The Airbus Route A23 is one of the "Cityflyer" Routes operated by Citybus. It runs between Tsz Wan Shan (North) and Airport, via Hammer Hill, Wong Tai Sin, Wang Tau Hom, Kowloon Tong, Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan, Mei Foo and HZMB Hong Kong Port, observing Tsuen Wan Road, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road and Lantau Link to and from HZMB Hong Kong Port, SKYCITY and Airport Passenger Terminal Building.
History[]
Introducing background[]
For many years, there was no daytime airport bus services for Tsz Wan Shan and Hammer Hill. Since the relocation of the urban terminus of Route E23 from Choi Hung to Tsz Wan Shan (South) on 5 January 2009, residents of Tsz Wan Shan have finally enjoyed the daytime airport bus service, but it does not cover most of Tsz Wan Shan and Fu Shan Estate. On the other hand, with effect from 16 December 2018, Route E23A that observes Tung Chung North has been split from morning to noon for the urban direction and from noon to midnight for the airport direction, thus further lengthening the journey to and from the airport along the route.
With the increase in population at Kai Tak and the commissioning of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, the demand for travel to and from the airport is expected to increase. In view of this, the Transport Department and Citybus have proposed in the 2018-2019 Bus Route Planning Programme to introduce a new route A23, which will turn from Bailey Street to Hung Hom Road in the direction of the airport, and then go directly onto Hung Hom Bypass to Jordan, and then along Lin Cheung Road, Tsing Kwai Highway and Cheung Tsing Tunnel to Cheung Tsing Highway. After listening to the views of the District Council, TD arranged a one-way bypass via Laguna Verde and took the West Kowloon Highway and Route 8 to and from Lantau Link.[1] By the time the route was introduced, Terminal 2 was closed and the return direction was diverted via HZMB Hong Kong Port.
- 6 January 2020: Route A23 commenced service.[2][3]
- 17 February 2020: Service hours from Airport was shortened to 11:40 to 23:40 daily due to novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak.[4]
- 1 April 2020: Service of this route was suspended until 28 April 2023 due to the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak.[5]
Major re-routing[]
Route A23 has to be routed via Kai Tak, To Kwa Wan, Hung Hom and Jordan to and from Tsz Wan Shan and the Airport. Residents of Tsz Wan Shan were dissatisfied with the circuitous routing which took about 100 minutes to reach the airport, and they criticised it with the term "'A Route' fare but 'E Route' services". However, the Transport Department and the bus company considered that the route was designed as a long-haul route to and from the Airport and could not serve only one community in view of the patronage and cost effectiveness of the route.[6]
In February 2021, the Annual Bus Route Planning Programme proposed to re-route Route A23 to Kowloon Tong, Sham Shui Po, etc., while the original Kai Tak - Hung Hom service was replaced by a new full-day Route A25. Local organisations were dissatisfied with the similarly circuitous nature of the new routing, deriding it as akin to extending KMB Route 2F to the Airport, and that the diversion would not help improve patronage.[7] However, Citybus still insisted on the restructuring, and the Route A25 was the first to be introduced on 1 April 2023 to replace this route for the Kowloon City - Airport service, while the A23 was re-routed at the end of the same month when weekend and holiday services were resumed, also replacing the then-suspended Route A20, which connects Cheung Sha Wan Road to the Airport during the relevant period.
- 29 April 2023:[8][9][10][11]
- Services of this route was resumed but service periods was reduced to operate on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays only, with service hours from Tsz Wan Shan shortened to 08:10 to 20:10;
- Rerouted via Wong Tai Sin, Wang Tau Hom, Kowloon Tong, Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan and Mei Foo for both directions, no longer serving Kai Tak, To Kwa Wan, Hung Hom and Jordan;
- Diverted via Chek Lap Kok Road, Tung Wing Road and Airport Road for Airport direction, then return to Cheong Hong Road and original routing.
- 13 November 2023: Monday to Friday service was resumed, with departures from Tsz Wan Shan at 05:10, 06:10 and 07:10, whereas that from Airport at 21:10, 22:10, 23:10 and 00:10.[12]
- 26 November 2023: Both bounds were detoured via the newly completed SKYCITY Transport Terminal.[13][14]
- 18 December 2023:
- The last departure time from Tsz Wan Shan was resumed to 21:40 daily;
- The first bus time from Airport was resumed to 11:10 from Mondays to Fridays.
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.
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- This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding Stop | Fares |
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| Full Fare | $40.8 |
| Section Fares (to Airport) | |
| from Yee Kok Court | $34.6 |
| Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange | $17.8 |
| SKYCITY | $4.2 |
| Section Fares (to Tsz Wan Shan) | |
| Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange | $27.3 |
| from Kwai Chung Interchange | $7.3 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Pre-paid Return Tickets[]
Pre-paid Return Tickets are priced at $60.0 and are valid for three months from the date of purchase. They are valid for any journey on this route, A20, A21, A22 or A25 to the city and to the Airport.
Passengers can purchase pre-paid tickets at Citybus Customer Service Centres, Citybus eShop shopping platform or designated travel agents.[15]
Same-day Return Discount[]
Passengers using an Octopus card or e-payment device to travel on Cityflyer to and from the Airport/HZMB Hong Kong Port/Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange and the urban area on the same day can enjoy half-fare concession on the return trip. To be eligible for the half-fare return trip, passengers must pay both the onward and return fares with the same Octopus card or the same e-payment device within the same service day (i.e. between the first and last bus service hours). The return journey discount is applicable to any Cityflyer daytime route.[16]
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 A23 Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions
Lantau Link BBI Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]
Template:CTB Lantau Link BBI Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions
Airport Staff Concessionary Travel Scheme[]
Eligible Airport and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) staff holding a Personalised Octopus or Personalised Octopus for Airport Staff recorded and approved by Citybus can travel on this route at a concessionary fare of $27.0 per trip ($16.9 for Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange to Airport). Passengers are required to present the front of their registered "Authorised Employee Status" Octopus to the bus captain upon boarding, and pay the fare with the card upon confirmation by the bus captain without having to wait for the Octopus fare adjustment.[17]
Bus Deployments[]
This route is served by 6 double-decker buses in the morning and 8 double-decker buses in the afternoon, with the main model being the Enviro500 MMC 12m luxury version (80XX) which is part of the Cityflyer fleet.
Routing[]
To Airport[]
To Airport: The distance of this route is approx. 45.3km, and the journey time is approximately 105mins. (The average speed is 25.9km/h.)
Via: Tsz Wan Shan Road, Wai Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan (Central) Bus Terminus, Wai Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan Road, Po Kong Village Road, Hammer Hill Road, Roundabout, Fung Tak Road, Shatin Pass Road, Wong Tai Sin Road, Ma Chai Hang Road, Fung Mo Street, Fu Mei Street Chuk Yuen Road, Junction Road, Waterloo Road, Cornwall Street, Nam Cheong Street, Un Chau Street, Yen Chow Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok Road, Kwai Chung Road, Tsuen Wan Road, Tsuen Wan Interchange, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsing Yi North Shore Road, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Lantau Link, North Lantau Highway, Shun Long Road, Shun Fai Road, Shun Wui Road, Chek Lap Kok Road, Tung Wing Road, Airport Road, Cheong Hong Road, Airport Road, Airport South Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Sky City Road, Second Sky Street, SKYCITY Transport Terminal, Third Sky Street, Sky City Road East, Sky City Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Airport South Interchange and Cheong Lin Road
| Cityflyer Route A23 (Tsz Wan Shan (North) → Airport) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsz Wan Shan | Tsz Wan Shan (North) | ||
| 2 | Tsz Wan Shan (Central) | |||
| 3 | Tsz Wan Shan Road | Ching Hong House Tsz Ching Estate | ||
| 4 | Tak Oi Secondary School | |||
| 5 | Hammer Hill | Po Kong Village Road | Fu Shan Estate | |
| 6 | Hammer Hill Road | Hammer Hill Road Playground | ||
| 7 | Diamond Hill | Fung Tak Road | Chi Lin Nunnery | |
| 8 | Lung Poon Court | |||
| 9 | Chuk Yuen | Fung Tak Park | ||
| 10 | Wong Tai Sin Road | Wong Tai Sin Temple | ||
| 11 | Po Sin House Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate | |||
| 12 | Wang Tau Hom | Fu Mei Street | Wang Yip House Wang Tau Hom Estate | |
| 13 | Wang Fu House Wang Tau Hom Estate | |||
| 14 | Kowloon Tong | Junction Road | HKBU Shaw Campus | |
| 15 | Cornwall Street | Kent Road | ||
| 16 | Tai Wo Ping | Shek Kip Mei Park | ||
| 17 | Chak Yan Centre | |||
| 18 | Shek Kip Mei | Nam Cheong Street | Shek Kip Mei Fire Station | |
| 19 | Shui Tin House Pak Tin Estate | |||
| 20 | Mei Ying House Shek Kip Mei Estate | |||
| 21 | Shek Kip Mei Shopping Centre | |||
| 22 | Sham Shui Po | Un Chau Street | Pei Ho Street | |
| 23 | Yen Chow Street | Fuk Wing Street | near Golden Computer Centre, Golden Computer Arcade | |
| 24 | Cheung Sha Wan Road | Yee Kok Court | Section Fare begins | |
| 25 | Cheung Sha Wan | Cheung Sha Wan Playground  |
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| 26 | Hing Wah Street | |||
| 27 | Cheung Sha Wan Plaza |
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| 28 | Lai Chi Kok (Mei Foo) | Lai Chi Kok Road | Mei Foo |
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| 29 | Kwai Chung (Container Terminals) | Kwai Chung Road | Kwai Chung Interchange | |
 Tsuen Wan Road; Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road;  Lantau Link
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| 30 | Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula | Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange | Section Fare begins | |
| North Lantau Highway; Shun Long Road
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| 31 | HZMB Hong Kong Port Artificial Island | Shun Fai Road | HZMB Passenger Clearance Building | Alighting Only For Hong Kong Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, please alight at this stop |
| 32 | Airport (Terminal Area) | Cheong Hong Road | Airport (Terminal One) |
Alighting Only |
| 33 | Airport (SkyCity) | SKYCITY | Section fare begins here | |
| 34 | Airport (Terminal Area) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) |
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to Tsz Wan Shan (North)[]
To Tsz Wan Shan: The distance of this route is approx. 42.3km, and the journey time is approximately 105mins. (The average speed is 24.2km/h.)
Via: Cheong Lin Road, Airport South Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Airport South Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Sky City Road, Second Sky Street, SKYCITY Transport Terminal, Third Sky Street, Sky City Road East, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Fai Road, Shun Wui Road, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Long Road, North Lantau Highway, Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi North Coastal Highway, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsuen Wan Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Nam Cheong Street, Cornwall Street, Waterloo Road, Junction Road, Chuk Yuen Road, Fu Mei Street, Fung Mo Street, Ma Chai Hang Road, Wong Tai Sin Road, Shatin Road, Fung Tak Road, Wong Tai Sin Road, Shatin Pass Road, Fung Tak Road, Roundabout, Hammer Hill Road, Po Kong Village Road, Tsz Wan Shan Road, Wai Wah Street, Wan Wah Street and Tsz Wan Shan Road
| Cityflyer Route A23 (Airport → Tsz Wan Shan (North)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Airport (Terminal Area) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) |
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| 2 | Airport (SkyCity) | SKYCITY | ||
| 3 | HZMB Hong Kong Port Artificial Island | Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port | ||
| Shun Long Road; North Lantau Highway
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| 4 | Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula | Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange | Section Fare begins here | |
| Lantau Link; Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Tsing Tsuen Road; Tsuen Wan Road
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| 5 | Kwai Chung (Container Terminals) | Kwai Chung Road | Kwai Chung Interchange | Section Fare begins here |
| 6 | Lai Chi Kok (Mei Foo) | Cheung Sha Wan Road | Mei Foo |
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| 7 | Cheung Sha Wan | Lai Chi Kok Station |
near Cheung Sha Wan Plaza | |
| 8 | Cheung Wah Street | |||
| 9 | Cheung Sha Wan Station |
near Un Chau Estate | ||
| 10 | Sham Shui Po | Yee Kok Court | ||
| 11 | Yen Chow Street |
near Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices | ||
| 12 | Sham Shui Po Station |
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| 13 | Nam Cheong Street | Fuk Wa Street | ||
| 14 | Shek Kip Mei | Mei Shing House Shek Kip Mei Estate | ||
| 15 | Shui Tin House Pak Tin Estate | |||
| 16 | Shek Kip Mei Fire Station | |||
| 17 | Tai Wo Ping | Cornwall Street | Chak Yan Centre | |
| 18 | Shek Kip Mei Park | |||
| 19 | Beacon Hill | Ede Road | ||
| 20 | Kowloon Tong | Junction Road | Kam Shing Road | |
| 21 | Wang Tau Hom | Fu Mei Street | Ka Keung Court | |
| 22 | Wang Chiu House Wang Tau Hom Estate | |||
| 23 | Chuk Yuen | Wong Tai Sin Road | Wong Tai Sin Temple | |
| 24 | Fung Tak Road | Mei Tak House | ||
| 25 | Diamond Hill | Fung Tak Shopping Centre | ||
| 26 | Chi Lin Nunnery | |||
| 27 | Hammer Hill | Hammer Hill Road | Chun Tok School | |
| 28 | Po Kong Village Road | Grandview Garden | ||
| 29 | Tsz Wan Shan | Tsz Wan Shan Road | Tak Oi Secondary School | |
| 30 | Tsz Man Estate | |||
| 31 | Wai Wah Street | Tsz On Court | ||
| 32 | Tsz Wan Shan Road | Oi Fu House Tsz Oi Court | ||
| 33 | Tsz Wan Shan (North) | |||
Ridership[]
According to the past Bus Route Planning Programme (BRPP), the ridership of this route are as follows:
- 2021: The occupancy rate is 23% during the busiest hour.[18]
Gallery[]
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Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
- Citybus Route A20
- Citybus Route E21
- Citybus Route E21D
- Citybus Route E22
- Citybus Route E23
- Citybus Route E23A
- Citybus Route N23
References[]
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "城巴第A23號線（慈雲山（北）–機場（地面運輸中心））修訂建議的行車路線" ("Revised proposed routing of Citybus Route A23 (Tsz Wan Shan (North) - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre))"), Yau Tsim Mong District Council Panel on Transport and Housing Paper No. 61/2019, August 2019.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Airport Route No. A23" [Traffic Advice], 24 December 2019.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Launches Cityflyer Route A23" [News Release], 30 December 2019.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route A23 Temporary Headway Adjustment" [Passenger Notice], 14 February 2020.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Cityflyer Temporary Service Suspension and Adjustments" [News Release], 28 March 2020.
- ↑ "黃大仙區議會不滿 機場巴A23「A車收費，E車服務」" (Wong Tai Sin District Councillors dissatisfied with Airport Bus Route A23's "A Route Fare, E Route Services"), inmediahk, 4 March 2020.
- ↑ Wong Tai Sin Transport, "29/4 Citybus Route A23 Resumes Weekend Service with Large Extent of Changes to Kowloon Section" [Facebook post], 29 April 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "城Service Resumption and Service Adjustments of CTB Route No. A23 (Tsz Wan Shan (North) – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre))" [Traffic Advice], 27 April 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Citybus and NWFB Strengthen the Service of Cityflyer Routes, Boundary Routes and Rickshaw Sightseeing Bus During the Labour Day “Golden Week” Holiday" [News Release], 27 April 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "A23 Service Arrangement" [Passenger Notice], 27 April 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Routes A11, A17, A21, A22, A23, A29, NA11, NA20, NA21, NA29 Alteration of Routeing at Chek Lap Kok Road" [Passenger Notice], 14 December 2020.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Arrangement of Service for Cityflyer" [Passenger Notice], 8 November 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Commencement of Operation of SKYCITY Transport Terminal, Sky City Road East, Chek Lap Kok" [Traffic Advice], 23 November 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Multiple Routes Extend to Cover SKYCITY" [News Release], 23 November 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited,"Cityflyer Pre-paid Return Tickets".
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited,"Cityflyer Same Day Return Discount".
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Designated Staff Fare Concessions Scheme".
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "2021-2022年度離島區巴士路線計劃" ("2021-2022 Bus Route Planning Programme"), Annex 12, February 2021.
External Links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: (to Airport (via HZMB Hong Kong Port))
- Citybus Official Route Information: (to Tsz Wan Shan (North))
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| Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Control Point (connects to HZMB Macau Frontier Post and Zhuhai Port) | <Local Services> Franchised Buses:A10 • A11 • A12 • A17 • A21 • A22 • A23 • A25 • A26 • A28 • A29 • A30 • A31 • A32 • A33X • A34 • A35 • A36 • A37 • A38 • A41 • A41P • A42 • A43 • A46 • A47X • B4 • B5 • B6 • N35 • NA11 • NA12 • NA20 • NA21 • NA29 • NA31 • NA32 • NA33 • NA36 • NA37 • NA40 • NA41 • NA43 • NA47 Green Minibuses: 901 <Cross-boundary shuttle buses/coaches> Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Shuttle Bus <Cross-border Coaches> One Bus • Hong Kong - Macao Express • Kwun Tong (apm)-Macau Route • EEBus HZMB-Macau Route |
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