Traffic Advice

Public Transport Arrangement for Permanent Closure

of Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange

     Members of the public are advised that, in connection with the property development works, Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange will be permanently closed with effect from 29 September 2012 (Saturday).

     The bus stops, Green Minibus (GMB) stands and taxi stand in Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange will be relocated to Sham Shui Po (Tonkin Street West) Bus Terminus and Sham Mong Road (Figure). The associated service adjustments of the bus and GMB services operating via Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange as well as the section of Sham Mong Road (outside MTR Nam Cheong Station and Fu Cheong Estate) will also be implemented. Major adjustments are as follows :

(1) The existing taxi stand at Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange will be relocated to a point on Sham Mong Road (outside MTR Nam Cheong Station near Tonkin Street West) ;

(2) GMB Route No. 75 - Special Service Route (Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange to Cheung Sha Wan (Castle Peak Road))

• (a) the existing GMB terminus at Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange will be cancelled and relocated to Sham Shui Po (Tonkin Street West) Bus Terminus;
• (b) the route will be extended to Sham Shui Po (Tonkin Street West) Bus Terminus as terminating point; and
• (c) enroute stop will be designated on Sham Mong Road (outside MTR Nam Cheong Station) and Sham Mong Road (outside Fu Cheong Shopping Centre).

(3) KMB Route No. 12A (Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange - Whampoa Garden) and KMB Route No. 18 (Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange to Oi Man (Circular))

• (a) the existing bus termini at Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange will be cancelled and relocated to Sham Shui Po (Tonkin Street West) Bus Terminus;
• (b) the routes will be extended to Sham Shui Po (Tonkin Street West) Bus Terminus as terminating points; and
• (c) enroute stops will be designated on Sham Mong Road (outside MTR Nam Cheong Station).

(4) NWFB Route No. 796C (Tseung Kwan O Public Transport Interchange - Nam Cheong Station)

• (a) the existing bus terminus at Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange will be cancelled and relocated to Sham Shui Po (Tonkin Street West) Bus Terminus; and
• (b) the route will be truncated to Sham Shui Po (Tonkin Street West) Bus Terminus as terminating point (omit MTR Nam Cheong Station) .

(5) The existing enroute stops for NWFB Route No. 702 (Hoi Lai Estate to Yau Yat Tsuen (Circular)), NWFB Route No. 702S (So Uk to Cheung Sha Wan (Sham Shing Road) / Fu Cheong Estate to So Uk) and Cross Harbour Route No. 914 / 914X / 914P (Hoi Lai Estate - Causeway Bay (Tin Hau)) on Sham Mong Road (outside Fu Cheong Shopping Centre) will be cancelled and relocated to a point on Sham Mong Road (outside Fu Cheong Estate Car Park)

(6) NWFB Route No. 971 (Shek Pai Wan Estate Public Transport Interchange - Hoi Lai Estate)

• (a) The existing enroute bus stop at Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange will be cancelled; and
• (b) an enroute stop will be designated on Sham Mong Road (outside Fu Cheong Estate Car Park).

(7) NWFB Route No. 701 / 701S (Hoi Lai Estate to Mong Kok (Circular) and NWFB Route No. 702A (Sham Mong Road (Aqua Marine) - Pak Tin))

• (a) the existing enroute stops at Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange will be cancelled;
• (b) the routes will be rerouted via Sham Mong Road (Fu Cheong Estate bound), Tonkin Street West, Lin Cheung Road, Yen Chow Street West, Sham Mong Road (Hoi Lai Estate bound) before resuming their original routeings; and
• (c) enroute stops will be designated on Sham Mong Road (outside MTR Nam Cheong Station);

     Appropriate signs will be provided on site to guide members of the public. The public transport operators will also display notices at the concerned stops and inside vehicle compartments to advise passengers of the above arrangements.