The Hong Kong Island Urban Bus Route 2A is operated by Citybus. It runs between Yiu Tung Estate and Exhibition Centre Station, via Sai Wan Ho, Kornhill, Quarry Bay, North Point, Fortress Hill and Causeway Bay (Hennessy Road).
The "King's Road Line" Route 2A provides trunk service to passengers along King's Road.
History[]
- 2 May 1994: CMB Route 2A commenced service to tie in with the occupation of Yiu Tung Estate, running between Yiu Tung Estate and Wan Chai Ferry Pier.
- Both directions were rerouted via the eastern section of Yiu Hing Road and Sun Sing Street, and also detoured via Holy Cross Path, Hing Man Street, Hoi An Street towards Sun Sing Street for Yiu Tung direction.
- 9 April 1996: Rerouted via a section of Yiu Hing Road near Hing Tung Estate.
- 23 August 1996: Air-conditioned bus service was introduced.
- 1 September 1998: Changed to be operated by New World First Bus (NWFB) following the end of CMB Franchised Bus Service.
- 2000: Upgraded to full air-conditioned service.
- 26 August 2000: Interchange concessions between Routes "38, 42 ↔ 2A, 2X, 8, 8P" were introduced, which was the first set of Octopus Interchange concessions by NWFB. [1]
- 6 May 2001: The original stop at "Sunbeam Theatre" on King's Road was cancelled for Yiu Tung direction and was replaced by "Kam Hong Street" stop instead.[2]
- 9 February 2003: The section fare from Tai Hong House to Yiu Tung Estate was lowered.[3]
- 31 May 2004: A new Octopus interchange concession with Route 8X was introduced to facilitate with the relocation of its terminus from Admiralty (Rodney Street) to Happy Valley (Lower).[4]
- 20 June 2004: A new Octopus interchange concession with Route 19 was introduced to facilitate with the relocation of its terminus from Shau Kei Wan to North Point Ferry Pier.[5]
- 26 March 2006: A new Octopus interchange concession with Route 2X towards Shau Kei Wan was introduced for Yiu Tung direction.[6]
- 1 July 2013: To tie in with the franchise extension of NWFB, Octopus interchange concessions with Routes 63, 65, 81A was added. [7]
- 25 November 2013: Interchange concession with Route 678 was introduced.
- 28 December 2013: Interchange concession with Route 110 was introduced to serve the affected passengers at Quarry Bay which the latter withdrew from.[8]
- 17 May 2015: Wan Chai terminus was relocated to Wan Chai North Temporary Public Transport Interchange to tie in with the opening of Wan Chai Ferry Pier Bus Terminus as the construction site of Exhibition Station (later renamed Exhibition Centre Station) of the MTR Sha Tin to Central Link, and the both directions were rerouted via Convention Avenue and Hung Hing Road; starting from the same date, some of the trips departing from Yiu Tung in the afternoon peak period from Mondays to Saturdays were changed to terminate at Causeway Bay (Hysan Place). [9]
- A new stops was added at "Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre" on Fleming Road for Wan Chai North direction; whereas a new stop at "Wan Chai Ferry Pier" at Convention Avenue for Yiu Tung direction.
- 1 June 2016: To tie in with the extension of Citybus Franchise I, Octopus interchange concession with Citybus Route 5B was introduced. [10]
- 5 November 2017: A new interchange concession with Route 18X (towards Kennedy Town) was introduced for Wan Chai North direction.[11]
- 28 May 2018: "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service was introduced on this route.[12]
- 14 May 2022: Terminus was relocated from Wan Chai North to the new Exhibition Centre Station Public Transport Interchange: [13][14][15]
- The "Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre" stop at Fleming Road for Wan Chai direction was cancelled, whereas the "Wan Chai Ferry Pier" stop at Convention Avenue for Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) was cancelled.
- 1 July 2023: Changed to be operated by Citybus following the Citybus and NWFB Franchised Bus Network Merger.
- 19 August 2024: Interchange concession with Route 682B was introduced following the cancellation of Route 682C.[16]
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 8/2023, see here for the referenced link
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- This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding stop | Fares |
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| Full fare | $5.5 |
| Section fares (to Yiu Tung Estate) | |
| From Tai Hong House | $3.5 |
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Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]
Passengers using the same Octopus card to interchange to the designated route after this route within a specific time, or transfer from the designated route to this route can enjoy an interchange concession. The details are as follows: (Half discount for children and senior citizens.) Template:Citybus Route 2A Interchange Concession Scheme
Bus deployments[]
This route is operated by a total of 16 double-decker buses, mainly using Enviro500 11.3/12m (4020-4039, 41000-41019/5518-5582), Enviro500 MMC 11.3/12/12.8m (4040-4091/5583-5599, 5601-5851, 515XX/6100-6209) and Volvo B9TL 12m (5200-5224), with some trips changed to be served by Enviro400 Euro V 10.4m (38XX, 315XX).
Routing[]
To Exhibition Centre Station[]
To Exhibition Centre Station: The distance of this route is approx. 8.1km, and the journey time is approximately 62mins. (The average speed is 7.8km/h.)
Via: Yiu Hing Road, Wai Hang Street, Tai Cheung Street, King's Road, Kornhill Road, King's Road, Causeway Road, Irving Street, Pennington Street, Yee Wo Street, Hennessy Road and Fleming Road #
# May be diverted via Expo Drive East (northbound), U-turn and Expo Drive East (southbound)。
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Shau Kei Wan Foothills | Yiu Tung Estate | ||
| 2 | Yiu Hing Road | Yiu Wah House Yiu Tung Estate | ||
| 3 | King Hei House Tung Hei Court | |||
| 4 | Hing Tung Estate | |||
| 5 | Sai Wan Ho | Wai Hang Street | Tai Ning Street | |
| 6 | Quarry Bay (Kornhill) | Kornhill Road | Kornhill Plaza  |
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| 7 | Quarry Bay | King's Road | Bo Fung Gardens |
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| 8 | Quarry Bay Street | |||
| 9 | Taikoo Place |
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| 10 | Mansion Street | |||
| 11 | North Point | Model Housing Estate |
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| 12 | Healthy Village | |||
| 13 | Island Place | |||
| 14 | Metropole Building |
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| 15 | Fortress Hill | Cheung Hong Street | ||
| 16 | Fortress Hill Station |
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| 17 | Tin Hau | Tsing Fung Street | ||
| 18 | Causeway Bay | Causeway Road | Hong Kong Central Library | Near Victoria Park |
| 19 | Causeway Bay | Hennessy Road | Causeway Bay - Hysan Place |
Special trips end here Near Sogo Department Store |
| 20 | Wan Chai | Hennessy Road | CNT Tower | |
| 21 | Hennessy Road Government Primary School | |||
| 22 | Wan Chai North | Exhibition Centre Station |
Near Wan Chai Ferry Pier | |
To Yiu Tung Estate[]
To Yiu Tung Estate: The distance of this route is approx. 8.8km, and the journey time is approximately 62mins. (The average speed is 8.5km/h.)
Via: Hung Hing Road, Fleming Road, Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street, Causeway Road, King's Road, Kornhill Road, King's Road, Shau Kei Wan Road, Tai Hong Street, Lei King Road, Tai On Street, Shing On Street and Yiu Hing Road
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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 | Hennessy Road | Stewart Road | Near Lockhart Road Municipal Services Building |
| 3 | Marsh Road | Special trips begin here Near Times Square | ||
| 4 | Causeway Bay | Causeway Bay - Sogo Department Store |
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| 5 | Causeway Road | Victoria Park | Near Hong Kong Central Library | |
| 6 | Tin Hau | King's Road | Ngan Mok Street |
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| 7 | Fortress Hill | 7 Seas Shopping Centre |
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| 8 | Tin Chong Street | |||
| 9 | North Point | Tong Shui Road | ||
| 10 | Kam Hong Street |
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| 11 | Island Place | |||
| 12 | Healthy Village | |||
| 13 | Model Housing Estate |
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| 14 | Quarry Bay | North Point Government Primary School |
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| 15 | Sunway Gardens | Near Taikoo Place | ||
| 16 | Westlands Gardens |
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| 17 | Quarry Bay (Kornhill) | Kornhill Road | Kornhill Plaza |
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| 18 | Sai Wan Ho | Tai Hong Street | Tai Hong House | Section fare begins here |
| 19 | Lei King Road | Lei King Wan | Near Grand Promenade, Eastern Law Courts Building | |
| 20 | Tai On Street | Sai Wan Ho Station |
Near Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre | |
| 21 | Shau Kei Wan Foothills | Yiu Hing Road | Tung Yan Court | |
| 22 | Tung Hei Court | |||
| 23 | Yat Hei House Tung Hei Court | |||
| 24 | Yiu Wah House Yiu Tung Estate | |||
| 25 | Yiu Tung Estate | |||
Ridership[]
According to District Council documents and other information, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2019:
- 2020:
- 2023: This route has the second highest average ridership among all Citybus routes.[21]
- 2024: This route has the highest ridership among all Citybus Trunk Routes.[22]
Controversies[]
In 2017, NWFB redeployed vehicles from this route and Route 82 to operate Route 8H. The frequency of this route has been reduced and the lost trips appeared from time to time. The Eastern District pan-democratic councillors, together with the Public Transport Research Group, conducted a survey on the operation of the above two routes before and after the opening of Route 8H. The survey found that after the commencement of Route 8H, the highest lost trip rate of this route in the Wan Chai direction increased sharply from 5% to 61.5%, and the longest waiting time increased significantly from 15 minutes to 36 minutes. The lost trip problem was considered to be caused by the fact that the number of buses of the two existing routes was insufficient to cope with the scheduled trips after the introduction of the new route. The two organisations therefore requested NWFB to replace the redeployed buses of the two existing routes so that additional resources could be used to serve the new routes.[23]
Related incidents[]
- 28 February 1998: At about 2:00 p.m., a Yiu Tung Estate-bound CMB Dennis Condor (DL38/EH7098) crashed into a van on Hennessy Road; no one was injured in the incident.[24]
- 12 September 2010: At around 4:00pm, a Dennis Trident (1075/HY1740) heading towards Yiu Tung Estate hit a 70-year-old man at the junction of King's Road near Man Hong Street and rolled him underneath the vehicle, and he succumbed to his injuries after being admitted to hospital.[25][26]
- 12 April 2014: At nearly 5:00 pm, a Dennis Trident (3305/JJ3576) heading towards Yiu Tung Estate crashed into a stone pillar of a building at the junction of Hennessy Road near Marsh Road, with no injuries in the incident.[27]
- 29 January 2017: At around 11:00pm, an Enviro500 MMC (8472/TD5052) travelling on Route 8X towards Siu Sai Wan was waiting for the traffic light at the junction of King's Road eastbound near Jupiter Street when it was hit by a Yiu Tung-bound Enviro500 (5519/PS2561) which was following it and failed to catch up with the traffic light.[28]
Gallery[]
Volvo Olympian (VA) buses once served on Route 2A
Dennis Tridents with Alexander ALX500 body (10XX-12XX) were once a main model on Route 2A
A Route 2A bus was leaving Wan Chai North
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
Citybus Route 2A (Edit)
Remarks[]
Related articles[]
- Citybus Route 2
- NWFB Route 2S (Cancelled)
- Citybus Route 2X
- NWFB Route 20 (Cancelled)
- CMB Route 22 (Cancelled)
- NWFB Route N2A (Cancelled)
- NWFB Route N2X (Cancelled)
- Citybus Route N8
- Citybus Route 77
- Citybus Route 99
- Hong Kong Island GMB Route 50
References[]
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Causeway Bay BBI scheme in operation on Saturday" [News Bulletin], 23 August 2000.
- ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB Route 路線重組北角巴士站" (NWFB Reorganises Bus Stops at North Point) [News Release], 4 May 2001.
- ↑ 巴士新聞 2003年2月 (Bus News February 2003), BUSTop.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Citybus And NWFB To Enhance 15 Hong Kong Island Routes" [News Release], 27 May 2004.
- ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB To Enhance Three Hong Kong Island Routes Effective 20 June" [News Release], 16 June 2004.
- ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB New Octopus Bus-Bus Interchange Scheme on Routes 2A and 2X Permanent Relocation of Route 2X Bus Terminus to Shau Kei Wan" [News Release], 24 March 2006.
- ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB Offers New Fare Concessions" [News Release], 21 June 2013.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB Route 110號線及Citybus Route 118, 118P號線服務調整" (Service adjustments of NWFB Route 110 and Citybus Routes 118 and 118P) [News Release], 19 December 2013.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Relocation of Wan Chai Ferry Pier Bus Terminus and Diversion of NWFB and Citybus Routes" [News Release], 15 May 2015.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Citybus Offers Additional Fare Concessions “Next Bus” Arrival Time Enquiry Service Trial begins on 8 routes" [News Release], 20 May 2016.
- ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "New Octopus Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions" [Passenger Notice], 6 November 2017.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB and Citybus Extend “Next Bus” Arrival Service Further Now Covering All Citybus Franchised Routes" [News Release], 28 May 2018.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_66119.html Opening of new public transport interchange in Wan Chai (Exhibition Centre Station Public Transport Interchange)]" [Traffic Advice], 4 May 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Bus Re-routing and Bus Stop Arrangements in Wan Chai North in relation to the relocation of Wan Chai North Temporary Public Transport Interchange" [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.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "682B New BBI Discount" [Passenger Notice], 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "東區區議會交通及運輸事務成員會轄下公共交通及道路安全工作小組 尚待處理的跟進事項 跟進報告" (Outstanding Follow-up Actions of the Working Group on Public Transport and Road Safety under the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Eastern District Council Follow-up Reports), Eastern District Council Working Group on Public Transport and Road Safety Paper No. 17/19.
- ↑ "東區區議會交通及運輸事務成員會轄下公共交通及道路安全工作小組 尚待處理的跟進事項 跟進報告" (Outstanding Follow-up Actions of the Working Group on Public Transport and Road Safety under the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Eastern District Council Follow-up Reports), Eastern District Council Working Group on Public Transport and Road Safety Paper No. 21/19.
- ↑ "東區區議會交通及運輸事務成員會轄下公共交通及道路安全工作小組 尚待處理的跟進事項 跟進報告" (Outstanding Follow-up Actions of the Working Group on Public Transport and Road Safety under the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Eastern District Council Follow-up Reports), Eastern District Council Working Group on Public Transport and Road Safety Paper No. 25/20.
- ↑ "東區區議會交通及運輸事務成員會轄下公共交通及道路安全工作小組 尚待處理的跟進事項 跟進報告" (Outstanding Follow-up Actions of the Working Group on Public Transport and Road Safety under the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Eastern District Council Follow-up Reports), Eastern District Council Working Group on Public Transport and Road Safety Paper No. 38/20.
- ↑ 城巴 Citybus, "🎆城巴十大最受歡迎路線 ｜2023 年回顧（下）🎇" (10 Most Welcomed Citybus Routes | 2023 Year in Review (ep2)) [Facebook post], 2 January 2023.
- ↑ 城巴 Citybus, "🏆城巴最佳路線頒獎典禮 2024🚌" (Most Excellent Citybus Routes) [Facebook post], 20 January 2025.
- ↑ "政黨批新巴8H新線唔吸引 舊線勁脫班害苦居民" (Political parties slam NWFB Route 8H for being unattractive; residents complained as lost trips on existing routes are serious), Apple Daily Breaking News, 23 January 2018.
- ↑ 1998-2-28 赤柱巴士小巴相撞及旺角巴士意外等 (28/2/1998) (Bus and minibus collision at Stanley and bus accident in Mong Kok etc.), YouTube
- ↑ "右眼失明翁遭巴士撞斃" (Man with blind right eye hit to death by bus), Oriental Daily News, 13 September 2010.
- ↑ 70歲老翁北角被巴士撞到死亡 (70-year-old man killed by bus at North Point), hkitalk.net
- ↑ 即日意外：新巴3305炒車 (Accident of the day: NWFB 3305 crashed), hkitalk.net
- ↑ "兩巴士相撞 八乘客受傷" (Two bus collision leaving 8 injured), Oriental Daily News, 31 January 2017.
External links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: 2A (to Exhibition Centre Station)
- Citybus Official Route Information: 2A (to Yiu Tung Estate)
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