TRAFFIC ADVICE

New Transport Facility, New Feeder Services and Fare Concession Arrangements to tie in with

the Commissioning of West Island Line

 

Members of the public are advised that the extension of MTR Island Line to Kennedy Town will be commissioned on 28 December 2014, with the HKU Station and Kennedy Town Station to commence operation.  To tie in with the commissioning arrangement, adjustments on the following bus and Green Minibus (GMB) services will be made in phases:-

 

From 25 December 2014

 

Opening of Kennedy Town Station GMB Boarding and Alighting Area

 

Kennedy Town Station GMB Boarding and Alighting Area on Smithfield near Kennedy Town Station Exit A will be opened.

 

GMB Service

 

Route

Origin – Destination

Service Adjustment

GMB 58

Aberdeen (Wu Nam Street) – Kennedy Town Station

l   Terminal point will be relocated from North Street to the GMB Boarding and Alighting Area outside Kennedy Town Station.

l   Additional en-route stop will be designated at North Street on its journeys to Kennedy Town Station.

l   Departures to Aberdeen/ Shum Wan will skip North Street and Rock Hill Street. Affected passengers can go to the GMB Boarding and Alighting Area outside Kennedy Town Station.

GMB 59

Shum Wan Road Public Transport Terminus – Kennedy Town Station

GMB 58A

Aberdeen (Wu Nam Street) – Kennedy Town (North Street)

Additional en-route stop will be designated at the GMB Boarding and Alighting Area outside Kennedy Town Station on its journeys to Aberdeen.

 

 

From 28 December 2014

 

Bus Service

 

(1)

New Service:

 

Route

Origin – Destination

Service Details and Fare Concession Arrangements

CITYBUS

43M

Tin Wan –

Shek Tong Tsui

(near Hill Road) (Circular)

l   Operate from 5.40 am to 11.50 pm daily between Tin Wan and Shek Tong Tsui (near Hill Road) via Wah Kwai, Wah Fu, Victoria Road and Kennedy Town Station.  Full fare per single trip is $5.3.

l   Passengers can interchange with rail service at Kennedy Town Station with Octopus Intermodal Discount (Adult Octopus Discount is $0.5).

 

 

 

(2)

Service Discontinuation:

 

Service of CITYBUS M47 will be discontinued.  Passengers can take CITYBUS 43M to travel between Tin Wan, Wah Kwai, Wah Fu, Victoria Road and Kennedy Town/ Shek Tong Tsui, or interchange with MTR service at Kennedy Town Station.  Passengers can also use the newly introduced Octopus interchange concession between CITYBUS 43M and 1, 5B, 10 and A10 travelling to/from Sai Wan/ Central/ Wan Chai/ North Point/ Airport etc.

 

 

GMB Service

 

(1)

New Service and Fare Concession Arrangement:

 

Route

Origin –

Destination

Service Details

Fare Concession Arrangement

GMB 23M

Chi Fu Fa Yuen –

Kennedy Town (Hau Wo Street) (Circular)

Operate from 7 am to 8 pm daily between Chi Fu and Kennedy Town Station, via Pok Fu Lam Road.  Full fare per single trip is $5.5.

Passengers can interchange with rail service at Kennedy Town Station with Octopus Intermodal Discount (Adult Octopus Discount is $0.5).

GMB 54M

Kennedy Town Station – Queen Mary Hospital

(Circular)

Operate from 7 am to 7.45 pm daily between Queen Mary Hospital and Kennedy Town Station, via Pok Fu Lam Road and Mount Davis.  Full fare per single trip is $5.3.

GMB 58M

Bel-Air on the Peak – Kennedy Town Station

Operate from 7 am to 7.15 pm from Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays) between Bel-Air on the Peak and Kennedy Town Station, via Cyberport and Sandy Bay.  Full fare per single trip is $6.5. (i.e. to commence service from 29 December 2014)

 

 

 

(2)

New Uni-directional Section Fare:

 

Route

Origin - Destination

New Uni-directional Section Fare

GMB 8

Baguio Villa (Lower) – Central (Exchange Square)

New section fare ($7.5) from Baguio Villa to HKU Station.

GMB 28

Baguio Villa (Upper) – Causeway Bay (Sun Wui Road)

 

 

 

(3)

New Octopus Intermodal Discount for Existing Routes:

 

Route

Origin - Destination

Fare Concession Arrangement

GMB 23

Kennedy Town

(Hau Wo Street) –

Pok Fu Lam (Circular)

Passengers can interchange with rail service at Kennedy Town Station with Octopus Intermodal Discount (Adult Octopus Discount is $0.5).

GMB 58

Aberdeen (Wu Nam Street) – Kennedy Town Station

GMB 58A

Aberdeen (Wu Nam Street) – Kennedy Town (North Street)

 

 

Notices will be displayed at the bus and GMB stops and inside vehicles by the operators to advise passengers of the above service adjustments.