The Hong Kong Island Urban Bus Route 780 is operated by Citybus. It runs between Chai Wan (East) and Central (Macau Ferry), via Chai Wan Hilly, Wan Chai (Gloucester Road) and Admiralty (Harcourt Road), which is branded as part of the "IEC Express" routes.
History[]
CMB era[]
- 8 June 1984: CMB introduced Route 780 to tie in with the opening of the first phase of the Island Eastern Corridor (section between Victoria Park Road and Taikoo Shing) between Chai Wan (San Ha Street) and Central (Wing Wo Street), with access to and from the Island Eastern Corridor via Shau Kei Wan Road and Taikoo Shing, and operated during weekday peak hours and daytime on weekends and holidays only.
- The numbering was initially proposed as "80X", but was objected by the Eastern District Council, and was later renamed as "80E"[1] and eventually launched as the new 700 series routes.
- 22 June 1985: Chai Wan Terminus was relocated to Sheung On Street.
- 26 July 1985: To tie in with the opening of the Island Eastern Corridor Phase II (Taikoo Shing to Shau Kei Wan section), a no-passing arrangement through Shau Kei Wan Road and Taikoo Shing was adopted during peak hours on Mondays to Fridays and Saturday mornings.
- 3 May 1987: The following changes were implemented for trips on Sundays and Public Holidays to tie in with the conversion of some streets in Taikoo Shing to one-way streets:[2]
- Rerouted via Tai Mou Avenue to Taikoo Wan Road for Central direction, no longer passing through Tai Fung Avenue;
- Rerouted via Taikoo Wan Road, Tai Fung Avenue, Taikoo Shing Road, Tai Mou Avenue, Taikoo Wan Road, Tai Wing Avenue and Taikoo Shing Road after leaving Island Eastern Corridor for Chai Wan direction.
- 8 October 1988: Trips from 07:00 to 10:00 and 16:00 to 19:00 to Chai Wan (Sheung On Street) were rerouted via Fleming Road, Convention Avenue, Hung Hing Road Flyover and Victoria Park Road after Gloucester Road, omitting the section of Gloucester Road opposite Fleming Road to Elizabeth House, with an additional intermediate stop just outside Wan Chai Ferry Pier. [2][3]
- 1 April 1990: Eastern Terminus was relocated to Siu Sai Wan (South Wing).
- October 1992: Air-conditioned bus service was introduced.
- 23 October 1992: Upgraded to daily daytime service.
- 5 December 1993: Rerouted via Wing Tai Road, Ka Yip Street and Sheung On Street for Siu Sai Wan direction.
- 19 June 1994: Upgraded to daily whole-day service.
- 7 August 1994: No longer served Shau Kei Wan Road and Taikoo Shing on holidays.
Citybus era[]
- 1 September 1998: CMB's franchise was ended and the Transport Department directly transferred this route to Citybus for operation and upgraded it to a fully air-conditioned service; starting from the following day, the first bus time from Siu Sai Wan was advanced to 05:30 to cope with the passenger demand after the cessation of service of Route 80. [4]
- 5 July 1999: To tie in with the opening of Route 789, Siu Sai Wan terminus was relocated from the south wing to the north wing.
- 30 January 2000: No longer passed through Wing Tai Road, Ka Yip Street and Sheung On Street for Siu Sai Wan direction. [5]
- 21 August 2000: Rerouted via Lambeth Walk, Chater Road, Jackson Road, Connaught Road Central and Jubilee Street after 10:00 am daily for Central direction. [6]
- 22 July 2001: Siu Sai Wan terminus was relocated to Island Resort. [7]
- 28 April 2003: Central terminus was relocated to Central Ferry Piers. [8]
- 31 May 2004: Eastern Terminus was relocated back to Chai Wan (East), no longer serving Siu Sai Wan, and a new free Octopus interchange concession with Routes 8, 8P, 8X, 81, 82, 84M, 788 and 789 was introduced. [Remark 1][9][10]
- 11 February 2006: Omitted Causeway Bay (Excelsior Hotel and Inner Gloucester Road) for Central Ferry Piers direction to tie in with the change of NWFB Route 8 to express route between Causeway Bay and Wan Chai; the affected section was replaced by Route 780P via Inner Gloucester Road. [11]
- 5 March 2012: No longer passed through Harcourt Road Flyover for Chai Wan direction and rerouted via Harcourt Road at-grade carriageway with additional stop at "Central Government Offices". [12]
- 1 June 2016: To tie in with the renewal of Citybus Franchise (I), Octopus interchange concessions with Routes 5X, 70 and NWFB Routes 18, 18P and 590 were introduced. [13]
- 15 December 2017: "Next Bus" Arrival Time Inquiry Service was introduced on this route. [14]
- 5 November 2022: To tie in with the development plan of Chai Wan (East) Bus Terminus, the Chai Wan terminus was relocated to a temporary terminus near On Yip Street, with a new stop at "Sheung On Street" on Chai Wan Road towards Chai Wan. [15]
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 6/2022, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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- This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.
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References[]
- ↑ "西灣河至中環航綫 乘客銳減下月停辦 中巴加强兩綫服務填補" (Ferry route between Sai Wan Ho and Central to terminate next month due to decreasing demand; CMB to enhance services of two routes to fill the gap), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 26 March 1984.
- ↑ "灣仔北部巴士改道計劃" (Bus Route Diversion Arrangements at Wan Chai North), Hong Kong Government Press Release, 5 October 1988.
- ↑ "為繞過告士打道東行隧道車龍 灣仔北巴士將改道 後日開始實施包括多線隧巴及中巴在內" (Bus routes at Wan Chai North to be rerouted to bypass tunnel congestions at Gloucester Road, to be adopted tomorrow including multiple CHT routes and CMB routes), Ta Kung Pao, 6 October 1988.
- ↑ HKSARG, "TD to continue to monitor bus services on HK Island" [Press Release], 1 September 1998.
- ↑ 2000年1月巴士新聞 (Bus News January 2000), BUStop.
- ↑ 2000年8月巴士新聞 (Bus News August 2000), BUStop.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Opening of Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) Public Transport Terminus" [Traffic Advice].
- ↑ 巴士新聞 2003年4月 (Bus News April 2003), BUStop.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "東區巴士路線重組" (Reorganisation of Bus Routes in Eastern District) [Traffic Advice].
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Citybus And NWFB To Enhance 15 Hong Kong Island Routes" [News Release], 27 May 2004.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "城巴新巴提升港島東巴士服務 六條路線實施新安排" (Citybus and NWFB) [News Release], 7 February 2006.
- ↑ 下星期一(5/3) 起城巴780線加站 (Citybus Route 780 to add stop next Monday (5 March)), hkitalk.net.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Citybus Offers Additional Fare Concessions “Next Bus” Arrival Time Enquiry Service Trial begins on 8 routes" [News Release], 20 May 2016.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB and Citybus Extend “Next Bus” Arrival Service to 74 Routes" [News Release], 15 December 2017.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Routes 682, 682A, 682B, 682P, 682X, 780, 988 Relocation of Chai Wan (E) Bus Terminus and Bus Stop Arrangements" [Passenger Notice], 31 October 2022.