The bus interchange station for the Kowloon-bound tunnel will be opened as soon as the end of April. Tentative 30 bus lines will be set up

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Written by: Huang Weilun

2021-03-02 18:19

The last update date: 2021-03-02 18:19

The Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Bus Interchange (Tseung Kwan O direction) opened in early October last year, while the Kowloon direction had to be delayed due to construction progress.

Kwun Tong District Councillor Yip Tsz-kit disclosed to "Hong Kong 01" that the Kowloon-bound interchange station project has almost been completed, and the government expects it to open at the end of April as soon as possible.

Ye said that residents have been looking forward to the interchange station for a long time. It is believed that the residents of Xingtian Village and Kanghuayuan will benefit from the opening of the interchange station. They only need to walk about 3 minutes to reach the interchange station.

According to his understanding, 30 bus lines are initially planned to stop at the interchange station.

▼October 5, the first working day after the opening of the tunnel interchange station, traffic during the afternoon rush hour is generally normal▼

The bus interchange from the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Toll Plaza to the direction of Tseung Kwan O was opened on October 2 last year. As for the Kowloon direction, due to the change of underground facilities longer than expected, the rock excavation project is more difficult than expected, and it is affected by the epidemic, it needs to be delayed. Enable.

At that time, the Civil Engineering and Development Department had stated that it would strive to complete the delivery of related works by the end of 2020.

Transfer the tunnel bus interchange station to Kowloon direction and set up the bus route of the station:

NWFB: 796C/E/P/S/X, N796, 797, 798, 798A/B, 694

Citybus: A29, E22A, E22S, N29, NA29

KMB: 98D/P, 296D, 297, 297P, 98, 98A/B/S, 296A/C/P

Citybus/KMB: 690, 690P

Kwun Tong District Councillor Ip Tsz-kit said that the Transport Department and the Land Development Department have recently disclosed to the District Council that the Kowloon-bound interchange station has been completed "7788" and only owes some road tops. The bus company has also come to the scene for trial runs. , I believe that the interchange station will be opened at the end of April at the earliest, and the district council will meet again this month for discussion.

▼Long-term congestion in Tseung Kwan O Tunnel. Traffic congestion on the evening of September 28▼

Ye Zijie said that residents have been looking forward to the interchange station for a long time and believe that all residents of Lantian will benefit.

He said that the current residents of Hing Tin Village and Hong Wah Court need about 20 minutes to get to the nearby MTR station. However, after the interchange station is opened, there will be more transportation options. They can walk 3 minutes to the interchange station and take a bus to each area.

In the Kowloon direction, the tunnel interchange station is expected to have about 30 stations.

When the interchange station in the direction of Tseung Kwan O was opened earlier, the bus company offered interchange discounts. Ip Tsz-kit hopes that similar arrangements will also be available in the direction of Kowloon. More details are needed.

However, he also said that the current roads to the interchange station are backward. For example, when walking from Sau Mau Ping to the interchange station, one of the overpasses has only narrow footpaths and no railings. I hope the authorities will pay attention.

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Transport Department, NWFB, Citybus and KMB Kwun Tong