey: Hourly. Less frequent evening and Sunday services.
Country route serving: -
7 Peel-Patrick-Glen Maye-Dalby.
7A Peel-St. Johns-Patrick Road-Patrick-Peel.
Irregular daytime frequency. No evening or Sunday services.
Country route serving: -
Peel-St. Johns-Foxdale-Ballsalla-Airport-Catsletown-Shore Road-Port Erin.
Irregular daytime frequency. No evening or Sunday services.
Semi country route serving: -
Douglas-Strang-Nobles Hospital/Meadow Crescent.
Basic frequency from Douglas: Hourly. No evening or Sunday services.
Country route serving: -
Peel-St. Johns-Glen Helen-Cronk-Y-Voddy-Kirk Michael.
Irregular daytime frequency. No evening or Sunday services.
Semi-country route serving: -
11 Douglas-Nobles Hospital-Strang-Abbeylands-St.Ninian's-Douglas.
11A Douglas-St.Ninian's-Abbeylands-Strang-Nobles Hospital-Douglas
Irregular daytime frequency. No evening or Sunday services.
Ramsey town route serving: -
12 Ramsey Town Centre and outlying areas of the Town
12A (schooldays only) Bus Station-Lezayre Estate-Ramsey Grammar School-Richmond Road-Cottage Hospital-Bus Station
Basic frequency hourly, with additional hourly buses from the Bus Station to Ramsey Cottage Hospital. No evening, Sunday or Public Holiday services.
Trunk route serving: -
Douglas-Nobles Hospital-Onchan (Avondale Road)-Laxey-Ballaragh-Dhoon Glen, returning via Old Laxey
Irregular daytime frequency. No evening, Saturday or Sunday services.
Douglas town route serving: -
Douglas-Cooil Business Park
Irregular daytime frequency. No evening, Saturday or Sunday services.
Douglas-Laxey-Ramsey service recently renumbered as services 3/13 - see details above
Country route serving: -
Ramsey-Dreemskerry-Maughold.
Irregular daytime frequency. No evening or Sunday services.
Country routes serving: -
17 Ramsey -Jurby-Andreas-Regably-Ramsey.
17A Ramsey-Jurby-Andreas-Smeale-Bride-Ramsey.
18 Ramsey-Regaby-Andreas-Jurby-Ramsey.
18A Ramsey-Bride-Smeale-Andreas-Jurby-Ramsey.
19 Ramsey-Jurby-Ramsey.
19A Ramsey-Ballaugh Cronk-Jurby-Ramsey.
20 Ramsey-Bride-Andreas-Regaby-Ramsey.
20A Ramsey-Regaby-Andreas-Bride-Ramsey.
Irregular daytime frequency. No evening services. See below for Sunday operation. Certain journeys on the 20A extend to Point of Ayre on schooldays only.
Country routes serving: -
17A Ramsey-Jurby-Andreas-Bride-Rasmey.
18A Ramsey-Bride-Andreas-Jurby-Ramsey
Irregular frequency - see above for Monday-Saturday services.
Douglas town route serving: -
Lord Street-Pulrose-Anagh Coar-Farmhill
Frequency: Every 20 minutes, less frequent evening and Sunday services.
Douglas town route serving: -
Lord Street-Bucks Road-St. Ninians-Willaston.
Frequency: Every 20 minutes - see routes 25A and 26A for early morning, evening and Sunday services.
Douglas town and Onchan village routes serving: -
23 Banks Circus-Lord St.-Rosemount-Victoria Road-Manx Arms-Ballachrink-Lakeside-Derby Castle-Lord St.-Banks Circus
25 Banks Circus-Lord St.-Rosemount-St. Ninians-Hailwood Ave.-Birchill-Royal Ave.-Derby Castle-Lord St.-Banks Circus
Frequency: Hourly on each route - see routes 25A below for early morning, evening and Sunday services.
Douglas town and Onchan village routes serving: -
24 Banks Circus-N. Quay-Derby Castle-Lakeside-Ballachrink-Manx Arms-Victoria Rd.-Rosemount-Lord St.-Banks Circus.
26 Banks Circus-N. Quay-Derby Castle-Royal Ave.-Birchill-Hailwood Ave.-St. Ninians-Rosemount-Lord St.-Banks Circus.
26B Banks Circus-N.Quay-Derby Castle-Royal Ave.-Birchill-Manx Arms-St. Ninians-Rosemount-Lord St.-Banks Circus.
Frequency: Hourly on routes 24/26 - see route 26A below for early morning, evening and Sunday services.
Douglas town route serving: -
Banks Circus-North Quay-Derby Castle-Lord Street-Banks Circus.
Sunday only service with irregular frequency.
Douglas town and Onchan village route serving: -
25A Banks Circus-Lord St.-Willaston-Hailwood Avenue-Birch Hill-Ballachrink-Royal Ave.-Derby Castle-Lord St.-Banks Circus.
26A Banks Circus-North Quay-Derby Castle-Royal Ave.-Ballachrink-Birch Hill-Hailwood Avenue-Willaston-Lord St.-Banks Circus.
Frequency: Hourly evening services on each route, and hourly on each route Sundays. For daytime Monday-Saturday services see routes 22, 23-26 group above and route 28 below
Country routes serving: -
Banks Circus-North Quay-Promenades-Summerhill Road-Onchan (Manx Arms)-Port Jack-Groudle-Liverpool Arms-Onchan (Manx Arms)-Summerhill Road-Promenades-Lord Street-Banks Circus
Hourly between 9.10am and 2.10pm. No evening, Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday services.
Douglas town and Onchan village route serving: -
Banks Circus-North Quay-Victoria Road-Onchan(Manx Arms)-Hailwood Avenue-Victoria Road-Lord Street-Banks Circus.
Hourly daytime frequency, no evenings or Sunday services
Country route serving: -
Douglas-Port Soderick-Douglas.
Irregular daytime frequency. No evening, Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday services.
Services running with prefix letter X indicate operation as a limited stop Manx Express route and do not always follow the exact routing covered by regular stage services.