Citybus Route 4

A Route 4 bus 4086 was passing through Pok Fu Lam Road Playground

Route information

Terminus

Wong Chuk Hang ↔ Central (Exchange Square) ●

via

Aberdeen, Tin Wan, Pok Fu Lam Road, HKU, Sai Ying Pun, Sheung Wan

Distance

To Central: 12.2km
To Wong Chuk Hang: 12.5km
Circular trip from Wah Fu: 16.0km

Travelling time

To Central: 45 mins
To Wong Chuk Hang:
Circular trip from Wah Fu: 60 mins

Commencement date

June 1933

Operational information

Current operator

Citybus

Former operator

CMB (Commencement until 1998)
NWFB (1998-2023)

Main Vehicle

4020-4039/41000-41019, 4040-4091, 45XX/420XX, 5518-5582/51155-51208, 5583-5599, 5601-5851

Fare information

Full fare

$7.1

No. of section fare(s)

4

Service hours

Origin service time

05:30 - 23:50

Headway

15/20 minutes

Special trip(s)

Wah Fu (South) ↺ Central ●
Tin Wan^{[Remark 1]} → Central→Wah Fu (South) ●

The Hong Kong Island Urban Bus Route 4 is operated by Citybus with different starting and ending points and operation methods for different time periods:

Monday to Friday morning: runs circular between Wah Fu (South) and Central;^{[Remark 2]}
The rest of the time is operated bidirectionally between Wong Chuk Hang and Central (Exchange Square), additionally serving Aberdeen and Tin Wan.

The "Pok Fu Lam Line" Route 4 is the first Hong Kong Island Bus Route to be launched after the implementation of the regional bus franchise, and it is also one of the first two circular routes in the history of Hong Kong. ^{[Remark 3]}

History[]

June 1933: CMB commenced Route No. 4 between Blake Pier and University, via Queen's Road West.
1 April 1935: Changed to circular operation, forming a pair of clockwise and counterclockwise circular routes with the Route No. 3to match the CMB Route Reorganisation.^[1]
- Route 4 would first observe Queen's Road West and Sai Ying Pun to University Hall, then via Bonham Road and Caine Road then return to the Central District.
21 April 1936: The Central Terminus was moved to Yaumati Ferry.^[2]
14 June 1937:
- Circular operation was cancelled together with Route 3;
- Extended from University to Queen Mary Hospital.
December 1941: Service was suspended due to Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.

After WWII[]

16 April 1946: Service was resumed and Yaumati Pier was renamed as Vehicular Ferry Pier.
10 February 1953: Terminus was moved into Vehicular Ferry Pier New Bus Terminus.^[3]
1 March 1956: Buses towards Pokfulam Road were diverted via Queen's Road West, Chiu Kwong Street, Des Voeux Road West and Connaught Road West after Vehicular Ferry Pier, omitting Queen's Road Central,^[4] the en-route stop was located at Des Voeux Road West No. 251 near Western Street, No. 169 near Eastern Street, No. 83 near Sutherland Street intersection, No. 9 near Wing Lok Street West Intersection and Connaught Road Central outside Sheung Wan Old Market and other places.^[5]
16 April 1956: Buses towards Vehicular Ferry Pier were diverted via Western Street towards Des Voeux Road West, no longer via Queen's Road West and Chiu Kwong Street.^[6]
From June to 1 December 1967: Due to the 1967 leftist riots, the service was suspended.
3 October 1968: Extended from Queen Mary Hospital to Wah Fu Estate in the form of trial three months, and special departures between Vehicular Ferry Pier and Queen Mary Hospital was added during hospital visiting hours.^[7]
1971: "Special Express" service was added. The routing is the same as the main route, but only stops at some major stations on the way.
1 May 1972:^[8]
- Route 4 "Special Express" was diverted via Mid-levels and omit Sai Ying Pun and Sheung Wan, and will only stop at 12 to 13 stations on the way with service only on weekday mornings.
- For regular trips heading for Wah Fu Estate (that is, excluding special express trips), after entering the village, buses would first detour through Wah Fu Estate Lower Road (now Waterfall Bay Road) before returning to the terminus.
11 September 1972: Terminus at Central District was relocated from Vehicular Ferry Pier to Central Terminal.^[9]
30 December 1973 from 8am onwards: Divert via Jubilee Street instead of Queen Victoria Street for Wah Fu Estate direction from Central Terminus to tie in with the change of traffic direction of the above two streets.^[10]
1 January 1975: "Special Express Bus" of Route No. 4 was renamed as independent Route 40.
6 October 1982: To tie in with the implementation of Public Transport Priority Scheme in Central, divert via Pottinger Street for Wah Fu Estate direction and omit Jubilee Street.^[11]
18 November 1985: Frequency was increased to 3–4 minutes during peak hours to tie in with the cancellation of Route 44.
31 August 1994: Divert via Second Street to Water Street for Central direction.
5 December 1994: Central Terminus was relocated to Harbour View Street to tie in with the construction of the Central Reclamation (Phase I).
17 March 1995: Central Terminus was relocated to Central Ferry Piers, with return trips via Harbour View Street and D5 road.
1 September 1998: Changed to be operated by New World First Bus (NWFB) following the end of CMB Franchised Bus Services.
22 November 1998: Divert via Man Cheung Street for Central (Ferry Piers) direction and omit Harbour View Street, and the bus stop at Man Yiu Street was relocated to Man Cheung Street.^[12]
11 July 1999: Air-conditioned service was added to this route.
2000: Upgraded to fully air-conditioned service.
17 Match 2002: Change to detour and stop at Man Kat Street Bus Terminus for Central (Ferry Piers) direction and omit Pier Road, with the en-route stop "Harbour Building" cancelled.^[13]
28 July 2002: Detoured via Central Pier 5.^[14]
February 2003: Changed to stop at Exchange Square Bus Terminus for Wah Fu (South) direction, and no longer stopping at the en-route stop "AR Hong Kong Station" on Man Yiu Street.
1March 2003 to 31 May 2003: Concessionary section fare was provided.^[15] The sectional fares remained after the concession period.
March 2003: Temporary changed to stop at "Wah On Building" instead of "Wah Lam Path" stop for Central direction due to road works; after completion of the works in April 2003, the stopping arrangement has not been reinstated as a permanent measure.
19 December 2004: NWFB restructured its Southern District routes and this route was changed to circular operation with "Macau Ferry" stop as the circular point and no longer observing Central Ferry Pier.^[16]^[17]
- no longer via Man Cheung Street (AR Hong Kong Station), Man Yiu Street, Man Kwong Street (Central Pier No. 5), Central Ferry Piers, Harbour View Street and Exchange Square Bus Terminus;
- Starting from the same day, the full fare was reduced to $5.0 and a new interchange concession with 46X was added to replace the original routing via Wah Fu.
20 October 2008: An en-route stop at Queen's Road West "Queen's Terrace" was added for Wah Fu (South) direction.
18 October 2009: Departures from Wah Fu (South) between 07:10 and 20:30 on Sundays and Public Holidays would observe Central Ferry Piers and Exchange Square Bus Terminus. For details of this change, refer to the NWFB passenger notice issued for this change.
2010 7 June: Circular ride restriction was added. Passengers boarding at or before "Sutherland Street" stop on the outbound journey should pay the fare again at "Hang Seng Bank Head Office" station if they wish to travel to the stops from "The Center" on the return journey.
17 February 2012: The en-route stop at Pok Fu Lam Road "Bisney Road" stop for Wah Fu direction was cancelled.^[18]
18 May 2015: Three trips would depart from Tin Wan at 10 minutes before the original departure time (i.e. at 07:20, 07:40 and 08:00) from Monday to Saturday mornings and return to the original routing via Wah Kwai and Wah Fu (South) to tie in with the discontinuation of Routes 43X and 46X routes.^[19]
28 May 2015: Due to traffic congestion at Tin Wan Street, three special departures from Tin Wan were delayed by 5 minutes (07:15, 07:35 and 07:55).^[20]^[21]
15 December 2017: "Next Bus" Arrival Service was introduced to this route.^[22]
11 October 2021: Changed to operate two-way between Wong Chuk Hang and Central (Exchange Square) after 09:50 on Mondays to Fridays and throughout Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays, no longer operate as Circular Route to tie in with the reduction of the service hours of Route 71 to early morning to mid-morning peak hours from Mondays to Fridays.^[23]^[24]
1 July 2023: Changed to be operated by Citybus following the Citybus and NWFB Franchised Bus Network Merger.

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 10/2021, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Wong Chuk Hang (Nam Long Shan)
Service hours	Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
09:58 - 23:38	20
Saturday
05:18 - 23:38	20
Sunday and Pubic Holiday
05:18 - 10:58	20
10:58 - 18:58	15
18:58 - 23:38	20

From Central (Exchange Square)
Service hours	Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
10:35 - 20:55	20
20:55 - 21:40	15
21:40 - 00:40	20
Saturdays
06:00 - 10:00	20
10:00 - 10:15	15
10:15 - 21:15	20
21:15 - 22:00	15
22:00 - 00:40	20
Sundays and Pubic Holidays
06:00 - 12:00	20
12:00 - 20:00	15
20:00 - 00:40	20

Special Trips[]

Wah Fu (South) ↺ Central ●
Tin Wan^{[Remark 4]} → Central→Wah Fu (South) ●

From Wah Fu (South)
Service hours	Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
05:30 - 09:50	20
No service on Saturday, Sundays and public holidays
07:30, 07:50, 08:10 will depart from Tin Wan 15 minutes before

From Tin Wan
Mondays to Saturdays
07:15, 07:35, 07:55
No service on Sundays and public holidays

From Macau Ferry（About）
Service hours	Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
05:50 - 10:10	20
Saturdays
07:50, 08:10, 08:30
No service on Sundays and public holidays

Detailed depart timetable
Citybus Route 4/Detailed depart timetable

This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Journey/Boarding Stop	Fares
Full Fare	$7.1 (Special Trips from Tin Wan: $7.7)
Section Fares (to Central)
from Wah Fu (South)	$7.1(Only for special trips from Tin Wan)
from Queen Mary Hospital	$5.2
from Western Police Station	$4.3
Section Fares (to Wah Fu, only for Mon-Fri AM Peak or Tin Wan special departures)
from Macau Ferry	$7.1 (Reversion to full fare)
from Queen Mary Hospital	$4.9
Section Fares (to Wong Chuk Hang, only for Mon-Fri after AM peak, Sat and PH)
from Queen Mary Hospital	$4.9
from Hing Wo Street	$3.7

Fare Remarks
Half-fare for children aged below 12 and senior citizens aged 65 or above; the remainder of the fare after half-fare will be counted as 10 cents. Elderly persons aged 65 or above using Senior Octopus Cards or Personalised Octopus cards, Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 using JoyYou Card, and eligible persons with disabilities using Personalised Octopus cards with "Persons with Disabilities Status" can enjoy a flat fare of $2.0 per journey under the $2 Concessionary Fare. If the concessionary fare for eligible persons with disabilities aged below 12 and senior citizens aged 65 or above is less than $2.0 after a 50% discount from the regular fare, the beneficiary is only required to pay the original concessionary fare; if the original full fare for Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 or eligible persons with disabilities is already less than $2.0, the beneficiary is also only required to pay the original full fare. Passengers are required to tender exact fare by cash or by Octopus card when boarding. No exact change will be given. Passengers may also use AlipayHK "EasyGo", Alipay, QuickPass, BoC Pay "RideCode", WeChat Pay HK or WeChat "Ride Code", Visa, Mastercard and UnionPay cards with inductive payment capabilities, as well as Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay and Huawei Pay mobile payment platforms for fare payment. Passengers using the above payment method can only enjoy the interchange concessions with other Citybus solely-operated routes or the Citybus departures of the jointly-operated routes, and cannot enjoy the "Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme" nor the "Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities".

Bus Interchange Concession Schemes[]

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:NWFB Route No. 4 Interchange Concession Scheme Template:Queen Mary Hospital Interchange Concession Scheme

Bus Deployments[]

This route is served by three double-decker buses, mainly the Enviro500/MMC 11.3m (4000-4039/4040-4091), its 12m version (5500-5582/5583-5851), the Enviro400 Euro V 10.4m (3800-3859) and Volvo B9TL 11.3/12m (4500-4529/5200-5224) double-decker buses.

Routing[]

Departures on Monday to Friday after AM peak, Saturdays and Holidays[]

To Central (Exchange Square)[]

Routing	Roads observed
① Regular	The distance of this route is approx. 12.2km, and the journey time is approximately 45mins. (The average speed is 16.3km/h.) Nam Long Shan Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen Praya Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Wah Fu Road, Wah Fu (South) Bus Terminus, Wah Fu Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Pok Fu Lam Road, Second Street, Water Street, Des Voeux Road West, Connaught Road West, Connaught Road Central, Man Kat Street , Pier Road, Man Kat Street Bus Terminus, Man Kat Street, Connaught Road Central, Connaught Place and Harbour View Street
②＊ Holiday departures via Central Ferry Piers	The distance of this route is approx. 12.4km, and the journey time is approximately 45mins. (The average speed is 16.5km/h.) ..., Connaught Road West, Connaught Road Central, Man Kwong Street, Man Yiu Street and Harbour View Street

Citybus Route 4 (Wong Chuk Hang → Central (Exchange Square))
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Wong Chuk Hang		Wong Chuk Hang (Nam Long Shan)
2	Wong Chuk Hang	Nam Long Shan Road	Nam Long Shan Road Cooked Food Market
3	Wong Chuk Hang Industrial Area	Wong Chuk Hang Road	Nam Long Shan Road	Near Wong Chuk Hang Business Area
4	Wong Chuk Hang Industrial Area	Wong Chuk Hang Road	Victory Factory Building
5	Aberdeen	Aberdeen Praya Road	Ocean Court	Near Aberdeen Tennis and Squash Centre
6	Aberdeen Town Centre		Aberdeen Promenade
7	Aberdeen Town Centre		Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market
8	Tin Wan		Tin Wan Street
9	Kellet Bay (Wah Fu)		Wah Fu (South)
10	Kellet Bay (Wah Fu)	Wah Fu Road	Wah On House Wah Fu Estate
11	Pok Fu Lam (Chi Fu)	Pok Fu Lam Road	Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No.2
12	Pok Fu Lam		Pok Fu Lam Village	Near VTC Pokfulam Complex
13			Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road
14			Woodbury Court
15			Ebenezer School
16			Queen Mary Hospital	Section fare begins here Designated interchange stop for Queen Mary Hospital routes
17			HKCCCU Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery	Near Kai Ming Temple
18	Mount Davis		Mount Davis Road
19	Kennedy Town		Fulham Court
20	Kennedy Town		Pokfield Road
21	Shek Tong Tsui		Lady Ho Tung Hall	Near The Belcher's
22	Shek Tong Tsui		HKU Centennial Campus
23	Sai Ying Pun		St. Stephen's Church College
24		Second Street	Second Street
25		Des Voeux Road West	Western Police Station	Section fare begins here near Bohemian House
26			Centre Street	Near Artisan House
27			Eastern Street
28	Sheung Wan		Sutherland Street
29	Sheung Wan	Connaught Road Central	Macau Ferry
30 #	Sheung Wan		Central (Rumsey Street)	Not applicable to holiday departures using Routing ②
*	Central Ferry Piers	Man Kwong Street	Central Government Pier	Applicable to holiday departures using Routing ②
			Central Ferry - Discovery Bay Ferry
			Central Ferry - Cheung Chau & Lamma Island Ferry
		Man Yiu Street	Two International Finance Centre
31	Central		Central (Exchange Square)

To Wong Chuk Hang[]

The distance of this route is approx. 12.4km, and the journey time is approximately 50mins. (The average speed is 14.9km/h.)

Via: Connaught Road Central (eastbound), U-turn, Connaught Road Central (westbound), Jubilee Street, Queen's Road Central, Queen's Road West, Pok Fu Lam Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Wah Fu Road, Wah Fu (South) Bus Terminus, Wah Fu Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Aberdeen Praya Road, Aberdeen Main Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road and Nam Long Shan Road

Citybus Route 4 (Central (Exchange Square) → Wong Chuk Hang)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Central		Central (Exchange Square)
＊	Central	Connaught Road Central	Pottinger Street	Applicable to holiday departures
2	Central	Connaught Road Central	Hang Seng Bank Head Office
3	Central	Queen's Road Central	The Center
4	Sheung Wan		Hollywood Terrace
5			Sheung Wan Civic Centre
6		Queen's Road Central	Queen's Terrace
7			Sutherland Street
8	Sai Ying Pun		Centre Street
9			Western Street
10		Pok Fu Lam Road	Li Sing Primary School
11	Shek Tong Tsui		HKU West Gate
12	Shek Tong Tsui		Lady Ho Tung Hall	Near The Belcher's
13	Kennedy Town		Pokfield Road
14	Mount Davis		Pok Fu Lam Road Playground
15	Pok Fu Lam		HKCCCU Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery	Near Kai Ming Temple
16			Queen May Hospital	Section fare begins here Designated Interchange Stop for Queen Mary Hospital routes
17			Ebenezer School
18			Middleton Towers
19			Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road
20			Pok Fu Lam Village	near VTC Pokfulam Complex
21	Pok Fu Lam (Chi Fu)		Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No. 2	Compulsory Stop
22	Kellet Bay (Wah Fu)	Wah Fu	Wah Lok House Wah Fu Estate
23		Wah Fu	Wah Fu Shopping Centre
24			Wah Fu (South)
25		Wah Fu Road	Wah On House Wah Fu Estate
26	Tin Wan	Shek Pai Wan Road	Hing Wo Street	Section fare begins here
27	Aberdeen	Aberdeen Main Road	St. Paul's Cathedral	Near Aberdeen Centre
28			Yue Fai Road
29			Yip Yee Mansion
30	Wong Chuk Hang	Wong Chuk Hang Road	Yan's Tower
31		Nam Long Shan Road	Nam Long Shan Road Cooked Food Market	Near THE SOUTHSIDE
32			Wong Chuk Hang (Nam Long Shan)

Monday to Friday Early Morning to AM Peak departures[]

Routing	Roads observed
① From Wah Fu	The distance of this route is approx. 16.0km, and the journey time is approximately 58mins. (The average speed is 16.6km/h.) Wah Fu Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Pok Fu Lam Road, Second Street, Water Street, Des Voeux Road West, Connaught Road West, Connaught Road Central, Man Kat Street, Pier Road, Man Kat Street Bus Terminus, Man Kat Street, Connaught Road Central, Roundabout, Connaught Road Central, Jubilee Street, Queen's Road Central, Queen's Road West, Pok Fu Lam Road, Shek Pai Wan Road and Wah Fu Road
②＊ From Tin Wan	The distance of this route is approx. 20.0km, and the journey time is approximately 68mins. (The average speed is 17.6km/h.) Tin Wan Street, Tin Wan Hill Road, Tin Wan Praya Road, Wah Kwai Estate Public Transport Interchange, Tin Wan Praya Road, Tin Wan Shan Road, Aberdeen Praya Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Wah Fu Road, Wah Fu (South) Bus Terminus, Wah Fu Road, Shek Pai Wan Road,...

Citybus Route 4 (Wah Fu (South) ↺ Central)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
*	Tin Wan		Tin Wan	Starting point for Mon-Fri AM special trips using Routing ②
	Tin Wan	Tin Wan Hill Road	Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education	Applicable to Mon-Fri AM special trips using Routing ②
	Kellet Bay		Wah Kwai Estate
	Tin Wan	Tin Wan Praya Road	Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage
1	Kellet Bay (Wah Fu)		Wah Fu (South)
2	Kellet Bay (Wah Fu)	Wah Fu Road	Wah On House Wah Fu Estate
3	Pok Fu Lam (Chi Fu)	Pok Fu Lam Road	Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No. 2
4	Pok Fu Lam		Pok Fu Lam Village	Near VTC Pokfulam Complex
5			Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road
6			Woodbury Court
7			Ebenezer School
8			Queen Mary Hospital	Section fare begins here Designated Interchange Stop for Queen Mary Hospital routes
9			HKCCCU Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery	Near Kai Ming Temple
10	Mount Davis		Mount Davis Road
11	Kennedy Town		Fulham Court
12	Kennedy Town		Pokfield Road
13	Shek Tong Tsui		Lady Ho Tung Hall	Near The Belcher's
14	Shek Tong Tsui		HKU Centennial Campus
15	Sai Ying Pun		St. Stephen's Church College
16		Second Street	Second Street
17		Des Voeux Road West	Western Police Station	Section fare begins here near Bohemian House
18			Centre Street	Near Artisan House
19			Eastern Street
20	Sheung Wan		Sutherland Street
21	Sheung Wan	Connaught Road Central	Macau Ferry	Timing Point Reversion to full fare
22		Central (Rumsey Street)
23	Central	Connaught Road Central	Hang Seng Bank Head Office	Circular route return point
Passengers boarding at or before Sutherland Street who wish to continue to travel to The Center or stops thereafter should repay the fare at Hang Seng Bank Head Office.
24	Central	Queen's Road Central	The Center
25	Sheung Wan		Hollywood Terrace
26			Sheung Wan Civic Centre
27		Queen's Road Central	Queen's Terrace
28			Sutherland Street
29	Sai Ying Pun		Centre Street
30			Western Street
31		Pok Fu Lam Road	Li Sing Primary School
32	Shek Tong Tsui		HKU West Gate
33	Shek Tong Tsui		Lady Ho Tung Hall	Near The Belcher's
34	Kennedy Town		Pokfield Road
35	Mount Davis		Pok Fu Lam Road Playground
36	Pok Fu Lam		HKCCCU Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery	Near Kai Ming Temple
37			Queen May Hospital	Section fare begins here Designated Interchange Stop for Queen Mary Hospital routes
38			Ebenezer School
39			Middleton Towers
40			Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road
41			Pok Fu Lam Village	Near VTC Pokfulam Complex
42	Pok Fu Lam (Chi Fu)		Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No. 2	Compulsory Stop
43	Kellet Bay (Wah Fu)	Wah Fu	Wah Lok House Wah Fu Estate
44		Wah Fu	Wah Fu Shopping Centre
45			Wah Fu (South)

Ridership[]

Route No. 4 overlaps with routes such as Route No. 7 between the Southern District, Sheung Wan and Central. On weekdays, there is also a direct route 4X from Wah Fu Estate to Central via the Hill Road Flyover to the pier area, which is faster than this route. Since the opening of the Island Line Extension to Western District, some passengers have been using this route to connect to the MTR at the HKU Station.

According to Bus Route Planning Programme (BRPP) and other information, the ridership of this route are as follows:

1993 (CMB): The monthly patronage was 394,079.^[25]
2012: The occupancy rate was 24-54% in the morning peak period, 27-69% in the afternoon peak period and 10-47% in the off-peak period.
2014: The average occupancy rate was 50% during peak hours and 41% during off-peak hours.^[26]
2015: Before the opening of the MTR Island Line Extension to Western District, the peak half-hour average occupancy rate was 63%; after the opening of the new line in January, it was 49%, with a drop in patronage.^[27] However, in March, the average occupancy rate was 76%, indicating a rebound in patronage.^[28] In addition, the average occupancy rate of the three special trips from Tin Wan on this route was about 25% when leaving Wah Kwai Bus Terminus.^[29]
2021: The occupancy rate during the busiest hour was 44%, after the morning peak the average occupancy rate was only 22% and the off-peak occupancy rate was 6-33%.^[30]
2023: The occupancy rate was 55% in the busiest hour.

Related Incidents[]

Traffic Accidents[]

11 August 1980: At about 10:30am, a bus, a Leyland Victory II (LV11/CF6215) heading for Wah Fu Estate was about to stop at a bus stop on Pok Fu Lam Road near Pok Fu Lam Village when it suddenly lost control of the bus and ploughed left onto the pavement and crashed into a rail fence, almost falling down the hill, fortunately stopped by the rail fence and a tree. The bus was tilted at an angle of 45 degrees and the driver opened the rear exit door to evacuate the passengers. No passengers were injured in the accident.^[31]^[32]^[33]
30 September 1981: At 10.55pm, a Central-bound Leyland Victory II (LV70/CK6178) came to a bend opposite the Lee Wai Building at 41 Pok Fu Lam Road and suddenly lost control of the bus, which then crossed the opposite lane and crashed into the roadside railings. The driver then made a U-turn and the bus drove more than 10 feet over the outer wall of St. Stephen's Church on the opposite side of the road and crashed into a 10-foot high fence in a back alley. The bus driver and two passengers were injured.^[34]^[35]
6 February 1990: At 5:30 p.m., a Central-bound Leyland Victory II (LV76/CL8374) was driven along Des Voeux Road West outside a dried seafood shop at Nos. 149-151 when a metal pipe from the bottom of the sail was thrust into the upper compartment. In the incident, two passengers on the upper deck of the bus were cut by glass fragments and were taken to hospital.^[36]
7 June 2007: At around 8:00am, a Public Light Bus (PLB) travelling along Pok Fu Lam Road southbound ran into a taxi turning right towards the Home for the Aged Blind opposite to the Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired and collided with a saloon car driven by the former Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hui Ki On (許淇安). The two cars collided and crossed the centre of the road, while a Dennis Condor (DA36/EW6985), which was heading to Central, failed to stop and was hit again. Seven people were injured in the incident and were taken to hospital.^[37]
8 February 2014: At around 10:00am, a Central-bound Dennis Trident (14002/JC2381) crashed into the right side of a private car at the junction of Water Street and Second Street in Western District, leaving the left front reel of the bus in the air. No one was injured in the accident.^[38]
3 December 2017: At about 1pm, an Enviro500 MMC (5661/TT3500) was diverted by Formula E electric racing car to a side road outside the loading bay of Two International Finance Centre and turned into the bus stop in front of it. The bus captain thought he was turning into the loading bay due to unclear signages and it was suspected that the vehicle was too high and burst a pipe in the ceiling of the loading bay, causing water to gush into the bus.^[39]

Bus on Fire[]

14 April 1970: At 9.45 a.m., the captain of a Wah Fu Estate bound Guy Arab V single-decker bus (AD4560) noticed a strong burning smell as it was picking up passengers at Queen Mary Hospital. Shortly after the bus left the bus stop, the burning smell became stronger and the bus was stopped for inspection of the smell and the captain found that smoke was coming from underneath the bus and that it was on fire. The bus captain used six fire extinguishers, one from the bus and five from the passing buses to put out the fire, but to no avail, until the firefighters arrived on scene and put out the fire successfully. No one was injured in the incident.^[40]^[41]

Passenger Incidents[]

9 October 1983: At around 5pm, a teenager travelling on a Leyland Victory II (LV13/CF9879) bound for Wah Fu Estate was found unconscious on his seat covered in blood with severe head wounds at the HKCCCU Cemetery stop in Mount Davis. As there were bloodstains on the body of the bus next to the boy's seat, and the top lampshade of one of the lamp posts passed by the bus had fallen off, and there were bloodstains and human-like objects on the post, the Police suspected that the passenger was hit by the lamp post when the bus was moving.^[42]

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

↑ Return journey ends at Wah Fu (South) and omit Tin Wan.
↑ Shown as "Central (Connaught Road Central) (中環（干諾道中）)" on the Motion Bus Stop Display Panel.
↑ It was once combined with Route No. 3 to form a pair of clockwise and counterclockwise circular routes, so both are the earliest circular routes in Hong Kong.
↑ Return journey ends at Wah Fu (South) and omit Tin Wan.

References[]

↑ China Motor Bus Co., Limited. "Notice." Advertisement. Hong Kong Daily Press, 1 April 1935.
↑ "Bus Nos. 3 and 4 terminus relocated to Vehicular Ferry Pier Bus Terminus", Hong Kong Chinese Mail, 20 April 1936.
↑ 統一碼頭新車站啟用 (The New Bus Terminus at Vehicular Ferry Pier commences service)", Wah Kiu Yat Po, 11 February 1953.
↑ 大道西巴士　東行今改線　由朝光街轉入德輔道西　乘客須留神以免搭錯車 (Queen's Road West bus eastbound diverted from Chiu Kwong Street to Des Voeux Road West; Passengers should pay attention to avoid taking the wrong bus), Ta Kung Pao, 1 March 1956.
↑ 東行綫巴士十個新車站 (Ten New Eastbound Bus Stops), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 29 February 1956.
↑ 港巴四號七號線　今天開始改行程 9The Hong Kong Island Bus Route Nos. 4 and 7 changes its routing starting from today）, The Kung Sheung Daily News, 16 April 1956.
↑ 華富邨統一碼頭四號巴士今開行 (Bus Route No. 4 between Vehicular Ferry Pier and Wah Fu Estate begins service today), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 3 October 1968.
↑ 華富邨綫特別快車　中巴今起派車行走 (The Wah Fu Estate Special Express Service will be dispatched by CMB from today onwards), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 1 May 1972.
↑ 中區新建巴士總站明晨六時實行啟用 (New bus terminus in Central to open at 6am tomorrow), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 10 Sep 1972.
↑ 中區今天起交通新措施　十綫巴士改道 (New traffic measures in Central District from today, 10 bus routes diverted), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 30 Dec 1973.
↑ 公共交通優先使用道路計劃港島中區本週實施多綫巴士改道行駛 (Public transport priority road scheme to be implemented in Central Hong Kong Island this week, bus routes to be diverted), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 4 Oct 1982.
↑ 知道有著數, Sing Pao, 21 November 1998.
↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "新巴路線3A、4、91改道往中環方向駛經民吉街巴士總站" (NWFB Routes 3A, 4, 91 diverted via Man Kat Street Bus Terminus for Central direction) [News Release], 15 March 2002.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Re-routeing of bus routes 4, 25 and 94" [Traffic Notice].
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Provision of Section Fares of NWFB Route No. 4 Wah Fu (South) - Central (Central Ferry Piers) No. 46X Tin Wan Estate - Wan Chai Ferry (Circular) No. 91 Ap Lei Chau Estate - Central (Central Ferry Piers) No. 94 Lei Tung Estate - Central (Central Ferry Piers)" [Traffic Notice].
↑ Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, "新巴及城巴七條南區路線本星期日實施新安排" ("New arrangements for seven Southern District routes of NWFB and Citybus to be implemented this Sunday") [News Release], 15 Dec 2004.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "南區巴士路線重組" (Souther District Bus Routes Reorganisation) [Traffic Notice].
↑ "薄扶林道近碧荔道巴士站取消" (Cancellation of bus stop on Pok Fu Lam Road near Bisney Road), hkitalk.net
↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "Routes 4,43X,46X Alterations of Service" [Passenger Notice], 7 May 2015.
↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "路線4修改田灣早上特別班次開出時間" (Route 4 Adjustment of departure times of AM special departure from Tin Wan) [Passenger Notice], 20 May 2015.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustment of NWFB Route No. 4" [Traffic Notice], 26 May 2015.
↑ Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, NWFB and Citybus Extend “Next Bus” Arrival Service to 74 Routes [News Release], 15 Dec 2017./
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of NWFB Route No. 4 Wah Fu (South) - Central (Connaught Road Central) (Circular)" [Traffic Notice], 5 Oct 2021.
↑ Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, NWFB Route 4 and Citybus Route 71 Service Adjusted [Press Release], 6 Oct 2021.
↑ (1990s) 中巴1993年5月- 廣告收費表及客量數據 ((1990s) CMB May 1993 - Advertised Fare Tables and Patronage Figures), hkitalk.net.
↑ 配合西港島線通車的公共交通服務之最新修訂重組計劃 (Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line), Annex 5, Jan 2014.
↑ 配合西港島線通車的公共交通服務之最新修訂重組計劃 (Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line), Jan 2015
↑ 配合西港島線通車的公共交通服務之最新修訂重組計劃：附件一 (Amended Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line: Annex 1), Mar 2015.
↑ 關注西港島線通車後公共交通服務重組的實施情況 (Concerns about the implementation of public transport service reorganisation after the opening of the West Island Line), Jul 2015.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, 2021-2022年度南區巴士路線計劃電腦投影片 (2021-2022 Bus Route Planning Programme Slides), Feb 2021.
↑ 在薄扶林道載客卅餘名雙層巴士險墮山坡幸為鐵欄所阻否則後果難設想 (A double-decker bus with around 30 passengers almost fell off the slope at Pokfulam Road; bus stopped by a rail fence otherwise consequences would have been unimaginable), Ta Kung Pao, 12 Aug 1980.
↑ 一輛四號綫巴士在薄扶林道出事雙層巴士衝落斜坡險墮十多呎花圃 (A Route 4 double-decker bus crashed at Pokfulam Road: Bus ran down slope and almost fell into garden 10ft below), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 12 Aug 1980.
↑ 薄扶林道車禍巴士衝出路面有驚無險 (Pokfulam Road Bus Crash: Bus ran out of road but all onboard safe and sound), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 12 Aug 1980.，
↑ 薄扶林道聖士提反堂外巴士撞欄再撼圍牆司機乘客三人受傷 (A bus crashed a rail fence and onto the wall at Pokfulam Road outside St. Stephen's Church; 3 onboard including driver injured), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 1 Oct 1980.
↑ 溥扶林道黑夜車禍雙層巴士失事撞牆司機及兩乘客受傷 (Pokfulam Road Night Crash: Double-decker bus crashed a wall, 2 injured including driver), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 1 Oct 1981.
↑ 巴士撞篷帳鐵管插車廂乘客急閃避僅穿過衣裳 (Bus crashes into tent, iron pipe plunges into car, passengers dive for cover), Ta Kung Pao, 7 Feb 1990.
↑ 許淇安舉家外出座駕兩度捱撞警隊前一哥車禍傷 (Hui Ki-on's family went on outing and saloon car crashed 2 times; ex-Commissioner of Police injured), Apple Daily, 8 June 2007.
↑ 巴士攔腰撼私家車塞住水街大道西 (Bus shakes side-on with private car, blocking Water Street and Queen's Rd W), Apple Daily Breaking News.
↑ 【Formula E】封路改道亂籠新巴行錯路撞爆天花水管成車濕晒 ([Formula E] Chaotic road closures and diversions; NWFB bus went wrong way, crashing water pipes in ceiling and gushing water into the bus), Apple Daily, 3 December 2017.
↑ 火燒巴士 (Bus engulfed by fire), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 15 Apr 1970.
↑ 瑪麗醫院附近巴士着火焚燒 (Bus caught fire and burnt near Queen Mary Hospital), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 15 Apr 1970.
↑ 滿身鮮血昏迷巴士上層座位　少年險變無頭鬼 (Teen found unconscious and covered with blood on bus upper deck seat, almost becoming "headless"), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 10 Oct 1983.

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[1] Return journey ends at Wah Fu (South) and omit Tin Wan.

[2] Shown as "Central (Connaught Road Central) (中環（干諾道中）)" on the Motion Bus Stop Display Panel.

[3] It was once combined with Route No. 3 to form a pair of clockwise and counterclockwise circular routes, so both are the earliest circular routes in Hong Kong.

[28] Return journey ends at Wah Fu (South) and omit Tin Wan.

[4] China Motor Bus Co., Limited. "Notice." Advertisement. Hong Kong Daily Press, 1 April 1935.

[5] "Bus Nos. 3 and 4 terminus relocated to Vehicular Ferry Pier Bus Terminus", Hong Kong Chinese Mail, 20 April 1936.

[6] 統一碼頭新車站啟用 (The New Bus Terminus at Vehicular Ferry Pier commences service)", Wah Kiu Yat Po, 11 February 1953.

[7] 大道西巴士　東行今改線　由朝光街轉入德輔道西　乘客須留神以免搭錯車 (Queen's Road West bus eastbound diverted from Chiu Kwong Street to Des Voeux Road West; Passengers should pay attention to avoid taking the wrong bus), Ta Kung Pao, 1 March 1956.

[8] 東行綫巴士十個新車站 (Ten New Eastbound Bus Stops), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 29 February 1956.

[9] 港巴四號七號線　今天開始改行程 9The Hong Kong Island Bus Route Nos. 4 and 7 changes its routing starting from today）, The Kung Sheung Daily News, 16 April 1956.

[10] 華富邨統一碼頭四號巴士今開行 (Bus Route No. 4 between Vehicular Ferry Pier and Wah Fu Estate begins service today), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 3 October 1968.

[11] 華富邨綫特別快車　中巴今起派車行走 (The Wah Fu Estate Special Express Service will be dispatched by CMB from today onwards), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 1 May 1972.

[12] 中區新建巴士總站明晨六時實行啟用 (New bus terminus in Central to open at 6am tomorrow), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 10 Sep 1972.

[13] 中區今天起交通新措施　十綫巴士改道 (New traffic measures in Central District from today, 10 bus routes diverted), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 30 Dec 1973.

[14] 公共交通優先使用道路計劃港島中區本週實施多綫巴士改道行駛 (Public transport priority road scheme to be implemented in Central Hong Kong Island this week, bus routes to be diverted), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 4 Oct 1982.

[15] 知道有著數, Sing Pao, 21 November 1998.

[16] New World First Bus Services Limited, "新巴路線3A、4、91改道往中環方向駛經民吉街巴士總站" (NWFB Routes 3A, 4, 91 diverted via Man Kat Street Bus Terminus for Central direction) [News Release], 15 March 2002.

[17] Transport Department HKSARG, "Re-routeing of bus routes 4, 25 and 94" [Traffic Notice].

[18] Transport Department HKSARG, "Provision of Section Fares of NWFB Route No. 4 Wah Fu (South) - Central (Central Ferry Piers) No. 46X Tin Wan Estate - Wan Chai Ferry (Circular) No. 91 Ap Lei Chau Estate - Central (Central Ferry Piers) No. 94 Lei Tung Estate - Central (Central Ferry Piers)" [Traffic Notice].

[19] Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, "新巴及城巴七條南區路線本星期日實施新安排" ("New arrangements for seven Southern District routes of NWFB and Citybus to be implemented this Sunday") [News Release], 15 Dec 2004.

[20] Transport Department HKSARG, "南區巴士路線重組" (Souther District Bus Routes Reorganisation) [Traffic Notice].

[21] "薄扶林道近碧荔道巴士站取消" (Cancellation of bus stop on Pok Fu Lam Road near Bisney Road), hkitalk.net

[22] New World First Bus Services Limited, "Routes 4,43X,46X Alterations of Service" [Passenger Notice], 7 May 2015.

[23] New World First Bus Services Limited, "路線4修改田灣早上特別班次開出時間" (Route 4 Adjustment of departure times of AM special departure from Tin Wan) [Passenger Notice], 20 May 2015.

[24] Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustment of NWFB Route No. 4" [Traffic Notice], 26 May 2015.

[25] Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, NWFB and Citybus Extend “Next Bus” Arrival Service to 74 Routes [News Release], 15 Dec 2017./

[26] Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of NWFB Route No. 4 Wah Fu (South) - Central (Connaught Road Central) (Circular)" [Traffic Notice], 5 Oct 2021.

[27] Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, NWFB Route 4 and Citybus Route 71 Service Adjusted [Press Release], 6 Oct 2021.

[29] (1990s) 中巴1993年5月- 廣告收費表及客量數據 ((1990s) CMB May 1993 - Advertised Fare Tables and Patronage Figures), hkitalk.net.

[30] 配合西港島線通車的公共交通服務之最新修訂重組計劃 (Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line), Annex 5, Jan 2014.

[31] 配合西港島線通車的公共交通服務之最新修訂重組計劃 (Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line), Jan 2015

[32] 配合西港島線通車的公共交通服務之最新修訂重組計劃：附件一 (Amended Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line: Annex 1), Mar 2015.

[33] 關注西港島線通車後公共交通服務重組的實施情況 (Concerns about the implementation of public transport service reorganisation after the opening of the West Island Line), Jul 2015.

[34] Transport Department HKSARG, 2021-2022年度南區巴士路線計劃電腦投影片 (2021-2022 Bus Route Planning Programme Slides), Feb 2021.

[35] 在薄扶林道載客卅餘名雙層巴士險墮山坡幸為鐵欄所阻否則後果難設想 (A double-decker bus with around 30 passengers almost fell off the slope at Pokfulam Road; bus stopped by a rail fence otherwise consequences would have been unimaginable), Ta Kung Pao, 12 Aug 1980.

[36] 一輛四號綫巴士在薄扶林道出事雙層巴士衝落斜坡險墮十多呎花圃 (A Route 4 double-decker bus crashed at Pokfulam Road: Bus ran down slope and almost fell into garden 10ft below), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 12 Aug 1980.

[37] 薄扶林道車禍巴士衝出路面有驚無險 (Pokfulam Road Bus Crash: Bus ran out of road but all onboard safe and sound), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 12 Aug 1980.，

[38] 薄扶林道聖士提反堂外巴士撞欄再撼圍牆司機乘客三人受傷 (A bus crashed a rail fence and onto the wall at Pokfulam Road outside St. Stephen's Church; 3 onboard including driver injured), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 1 Oct 1980.

[39] 溥扶林道黑夜車禍雙層巴士失事撞牆司機及兩乘客受傷 (Pokfulam Road Night Crash: Double-decker bus crashed a wall, 2 injured including driver), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 1 Oct 1981.

[40] 巴士撞篷帳鐵管插車廂乘客急閃避僅穿過衣裳 (Bus crashes into tent, iron pipe plunges into car, passengers dive for cover), Ta Kung Pao, 7 Feb 1990.

[41] 許淇安舉家外出座駕兩度捱撞警隊前一哥車禍傷 (Hui Ki-on's family went on outing and saloon car crashed 2 times; ex-Commissioner of Police injured), Apple Daily, 8 June 2007.

[42] 巴士攔腰撼私家車塞住水街大道西 (Bus shakes side-on with private car, blocking Water Street and Queen's Rd W), Apple Daily Breaking News.

[43] 【Formula E】封路改道亂籠新巴行錯路撞爆天花水管成車濕晒 ([Formula E] Chaotic road closures and diversions; NWFB bus went wrong way, crashing water pipes in ceiling and gushing water into the bus), Apple Daily, 3 December 2017.

[44] 火燒巴士 (Bus engulfed by fire), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 15 Apr 1970.

[45] 瑪麗醫院附近巴士着火焚燒 (Bus caught fire and burnt near Queen Mary Hospital), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 15 Apr 1970.

[46] 滿身鮮血昏迷巴士上層座位　少年險變無頭鬼 (Teen found unconscious and covered with blood on bus upper deck seat, almost becoming "headless"), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 10 Oct 1983.

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