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Citybus Route 56A

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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 56A to Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) will be changed to terminate at Yan Po Road "NOVO LAND" 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 Bus Route 56A is operated by Citybus. It runs between Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) and Queen's Hill Fanling, via Kin Sang Estate, Siu Hong, MTR Sheung Shui Station, Tin Ping Estate and Luen Wo Hui, taking Yuen Long Highway, San Tin Highway and Fanling Highway to and from Tuen Mun and North Districts.

The "Northern Link" Route 56A is a special departure of Route 56 and is only available during morning and afternoon peak hours from Mondays to Fridays, with identical routing and stopping arrangements between Tuen Mun and Tin Ping Estate.

History[]

Commencing Background[]

Some Legislative Council ("LegCo") Members and local communities have pointed out that many Queen's Hill residents, who originally live in Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai, still live in the districts concerned and have a keen demand for transport services to and from the districts, and they have been striving for the enhancement of public transport services by the relevant authorities. In view of this, Citybus has applied to the Transport Department (TD) in September 2022 to extend the northern terminus of Route 56 from Tin Ping Estate to Queen's Hill in response to the demand, and subject to the approval of the TD, the extension can be implemented from 13 September at the earliest.[2] However, Citybus was only allowed to operate this route in place of the original proposal, which was to be implemented from the end of September.[3]

  • 30 September 2022: Route 56A commenced service.[4][5]
  • 20 February 2023: Adult Octopus Interchange discount of $1.0 with MTR was added to this route, with designated interchange station at Sheung Shui Station.[6]
  • 27 February 2023: AM departures from Tuen Mun were increased to two, departing at 06:30 and 06:45.[7]
  • 6 November 2023: The service hours were extended to 06:30 to 08:45 and 15:15 to 17:45 for trips from Ching Tin Estate, and 06:45 to 08:45 and 17:05 to 19:15 for trips from Queen's Hill Fanling.[8][9]
  • 22 April 2024: A new stop was added at "Green Code" on Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau. [10]
  • 28 July 2024: [11]
    • Rerouted via Tsun Wen Road for both directions and the Tuen Mun-bound section fare originally effective from Ching Tin Estate was changed to Wo Tin Estate;
    • The service time was amended, with the service time of trips from Tuen Mun being 06:30 to 08:50 and 15:10 to 17:50 and that from Fanling being 06:30 to 08:50 and 17:10 to 19:20.

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 11/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin)
Hrs Mins
Mondays to Fridays
06 30, 40, 50
07 00, 15, 30, 50
08 10, 30, 50
15 - 17 10, 30, 50
No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
From Queen's Hill Fanling
Hrs Mins
Mondays to Fridays
06 30, 50
07 - 08 20, 50
17 10, 25, 40
18 00, 20, 40
19 00, 20
No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays

During non-peak hours from Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays), passengers can take Route 56 between Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) and Sheung Shui.

Fares[]

Journey/Boarding Stop Fares
Full Fare $15.3
Section Fare (to Fanling)
from Sheung Shui Station $9.0
Section Fare (to Tuen Mun)
from Ng Lau Road $5.2
from Wo Tin Estate $4.6
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-Bus Interchange Concessions[]

Passengers using the same Octopus card or account of the same electronic payment instrument 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 56A Interchange Concession Scheme

Shenzhen Bay Port Routes Interchange Concession Scheme[]

Template:Citybus Route B3 Interchange Concession Scheme

MTR Interchange Concession Scheme[]

Template:Citybus Route 56 and MTR Interchange Concession Scheme

Bus deployments[]

The vehicles used on this route are mainly Enviro500 MMC 12m (8547-8567) double-decker buses.

Routing[]

to Fanling Queen's Hill[]

To Fanling: The distance of this route is approx. 32.9km, and the journey time is approximately 66mins. (The average speed is 29.9km/h.)

Via: Yan Po Road, Hing Kwai Street (northbound), roundabout, Hing Kwai Street (southbound), Tsun Wen Road, Tsing Lun Road, Lam Tei Interchange, Yuen Long Highway, Tsing Long Highway, San Tin Highway, Fanling Highway, So Kwun Po Road, slip roads, San Wan Road, Lung Sum Avenue, Tin Ping Road, Ma Sik Road, Jockey Club Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Lung Ma Road, Queen's HillPublic Transport Terminus, Lung Ma Road (eastbound), Roundabout and Lung Ma Road (westbound)

Citybus Route 56A (Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) → Queen's Hill Fanling)
No. Area Road Bus Stop Name Remarks
1 Tuen Mun (Ching Tin) Ching Tin Estate
2 Tuen Mun (Ching Tin) Yan Po Road NOVO LAND near Tong Hang Road
3 Tuen Mun (Wo Tin) Hing Kwai Street Wo Tin Estate
4 Tuen Mun (Kin Sang) Tsun Wen Road Tai Hing Police Station
5 Tuen Mun (Siu Hong) Tsing Lun Road Kei Lun Wai LR logo
6 Yan Tin Estate near Tsz Tin Tsuen
7 Lam Tei Interchange Ng Lau Road
Route9 Yuen Long Highway, San Tin Highway, Fanling Highway
8 Sheung Shui San Wan Road Sheung Shui Station - Exit D2 MTR logo Section Fare begins
9 Lung Sum Avenue San Shing Avenue
10 Lung Sum Avenue Sports Centre
11 Tin Ping Estate
12 Fanling Jockey Club Road Fanling Lutheran Secondary School
13 Pik Fung Road
14 Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau Luen Wo Hui Playground
15 Green Code
16 Fanling (Queen's Hill) Queen's Hill Estate
17 Lung Ma Road Shan Lai Court
18 Queen's Hill Estate

to Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin)[]

To Tuen Mun: The distance of this route is approx. 32.8km, and the journey time is approximately 63mins. (The average speed is 31.2km/h.)

Via: Lung Ma Road (eastbound), roundabout, Lung Ma Road (westbound), Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Jockey Club Road, Ma Sik Road, Tin Ping Road, Lung Sum Avenue, Lung Wan Street, San Wan Road, Lung Sum Road, Lung Wan Street, San Wan Road, slip road, So Kwun Po Road, Fanling Highway, San Tin Highway, Tsing Long Highway, Yuen Long Highway, Lam Tei Interchange, Tsing Lun Road, Tsun Wen Road, Hing Kwai Street (northbound), Roundabout, Hing Kwai Street (southbound) and Yan Po Road

Citybus Route 56A (Queen's Hill Fanling → Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin))
No. Area Road Bus Stop Name Remarks
1 Fanling (Queen's Hill) Queen's Hill Estate
2 Lung Ma Road Shan Lai Court
3 Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau Lok Wo Street
4 Fanling Jockey Club Road Fanling Law Courts Building
5 North District Park North Gate
6 Sheung Shui Tin Ping Estate
7 Lung Sum Avenue Tin Yee House Tin Ping Estate
8 Lung Fung Garden
9 San Wan Road Sheung Shui Station - Exit D1 MTR logo
10 So Kwun Po Village
Route9 Fanling Highway, San Tin Highway, Yuen Long Highway
11 Tuen Mun (Siu Hong) Lam Tei Interchange Ng Lau Road Section fare begins here
12 Tsing Lun Road Yan Tin Estate near Siu Hong Court, Tsz Tin Tsuen
13 Siu Yin House Siu Hong Court LR logo
14 Tuen Mun Hospital
15 Tuen Mun (Kin Sang) Tsun Wen Road Blossom Garden
16 Tuen Mun (Wo Tin) Hing Kwai Street Wo Tin Estate Section fare begins here
17 Tuen Mun (Ching Tin) Yan Po Road NOVO LAND near Tong Hang Road
18 Ching Tin Estate

Ridership[]

According to the District Council documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:

  • 2022: The morning occupancy rate is 50-60% together with Route 56.[12]
  • 2023: The occupancy rate during the morning was 60%. [13]

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

Related articles[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Citybus Limited, "Temporary Bus Stop Relocation at Ching Tin Estate" [Passenger Notice], 19 March 2024.
  2. ↑ 劉國勳 - Edward Lau，"【劉國勳｜交通｜皇后山增往屯門巴士線】" ("[Edward Lau | Public Transport | Launch of new bus route from Queen's Hill to Tuen Mun]") [Facebook post], 2 September 2022.
  3. ↑ 劉國勳 - Edward Lau，"【劉國勳|交通|皇后山往屯門巴士線延至月底開通】" ([Edward Lau | Public Transport | Commencement of new bus route from Queen's Hill to Tuen Mun delayed to end of the month]) [Facebook post], 11 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Launches Route 56A to Connect Fanling Queen’s Hill with Tuen Mun" [News Release], 26 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_13/TNTM/TA_CTB_56A_E.pdf Introduction of CTB Route No. 56A (Tuen Mun (Yan Po Road) – Queen’s Hill)]" [Traffic Advice], 26 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Citybus Limited, "Routes 56 56A New Octopus Bus-Rail Interchange Discounts Fare Concession Scheme" [Passenger Notice], 17 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Citybus Limited, "56A Service Enhancement" [Passenger Notice], 22 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Enhancement of CTB Route Nos. 50, 56, 56A and 950" [Traffic Advice], 25 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Strengthens Tuen Mun North Bus Services" [News Release], 26 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Citybus Limited, "56A Additional Bus Stop at Green Code, Fanling" [Passenger Notice], 15 April 2024.
  11. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of CTB Route Nos. 50, 56, 56A, N50 and B3A" [Traffic Advice], 19 July 2024.
  12. ↑ Tuen Mun District Council Secretariat, 屯門區議會 2022-2023年交通及運輸委員會 第七次會議記錄（第48點） (Tuen Mun District Council Minutes of the 7th meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee 2022-2023 (point 48)), Jan 2023.
  13. ↑ Tuen Mun District Council Secretariat, "屯門區議會 2022-2023年交通及運輸委員會 第八次會議記錄（第52點）" (Tuen Mun District Council 2022-2023 Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the 8th Meeting (Point 52)), February 2023.

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View · Discuss · EditBus Routes terminating or turning back in Tuen Mun District (shown below are destination districts)
HK Island
To/From Central & Western
952 ($) • 962A→ • 962G← • X962←
To/From Wan Chai
950 • 952 ($) • 952P→ • 960 • 960C→ • 960S→ • 961 • 961P→ • 961S→ • 962 • 962P→ • 962X • N952 • N962 • P960
To/From Eastern
952C • 955 • 960B • 962C
Kowloon
To/From Sham Shui Po
N252← • N260
To/From Yau Tsim Mong
50 • 52X • 58X • 59X • 60X • 66X • 67X • 252B→ • 259B→ • 259C→ • 260B→ • 260X • 261B→ • N50
To/From Kowloon City
61X
To/From Kwun Tong
55 • 62P→ • 62X • 252X • 258D • 258S→ • 258X • 259D • 259S→ • 259X • 267X
NT West
Within Tuen Mun
Franchised Buses
50M • 61A • 252
MTR Bus
506 • K51 • K51A • K52 • K52A • K52S • K53 • K54 • K58
To/From Tsuen Wan
59M • 60M • 61P • 66M • 259E→ • R33
To/From Kwai Tsing
57M • 58M • 58P← • 59A • 61M • 67A • 67M • 260C
To/From Islands
A33 • A33X • E33 • E33P • NA33
NT East
To/From North District
56 • 56A • 261 • 261P • 261S→ • 261X • B9
To/From Sha Tin
263 • 263A • 263B • 868
To/From Tai Po
263C
Shenzhen Ports
To/From Shenzhen Bay Port
B3 • B3A • B3M • B3X
Italic: Specific service hours/part-time route; →: Outbound service only; ←: Inbound service only; ($): One-way to Central & Western District during morning peak hours on weekdays, two-way To/From Wan Chai District during rest of the day
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