Transport Department - Traffic Notices

TRAFFIC ADVICE

Bus Service Rationalisation

New World First Bus Route No. 15C

Central Ferry Piers (Pier 8) – Garden Road (Lower Peak Tram Station)

New World First Bus Route No. 23

North Point Ferry – Pokfield Road

New World First Bus Route No. 23A

Lai Tak Tsuen – Robinson Road (Circular)

New World First Bus Route No. 26

Lai Tak Tsuen – Hollywood Road (Circular)

Citybus Route No. 12

Central (Central Ferry Piers) – Robinson Road (Circular)

Members of the public are advised that the services of New World First Bus Route No. 15C (Central Ferry Piers (Pier 8) – Garden Road (Lower Peak Tram Station)), New World First Bus Route No. 23 (North Point Ferry – Pokfield Road), New World First Bus Route No. 23A (Lai Tak Tsuen – Robinson Road (Circular)), New World First Bus Route No. 26 (Lai Tak Tsuen – Hollywood Road (Circular)) and Citybus Route No. 12 (Central (Central Ferry Piers – Robinson Road (Circular)) will be reorganised with effect from 14 July 2013 (Sunday).

New World First Bus Route No. 23A (Lai Tak Tsuen – Robinson Road (Circular)) will cease operation on 14 July 2013 (Sunday). The services of New World First Bus Route No. 26 (Lai Tak Tsuen – Hollywood Road (Circular)) will be strengthened during morning peak hours and evening peak hours. Concessionary fares will be provided for passengers interchanging between New World First Bus Route No. 26 and Citybus Route No. 12 to travel between Lai Tak Tsuen and Robinson Road, details are as follows:

First Leg of Journey	Bound	Fare	Second Leg of Journey	Bound	Fare	Discount for Octopus Users	Total Fare	Interchange Point
NWFB Route 26	Hollywood Road	$5.0	CTB Route 12	Robinson Road	$4.3	$4.3	$5.0	Queen’s Road Central opposite HSBC Main Building
NWFB Route 26	Hollywood Road	$4.1	CTB Route 12	Robinson Road	$4.3	$3.4	$5.0	Queen’s Road Central opposite HSBC Main Building
CTB Route 12	Central Ferry Piers	$4.3	NWFB Route 26	Lai Tak Tsuen	$5.0	$4.3	$5.0	Chater Road outside Statue Square

The service of Citybus Route No. 12 will be reorganised as follows:

Route	Routeing	Bus stops	Service Hours	Full Fare ($)
CTB Route No. 12 Central (Central Ferry Piers) – Robinson Road (Circular)	(i) Robinson Road bound To divert its routeing after Cotton Tree Drive via Queensway, Queen’s Road Central, D’Aguilar Street, Wellington Street, Lyndhurst Terrace, Hollywood Road, Arbuthnot Road, Caine Road before resuming its routeing on Seymour Road. (ii) Central Ferry Piers bound To divert its routeing after Garden Road via Des Voeux Road Central, Ice House Street and Connaught Road Central before resuming its routeing at Connaught Place from Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays.	(i) Robinson Road bound Bus stops cancelled: 1. Cotton Tree Drive outside Hong Kong Squash Centre; and 2. Kennedy Road outside Kennedy Heights. Bus stops added: 1. Queen’s Road Central opposite HSBC Main Building; 2. D’Aguilar Street near Lan Kwai Fong; 3. Lyndhurst Terrace near Cochrane Street; 4. Hollywood Road opposite Old Central Police Station; and 5. Arbuthnot Road outside The Centrium. (ii) Central Ferry Piers bound Bus stops cancelled from Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays: 1. Queen’s Road Central opposite HSBC Main Building; and 2. Pedder Street outside Wheelock House. Bus stop added from Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays: Ice House Street outside Alexandra House.	Mondays to Saturdays: From 6.45 am to 11.36 pm Sundays and public holidays: From 6.45 am to 11.30 pm	$4.3

Route

Routeing

Bus stops

Service Hours

Full Fare ($)

CTB Route No. 12

Central (Central Ferry Piers) – Robinson Road (Circular)

(i) Robinson Road bound

To divert its routeing after Cotton Tree Drive via Queensway, Queen’s Road Central, D’Aguilar Street, Wellington Street, Lyndhurst Terrace, Hollywood Road, Arbuthnot Road, Caine Road before resuming its routeing on Seymour Road.

(ii) Central Ferry Piers bound

To divert its routeing after Garden Road via Des Voeux Road Central, Ice House Street and Connaught Road Central before resuming its routeing at Connaught Place from Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays.

(i) Robinson Road bound

Bus stops cancelled:

1. Cotton Tree Drive outside Hong Kong Squash Centre; and

2. Kennedy Road outside Kennedy Heights.

Bus stops added:

1. Queen’s Road Central opposite HSBC Main Building;

2. D’Aguilar Street near Lan Kwai Fong;

3. Lyndhurst Terrace near Cochrane Street;

4. Hollywood Road opposite Old Central Police Station; and

5. Arbuthnot Road outside The Centrium.

(ii) Central Ferry Piers bound

Bus stops cancelled from Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays:

1. Queen’s Road Central opposite HSBC Main Building; and

2. Pedder Street outside Wheelock House.

Bus stop added from Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays:

Ice House Street outside Alexandra House.

Mondays to Saturdays:

From 6.45 am to 11.36 pm

Sundays and public holidays:

From 6.45 am to 11.30 pm

$4.3

The services of New World First Bus Route No. 23 (North Point Ferry – Pokfield Road) will be enhanced to 3-7 minutes during morning peak hours from Mondays to Fridays (except school holidays).

Special departures of New World First Bus Route No. 15C will be introduced to provide services from Central Ferry Piers to Kennedy Road (Kennedy Heights) between 6.45 am and 9.45 am from Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays).

For details of the above bus routes, passengers may visit the website of the bus companies at www.nwstbus.com.hk.

Notices will be displayed by the bus companies at bus termini, en-route bus stops and inside vehicle compartments to inform passengers of the above service arrangements in advance.