The New Territories Bus Route B7 is one of the "Liantang Express" routes operated by Citybus. It runs between Sheung Shui (Po Wan Road) and Heung Yuen Wai Port, via MTR Fanling Station and Heung Yuen Wai Highway.
The termini of this route are in North District but the section of Heung Yuen Wai Highway (the section of Lung Shan Tunnel near Lung Shan to Fanling Highway Interchange) is in Tai Po District, and the Fanling Highway Bus-Bus Interchange towards Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point is in the district, thus making it a hybrid intra-district and inter-district route.
To emphasise that this route observes Fanling Station, the electronic destination sign of Sheung Shui-bound buses will alternately display "Fanling MTR" and "Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui), as well as "Sheung Shui Wai" and "Shek Wu Hui" after leaving Heung Yuen Wai Port.
History[]
Commencement background[]
In May 2018, the Transport Department published the "Arrangements for Local Public Transport Services at Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point", proposing to operate three franchised bus routes between Heung Yuen Wai BCP and Sheung Shui (via Fanling), Sha Tin (via Tai Po) and Tuen Mun (via Yuen Long) respectively, and to select operators by tendering.[1] The route between the Heung Yuen Wai BCP and Sheung Shui will terminate at the Sheung Shui via San Wan Road, Fanling Station and Tong Hang, and then observe Fanling Highway and Heung Yuen Wai Highway to and from the Heung Yuen Wai BCP. To ensure that the services provided by the franchised bus operators can meet unexpected demand in addition to the anticipated demand, the Department will pay attention to the ability of the operators to meet unexpected demand when selecting the operators during the tendering process.[2]
After the proposal was made, North District Council members considered that the area around the Sheung Shui and San Wan Road were very busy and suggested that the terminus of the new route should be located at Tsui Lai Garden or Choi Yuen Road (near Po Shek Wu Estate that was under construction) and then along Pak Wo Road to the Heung Yuen Wai BCP.[3] In June of the same year, the Transport Department submitted a revised proposal to the North District Council, proposing that the terminus of the route be relocated to Tsui Lai Garden and that the route be routed to and from Fanling Station via Jockey Club Road, with an additional bus bay at Fanling Station Road to provide an intermediate stop for the route to facilitate interchange with the MTR East Rail Line.[4]
After an open tendering process, the Transport Department announced in May 2019 that the bus route between Sheung Shui and the Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point was awarded to Citybus with the number B7.[5] In January 2020, the then North District Councillor, Mr. Michael Chiang, received feedback from residents of Tsui Lai Garden that this route would cause nuisance to their daily life and that there was insufficient space at the bus terminus of Tsui Lai Garden, so he strongly objected to the commencement of this route. At the North District Council meeting, a temporary motion was moved and passed to shelve the operation of this route. In response, the Transport Department proposed a revised proposal in May of the same year to relocate the Sheung Shui terminus of this route to Po Wan Road (located diagonally opposite to the First Electricity Building near Sheung Shui Wai), not to pass through Fanling Station Road in the direction of Sheung Shui, and to change the frequency to 20 minutes; however, the North District Council still had reservations about the proposal.[6]
The Heung Yuen Wai BCP was completed in August 2020 and initially handled only cargo vehicles due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic early that year. With the change of the epidemic, passenger clearance service was introduced at the Heung Yuen Wai BCP from 6 February 2023 and the route was also commenced at the same time,[7] resuming via Fanling Station Road for Sheung Shui bound.
Route Change History[]
- 6 February 2023: Route B7 commenced service.[8][9]
- 11 March 2023: "Fu Hing Street Shek Wu Hui" stop on Jockey Club Road added for Sheung Shui bound.[10]
- 6 May 2023: Additional stops were added at "Pik Fung Road" at Jockey Club Road and Fanling Highway Bus-Bus Interchange towards Heung Yuen Wai Port; as well as at "Fung Kai No. 1 Secondary School" on Jockey Club Road towards Sheung Shui.[11][12]
- 13 August 2023: Shortworking departures between Fanling Station and Heung Yuen Wai Port were introduced on a trial basis, until 6 October of the same year.[13][14]
- 30 September 2023: Buses towards Heung Yuen Wai called additionally at "Tin Ming House Tin Ping Estate" stop on Jockey Club Road; buses towards Sheung Shui no longer observed Ma Sik Road, Tin Ping Road and Lung Sum Avenue, and the stop at "Tin Yee House Tin Ping Estate" on Lung Sum Avenue was cancelled and changed to call at "Sunningdale Garden" stop on Jockey Club Road.[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 2/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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Special departures[]
- Fanling Station ↔ Heung Yuen Wai Port ●
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In response to passenger demand, the bus company may arrange additional buses, some of which run to and from Fanling Station and Heung Yuen Wai Port only.
- This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/ Boarding stop | Fare |
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| Full fare | $10.0 |
| Section fare (to Sheung Shui) | |
| from Tong Hang | $5.7 |
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Same-day Return Discount[]
Passengers using an Octopus card or designated e-payment device to travel on route B7 between Heung Yuen Wai Control point (Heung Yuen Wai Port) and Fanling/Sheung Shui on the same day can enjoy a concessionary fare of $8.5 for the return journey. Passengers must use the same Octopus card or the same e-payment device account to pay for both the return journey within the same service day (i.e. between the first and last bus service hours) to enjoy the concessionary fare.
Three-day concessionary fare[]
The "Three-Day Round Trip Pass" is priced at $17.1 and is valid for one round trip on this route within three days. The pass is sold as a virtual ticket on an Octopus card and there is no physical ticket.
Passengers can purchase the Three-Day Return Pass by pressing the button at the top right corner of the Octopus Card Reader and then tapping the card.
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 B7 Interchange Discount
Bus deployments[]
Seven buses are used on this route, mainly Enviro500 MMC 12 metres (8484-8489, 8491-8506) with luggage racks, Enviro500 MMC 12.8 metres (6460-6490, 6501-6588) and Volvo B8L 12 metres (53100-53105) double-decker buses.
Routing[]
To Heung Yuen Wai Port[]
Via: Po Wan Road, Po Shek Wu Road, Jockey Club Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, San Wan Road, Fanling Station Road, San Wan Road #, Jockey Club Road, Fanling Highway, Heung Yuen Wai Highway and Unnamed Road
#: Bus captains may divert to Jockey Club Road via Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau depending on traffic conditions.
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| Citybus Route B7 (Sheung Shui (Po Wan Road) → Heung Yuen Wai Port) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Sheung Shui | Po Wan Road | Sheung Shui (Po Wan Road) | |
| 2 | Jockey Club Road | Fung Nam Road Garden | ||
| 3 | North District Sports Ground | |||
| 4 | Fanling | Tin Ming House Tin Ping Estate | ||
| 5 | Fanling Lutheran Secondary School | |||
| 6 | Pik Fung Road | |||
| 7 | Fanling Station Road | Fanling Station  |
Near Fanling Town Centre, Fanling Centre, Cheung Wah Estate | |
| 8 | Jockey Club Road | Tong Hang | ||
| 9 | Wo Hop Shek | Fanling Highway Bus-Bus Interchange | ||
 Fanling Highway; Heung Yuen Wai Highway
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| 10 | Ta Kwu Ling | Heung Yuen Wai Port | ||
To Sheung Shui (Po Wan Road)[]
To Sheung Shui: The distance of this route is approx. 18.4km, and the journey time is approximately 37mins. (The average speed is 29.8km/h.)
via: Unnamed Road, Heung Yuen Wai Highway, Fanling Highway, Pak Wo Road, Ma Wui Road, San Wan Road, Fanling Station Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Jockey Club Road and Po Wan Road
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Ta Kwu Ling | Heung Yuen Wai Port | ||
| Heung Yuen Wai Highway; Fanling Highway
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| 2 | Fanling | Jockey Club Road | Tong Hang | Section fare begins |
| 3 | Fanling Station Road | Fanling Station |
near Fanling Town Centre, Fanling Centre, Cheung Wah Estate | |
| 4 | Jockey Club Road | Fanling Law Courts Building | ||
| 5 | North District Park North Gate | |||
| 6 | Sheung Shui | Sunningdale Garden | ||
| 7 | Fu Hing Street | For Shek Wu Hui and Sheung Shui Town Centre, please alight at this stop | ||
| 8 | Fung Kai No.1 Secondary School | |||
| 9 | Po Wan Road | Sheung Shui (Po Wan Road) | ||
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
Related articles[]
- Citybus Route B7X
- KMB Route 79K
- New Territories GMB Route 59S
References[]
- ↑ HKSAR Government, 〈香園圍邊境管制站的本地公共交通服務安排〉, North District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 55/2018, April 2018.
- ↑ HKSARG, "立法會三題：蓮塘／香園圍口岸" [News Bulletin], 30 January 2019. (Chinese)
- ↑ North District Council Secretariat, 〈北區區議會(2016-2019)交通及運輸委員會第15次會議記錄（第4-32點）〉June 2018. (Chinese)
- ↑ North District Council Secretariat, 〈北區區議會交通及運輸委員會北區巴士及小巴服務工作小組第8次會議摘要（第28-42點）〉, December 2018.
- ↑ 香園圍公路26日通車 設4個交匯處 沙頭角往九龍坑減至四分鐘, HK01, 18 May 2019. (Chinese)
- ↑ North District Council Secretariat, "Minutes of the 5th meeting of the North District Council (2020-2023) Traffic and Transport Committee (Points 189-223)", November 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Traffic and Public Transport Arrangements for Heung Yuen Wai Border Control Point" [Traffic Advice], 4 February 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_69683.html Introduction of Citybus Route No. B7 (Po Wan Road – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)]" [Traffic Advice], 3 February 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Plans to Launch New Territories East Boundary Express Routes B7 and B8 Linking Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Sheung Shui / Sha Tin" [News Release], 3 February 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Traffic Advice - Service Enhancement of CTB Route No. B7 (Po Wan Road – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)" [Traffic Advice], 8 March 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Addition of Bus Stop of CTB Route No. B7 (Po Wan Road – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)" [Traffic Advice], 2 May 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "B7 Additional Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], 4 May 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Enhancement of CTB Route No. B7 (Po Wan Road – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)" [Traffic Advice], 11 August 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Trial of Special Short-working Departures of CTB Route No. B7 (Fanling Station – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)" [Traffic Advice], 31 August 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_72687.html Service Adjustments of CTB Route No. B7 (Po Wan Road – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point) ]" [Traffic Advice], 28 September 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Strengthening Boundary Services Launching Route B7X on Trial Basis" [News Release], 28 September 2023.
External links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: (to Heung Yuen Wai Port (via Fanling Station))
- Citybus Official Route Information: (to Sheung Shui (Po Wan Road) (via Fanling Station))
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