In the past, Citybus mainly operated Hong Kong Island and Kai Tak routes. Last month, the Transport Department approved four routes from Queen's Hill to the urban area. This is the first time that Citybus has exclusively operated bus routes in the North District.
Of the four new routes, two are cross-harbour routes, which will go from Queen's Hill to the MTR Hong Kong Station via the Eastern Tunnel or the Western Tunnel respectively.
According to the assessment of the route recommended by the Transport Department, the journey time of the route through the Eastern Tunnel will take 110 minutes, and the journey will be close to two hours at any time.
According to news, four routes are expected to be put into service before the fourth quarter of this year.
The East Tunnel Cross-Harbour Bus Line takes 110 minutes and is expected to be available before the 4th season
There will be 7 public housing and 6 home ownership housing in the Queen’s Hill area, which will be completed and occupied this year. It is estimated that 34,500 people will live, but their location is some distance from the railway station.
The routes approved by the Transport Department to Citybus last month are from Queen's Hill to Nanchang, Kai Tak and the MTR Hong Kong Station Public Transport Interchange. They are only served during peak hours to cope with the expected population growth in the area and to strengthen buses Service Network.
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01" earlier, Citybus stated that it intends to rush out of Hong Kong Island and "grab the line" in new development areas such as Kwu Tung.
The source said that the details of the four new bus lines in Queens Hill are still being communicated and they are expected to be put into service before the fourth quarter of this year.
NWFB and Citybus’s fare increase is still eroding, but it is not ruled out that it will also integrate the nearly half of the Hong Kong Island line to expand the territory of the Kowloon New Territories
According to the route designed by the Transport Department earlier, two cross-harbour lines that also end at MTR Hong Kong Station will be opened during peak hours on weekdays. The first half of the route will be the same, along Sha Tau Kok Highway, via Fanling Highway and Tolo Port Highway. .
After arriving at Sha Tin, the route through the Western Tunnel will continue to Tsing Sha Highway. After passing the Western Tunnel, cross the sea, follow Des Voeux Road Central to Admiralty, and turn back to MTR Hong Kong Station along Lung Wo Road; the other will go through the Eastern Tunnel. The route will drive through the Tate’s Cairn Tunnel in Sha Tin, follow the Kwun Tong Bypass, cross the sea along the Eastern Tunnel, and pass through Hennessy Road and Harcourt Road to the Hong Kong Station Public Transport Interchange.
The Transport Department estimates that the route through the Eastern Harbour Crossing will take a long time, about 110 minutes, and the route through the Western Harbour Crossing will take about 100 minutes.
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The route to Nam Cheong Station will take about 90 minutes. It will pass through Tsing Sha Highway and travel within Sham Shui Po districts such as Lin Cheung Road, Nathan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road. The Transport Department suggested at that time that the route could be convenient for passengers on Queen’s Hill. At the Tsing Sha Highway interchange station, transfer to other buses to travel to different areas.
The Kai Tak route passes through the Tate’s Cairn Tunnel and serves the residents of Queen’s Hill to travel between the Kwun Tong Business District, the Kowloon Bay Business District and the Kai Tak area for 85 minutes. Passengers can also transfer to other buses at the Tate’s Cairn Tunnel.
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