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Citybus Route 5

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The defunct Hong Kong Island Urban Bus Route 5 was operated by Citybus. It ran between Felix Villas and Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road), via Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui, Sai Ying Pun (Des Voeux Road West →/Queen's Road West ←), Sheung Wan (Des Voeux Road Central →/Queen's Road Central ←), Central, Admiralty and Wan Chai (Hennessy Road).

It has been in service since 1928 and has been operated by three operators, namely the Hongkong Hotel, China Motor Bus (CMB) and Citybus, and was a long-established route serving the Western District for 87 years. The Transport Department (TD) ordered the termination of this route on 10 May 2015 by executive order on the grounds of the full opening of the MTR Island Line extension to Western District.

History[]

  • 1928: The Hongkong Hotel introduced a bus route between Causeway Bay and Shek Tong Tsui with no route number assigned.
  • 11 June 1933: The above unnumbered route was changed to operate between Tai Hang and Kennedy Town by China Motor Bus (CMB) and was assigned with the number 5.
  • December 1941: This route was suspended after the Japanese occupied Hong Kong and requisitioned all modes of transport for military purposes.
  • From 25 January 1942, services of the pre-war Route No. 1 was provided by the Japanese "Hong Kong Occupied Territory Government"; it was later discontinued by October 1942.
  • 9 April 1946: Route No. 5 resumed service after the British reoccupation of Hong Kong, but was shortened to run between Tai Hang and the Blake Pier.
  • 13 May 1946: Central terminus was moved from Blake Pier to Vehicular Ferry Pier.
  • 6 July 1946: Route was extended from Vehicular Ferry Pier to Possession Point.[1]
  • 1 November 1948: Route was re-extended to Kennedy Town due to the completion of Queen's Road West;[2] also, short trips between Tai Hang and Possession Point every morning and evening were introduced.
  • 5 February 1952: Route was diverted via Tung Lo Wan Road and no longer via Causeway Road when heading to Tai Hang by order of the Police; Eastbound stops at Cathay Hotel, Tai Hang Road Crossing, Chinese Recreation Club and Queen's College were cancelled and were replaced by stops at Causeway Road near Bay View Mansion and King Kee Shipyard instead.[3][4]
  • 16 April 1952: The short-haul service between Tai Hang and Possession Point was replaced by Route 5B.
  • 4 May 1953: Divert via Jubilee Street to Des Voeux Road Central for Tai Hang direction, omitting Pedder Street.
  • 4 April 1955: Tai Hang terminus was temporarily moved from Hing Fat Street near Electric Road junction to in front of 148 Tung Lo Wan Road (now known as Metropark Hotel, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong).[5]
    • This arrangement was a temporary measure to cope with the construction of the car park at the former site of King Kee Shipyard and the Royal Dockyard of the Marine Department; CMB was scheduled to extend this route to Gordon Road upon the completion of the road works in and around Victoria Park in late June of the same year, but this was not done and the stop was maintained at Tung Lo Wan Road.[6]
  • 1 March 1956: Diverted via Hill Road, Des Voeux Road West, Connaught Road West and Des Voeux Road Central, omitting Sai Ying Pun and a section of Queen's Road West in Sheung Wan when heading towards Tai Hang,[7] and the stop at No. 351 Des Voeux Road West near Whitty Street junction, No. 337 near Water Street junction, No. 251 near Western Street junction, No. 169 near Eastern Street junction, No. 83 near Sutherland Street junction, No. 9 near Wing Lok Street West junction, Connaught Road Central opposite Sheung Wan Old market, No. 269 Des Voeux Road Central near Cleverly Street, outside New World Theatre (now Infinitus Square) and No. 131 near Central Market.[8]
  • 17 May 1961: For Tai Hang direction, after arriving at Leighton Road, buses were diverted left turn to Irving Street, Pennington Street and Yee Wo Street, instead of going straight into Causeway Road via the Sharp Roundabout, in order to tie in with the "one-way roundabout system" implemented by the Police in that area.[9]
  • 16 April 1962: Last bus hours were postponed with these new departures:[10][11]
    • Departures at 00:15, 00:30, 00:45, 01:00 and 01:15 from Tai Hang; and
    • Departures at 00:50, 01:05, 01:20, 01:35 and 01:50 from Kennedy Town.
  • From 8:00 a.m. on 25 February 1963: After reaching Causeway Road in the direction of Tai Hang, buses were rerouted via Hing Fat Street, Lau Sin Street and King's Road, and no longer turn directly right onto Tung Lo Wan Road.[12]
  • From 2:00 pm on 26 May 1963: Buses were diverted to reach from Des Voeux Road Central directly to Chater Road when heading for Tai Hang, no longer observing Jackson Road; the original intermediate stop at Alexandra House and High Court was cancelled and replaced by a new station outside Union Building.[13]
  • 15 June 1964: Buses weer diverted via Tung Lo Wan Road outside the St. Paul's Hospital, with an additional intermediate in front of the Hospital in lieu of Moreton Terrace.[14]
  • 23 January 1967: Buses were diverted to turn left directly from Leighton Road to Pennington Street instead of via Irving Street when heading towards Tai Hang.
  • 16 April 1968: Kennedy Town terminus was moved to the newly completed bus terminus at Sai Ning Street.
  • 10 April 1973 at 10:00am: The terminus was temporarily relocated from Tai Hang to Tai Hang (Causeway Bay Magistracy) to cope with the drainage works on Tung Lo Wan Road.
    • This arrangement was also originally a temporary measure for a period of six months, but was later made permanent.[15]
  • 30 December 1973 8:00 am onwards: Buses towards Causeway Bay were diverted via Queen Victoria Street instead of Jubilee Street to accommodate the change of direction of traffic between the two streets.[16]
  • 1 May 1980: Western District terminus was relocated to Sai Ying Pun and changed to provide service only from early morning to late evening on weekdays to supplement the service of Route 10.[17][18][19]
  • 8 January 1982: Terminus was moved from Tai Hang (Causeway Bay Magistracy) to Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road) to tie in with the permanent closure of the former due to the construction of the Tin Hau Station of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR).[20]
  • From 10:00 am on 9 August 1982: The bus stops at the section of Des Voeux Road Central between Wing Wo Street and Gilman Street for Causeway Bay was cancelled.[21]
  • 8 October 1982: To tie in with the implementation of the Public Transport Priority Scheme in Central, the direction of traffic between Jubilee Street and Queen Victoria Street was switched to via Queen Victoria Street towards Queen's Road Central when heading towards Sai Ying Pun.[22]
  • 11 July 1983 from 10:00 am onwards: To cope with the traffic diversion arrangement for the opening of Tai Hang Road Flyover, the direction of traffic towards Sai Ying Pun was diverted to Causeway Road via Moreton Terrace instead of Tung Lo Wan Road west of Moreton Terrace.

Network 26[]

  • 1 September 1993: Citybus took over the operations of this route as one of the first batch of 28 routes (Network 26) to be taken over from CMB; Citybus operated a mix of air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned buses at the same time.
  • 9 December 1996: All morning departures after peak hours were extended to Kennedy Town; however, due to insufficient bus bay spaces at Kennedy Town Bus Terminus in the morning, morning departures were maintained to Sai Ying Pun only.
  • 27 December 1996: Buses were rerouted to Belcher's Street via North Street, New Praya, Kennedy Town and Sands Street towards Causeway Bay and no longer observing the whole of Belcher's Street eastbound to tie in with the implementation of the one-way roundabout system at Kennedy Town, with the section of Belcher's Street between North Street and Sands Street converted to one-way westbound traffic.[23]
  • 20 January 1997: Service was resumed on holidays and daily service hours was extended to midnight.
  • 1 December 1997: Joint headways with Routes 5A, 5B and 10X were introduced with a combined frequency of every 2 to 3 minutes throughout the day.[24]
  • 18 January 1998: Diverted via Cadogan Street, Catchick Street and Praya, Kennedy Town to Des Voeux Road West for Causeway Bay direction, no longer observing Belcher's Street, North Street, New Praya, Kennedy Town, Sands Street, Belcher's Street, Queen's Road West and Hill Road to tie in with the implementation of "Kennedy Town Phase III Traffic Management Measures" by Transport Department to change the whole section of Queen's Road West and Belcher's Street to one-way westbound.[25][26]
  • 22 August 1999: All trips were unified to terminate at Kennedy Town; on the same day, all return trips were diverted via Hennessy Road instead of Queen's Road East, Happy Valley and Leighton Road.

After the Millenium[]

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The finale of Route No. 5 was ran by a Volvo B9TL 10.6m (7500) demonstrator bus, shown in the picture is the bus fans taking photos after the bus arrived at Felix Villas Bus Terminus

  • 31 May 2004: Route was extended from Kennedy Town to Felix Villas to tie in with the reorganization of the route reorganisation by Citybus New World First Bus route in the Western District to replace Route 5A serving Mount Davis.[27]
  • 10 May 2015: Following the full opening of the MTR West Island Line, this route was discontinued to tie in with the Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line; at the same time, Route 1 was extended to Felix Villas to replace part of the function of this route.[28][29]

Service Hours and Headways[]

Data before discontinuation (before May 2015)[]

from Felix Villas
Service Times (hours) mins
Daily
05 55
06 - 22 15, 35, 55
23 15
from Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road)
Mondays to Fridays
Service Hours (hrs) Headways (mins)
Daily
06 - 23 00, 20, 40
00 00

Before 26 January 2015[]

Press here to view the timetable before 26 January 2015
from Felix Villas
Service Hours Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
05:55-08:40 15-20
08:40-09:30 12-13
09:30-23:15 15-20
Saturdays
05:55-08:28 15-18
08:28-09:30 12-13
09:30-23:15 15-20
Sundays and Public Holidays
05:55-23:15 15-20
from Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road)
Service Hours Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
06:00-08:36 16-20
08:36-10:00 12-15
10:00-00:00 15-20
Saturdays
06:00-08:32 16-20
08:32-10:00 13-15
10:00-00:00 15-20
Sundays and Public Holidays
06:00-00:00 15-20
Historical Service Hours and Headways

Pre-war data[]

1928 (During commencement)
  • Headways: 5min
1934
  • Service Hours and Headways: 0630-0000 (5min)
From 1 April 1935
  • Full Fare: First Class 10￠, Second Class 5￠[30]
1941
  • Service Hours and Headways:
    • from Tai Hang: 0530-0000 (5min)
    • from Kennedy Town: 0600-0035 (5min)
  • Full Fare: First Class 10￠, Second Class 5￠[31]

Post-war data[]

From 13 May 1946
  • Headways: 15min
6 July 1946
  • from Tai Hang: 07:35-22:30 (8min)
  • from Possession Point: 08:00-23:00 (8min)

[32]

March 1947
  • Headways: 5min
December 1947
  • Headways: 4min
February 1948
  • Headways: 3min
From 1 November 1948
  • from Tai Hang:
    • 06:40-08:04: 5min
    • 08:04-20:05：4min
    • 20:05-23:25：5min
  • from Kennedy Town:
    • 07:05-08:38：5min
    • 08:38-20:39：4min
    • 20:39-00:00：5min

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Fares[]

Historical Fares for Route No. 5
Fare Adjustment Effective Date Adult Fare
1 December 1997 $3.4 (Air-conditioned Bus)
3 March 1996 $2.6 (Non Air-conditioned Bus)
$3.2 (Air-conditioned Bus)
11 September 1994 $2.4 (Non Air-conditioned Bus)
$2.9 (Air-conditioned Bus)
1 September 1993
(operated by Citybus and air-conditioned bus services were introduced)		 $2.1 (Non Air-conditioned Bus)
$2.5 (Air-conditioned Bus)
5 April 1993 $2.1
31 March 1991 $1.8
18 March 1990 $1.4
2 July 1989 $1.2
1 April 1986 $1.0
1 January 1984 $0.8
12 April 1981 $0.6
3 February 1990 $0.5
1 March 1976 $0.3
1 July 1972 $0.2
15 February 1960
Kennedy Town
10￠ Western Street
20￠ 10￠ Pottinger Street
20￠ 20￠ 10￠ Gresson Street
20￠ 20￠ 20￠ 10￠ Craigengower Cricket Club
20￠ 20￠ 20￠ 20￠ 10￠ Tai Hang
19 April 1946 20￠
1 April 1935 10￠ (First Class)
5￠ (Second Class)
11 June 1933 TBC
Adult Monthly Pass $10
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.
  • Seniors aged 60 to 64 must pay the fare by cash or Octopus card to enjoy weekday half-fare concessions; whereas the $2.0 concessionary fare during holidays must be paid with a Personalised Octopus Cards.
  • Elderly persons aged 65 or above using Elderly Octopus or Personalised Octopus cards, and eligible persons with disabilities using Personalised Octopus cards for "Persons with Disabilities" can enjoy a flat fare of $2.0 per journey under the Concessionary Fare Scheme. 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; and if the original full fare for eligible persons with disabilities is already less than $2.0, the beneficiary is only required to pay the original full fare.
  • Passengers are required to tender exact fare in cash or by Octopus card upon boarding. No change will be given.
  • The validity of fare concessions of this route are as follows:
    • Children aged 12 or below (Half fare): Whole service period
    • Holders of Student Half-Fare Passes (Half Fare)：(TBC) until the end of September 1988
    • Seniors aged 65 or above (Half Fare): 6 June 1993 to 31 August 1993 (applicable only after 10:00 on Mondays to Saturdays, and for the whole day on Sundays and Public Holidays)
    • Seniors aged 60 or above (Half Fare): 1 September 1993 to Route Cancellation
    • $2 Concessionary Fare Scheme: 5 August 2012 to Route Cancellation

Octopus Fare Conession Schemes[]

Passengers using the same Octopus card can enjoy interchange concessions on selected routes after interchanging to or from this route as follows: (50% discount for children and senior citizens)

Related Interchange Concessions for Route No. 5 (Felix Villas → Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road))
Interchanging from Route No. 5 (from Felix Villas) to other routes
Main target 2nd leg Concession Interchange location Time limit Remarks
Mount Davis → Happy Valley/ Queen's Road East 1 (to Happy Valley (Upper))
5S (to Wan Chai (Queen Elizabeth Stadium)
10 (to North Point Ferry Pier)		 Free Admiralty 90mins [33]
Effective from 31 May 2004
Wan Chai/Admiralty/Western District → Siu Sai Wan/Chai Wan 8X (to Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort)) reduce $2.0 Victoria Park [34]
Effective from 31 May 2004
Western District → Airport A12 (to Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)) 1st leg fare rebated Alight: Ka On Street
Board: Kwan Yick Building Phase 2		 60mins [35]
Effective from 25 April 2005
Western District → Tsuen Wan 930/930A (to Tsuen Wan (Discovery Park)) Reduce $1.5 Alight: Wing On Centre, Des Voeux Road Central
Board: Wing On Centre, Connaught Road Central		 [36]
Effective from 16 September 2002
Western District → Tuen Mun 962/962X (to Tuen Mun (Lung Mun Oasis))
962B (to Chi Lok Fa Yuen)		 1st leg fare rebated
Western District → Tin Shui Wai 967 (to Tin Shui Wai (Tin Yan))
969/969A/969B (to Tin Shui Wai Town Centre)		 Alight: Wing On Centre, Des Voeux Road Central/Douglas Street (969B)
Boarding: Wing Kut Street/Pottinger Street（969B）
Western District → Airport E11 (to AsiaWorld-Expo) Reduce $1.5 Alight: Wing On Centre, Des Voeux Road Central
Boarding: Rumsey Street
Interchanging from other routes to Route No. 5 (to Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road))
Main target 1st leg Concession Interchange location Time limit Remarks
Tsuen Wan → Wan Chai District/Eastern District 930 (from Tsuen Wan (Discovery Park))
930A (from Tsuen Wan West Station)		 Reduce $1.5 Admiralty Station 90mins [36]
Effective from 16 September 2002
Airport → Wan Chai District/Eastern District E11 (from AsiaWorld-Expo) 120mins
Tuen Mun → Wan Chai District/Eastern District 962／962A/962P／962S (from Tuen Mun) Free Alight: Lippo Centre
Boarding: Admiralty Station
962B／962X (from Tuen Mun) Alight: Admiralty (West)
Boarding: Admiralty Station
Tin Shui Wai → Wan Chai District/Eastern District 967 (from Tin Shui Wai (Tin Yan))
969/969A/969B (from Tin Shui Wai) Alight: Lippo Centre
Boarding: Admiralty Station
Airport → Eastern District A12 (from Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)) Ka On Street [35]
Effective from 25 April 2005
Related Interchange Concessions for Route No. 5 (Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road) → Felix Villas)
Interchanging from Route No. 5 (Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road)) to other routes
Main target 2nd leg Concession Interchange location Time limit Remarks
Wan Chai District/Eastern District → Tsuen Wan 930/930A (to Tsuen Wan (Discovery Park)) Reduce $1.5 Pacific Place 60mins [36]
Effective from 16 September 2002
Wan Chai District/Eastern District → Airport E11 (to AsiaWorld-Expo)
Wan Chai District/Eastern District → Tuen Mun 962/962X (to Tuen Mun (Lung Mun Oasis))
962B (to Chi Lok Fa Yuen)		 1st leg fare rebated Alight: Pacific Place
Boarding: Pacific Place (962/969/969A/969B)/ Admiralty (West) (962B/962X/967)
Wan Chai District/Eastern District → Tin Shui Wai 967 (to Tin Shui Wai (Tin Yan))
969/969A/969B (to Tin Shui Wai Town Centre)
Eastern District → Airport A12 (to Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)) Alight: The Landmark
Boarding: Pottinger Street		 90mins [35]
Effective from 25 April 2005
Interchanging from other routes to Route No. 5 (to Felix Villas)
Main target 1st leg Concession Interchange location Time limit Remarks
Happy Valley／Queen's Road East → Felix Villas 1 (from Happy Valley (Upper))
5S (from Wong Nai Chung Road (Queen Elizabeth Stadium)
10 (from North Point Ferry Pier)		 Free Luen Bong Apartments/Pacific Place (5S) 90mins [33]
Effective from 31 May 2004
Siu Sai Wan/Chai Wan → Wan Chai/Admiralty/Western District 8X (from Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort)) Free for 2nd leg Alight: Moreton Terrace
Boarding: Hong Kong Central Library		 [34]
Effective from 31 May 2004
Tsuen Wan → Western District 930 (from Tsuen Wan (Discovery park))
930A (from Tsuen Wan West Station)		 減$1.5 Alight: Macau Ferry
Boarding: Sheung Wan Civic Centre		 [36]
Effective from 16 September 2002
Airport → Wan Chai District/Eastern District E11 (from AsiaWorld-Expo) 120mins
Tuen Mun → Western District 962／962A/962B/962P／962S/962X (from Tuen Mun) Free
Tin Shui Wai → Western District 967 (from Tin Shui Wai (Tin Yan))
969/969A/969B (from Tin Shui Wai)

Bus Deployments[]

This route was mainly served by Volvo Olympian 12m (324-329, 5XX-6XX) and Enviro500/MMC 12m (81XX-84XX) with 8 vehicles in total.

Bus Deployment History[]

The route ran, from the time of the Hongkong Hotel to the early days of the CMB franchise on Hong Kong Island, with Vulcan Prince buses.

In the early post-war years, it was served by a variety of restored vehicles; in 1948, it was replaced by the Tilling-Stevens "Express" K5LA7 ("white tank"), and in the mid-1950s by the Guy Arab UFs.

The first Daimler Fleetline (LF1-30) was introduced in 1980, and in the following year it was replaced by a second-hand Daimler Fleetline (XF) from London, until Citybus took over the route in September 1993.

After Citybus took over the service, it immediately introduced an air-conditioned bus service, with a second-hand Leyland Olympian 10.4m air-conditioned bus (2XX) and a second-hand Leyland Atlantean (6XX, commonly known as "Po Chai") non-air-conditioned bus from Singapore running on the route. However, between 1994 and 1996, when Citybus invested heavily in the Southern District, the number of air-conditioned buses on this route was reduced and reverted to a full non-air-conditioned route, with the Leyland Victory II from New Lantao Bus (NLB) also appearing on this route.

In the late 1990s, Citybus significantly enhanced its bus services around Kennedy Town. In 1996, the route was gradually re-extended back to Kennedy Town with a large number of double-decker air-conditioned buses (including the then newly licensed Volvo Olympian 11m 9XX-10XX) running alongside non-air-conditioned buses; in 1998, the route was finally converted to a full air-confitioned service and has since been served by the Leyland Olympian 12m (3XX, which left the franchise in 2011) and Volvo Olympian 12m (4XX-6XX). (4XX-6XX) as the mainstay for 11 years.

Citybus introduced the Enviro500 12m (81XX-83XX) in large numbers between 2009 and 2012, and it has also been seen on this route from time to time since the end of 2010. In late 2013, the high-capacity Enviro500 MMC 12-metre (83XX-84XX) was introduced, supplemented by the Dennis Trident 12m (2288-2301) as one of the main vehicles.

On the final service day of the route, Citybus dispatched a Volvo B9TL 10.6m (7500, demonstrator bus) to run the final service from Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road), ending the 87-year history of the route.

Routing[]

Data before discontinuation (May 2015)[]

To Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road)

The distance of this route is approx. 11.5km, and the journey time is approximately 61mins. (The average speed is 11.3km/h.)

Routing Roads observed
①
Mon-Sat departures 		Victoria Road, Cadogan Street, Catchick Street, Kennedy Town Praya, Des Voeux Road West, Connaught Road West, Connaught Road Central, Cleverly Street, Des Voeux Road Central, Chater Road, Murray Road, Queensway, Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street, Causeway Road, Gordon Road, Electric Road and Whitfield Road
②*
Sunday and Public Holidays 		......, Connaught Road Central、Cleverly Street, Des Voeux Road Central, Queensway, Hennessy Road, ......
Citybus Route 5 (Felix Villas → Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road)）
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Mount Davis Victoria Road Felix Villas
2 Mount Davis Path
3 Caritas Jockey Club Hostel
4 Island West Refuse Transfer Station Compulsory Stop
5 Kennedy Town Sai Ning Street
6 Sands Street
7 Catchick Street Davis Street
8 Praya, Kennedy Town Belcher Bay Park
9 Collinson Street
10 Shek Tong Tsui Des Voeux Road West Queen's Road West
11 Hill Road
12 Ka On Street
13 Sai Ying Pun Western Police Station
14 Centre Street
15 Eastern Street
16 Sheung Wan Sutherland Street
17 Des Voeux Road Central Wing On Centre
18 Central Hang Seng Bank Head Office
19 # Central Chater Road Statue Square Omit this stop during Sundays and Public Holidays
20 # Murray Road Murray Road
* Central Des Voeux Road Central Alexandra House Use only during Sundays and apublic Holidays
Chater Garden
21 Admiralty Queensway Admiralty Station
22 Wan Chai Hennessy Road Luard Road
23 Stewart Road
24 Tonnochy Road
25 Causeway Bay Sogo Department Store
26 Causeway Road Victoria Park
27 Tin Hau Hing Fat Street Hing Fat Street
28 Whitfield Road Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road)
Buses will not stop at stops marked with * during Sundays and Public Holidays but instead using stops marked with ＃.
To Felix Villas

The distance of this route is approx. 9.5km, and the journey time is approximately 61mins. (The average speed is 9.3km/h.)

Via: Whitfield Road, Hing Fat Street, Gordon Road, Electric Road, Yacht Street, Ngan Mok Street, Lau Li Street, King's Road, Causeway Road, Moreton Terrace, Causeway Road, Leighton Road, Irving Street, Pennington Street, Yee Wo Street, Hennessy Road , Queensway, Des Voeux Road Central, Queen Victoria Street, Queen's Road Central, Queen's Road West, Belcher's Street and Victoria Road

Citybus Route 5 (Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road) → Felix Villas)
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Tin Hau Whitfield Road Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road)
2 Yacht Street Yacht Street
3 Tai Hang Tung Lo Wan Road Queen's College
4 Chinese Recreation Club
5 Causeway Bay Moreton Terrace Hong Kong Central Library
6 Yee Wo Street Yee Wo Street
7 Hennessy Road Canal Road East
8 Wan Chai Tin Lok Lane
9 Kwong Sang Hong Buildng
10 Southorn Playground
11 Anton Street
12 Admiralty Queensway Pacific Place
13 Central Bank of China Tower
14 Des Voeux Road Central The Landmark
15 Queen Victoria Street Central Market
16 Queen's Road Central Wellington Street
17 Sheung Wan Hollywood Terrace
18 Sheung Wan Civic Centre
19 Queen's Road West Queen's Terrace
20 Sutherland Street
21 Sai Ying Pun Eastern Street
22 Centre Street
23 Western Street
24 Chiu Kwong Street
25 Shek Tong Tsui Shek Tong Tsui Municipal Services Building
26 Shek Tong Tsui
27 Kennedy Town Belcher's Street The Westwood
28 Sands Street
29 Luen Bong Apartments
30 Victoria Road Ka Wai Man Road
31 Serene Court
32 Mount Davis Island West Refuse Transfer Station
33 Caritas Jockey Club Hostel
34 Mount Davis Path
35 Felix Villas

Routing in September 1974[]

September 1974

The distance of this route is approx. 7.7km, and the journey time is approximately 45mins. (The average speed is 10.3km/h.)

to Tai Hang (Causeway Bay Magistracy)

Via: Victoria Road, Belcher's Street, Queen's Road West, Hill Road, Des Voeux Road West, Connaught Road West, Connaught Road Central, Cleverly Street, Des Voeux Road Central, Chater Road, Murray Road, Queensway, Queen's Road East, Morrison Hill Road, Leighton Road Leighton Road, Pennington Street, Yee Wo Street, Causeway Road, Hing Fat Street and Lau Sin Street

CMB Route No. 5 (Kennedy Town→Tai Hang (Causeway Bay Magistracy)）
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Kennedy Town Kennedy Town Bus Terminus
2 Belcher's Street near Smithfield between Smithfield and North Street
3 near Holland Street outside Yee On Co. Ltd. Godown (now Nan Hai Mansion)
4 near Queen's Road West
5 Shek Tong Tsui Queen's Road West near Hill Road
6 Des Voeux Road West near Water Street outside construction site of Kwan Yick Building Phase 2
7 Sai Ying Pun near Western Street No. 302
8 near Centre Street
9 near Wilmer Street
10 Sheung Wan near Sutherland Street
11 Connaught Road Central near Marine Services Department Building
12 Des Voeux Road Central near Man Wa Lane outside Korea Trade Centre
13 Central near Gilman Street
14 near Douglas Street No. 39
15 Chater Road near Jackson Road
16 Queensway near Murray Road
17 Wan Chai Queen's Road East near Hennessy Road
18 near Lun Fat Street
19 near Lee Tung Avenue
20 near Wan Chai Road
21 near Stubbs Road
22 Morrison Hill Road near Yan Tak Lane No. 82
23 Causeway Bay Leighton Road near Matheson Street
24 near San Wui Road
25 Pennington Street near Jardine's Crescent
26 Causeway Road near Victoria Park Main Gate
27 Causeway Bay East Causeway Bay Magistracy Car Park
to Kennedy Town

Via: Hing Fat Street, Lau Sin Street, King's Road, Causeway Road, Leighton Road, Morrison Hill Road, Queen's Road East, Queensway, Queensway Central, Queen's Road West, Belcher's Street and Victoria Road

CMB Route No. 5 (Tai Hang (Causeway Bay Magistracy) → Kennedy Town)
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Causeway Bay East Causeway Bay Magistracy Car Park
2 Tai Hang Causeway Bay Road near Tin Hau Temple Road
3 near Ormsby Street
4 Causeway Bay near Leighton Road
5 Leighton Road near Caroline Hill Road
6 Happy Valley Morrison Hill Road near Leighton Road
7 Wan Chai Queen's Road East near Stubbs Road
8 near Wan Chai Gap Road after Stone Nullah Street
9 near Spring Garden Street outside today's Hopewell Centre
10 near Ship Street
11 near Wing Fung Street
12 Central Queensway near Cotton Tree Drive
13 Queen's Road Central near Garden Road
14 near Cochrane Street before Queen Victoria Street
15 near Aberdeen Street
16 Sheung Wan near East Street before Morrison Street
17 Queen's Road West near Hollywood Road
18 Sai Ying Pun near Eastern Street
19 near Western Street
20 near Water Street No. 418
21 Shek Tong Tsui near Hill Road
22 near Belcher's Street
23 Kennedy Town Belcher's Street near Sands Street
24 near Smithfield
25 Victoria Road near Ka Wai Man Road
26 Kennedy Town Bus Terminus

[37]

Ridership[]

This route was used to be the main trunk service in the Queen's Road West and Tai Hang area, and after its cancellation, only Route 10 remains to serve Queen's Road West and no alternative route or service has been provided to the Tai Hang area. Therefore Clarisse Yeung (楊雪盈), the District Councillor for Tai Hang, stated that she hoped for the resumption of this route's service in a bus history guided tour in Tai Hang, at least during the AM peak hours, to relieve the burden of other routes and to avoid passengers using the more expensive Cross-Harbour Bus Route 914 as an alternative to travelling on foot.[38] After 5 years of the cancellation of this route, a replacement route was granted to Tai Hang in which Citybus commenced an AM special departure of Route 5B, running one-way from Causeway Bay (Tung Lo Wan Road) to Kennedy Town, on a 3-month trial basis.

According to the information in the relevant documents, the ridership figures of this route are as follows

  • 20 September 1974: According to a survey conducted by the Traffic and Transport Investigation Department of the Works Bureau, the adherence to the official schedule for the whole day was very poor, with only 55% of the scheduled trips running. The average occupancy rate during the busiest hour was as high as 130% and the service standard needs to be improved. The imbalance of 3,618 passenger trips occurred almost entirely in the section between Causeway Bay and Central. The imbalance of 3,618 passenger trips occurred almost entirely in the section between Causeway Bay and Central (6,130 westbound trips but only 2,975 eastbound trips), which is believed to be due to the fact that passengers tend to take the routes that start closer to the boarding stop (i.e. the Causeway Bay-bound Route 5 when heading to Central) when they overlap with other routes (e.g. Route Nos. 2, 10, 10A, 20) (i.e. passengers would choose Route No. 5 from Causeway Bay to Central instead of routes from Eastern District, and routes to Eastern District instead of Route No. 5 from Central to Causeway Bay) in order to have a seat.[37]
  • 1993: According to the data by CMB in February 1993, the monthly patronage for this route was 209,547.[39]
  • 2014: The average occupancy rate of about 70% during peak hours; average occupancy rate of about 40% during off-peak hours.[40]
  • 2015: Before the opening of the MTR West Island Line, the average occupancy rate during the busiest half hour was 66%; after the opening, it was 51%, recording a 35.9% drop in patronage.[41]

Related Incidents[]

  • 8 January 1947: A CMB Vulcan single-decker bus (4103) dodged a tram and crashed into the side of a cricket pitch as it approached the junction between Queen's Road Central and Garden Road, resulting in one death and five injuries.[42]
  • 29 April 1985: A Sai Ying Pun-bound CMB Daimler Fleetline (XF47/CH9033) collided with an eastbound tram (29) heading towards Happy Valley on Des Voeux Road Central near The Landmark, injuring 44 people.[43]
  • 29 March 1998: At 11.30 am, a Causeway Bay-bound Citybus Volvo Olympian (477/GM8183) struck a light box signboard belonging to a nearby dessert shop at the junction of Des Voeux Road West near Water Street. No one was injured in the accident.[44]
  • 22 June 2004: A Citybus Volvo Olympian (518/HB9800) was hit on the roof by an aluminium window of a nearby building at Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road) Bus Terminus. No one was injured.[45]

Gallery[]

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Past Route Maps[]

Archived on EBTHK

See also[]

  • Citybus Route No. 1
  • Citybus Route 5A (Cancelled)
  • CMB Route 5B (1st generation) (Cancelled)
  • Citybus Route 5B
  • Citybus Route 5C (Cancelled)
  • Citybus Route 5R (Cancelled)
  • Citybus Route 5S (1st generation) (Cancelled)
  • Citybus Route 5S (2nd generation) (Cancelled)
  • Citybus Route 5S (Cancelled)
  • Citybus Route 5X
  • Citybus Route 10
  • Citybus Route M5 (Cancelled)

Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 巴士明日起更改行車路線　西行車輛延長至水坑口 (One bus route to be rerouted tomorrow onwards, extending westbound towards Possession Point), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 6 Jul 1946.
  2. ↑ 中華巴士行車時間今日起有變更　堅尼地城綫今日恢復 (Timetables of CMB Routes to be changed today, Kennedy Town Route to be resumed today), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 1 Nov 1948.
  3. ↑ 巴士改道　今日開始東行不經大坑西行照舊 (Buses to be diverted today, omitting Tai Hang eastbound but unchanged for westbound), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 5 Feb 1952.
  4. ↑ 第五、八、十號路綫巴士　東行不入大坑　由今日起改經高士威道 (Rt No. 5, 8 and 10 eastbound buses omit Tai Hang and divert via Causeway Road starting from today), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 5 May 1952.
  5. ↑ 大坑巴士總站　暫遷銅鑼灣道 (Tai Hang bus terminus to be relocated temporarily to Tung Lo Wan Road), Ta Kung Pao, 3 Apr 1955.
  6. ↑ 巴士大坑終站　暫遷銅鑼灣道（附圖） (Bus terminus at Tai Hang to be temporarily relocated to Tung Lo Wan Road (with photos)), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 3 Apr 1955.
  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 (Bus running via Queen's Road West to be diverted eastbound from today onwards; passengers should pay attention not to board the wrong bus), Ta Kung Pao, 1 Mar 1956.
  8. ↑ 東行綫巴士十個新車站 (10 new stops added for Rt. 5 eastbound buses), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 29 Feb 1956.
  9. ↑ 改善銅鑼灣交通　明日開始試行車輛改道辦法　由東至西車改經伊榮街行駛 (Diversion to start tomorrow to improve traffic at Causeway Bay; westbound traffic to be diverted via Irving Street), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 16 May 1961.
  10. ↑ 港九巴士今天開始　延長尾班開行時間 (HKI and Kowloon buses to extend last bus hours from today), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 16 Apr 1962
  11. ↑ 夜一點返家也不妨　港九巴士今延尾班 (Returning home at night is not a bad idea: Last bus hours of Hong Kong and Kowloon bus services are extended), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 16 Apr 1962.
  12. ↑ Announcement from RHKP, posted on The Kung Sheung Daily News, 25 Feb 1963.
  13. ↑ 德輔道畢打街間　行車新路綫　今下午實行 (New traffic between Des Voeux Road and Pedder Street to be implemented this afternoon onwards), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 26 May 1963.
  14. ↑ 港巴十號八號線　西行車今起改道 (HKI Bus Routes No. 10 and 8 to be diverted westbound today), Ta Kung Pao, 15 Jun 1964.
  15. ↑ 銅鑼灣道擴建下水道　今起臨時交通措施　五號巴士總站遷往裁判署側 (Expansion of underground water pipes at Tung Lo Wan Road" Special Transport Arrangements to be implemented today onwards, terminus of Route No. 5 to be relocated beside the Magistracy), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 10 Apr 1973.
  16. ↑ 中區今天起交通新措施　十綫巴士改道 (New traffic arrangements at Central and Western District to be implemented today, with 10 bus routes diverted), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 30 Dec 1973.
  17. ↑ 改善華富邨區巴士服務 中巴今起實施 (CMB Route improvements to Wah Fu Estate bus services to be implemented today onwards), Wah Kiu Yat Po, No. 19023, 1 May 1980.
  18. ↑ 中華巴士今起實施 首期改善服務計劃 (CMB's 1st phase of service improvement plan to be implementedtoday), The Kung Sheung Daily News, No. 18765, 1 May 1980, p.6
  19. ↑ 中巴新線 今起行車 (New CMB routes to start service today), Ta Kung Pao, No. 27471, 1 May 1980.
  20. ↑ 興建地鐵支綫及天橋　銅鑼灣明日起　採新交通措施 (Construction of MTR Branch Line and Footbridge: New traffic arrangements to be implemented tomorrow at Causeway Bay), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 7 Jan 1982.
  21. ↑ 途經中區部份巴士　明日開始改道行駛 (Some bus routes via Central to be diverted tomorrow onwards), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 8 Aug 1982.
  22. ↑ Transport Department Notice: "中區交通措施事" ("Traffic Arrangements at Central"), posted on Wah Kiu Yat Po, 7 Oct 1982.
  23. ↑ 巴士狂熱：巴士新聞（1996年12月） (Bustop.info: Bus News (December 1996))
  24. ↑ Citybus website (Chinese only)
  25. ↑ 堅尼地城新交通管理措施 (New Traffic Management Arrangements at Kennedy Town), HKSARG News Release, 15 Jan 1998.
  26. ↑ 巴士狂熱：巴士新聞（1998年1月） (Bustop.info: Bus News (Jan 1998))
  27. ↑ Citybus And NWFB To Enhance 15 Hong Kong Island Routes, Citybus and NWFB News Release, 27 May 2004.
  28. ↑ Citybus Route 1 and 5 Series Service Reorganisation Route 103P Departure Time Adjustment, Citybus News Release, 4 May 2015.
  29. ↑ Transport Department Traffic Notice: Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line, 6 May 2015.
  30. ↑ 二十世紀港島區巴士路線發展史 (History of Hong Kong Island Bus Routes in the 20th Century), by Stanley Yung Wai-chiu.
  31. ↑ 1941 CMB Route Guide
  32. ↑ 巴士明日起更改行車路線　西行車輛延長至水坑口 (One bus route to be rerouted tomorrow onwards, extending westbound towards Possession Point), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 6 Jul 1946.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Western District Bus-Bus Interchange Scheme, NWFB/Citybus website
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Route 8X Bus-Bus Interchange Scheme, NWFB/Citybus website
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 Cityflyer－Hong Kong Island Routes Bus-Bus Interchange Scheme, NWFB/Citybus website
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 WHC Routes - Hong Kong Island Routes Bus-Bus Interchange Scheme, NWFB/Citybus website
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Leung, Y.M., Technical Report 116 - Public Transport C.M.B. Route Studies - Inventory & Characteristics - Route No. 5 (Hong Kong: Department of Transport and Surveys, Works Bureau, Hong Kong Government, December 1974).
  38. ↑ "楊雪盈辦巴史導賞團 介紹歷史兼爭取復辦5號線" (Clarisse Yeung organises a bus history guided tour, introducing Tai Hang's history and demands for the resumption of Rt. 5's services), inmedia, 28 Aug 2017.
  39. ↑ (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.
  40. ↑ Amended Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line, Jan 2014
  41. ↑ Latest Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line, Jan 2015.
  42. ↑ 【轉載】老香港照片及典故, Fail Forum.
  43. ↑ 昨日繁忙時間在置地廣塲對開處　雙層巴士與電車猛撼　兩車四十四乘客受傷　十人傷勢嚴重要留醫　交通癱瘓逾一小時 (Double-decker bus slammed onto a tram outside The Landmark during peak hour yesterday; a total of 44 people injured, 10 hospitalised in serious condition, traffic paralysed for an hour), Ta Kung Pao, 30 April 1985.
  44. ↑ 城巴撞爛鬆脫燈箱招牌 (Citybus struck a loose light box signboard), Wen Wei Po, 30 March 1998.
  45. ↑ 鋁窗飛墮砸巴士頂 (Aluminium window fell and hit the roof of a bus), Apple Daily, 23 June 2004.

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