The Downpatrick and County Down Railway has announced that they have cancelled all trains on Tuesday 17th March 2020.
The cancellation is due to the ongoing concern over the Coronavirus epidemic.
This announcement follows on from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council making the decision to cancel the St Patrick's Day Parade in Downpatrick.
The Downpatrick and County Down Railway will be issuing refunds to anyone who has already booked tickets.
At this stage, the railway has not made a decision regarding Mother's Day Afternoon Teas or any future events.
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To be clear, our trains were part of a major town-wide event run by the council. With the carnival cancelled, there was no point us running “a park and ride to the carnival”.
So the decision was not taken by us independently.