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Citybus Route 50R

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A Special Service Arrangement is now in effect on this route until further notice.
Due to the modification works of the bus terminus, during the period from 25 March 2024 to the completion of the works, Route 50R will be changed to terminate at Hing Kwai Street "Wo Tin Estate" stop as the last stop, and will not return to Ching Tin Estate. [1]
Special Service Arrangements may vary according to actual road conditions.
please remove this template when service is restored to normal or officially cancelled.

The New Territories Recreation Bus Route 50R is operated by Citybus. It runs one-way from Hong Kong Coliseum to Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin)[Remark 1] via Hung Kiu and Siu Hong, taking the West Kowloon Highway and Tuen Mun Road to travel from Kowloon to Tuen Mun. It only operates after the end of major events at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

History[]

  • 6 August 2023: Route 50R entered service for the first time in conjunction with the concert held at the Hong Kong Coliseum that day.[2][3]

Service Hours and Headways[]

  • Citybus will issue press releases and passenger announcements before the event to detail the route service dates.
  • Departure will take place about 15 minutes after the end of large-scale performances, and the headway will be adjusted based on demand.
This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Boarding Stop Fare
Full Fare $24.0
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".
  • This route has no section fares.

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.)

Interchange Concessions related to Route 50R (Hong Kong Coliseum→Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin))
Interchange Concessions from Route 50R to Other Routes
Second Route Destination Discount Interchange Location Time Limit Remarks
952 Tuen Mun (Chi Lok Fa Yuen) Second Trip Free Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange To be checked
962X Tuen Mun (Lung Mun Oasis)

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 34.3km, and the journey time is approximately 56mins. (The average speed is 36.8km/h.)

Via: Cheong Wan Road, Austin Road, Canton Road, Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, West Kowloon Highway, Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Cheung Tsing Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Long Highway, Tuen Mun Road, Lam Tei Interchange, Tsing Lun Road, Tsz Tin Road, Yan Po Road (Westbound), Yan Po Road Public Transport Interchange, Yan Po Road (Westbound), Hing Kwai Street (Northbound), Roundabout, Hing Kwai Street (Southbound), and Yan Po Road (Eastbound)

Citybus Route 50R (Hong Kong Coliseum→Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin))
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Hung Hom Hong Kong Coliseum Dedicated bus stop located next to the taxi stand and pick-up and drop-off area outside Exit C3 of Hung Hom Station
West Kowloon Highway to Ting Kau Bridge; Tuen Mun Road
2 Tai Lam Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange
3 Tuen Mun (San Hui) Tuen Mun Road San Hui Market
4 Hung Kiu
5 Tuen Mun (Fung Tei) Lam Tei Interchange Fu Tei
6 Tuen Mun (Siu Hong) Ng Lau Road
7 Tsing Lun Road Yan.Tin Estate Near Siu Hong Court, Tsz Tin Estate
8 Tuen Mun (Ching Tin) Ching Tin Estate
9 Yan Po Road NOVO LAND Westbound Stop
Near Tong Hang Road
10 Tuen Mun (Wo Tin) Hing Kwai Street Wo Tin Estate
11 Tuen Mun (Ching Tin) Yan Po Road NOVO LAND Eastbound Stop
Near Tong Hang Road
12 Ching Tin Estate

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

  1. ↑ Displayed as "Tuen Mun (Ching Tin Estate)" (屯門 (菁田邨)) on the Motion Bus Stop Display List.

Related Articles[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Citybus Limited, "Temporary Bus Stop Relocation at Ching Tin Estate" [Passenger Notice], 19 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Special Bus Service for Hong Kong Coliseum" [Traffic Advice], 2 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Operates Special Routes 50R and 796R for Hong Kong Coliseum Concerts in August" , 2 August 2023.

External Links[]

Template:List of Large-scale Event Special Bus Routes

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