The New Territories Bus Route 79X is one of the "Fanling Queen's Hill Express" routes operated by Citybus. It runs between Queen's Hill Fanling and Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street), observing Heung Yuen Wai Highway, Tolo Highway and Tsing Sha Highway after Ma Mei Ha to and from Sham Shui Po West, Tai Kok Tsui, Mong Kok and Sham Shui Po (Cheung Sha Wan Road) in Kowloon.
The "Queen's Hill Line" Route 79X is the sole whole-day route running to and from Queen's Hill and Urban Kowloon.
History[]
Introducing Background[]
The site of the former Queen's Hill Barracks in Fanling was partially allocated for public housing development in 2016 and named Queen's Hill Estate and Shan Lai Court for completion in 2021.
To cope with the population growth arising from the public housing development in Queen's Hill, four new bus routes have been proposed in the 2020-2021 Bus Route Planning Programme, one of which is between Queen Hill and Nam Cheong via Sha Tau Kok Road (Kwan Tei, Hung Leng, Ma Mei Ha), Heung Yuen Wai Highway (Lung Shan Tunnel), Tolo Highway, Tsing Sha Highway, Tai Kok Tsui, Mong Kok, Sham Shui Po (Lai Chi Kok Road) and Cheung Sha Wan Business District, with Sham Mong Road near Nam Cheong Station as the terminus. Intially a one-way service is recommended to operate from Monday to Friday morning and evening peak hours.。[1]
On 21 June 2021, the Transport Department announced that all four new Queen's Hill routes had been awarded to Citybus[2][3] with the route number "79X" allocated for the route between Queen's Hill and Nam Cheong. As the Queen Hill Public Transport Terminus and Nam Cheong Station Public Transport Interchange, which were originally intended to serve as the termini at both ends of the route, were not yet in operation, the route was then terminated at Shan Lai Court and Sham Mong Road when it was introduced. In addition, the service hours have been extended to provide services to Cheung Sha Wan and Queen's Hill from Monday to Friday morning to afternoon/Saturday and holiday morning to evening, and daily noon to evening respectively.
Route Change History[]
- 30 November 2021: Route 79X commenced service.[4][5]
- 26 January 2022: Terminus relocated from Shan Lai Court to Queen's HillPublic Transport Terminus:[6]
- Last bus time delayed from 16:00 to 17:15 from Fanling Queen's Hill from Mondays to Fridays.
- Frequency increased from 07:30 and 10:00 from Cheung Sha Wan from Mondays to Fridays, and the first bus time was advanced from 12:00 to 09:30 from Cheung Sha Wan on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.
- Return to "Shan Lai Court" bus stop and original route from the New Terminus via Lung Ma Road eastbound, U-turn, Lung Ma Road westbound, and cancel the midway stop "Queen's Hill Estate" at Lung Ma Road westbound.
- When heading towards Queen's Hill, after driving eastbound on Lung Ma Road, buses would enter Queen's Hill Public Transport Terminus and a new stop was set up to replace the original "Queen's Hill Estate" midway stop at Lung Ma Road eastbound, then return to "Shan Lai Court" stop via Lung Ma Road eastbound and U-turn, then return to Queen's Hill Public Transport Terminus along Lung Ma Road westbound as terminus.
- 17 July 2022: The first bus from Fanling Queen Hill departs earlier at 05:35 daily and the last bus from Fanling Queen Hill departs later at 17:40 from Mondays to Fridays.[7][8]
- 28 November 2022: Service hours extended on trial basis[9][10] until 26 May 2023:[11]
- Last bus from Queen's Hill (Fanling) was delayed to 19:00 from Monday to Friday.
- Last bus time from Cheung Sha Wan (West) was delayed to 22:00 daily.
- 23 April 2023: Cheung Sha Wan terminus was relocated from Sham Mong Road to the newly-opened Hoi Tat Public Transport Interchange.[12]
- 19 August 2023: Routing in Kowloon was amended and terminus was relocated to Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street):[13][14]
- For Cheung Sha Wan direction, buses were diverted via Tonkin Street West to Sham Mong Road after Lin Cheung Road; after arriving Tai Kok Tsui Road, buses would go via Cherry Street and Beech Street to Anchor Street. For Fanling direction, buses were diverted via Tonkin Street West to Lin Cheung Road after arriving Sham Mong Road.
- Both directions were diverted via Cheung Sha Wan Road in lieu of Lai Chi Kok Road.
- 1 October 2023: Last bus time daily from Cheung Sha Wan was brought backward to 00:00.[15][16]
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 10/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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- This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding Stop | Fare |
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| Full Fare | $16.2 |
| Section Fare (to Cheung Sha Wan) | |
| from Nam Cheong Station | $4.4 |
| Section Fare (to Fanling) | |
| from Chun Yiu | $5.6 |
| from Hung Leng | $4.4 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Octopus Interchange Discount Scheme[]
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 79X Interchange Discount Scheme
Bus Deployments[]
This route is operated by 4 buses. As the tender stipulates that Must use Euro 6 or above buses with double wheelchair spaces must be used on this route, 12-metre Volvo B8L buses (Priority F/N 8824-8828, Second priority F/N 8813-8823, 8829) with additional wheelchair bays, which can carry two wheelchair passengers at the same time, must be used except in the event of an emergency or bus shortages, supplemented by Enviro500 MMC 12m (8547-8557) double-decker buses, also with double wheelchair spaces.
Routing[]
to Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street)[]
To Cheung Sha Wan: The distance of this route is approx. 43.7km, and the journey time is approximately 88mins. (The average speed is 29.8km/h.)
Via: Lung Ma Road (eastbound), Roundabout, Lung Ma Road (westbound), Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Sha Tau Kok Road - Ma Mei Ha, Sha Tau Kok Road - Wo Hang, Heung Yuen Wai Highway, Fanling Highway, Tolo Highway, # (Tai Po Road - Sha Tin), Tsing Sha Highway Lai Po Road, Lin Cheung Road, Tonkin Street West, Sham Mong Road, Cherry Street, Tai Kok Tsui Road, Beech Street, Mong Kok Road, Nathan Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Cheung Shun Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Tung Chau West Street, Castle Peak Road and Kom Tsun Street
# Depending on traffic conditions, buses may be diverted to the following roads:
- Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Sha Tin Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road and Che Kung Miu Road
- Tate's Cairn Highway, Sha Lek Highway, Sha Tin Wai Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road and Che Kung Miu Road
- Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Tai Chung Kiu Road and Che Kung Miu Road
- Tate's Cairn Highway, Sha Lek Highway, Sha Tin Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road and Che Kung Miu Road
| Citybus Route 79X (Queen's Hill Fanling → Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Fanling (Queen's Hill) | Queen's Hill Estate | ||
| 2 | Lung Ma Road | Shan Lai Court | ||
| 3 | Lung Yeuk Tau | Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau | San Wai Barracks | |
| 4 | Kwan Tei | |||
| 5 | Lau Shui Heung | |||
| 6 | Hung Leng | Sha Tau Kok Road - Ma Mei Ha | Ko Po | |
| 7 | Hung Leng | |||
| 8 | Ma Mei Ha | Ma Mei Ha | ||
| 9 | Sha Tau Kok | Tai Tong Wu | ||
| 10 | Chun Yiu | |||
Heung Yuen Wai Highway;  Fanling Highway, Tolo Highway, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin;  Tsing Sha Highway
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| 11 | Sha Tin Heights | Tsing Sha Highway Bus-Bus Interchange | ||
| Tsing Sha Highway; Lin Cheung Road
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| 12 | Sham Shui Po West | Sham Mong Road | Nam Cheong Station  |
Section Fare begins here near Fu Cheong Estate |
| 13 | Tai Kok Tsui | Chung Wui Street | near Harbour Green, Cosmpolitan Estates | |
| 14 | Olympic Station |
near HSBC Centre | ||
| 15 | Tai Kok Tsui Road | Foo Kwai Street | ||
| 16 | Beech Street | Beech Street | ||
| 17 | Mong Kok | Mong Kok Road | Mong Kok Road | |
| 18 | Nathan Road | Bute Street | near Pioneer Centre | |
| 19 | Prince Edward Station |
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| 20 | Sham Shui Po | Cheung Sha Wan Road | Maple Street | |
| 21 | Pei Ho Street |
near Golden Computer Centre, Golden Computer Arcade | ||
| 22 | Yee Ching Court | near Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices | ||
| 23 | Cheung Sha Wan | Trade Square | near Un Chau Estate | |
| 24 | Cheung Sha Wan Path | |||
| 25 | Cheung Shun Street Playground | |||
| 26 | Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) | |||
to Queen's Hill[]
To Queen's Hill: The distance of this route is approx. 43.4km, and the journey time is approximately 90mins. (The average speed is 28.9km/h.)
Via: Kom Tsun Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Nathan Road, Mong Kok Road, Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Argyle Street, Cherry Street, Sham Mong Road, Tonkin Stret West, Lin Cheung Road, Lai Po Road, Tsing Sha Highway, # (Tai Po Road - Sha Tin), Tolo Highway, Fanling Highway, Heung Yuen Wai Highway, Sha Tau Kok Road - Wo Hang, Sha Tau Kok Road - Ma Mei Ha, 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)
# Buses can be diverted via the following roads depending on traffic conditions:
- Che Kung Miu Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Sha Tin Road and Tai Po Road - Sha Tin
- Che Kung Miu Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Sha Tin Road, Sha Lek Highway and Tate's Cairn Highway
| Citybus Route 79X (Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) → Queen's Hill Fanling) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Cheung Sha Wan | Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) | ||
| 2 | Cheung Sha Wan Road | Kwong Cheung Street | ||
| 3 | Tonkin Street | |||
| 4 | Sham Shui Po | Yen Chow Street | ||
| 5 | Pei Ho Street |
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| 6 | Maple Street |
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| 7 | Mong Kok | Nathan Road | Prince Edward Station |
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| 8 | Allied Plaza |
near Nullah Road | ||
| 9 | Sai Yeung Choi Street South | Argyle Centre |
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| 10 | Argyle Street | Mong Kok Market | ||
| 11 | Tai Kok Tsui | Cherry Street | Ming Kei College | near Olympian City 3 |
| 12 | Central Park |
near Olympian City 2 | ||
| 13 | Sham Mong Road | Olympic Station |
near HSBC Centre | |
| 14 | Harbour Green | near Cosmopolitan Estates | ||
| 15 | Sham Shui Po West | Chui Yu Road | near Metro Harbourview | |
| 16 | Nam Cheong Park | |||
| 17 | Fu Cheong Estate |
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| Lin Cheung Road; Tsing Sha Highway
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| 18 | Sha Tin Heights | Tsing Sha Highway Bus-Bus Interchange | ||
| Tsing Sha Highway; Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Tolo Highway, Fanling Highway; Heung Yuen Wai Highway
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| 19 | Sha Tau Kok | Sha Tau Kok Road - Ma Mei Ha | Chun Yiu | Section fare begins here |
| 20 | Tai Tong Wu | |||
| 21 | Ma Mei Ha | Ma Mei Ha | ||
| 22 | Hung Leng | Hung Leng | Section Fare begins | |
| 23 | Ko Po | |||
| 24 | Lung Yeuk Tau | Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau | Lau Shui Heung | |
| 25 | Kwan Tei | |||
| 26 | San Wai Barracks | |||
| 27 | Fanling (Queen's Hill) | Queen's Hill Estate | ||
| 28 | Lung Ma Road | Shan Lai Court | ||
| 29 | Queen's Hill Estate | |||
Ridership[]
According to Bus Route Planning Programme, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2023: The maximum occupancy rate of the busiest hour is 59%.
Gallery[]
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Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
- Citybus Route 79P
Notes and References[]
- ↑ 香港特別行政區政府運輸署，〈2020-2021年度巴士路線計劃〉［諮詢文件］，2020年2月。
- ↑ 羅庭德Facebook專頁消息 - 皇后山新巴士服務 (Facebook post from District Councillor Law Ting Tak - New bus services for Queen's Hill), 21 June 2021.
- ↑ 城巴搶攻皇后山開四線 粉嶺過海車程110分鐘 最快第四季前啟用 (Citybus to launch four bus routes to Queen's Hill, 110 minutes across the harbour from Fanling; all to be commenced by the fourth quarter at the earliest), HK01, 15 Jul 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of Citybus Route 79X (Queen's Hill - Nam Cheong Station" [Traffic Advice], 22 November 2021.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, " Citybus Expands Network in North District With New Routes from Queen’s Hill" [News Release], 22 November 2021.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Strengthens the Bus Service in Queen’s Hill Launches Route 679 and 979 with Service Enhancement on Route 78X and 79X" [News Release], 21 January 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Comprehensively Enhances the Bus Service in Queen's Hill" [News Release], 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Enhancement of CTB Route Nos. 78X, 79X, 679 and 979" [Traffic Advice], 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Queen's Hill Route 79X Service Enhancement" [News Release], 24 November 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Enhancement of CTB Route 79X (Queen's Hill – Nam Cheong Station)" [Traffic Advice], 24 November 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Enhancement of CTB Route 79X (Queen's Hill – Nam Cheong Station)" [Traffic Advice], 23 February 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Citybus Route 20 Extends to Cover Nam Cheong and Hoi Tat" [News Release], 17 April 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustment of CTB Route No. 79X (Queen’s Hill – Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street)) and Introduction of Special Departures Route No. 79P (Queen’s Hill – West Kowloon Station Bus Terminus)" [Traffic Advice], 15 August 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Launches Routes 78C and 79P to connect Queen's Hill and Kwun Tong Town Centre/Jordan" [News Release], 15 August 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Enhancement of CTB Route No. 79X (Queen's Hill – Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street))" [Traffic Advice], 29 September 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Enhances Queen's Hill Routes 78X and 79X Bus Service" [News Release], 29 September 2023.
External Links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: (to Cheung Sha Wan (West) (via: Mong Kok))
- Citybus Official Route Information: (to Queen's Hill, Fanling)
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