Traffic Advice

Introduction of NWFB Route No. 798 and

Service Rationalization  of NWFB Route Nos. 796B and 797M

             

                          Members of the public are advised that, with effect from 10 October 2010, NWFB Route No. 798 will be introduced. On the same day, the services of NWFB Route Nos. 796B and 797M will be rationalized. Operating details of the above routes will be as follows:

 

                          NWFB Route No. 798 (Tiu Keng Leng Public Transport Interchange - Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street))

 

                          (i) The operating period of this new bus route will be from 6.40 am to 9.00 pm for Fo Tan bound service and from 7.30 am to 11.30 pm for Tiu Keng Leng bound service. The headway will be 20 to 30 minutes.

 

                          (ii) Full fare of $10.0 per singly journey with the following section fares will be offered:

 

                          a) after Tseung Kwan O Tunnel to Tiu Keng Leng: $4.5; and

                          b) from Tate's Cairn Tunnel Toll Plaza to Fo Tan: $5.0.

 

                          (iii) Bus-bus interchange discount will be offered for passengers who interchange:

 

                          a) from NWFB Route No. 682/682P (Chai Wan East bound) to NWFB Route No. 798 (Tiu Keng Leng bound); and

                          b) from NWFB Route No. 798 (Fo Tan bound) to NWFB Route No. 682 (Lee On bound).

 

 

                          NWFB Route No. 796B (Tiu Keng Leng Public Transport Interchange - Yau Yat Tsuen)

 

                          The route will be cancelled.

 

                          NWFB Route No. 797M (Tiu Keng Leng Public Transport Interchange - Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate (Circular))

 

                          (i) The existing terminal point at Tiu Keng Leng Public Transport Interchange will be relocated to Tseung Kwan O Public Transport Interchange. The routeing to/ from Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate will be also amended;

 

                          (ii) New bus-bus interchange discount will be offered for passengers who interchange:

 

                          a) from NWFB Route Nos. 796C, 796S and 796X (Tseung Kwan O Station bound after Tseung Kwan O Tunnel) to NWFB Route No. 797M (Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate bound); and

                          b) from NWFB Route No. 797M (Tseung Kwan O Station bound) to NWFB Route Nos. 792M and 798 (Tiu Keng Leng Station bound).

 

                          (iii) The en-route stops on King Ling Road, Tong Ming Street, Tong Chun Street, Tong Yin Street, Po Yap Road, Chun Choi Street, Chun Ying Street, Chun Kwong Street and at the following locations will be cancelled due to the above amendments:

 

                          a) Wan Po Road opposite to Oscar by the Sea; and

                          b) Wan Po Road near Oscar by the Sea.

 

                          (iv) Passengers in Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate can take NWFB Route No. 797M at the en-route stops on Chun Yat Street, Chun Wang Street and Wan Po Road to Tseung Kwan O Public Transport Interchange.

 

 

                          NWFB will display notices at all the relevant bus stops to inform passengers of the details.