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The New Territories Bus Route B8 is one of the NT East Boundary Lines operated by Citybus. It runs between Tai Wai Railway Station and Heung Yuen Wai Port, via Chun Shek Estate, Sha Tin Wai, City One Shatin, Shek Mun (Ravana Garden), Kwong Fuk Estate and Tai Po Market.
History[]
In May 2018, the Transport Department (TD) published the Arrangements for Local Public Transport Services at Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (Heung Yuen Wai BCP), 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 process.[1] The route between Heung Yuen Wai BCP and Tai Wai will terminate at Tai Wai Station and pass through Chun Shek Estate, Sha Tin Wai, City One Shatin, Ravana Garden, Kwong Fuk Estate, Tai Po Market, Tai Wo, and then via Fanling Highway and Heung Yuen Wai Highway to and from 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.[2]
Following an open tendering process, the Transport Department announced in May 2019 that the bus route between Tai Wai Station and Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point was awarded to Citybus with the number B8.[3] On 26 May of the same year, the Heung Yuen Wai Highway was officially opened to traffic, but the opening of the Heung Yuen Wai BCP had not been completed at that time and the opening date had been delayed. The control point was completed in August 2020 and initially only handled cargo clearance due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus early that year. Following the change in the outbreak, passenger clearance was introduced at the Heung Yuen Wai Border Control Point on 6 February 2023 and the route finally commenced five days later (11 February).[4]
Route change history[]
- 11 February 2023: Route B8 commenced service.[5][6]
- 18 February 2023: Service hours were extended from 06:00 to 20:30 from Tai Wai Station and 07:15 to 21:45 from Heung Yuen Wai Port on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.[7][8]
- 11 March 2023: New stops were added at "Lam Tsuen River Side" on Tai Po Tai Wo Road for Heung Yuen Wai Port direction, and at "Greenery Plaza" on Tai Po Tai Wo Road for Tai Wai Station direction.[9]
- 1 September 2023:
- The last bus from Heung Yuen Wai Port was delayed to 22:00;
- A trial Monday to Friday service was introduced until 6 October of the same year:
- Departs from Tai Wai Station: 10:00-13:00
- Departs from Heung Yuen Wai Port: 16:00-22:00
- However due to the Tropical Cyclone Saola hitting Hong Kong, the trial run actually started only at 4 September.
- 7 October 2023: Monday to Friday services were changed to regular basis; a new section fare from "Greenery Plaza" on Tai Po Tai Wo Road to Tai Wai was introduced.[10][11]
- 6 November 2023: The first bus time from Tai Wai Station and Heung Yuen Wai Port on Mondays to Fridays were advanced to 09:00 and 15:00 respectively.[12][13]
- 25 March 2024: Service hours were extended:[14][15]
- The last bus time from Tai Wai Station on Mondays to Fridays was delayed to 16:00;
- The first bus time from Heung Yuen Wai Port on Mondays to Fridays was advanced to 13:00;
- The daily last bus time from Heung Yuen Wai Port was delayed to 22:20.
- 1 May 2025: Special services from Kwong Fuk Estate to Heung Yuen Wai Port were introduced.[16][17]
- 22 September 2025: Service hours on Mondays to Fridays were extended to make it the same as that on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays, with the service hours from Tai Wai being 06:00 - 20:30 and that from Heung Yuen Wai Port being 07:15 - 22:20.[18][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 9/2025, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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Special services[]
| Kwong Fuk Estate → Heung Yuen Wai Port ● | |
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| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Mondays to Fridays | |
| 09:25 - 10:25 | 15 |
| 10:25 - 13:05 | 20 |
| Saturdays | |
| 09:05 - 10:05 | 15 |
| 10:05 - 13:25 | 20 |
| Sundays and Public Holidays | |
| 09:25 - 11:55 | 30 |
Depending on passenger demand, special departures may be operated from Kwong Fuk Estate to Heung Yuen Wai Port and from Heung Yuen Wai Port to Kwong Fuk Estate outside of the above periods.
- This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Fare chart (to Heung Yuen Wai Port) | ||
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Boarding Stop ＼ Alighting Stop
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Tai Wai Station or after |
Kwong Fuk Estate or after |
| Heung Yuen Wai Port or before |
$18.1 | $12.0 |
| Fare chart (to Tai Wai) | |||
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Boarding Stop ＼ Alighting Stop
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Heung Yuen Wai Port or after |
Greenery Plaza or after |
Heung Yee Kuk New Territories Building or after |
| Kwong Fuk Estate or before |
$12.0 ＊ | ||
| Tai Wai Station or before |
$18.1 | $14.6 | $7.6 |
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Same-day Return Discount[]
Passengers using Octopus card or designated electronic payment tools to travel on route B8 to and from Heung Yuen Wai Port and Shatin on the same day can enjoy a return journey at a concessionary fare of $13.8. Passengers must use the same Octopus card or the same electronic payment tool within the same service day (i.e. within the service hours of the first to last train) to To be eligible for the return fare, both the return and return journeys must be paid with the same Octopus card or the same e-payment device on the same service day.
2-Day Return Journey Pass[]
The "2-Day Return Journey Pass" is priced at $27.6 and is valid for one round trip on this route on two consecutive calendar days. The pass is sold as a virtual ticket on an Octopus card and there is no physical ticket.
Passengers can purchase a Two-Day Return Pass by pressing the button at the top right corner of the Octopus fare processor 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 B8 Interchange Concession Scheme
Bus deployments[]
8 double-decker buses with luggage racks are used on this route, with the number of buses increasing to 9 in the afternoon. The models are mainly Enviro500 MMC 12m (8484-8489, 8491-8506) and the Volvo B8L 12m (53100-53105).
Routing[]
To Heung Yuen Wai Port[]
To Heung Yuen Wai Port: The distance of this route is approx. 29.6km, and the journey time is approximately 60mins. (The average speed is 29.6km/h.)
Via: Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Shek Mun Interchange, Tate's Cairn Highway, Tolo Highway, Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai, Kwong Fuk Road, Po Heung Street, Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Tolo Highway, Fanling Highway, Heung Yuen Wai Highway and unnamed access road
| Citybus Route B8 (Tai Wai Station → Heung Yuen Wai Port) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Sha Tin (Tai Wai) | Tai Wai Station  |
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| 2 | Sha Tin Tau | Che Kung Miu Road | Che Kung Temple | |
| 3 | Chun Shek Estate |
Near Hong Kong Heritage Museum | ||
| 4 | Sha Tin Wai | Tai Chung Kiu Road | Tsang Tai Uk | |
| 5 | Jat Min Chuen | |||
| 6 | Regal Riverside Hotel | |||
| 7 | Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) | Belair Garden | ||
| 8 | City One Shatin | City One Shatin | ||
| 9 | Sha Tin (Shek Mun) | Ravana Garden | Near The Courtyard by Marriott Sha Tin | |
 Tate's Cairn Highway;  Tolo Highway
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| 10 | Tai Po (Yuen Chau Tsai) | Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai | Kwong Fuk Estate | Section fare begins here |
| 11 | Tai Po Market | Kwong Fuk Road | Kwong Fuk Road | |
| 12 | Po Heung Street | Po Heung Bridge | ||
| 13 | Tai Po Old Market | Tai Po Tai Wo Road | Lam Tsuen River Side | |
| 14 | Tai Po (Tai Wo Estate) | Tai Wo Estate | ||
| Tolo Highway, Fanling Highway; Heung Yuen Wai Highway
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| 14 | Ta Kwu Ling | Heung Yuen Wai Port | ||
To Tai Wai Station[]
To Tai Wai Station: The distance of this route is approx. 29.5km, and the journey time is approximately 54mins. (The average speed is 32.8km/h.)
Via: Unnamed access road, Heung Yuen Wai Highway, Fanling Highway, Tolo Highway, Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Po Heung Street, Kwong Fuk Road, Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai, Tolo Highway, Tate's Cairn Highway, Shek Mun Interchange, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Che Kung Miu Road, roundabout and Che Kung Miu Road
| Citybus Route B8 (Heung Yuen Wai Port → Tai Wai Station) | ||||
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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, Tolo Highway
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| 2 | Tai Po (Tai Wo Estate) | Tai Po Tai Wo Road | Greenery Plaza | Near Tai Wo Estate |
| 3 | Tai Po Old Market | Tai Po Old Market Playground | for Tai Po Centre, please alight at this stop | |
| 4 | Tai Po Market | Po Heung Street | Po Heung Street | |
| 5 | Kwong Fuk Road | Wan Tau Kok Lane | ||
| 6 | Tai Po (Yuen Chau Tsai) | Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai | Kwong Fuk Estate | Two-way section fare ends here |
| Tolo Highway; Tate's Cairn Highway
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| 7 | Sha Tin (Shek Mun) | Tai Chung Kiu Road | Heung Yee Kuk New Territories Building | Section fare begins here Near Ravana Garden, Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong Shatin |
| 8 | City One Shatin | Block 13 City One Shatin | ||
| 9 | Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) | Belair Garden | ||
| 10 | Sha Tin Wai | Regal Riverside Hotel | ||
| 11 | Jat Min Chuen | |||
| 12 | Tsang Tai Uk | |||
| 13 | Sha Tin Tau | Che Kung Miu Road | Chun Shek Estate |
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| 14 | Che Kung Temple | |||
| 15 | Sha Tin (Tai Wai) | Tai Wai Station |
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Ridership[]
Route B8 was originally planned as a supplementary route to Route B7. Due to increasing demand and continuous growth in passenger volume, Citybus has enhanced its service accordingly, attracting many people to travel to Shenzhen for leisure or even shopping, with a certain proportion of them being elderly people. There are media reports that the increased frequency of this route has indirectly led to a decrease in business in many markets in Tai Po and Sha Tin.[21][22]
Route B8 serves two new towns at the same time, and the buses are often overloaded when travelling to Tai Po in the direction of Heung Yuen Wai, which makes it difficult for Tai Po passengers to board the buses. District Council members have suggested splitting the route, and adding new feeder routes via Ma On Shan and Pak Shek Kok. As a result, Citybus has increased the frequency of peak hour trips to five-minute intervals and introduced additional short-distance trips from Tai Po, but it is difficult to further increase the frequency of short-working trips given the busy stop traffic. Citybus has also submitted to the Transport Department a proposal to operate an extension to Ma On Shan, taking into account such districts as Shap Sze Heung and Pak Shek Kok, which is considered to be conducive to diverting passenger flow at source.[23][24][25]
According to government documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2023:
- First quarter: The average occupancy rate was about 50% on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. towards Heung Yuen Wai, and about 75% on Sundays from 4:30 p.m. for the last bus towards Tai Wai, and about 40% on Saturdays whole day towards Tai Wai[26];
- December: The average amount of passengers on both directions were 7,358.[27]
- 2024:
- March to April: The average occupancy rate towards Heung Yuen Wai Port during the morning peak hours on weekdays was about 70%, while the average occupancy rate towards Heung Yuen Wai Port during the morning peak hours on Easter and Ching Ming holidays was about 50%;[28]
- April: The average occupancy rate for the Heung Yuen Wai Port direction was about 15% between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.[29]
- December: The average daily amount of passengers was 13,708 for both directions.[30]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, pdf Local Public Transport Service Arrangements at Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point, North District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 55/2018, April 2018.
- ↑ Government of the HKSAR, "LCQ3: Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point" [News Bulletin], 30 January 2019.
- ↑ "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" (Heung Yuen Wai Highway to be opened on 26th with 4 interchanges; journey from Sha Tau Kok to Kau Lung Hang reduced to 4 mins), HK01, 18 May 2019.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Traffic and Public Transport Arrangements for Heung Yuen Wai Border Control Point" [Traffic Advice], 4 February 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "[19924_20230203_CHI 19942_20230203_ENG]" [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].
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_69723.html Introduction of Citybus Route No. B8 (Tai Wai Station – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)]" [Traffic Advice], 7 February 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route B8 Service Enhancement" [Passenger Notice], 16 February 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Traffic Advice - Service Enhancement of CTB Route No. B8 (Tai Wai Station – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)" [Traffic Advice], 17 February 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route B8 Bus Stop Addition At Tai Po" [Passenger Notice], 8 March 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Strengthening Boundary Services Launching Route B7X on Trial Basis" [News Release], 28 September 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Arrangements of CTB Route No. B8 (Tai Wai Station – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)" [Traffic Advice], 3 October 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Arrangement of CTB Route No. B8 (Tai Wai Station – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)" [Traffic Advice], 20 October 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "B8 Extension Of Weekday's Service Hours" [Passenger Notice], 20 October 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "B8 Extension Of Service Hours" [Passenger Notice], 18 March 2024.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Arrangement of CTB Route No. B8 (Tai Wai Station – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)" [Traffic Advice], 20 March 2024.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "NT East Boundary Line Headway Enhancement" [Passenger Notice], 28 April 2025.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Enhancement of CTB Route No. B8 (Tai Wai Station – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)" [Traffic Advice], 29 April 2025.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Extends Route B8 Service Hours to Align with Heung Yuen Wai (Liantang) Port Operations, Facilitating Seamless Cross-boundary Travel for All" [News Release], 16 September 2025.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "B8 Aligned Daily Service Hours since September 22 (Mon)" [Passenger Notice], 17 September 2025.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Extension of Service Hours of CTB Route No. B8 (Tai Wai Station – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)" [Traffic Advice], 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "巴士加班次「助攻」 新東菜檔捱打生意減半" (Business in NT East vegetable stalls decreased by half with increase in headways of buses), Sing Tao Daily, 23 October 2024.
- ↑ "巴士加價公帑埋單 城巴B8線90%乘客為長者 料政府補貼一半車資" (Public funds as a cost of bus fare hikes: 90% of passengers on Citybus Route B8 are seniors, gov't to subsidise half of the fares), HK01, 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "Proposed service enhancement of Citybus route B8" (Chinese only), TPDC(TTC) Paper No. TT 40/2024, 23 October 2024.
- ↑ Tai Po District Council Secretariat, "Minutes of the 6th Meeting in 2024 of the Traffic and Transport Committee of Tai Po District Council (point 28)", December 2024.
- ↑ Sha Tin District Council Secretariat, "Tin District Council Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee in 2025", April 2025.
- ↑ Sha Tin District Council Secretariat, "Question to be Raised by Mr CHOW Hiu-laam, Felix on the Traffic Demand between Sha Tin District and Boundary Control Points Arising from the Increased Cross-boundary Passengers Upon Resumption of Normalcy" (Chinese only), STDC(TTC) Paper No. TT 26/2023 (Revised), June 2023.
- ↑ Controlling Officer's Reply Serial No. TLB222 of the Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2024-25 of the Legislative Council Finance Committee
- ↑ "Proposal to introduce a spoke route to ply between Shap Sze Heung and Heung Yuen Wai Control Point for Citybus route B8" (Chinese only), Tai Po District Council Paper No. TT 14a/2024, June 2024.
- ↑ "Proposed service enhancement of Citybus route B8 (Transport Department's Reply) (Chinese only), TPDC(TTC) Paper No. TT 40a/2024, October 2024.
- ↑ Controlling Serial Officer's Reply Serial No. TLB166 of Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2025-26 of the Legislative Council Finance Committee
External links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: B8 (to Heung Yuen Wai Port (via Tai Po))
- Citybus Official Route Information: B8 (to Tai Wai Station (via Tai Po))
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| List of routes connecting Boundary Control Points | |
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| Lok Ma Chau Control Point (connects to Huanggang Port) | <Cross-boundary Shuttle Buses> Huang Bus <Cross-boundary Coaches> Kam Sheung Road All China Express • China-Hong Kong Express (Tsuen Wan) • Yau Tsim 24-hour Cross-border Express • Mong Kok All China Express • Kwun Tong 24-hour Cross-border Express • Wan Chai All China Express • Wonderland Express • Huanggang Cross-boundary Bus Tung Chung Citygate Route <Late-night GMB> 44B • 79S • 616S |
| Shenzhen Bay Control Point (connects to Shenzhen Bay Port of Entry) | <Local Services> Franchised Buses: B2 • B2P • B2X • B3 • B3A • B3M • B3X Green Minibuses: 618 • 618A • 618B <Cross-boundary Coaches> Trans-Island Prince Edward-Shenzhen Bay Route • Trans-Island Tsim Sha Tsui-Shenzhen Bay Route • Shenzhen Bay Cross-border Express • East Kowloon Express • Trans-Island Sheung Wan-Shenzhen Bay Route • Trans-Island Causeway Bay-Shenzhen Bay Route • Shenzhen Bay-Ocean Park Route • Shenzhen Bay Cross-boundary Bus Shenzhen Bay Route |
| Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point (connects to Futian Port of Entry) | |
| Sha Tau Kok Control Point (connects to Shatoujiao Port of Entry) | |
| Man Kam To Control Point (connects to Shenzhen Wenjindu Port of Entry) | <Cross-boundary Coaches> Man Kam To Express |
| Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Control Point (connects to HZMB Macau Frontier Post and Zhuhai Port) | <Local Services> Franchised Buses:
Residents' buses: DB02A • DB02R • NR334 <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 |
| Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (connects to Shenzhen Liantang Port) | |
| HSR West Kowloon Station Control Point (connects to the Mainland Port Area of the HSR West Kowloon Station) | |
| HKIA SkyPier Terminal (connects to HZMB Macau Frontier Post and Zhuhai Port) | <Cross-boundary Coaches> Macau HK Airport Direct • Zhuhai HK Airport Direct (Direct access to the Airport Restricted Area without immigration clearance in Hong Kong) |