The Hong Kong Island Mid-levels Bus Route 1M is operated by Citybus. It runs circular between Exhibition Centre Station and Wong Nai Chung Gap, providing East Rail Line connections for passengers of Happy Valley and Wong Nai Chung Gap area.
This is the only Wan Chai intra-district franchised bus route at present, but enters Southern District when making u-turn for return trip at Wong Nai Chung Gap without making any stops.
History[]
Commencing background[]
To tie in with the commissioning of the cross-harbour section of the East Rail Line, the Transport Department (TD) envisaged that the public transport interchange (PTI) at the top of the Exhibition Centre Station would serve as a hub for passengers of the East Rail Line to interchange to other public transport modes for access to other parts of Hong Kong Island. To further enhance the franchised bus services connecting the station with the neighbouring districts, TD and New World First Bus (NWFB) proposed to introduce a new whole-day feeder route to and from Wong Nai Chung Gap to facilitate interchange with the railway in the area and Happy Valley, to be numbered 1M, which would be launched concurrently with the commissioning of the cross-harbour section of the East Rail Line.
Route change history[]
- 15 May 2022: Route 1M entered service. [1][2]
- 14 August 2022: A new stop was added at "South Pacific Hotel" on Morrison Hill Road towards Wong Nai Chung Gap. [3]
- 1 July 2023: Changed to be operated by Citybus following the Citybus and NWFB Franchised Bus Network Merger.
- 11 September 2023: Interchange concession with Route 41A was added due to the change of service hours of Route 76. [4][5]
Historical route information[]
Details of the past service hours and headways, fares and other route information of this route are set out in the "Historical route information" sub-page of this article.
Service Hours and Headways[]
The latest update is on 5/2022, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
| From Exhibition Centre Station | |
|---|---|
| Service Hours | Headways (mins) |
| Mondays to Fridays | |
| 06:30 - 06:50 | 20 |
| 06:50 - 08:50 | 15 |
| 08:50 - 17:10 | 20 |
| 17:10 - 18:40 | 15 |
| 18:40 - 21:00 | 20 |
| 21:00 - 00:00 | 30 |
| Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays | |
| 06:30 - 08:30 | 30 |
| 08:30 - 20:30 | 20 |
| 20:30 - 00:00 | 30 |
| Detailed Timetable |
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Citybus Route 1M/Detailed Timetable |
- This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding stop | Fares |
|---|---|
| Full fare | $7.5 |
| Fare Remarks |
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MTR Interchange Scheme[]
| Route 1M - MTR Interchange Scheme | |||||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Amount saved | Designated interchange station for railway | Time limit | Remarks |
| MTR | 1M (to Wong Nai Chung Gap) | $2.0 (only for Adult Octopus) | Exhibition Centre Station | 90mins | [6] |
| 1M (to Exhibition Centre Station) | MTR | ||||
Bus Deployments[]
This route operates with 5 double-decker buses, mainly using Enviro500 MMC 11.3m (4040-4091), with the buses mostly advertised with Exhibition Centre Station interchange concessions; some trips may be deployed with Enviro400 Euro V 10.4m (38XX, 315XX) instead.
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 10.8km, and the journey time is approximately 55mins. (The average speed is 11.8km/h.)
Via: Hung Hing Road, Fleming Road, Wan Chai Road, Morrison Hill Road, Sports Road, Wong Nai Chung Road, Sing Woo Road, Blue Pool Road, Tai Hang Road, Wong Nai Chung Gap Road (southbound), U-turn, Wong Nai Chung Gap Road (northbound), Tai Hang Road, Blue Pool Road, Sing Woo Road, King Kwong Street, Shan Kwong Road, Wong Nai Chung Road, Morrison Hill Road, Wan Chai Road and Fleming Road#
# May be diverted via Expo Drive East (northbound), U-turn and Expo Drive East (southbound) depending on traffic conditions.
| Citybus Route 1M (Exhibition Centre Station ↺ Wong Nai Chung Gap) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Wan Chai North | Exhibition Centre Station  |
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| 2 | Wan Chai | Fleming Road | Thomson Road | |
| 3 | Wan Chai Road | Heard Street | ||
| 4 | Tin Lok Lane | |||
| 5 | Morrison Hill Road | South Pacific Hotel | ||
| 6 | Happy Valley | Wong Nai Chung Road | Broadwood Road | |
| 7 | Anigo Mansion | |||
| 8 | Happy Valley (Lower) | |||
| 9 | Sing Woo Road | Yik Yam Street | ||
| 10 | Shing Ping Mansion | |||
| 11 | Blue Pool Road | Green Lane | ||
| 12 | Villa Dorada | |||
| 13 | Billion Terrace | |||
| 14 | Wan Chai Mid-levels | Wong Nai Chung Gap Road | Tai Hang Road | near Hong Kong Adventist Hospital |
| 15 | Wong Nai Chung Gap | Hong Kong Tennis Centre | ||
| 16 | Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park | Circular route return point | ||
| 17 | Tai Tam Reservoir Road | near Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park | ||
| 18 | Hong Kong Tennis Centre | |||
| 19 | Wan Chai Mid-levels | Woodland Heights | near Hong Kong Adventist Hospital | |
| 20 | Happy Valley | Blue Pool Road | Green Lane Court | |
| 21 | Envoy Garden | Compulsory stop | ||
| 22 | Green Lane | |||
| 23 | Sing Woo Road | Kwai Fong Street | ||
| 24 | Village Road | |||
| 25 | King Kwong Street | King Kwong Street | ||
| 26 | Wong Nai Chung Road | Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital | ||
| 27 | Happy Valley Racecourse | Omits from 35 minutes before the start of the last race at Happy Valley Racecourse until the stop is unblocked | ||
| 28 | Wan Chai | Morrison Hill Road | Lap Tak Lane | |
| 29 | Wan Chai Road | The Charterhouse | ||
| 30 | Bullock Lane | |||
| 31 | Wan Chai North | Exhibition Centre Station |
near Wan Chai Ferry Pier | |
Ridership[]
According to the District Council paper, the patronage of this route is as follows:
- 2023: The average occupancy rate is about 10% at Exhibition Centre Station during the afternoon peak hour towards Wong Nai Chung Gap, and about 5% at Exhibition Centre Station during non-peak hours towards Wong Nai Chung Gap, and at Envoy Garden towards Exhibition Centre Station. [7]
Related Incidents[]
Traffic accidents[]
- 25 October 2022: In the afternoon, an Enviro500 MMC 11.3m (4053/UR698) heading towards Wong Nai Chung Gap crashed into a nanny van on Wong Nai Chung Gap Road southbound near Stubbs Road, causing serious damage to the left front end of the bus. The bus was escorted by an engineering vehicle and driven away by a staff member. [8]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
References[]
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of NWFB Route No. 1M (Exhibition Centre Station Public Transport Interchange to Wong Nai Chung Gap (Circular))" [Traffic Advice], 4 May 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Introduction of NWFB Route 1M and Cessation of Route 301 Bus Terminus of Multiple Routes Relocates to Exhibition Centre Station PTI]" [News Release], 6 May 2022.
- ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "Route 1M Additional Bus Stop at South Pacific Hotel" [Passenger Notice], 11 August 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Routes 41A, 76 New Service Arrangements" [Passenger Notice], 5 September 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of CTB Route No. 76 (Wong Chuk Hang Station – Causeway Bay (Pennington Street) (Circular))" [Traffic Advice], 7 September 2023.
- ↑ MTR - Bus Interchange Concession Scheme, Citybus website.
- ↑ "書面問題：2023-24年度灣仔區巴士路線計劃—運輸署的書面回覆" (Written Question: 2023-24 Wan Chai District Bus Route Planning Programme - Written reply from Transport Department), Wan Chai District Council Development, Planning and Transport Committee Paper No. 15/2023.
- ↑ 4053@1M 黃泥涌峽道撞保姆車 (4053@1M hit a nanny van at Wong Nai Chung Gap Road) hkitalk.net.
External Links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: 1M (to Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung Gap)
- Citybus Official Route Information: 1M (to Exhibition Centre Station)
- Timetable approved by Transport Department
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