The Hong Kong Island Mid-Levels Bus Route 1P is operated by Citybus. It runs one-way from Wong Nai Chung Road (Broadwood Road) to Central[Remark 1], passing through Happy Valley (Lower), Wan Chai (Queen's Road East) and Admiralty. It is only available during morning peak hours from Mondays to Fridays.
Although this route is classified as a special departure of Route 1 in the Schedule of Routes Order, and is also classified as a "Hong Kong Island Mid-Levels Bus Route", its fares are on a par with the other trunk routes in the area, and it does not have the higher fares of the rest of the Mid-Levels routes that use up the Scale of Fares.
History[]
Commencing background[]
The Transport Department considered that the travelling pattern of Central and Western District passengers would change upon the commissioning of MTR Island Line Extension to Western District in late 2014, and therefore, in the document entitled "Revised Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line"[1] issued in July 2013, it was proposed that Route 5S would be cancelled and replaced by Route 1P operated by Citybus, which would provide bus services from Happy Valley to Wan Chai, Admiralty and Central from Mondays to Fridays mornings, as well as Joint service with 1 route at the above section with a frequency of about 6 minutes.
Subsequently, in January 2014, the Transport Department revised the scheme in "Revised Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line (January 2014)"[2], proposing a new return service from Central to Happy Valley on Monday to Friday afternoons for this route.
Route Change History[]
- 11 May 2015: Route 1P entered service and all original interchange concessions of Route 5S were cancelled. [3][4]
- 18 May 2015: Morning service was increased to 8 trips. [5]
- 29 June 2015: Rerouted via Queen's Road East, omitting Morrison Hill Road, Wan Chai Road, Fleming Road and Hennessy Road for Central direction, i.e. revert to the original routing of Route 5S at Wan Chai District. [6][7]
- 6 July 2015: Morning frequency was reduced to seven trips, however original headways were remained in actual operations.
- 12 February 2018: "Next Bus" Arrival Enquiry Service was introduced on this route.[8]
- 21 December 2020: Due to the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak, the morning service was reduced to six trips and the service of the afternoon service was suspended [9]. The afternoon service was cancelled permanently from 8 February 2021 onwards. [10]
- 4 March 2022: Due to the the 5th wave of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak, service of this route was suspended until 21 April when limited service was resumed. [11][12]
- 19 May 2022: Service was reduced to 4 trips.
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 Wong Nai Chung Road (Broadwood Road) |
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| Mondays to Fridays |
| 07:20, 08:15, 08:30, 08:48 |
| No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays |
- This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding stoo | Fare |
|---|---|
| Full fare | $4.8 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Bus deployments[]
The main model used on this route is Enviro500/MMC 12m (8128-8202, 8235-8319/8320-8360, 8391-8399, 8402-8483, 8490, 8537-8546), Enviro500 MMC 12.8m (6300-6443, 6453-6459).
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 4.5km, and the journey time is approximately 30mins. (The average speed is 9km/h.)
Via: Wong Nai Chung Road, Sing Woo Road, King Kwong Street, Shan Kwong Road, Wong Nai Chung Road, Queen's Road East, Queensway and Des Voeux Road Central
| Citybus Route 1P (Wong Nai Chung Road (Broadwood Road) → Central) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Happy Valley | Wong Nai Chung Road | Broadwood Road | |
| 2 | Amigo Mansion | |||
| 3 | Happy Valley (Lower) | |||
| 4 | King Kwong Street | King Kwong Street | ||
| 5 | Wong Nai Chung Road | Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital | ||
| 6 | Happy Valley Racecourse | |||
| 7 | Wan Chai | Queen's Road East | Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple | near Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Tang Shiu Kin Hospital, Dorsett Wanchai, COSMO hotel, The Emperor Hotel |
| 8 | Wah Yan College Hong Kong | near Rutonjee Hospital | ||
| 9 | Wu Chung House | near Hopewell Centre | ||
| 10 | Lun Fat Street | |||
| 11 | Three Pacific Place | |||
| 12 | Admiralty | Queensway | Admiralty - Pacific Place  |
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| 13 | Central | Bank of China Tower | ||
| 14 | Des Voeux Road Central | The Landmark |
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| 15 | Central Market | |||
Ridership[]
According to the District Council papers, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2021: The maximum occupancy rates during the morning and afternoon peak hours were about 50% and 30% respectively [13]; and according to a survey conducted on 16 February, the occupancy rate of the busiest half-hour in the morning peak hour with Route 1 was about 40%. [14]
- 2023: The average occupancy rate at the start of the AM peak hour was less than 5%. [15]
Gallery[]
Route 1P observes Des Voeux Road Central
An Enviro500 (8221) was running on Route 1P
Route 1P once had afternoon return services
Route 1P morning trips once served Hennessy Road
Route 1P morning trips once served Hennessy Road
Remarks[]
- ↑ Displayed as "Central Market" (Central Market) on the Motion Bus Stop Display List.
Related articles[]
- Citybus Route 1
- Citybus Route 5 (Cancelled)
- Citybus Route 5S (Cancelled)
- Citybus Route 10S (Cancelled)
References[]
- ↑ "配合西港島線及南港島線（東段）通車的公共交通服務重組計劃" (Public Transport Service Reorganisation Plan to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line and the South Island Line (East)), Traffic and Transport Committee of the Southern District Council, July 2013
- ↑ "配合西港島線通車的公共交通服務之最新修訂重組計劃（2014年1月版本）" (Revised Reorganisation Plan for Public Transport Services to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line (January 2014 version)]), Annex 1, Traffic and Transport Committee of the Central and Western District Council.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Route 1 and 5 Series Service Reorganisation Route 103P Departure Time Adjustment" [News Release], 4 May 2015.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "配合西港島線通車的公共交通服務重組計劃實施安排" (Implementation Arrangements for the Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line) [Traffic Advice], 6 May 2015.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route 1P Enhanced morning headways" [Passenger Notice], 14 May 2015.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Public Transport Reorganisation Plan to tie in with the Commissioning of West Island Line Re-routeing of CTB 1P in Wan Chai District" [Traffic Advice], 23 June 2015.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Route 1P Morning Departures reroute via Queen’s Road East" [News Release], 24 June 2015.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB and Citybus Extend "Next Bus" Arrival Service to 107 Routes" [News Release], 15 January 2018.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route 1P Temporary Service AdjustmentRoute 1P " [Passenger Notice], 18 December 2020.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route 1P Service Adjustment" [Passenger Notice], 5 February 2021.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route 1P Temporary Service Suspension" [Passenger Notice], 3 March 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route 1P Resumption of Service" [Passenger Notice], 19 April 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "書面問題：城巴1P疫情期間未經諮詢減班—城巴有限公司的書面回覆" (Written question: No consultation on service reduction of Citybus Route 1P during the COVID-19 outbreak - Written reply from Citybus Limited), Wan Chai District Council Development, Planning and Transport Committee Paper No. 10/2021, 16 February 2021
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "書面問題：城巴1P疫情期間未經諮詢減班—運輸署的書面回覆" (Written question: No consultation on service reduction of Citybus Route 1P during the COVID-19 outbreak - Written reply from Transport Department), Wan Chai District Council Development, Planning and Transport Committee Paper No. 10/2021, February 2021
- ↑ "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 : Wan Chai District Bus Route Planning Programme 2023-24 - Written reply from Transport Department), Wan Chai District Council Development, Planning and Transport Committee Paper No. 15/2023.
External links[]
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