The North Lantau External Bus Route E22A is operated by Citybus. It runs between Tseung Kwan O (Hong Sing Garden) and SKYCITY, via Po Lam, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O Town Centre, Tiu Keng Leng, Kwun Tong Town Centre (←), Diamond Hill, Wong Tai Sin, Tai Wo Ping, and observing Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, Cheung Tsing Tunnel and Lantau Link to and from Tung Chung Town Centre and the Airport (Logistics Area, Passenger Terminal Building), which is a special trip of Route E22.
History[]
Commencing background[]
The Hong Kong International Airport opened on 6 July 1998. At that time, the Transport Department (TD) did not have any plan to operate airport bus routes to and from the Sai Kung District (including Tseung Kwan O). In a pamphlet entitled "From your home to the airport - Different ways to get there" published before the opening of the Airport[1], Tseung Kwan O residents were advised to take a bus to Kwun Tong or Lam Tin and interchange to Route A22, or use the MTR Kwun Tong Line, Tsuen Wan Line or Tung Chung Line to travel to Tung Chung and then interchange to a shuttle bus for travelling to and from the Airport, which would be quite inconvenient to the residents of Tseung Kwan O if they were travelling abroad with a large amount of baggage.
In December 1999, Citybus introduced overnight route N29 as the first bus route connecting Tseung Kwan O and Lantau Island, but it did not provide a corresponding service during daytime. Both Long Win Bus (LWB) and Citybus soon recognised the demand for bus services between the two places and applied to the Transport Department for the introduction of airport bus routes between Tseung Kwan O and Lantau Island in 1999-2000, namely LWB Route A45 and Citybus Route E29[2]; and LWB even installed a rollsign numbered "A45" on its Dennis Trident to prepare for the launch of the routes in the future[3]. However, Citybus considered that the addition of an intermediate station in Wong Tai Sin on Route A45 would constitute direct competition with Route E22, which was against the local franchise system, and objected to LWB's application. In the end, the Transport Department (TD) rejected LWB's application on the grounds that there was insufficient patronage and passengers could switch to other routes. [4]
On the other hand, Citybus continued to fight for the introduction of a direct bus route from Tseung Kwan O to the airport, and was even willing to "downgrade" the route to a supplementary route to Route E22, which would only provide service during the early morning and evening peak hours. As a result, the Transport Department officially approved Citybus to operate a new route between Tseung Kwan O and the airport, with route number E22A, and in October 2000, the route was officially put into service.
Route Change History[]
- 22 October 2000: Route E22A was put into service, initially with eight trips between Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) and Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier in the morning only; and nine trips from Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier in the morning and from the afternoon to the evening. [5][6]
- 2 April 2001: Citybus reorganised its Airport routes and implemented the following changes:[7]
- Upgraded to a daily whole day bidirectional service;
- Both directions were additionally detoured via Po Lam Estate, via Po Lam Road North (between Kai King Road and Po Hong Road), Po Hong Road, Po Fung Road and Yan King Road for Chek Lap Kok direction;
- New stops at "Tan Fung House" and "Tin Ma Court" on Lung Cheung Road for Chek Lap Kok direction were added.
- 26 June 2001: [8]
- The last bus time from Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier everyday was delayed to 23:40;
- Rerouted via King Ling Road and Choi Ming Street for both directions, and new stops were set up outside Choi Fu House Choi Ming Court on King Ling Road and opposite Choi Wing House Choi Ming Court on Choi Ming Street;
- No longer observed Hang Hau Road Roundabout for both directions and rerouted via Ngan O Road, Pui Shing Road, (Chung Wa Road ←) and Sheung Ning Road when go to Hang Hau Road, and the intermediate stops at Chiu Shun Road near Yuk Ming Court and opposite to Hang Hau Bus Terminus at Po Ning Road (for Chek Lap Kok) were cancelled and changed to stop at "La Cite Noble" (for Tseung Kwan O) or "Yuk Ming Court" (for Chek Lap Kok) on Ngan O Road.
- 27 August 2001: [9][10]
- The first bus time for both directions were advanced from 05:45 to 05:25 for Airport direction and from 07:10 to 07:00 for Tseung Kwan O direction;
- No longer stopped at "Tan Fung House" stop on Lung Cheung Road for Chek Lap Kok direction.
- 21 December 2001: Additional intermediate stops were added outside Hau Tak Shopping Centre on Chung Wa Road and outside Sheung Ming House on Tong Ming Street for Chek Lap Kok direction. [11]
- 10 February 2002: Rerouted via Po Yap Road (section between Po Hong Road and Wan Po Road) for Chek Lap Kok direction and omitted Wan Po Road. [12]
- 18 October 2002: The section fare from Choi Fu House to Po Lam was introduced. [13]
- 9 June 2003: Detoured via Po Yap Road from Park Central to Bauhinia Garden for both directions. [14]
- 24 September 2004: Due to the permanent closure of the southern end of Cheong Tat Road, the bus stop "Car Park 2" on Cheong Tat Road was cancelled when heading towards Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier, and was replaced by the stop at Car Park 1 on the temporary road to the east of Cheong Tat Road.
- 1 May 2005: In view of the closure of the Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier Bus Terminus, the terminus was relocated to the Ground Transportation Centre. [15]
- 16 August 2005: Octopus interchange concession with Route R8 was introduced.[16]
- 20 December 2005: Extended to AsiaWorld-Expo to tie in with the opening of AsiaWorld-Expo.[17]
- 23 August 2006: [18]
- The direction of routing around a section of Po Lam Estate is swapped. For Airport direction, the routing was changed from the original one via Po Fung Road (westbound), Po Hong Road (northbound) and Po Lam Road North (eastbound) in the same order when go to Airport to Po Lam Road North (Westbound), Po Hong Road (Southbound) and Po Fung Road (Eastbound) in the same order when go to Tseung Kwan O and vice versa.
- A new stop was added at "King Ling Road" on Chui Ling Road for Airport direction.
- 1 January 2007: No longer detoured via Choi Ming Street for Tseung Kwan O direction and "Choi Wing House" stop was cancelled. [19]
- 1 February 2008: A new stop at "Finery Park" on Po Hong Road for Airport direction was added. [20]
- 25 August 2008: The "Chun Ping Road" and "Airport Freight Forwarding Centre" stops originally located at Chun Wan Road eastbound towards AsiaWorld-Expo were cancelled permanently and replaced by a new "Airport Freight Forwarding Centre" stop between the two original stops.[21]
- 30 November 2009: Rerouted via Tiu Keng Leng Station Public Transport Interchange with an additional stop and no longer called at "King Ling Road" stop on Chui Ling Road and "Kin Ming Estate" stop on King Ling Road for Airport direction. [22]
- 25 September 2011: To tie in with the commissioning of Route A29, the following changes were implemented: [23][24]
- The route was extended from Po Lam Station to Hong Sing Garden with a change of routing:
- After departing from Hong Sing Garden, the route would observe Lam Shing Road, Po Lam Road North, Po Hong Road, Po Fung Road, Yan King Road, Kai King Road and Po Lam Road North, then return to the original routing, with additional stops at "Hong Sing Garden", "Tsui Lam Estate" and "Yan Ming Court" on Po Lam Road North, no longer stopping at Po Lam Public Transport Interchange as well as the stops at "Ying Ming Court", "Po Yan House Po Lam Estate" and "Tseung Kwan O Jockey Club Clinic" on Po Lam Road North;
- From Airport, after follow the original routing to Po Lam Road North, the route was rerouted to turn left to Kai King Road, then via Yan King Road, Po Fung Road, Po Hong Road, Po Lam Road North and Lam Shing Road to Hong Sing Garden, with additional stops at "Yan King Road" on Yan King Road and "Tsui Lam Estate" on Po Lam Road North, and no longer stopped at "Yan Ming Court" on Po Lam Road North, "o Lam Fire Station", "Ying Ming Court" and Po Lam Public Transport Interchange.
- The route was extended from Po Lam Station to Hong Sing Garden with a change of routing:
- 27 September 2015: To tie in with the commencement of Route A29P, the route was rerouted via Po Lam Road North and Po Fung Road east of Yan King Road, omitting Po Hong Road and Po Fung Road west of Yan King Road; the original stops at Finery Park and Po Kim House Po Lam Estate (Airport bound); Leung Kit Wah Primary School and Serenity Place (Tseung Kwan O bound) were cancelled, and replaced by Po Lam Fire Station on Po Lam Road North, and Ying Ming Court (Airport bound); "Ying Ming Court" and "Po Yan House Po Lam Estate" (Tseung Kwan O bound). [25][26]
- 30 March 2017: Starting from 2:30pm, buses towards AsiaWorld-Expo were diverted via Cheong Hong Road underneath the bridge section of Cheong Tat Road to "Regal Airport Hotel" bus stop for Tung Chung Station direction, and the "Car Park 4" bus stop was cancelled to tie in with the closure of the section of Cheong Tat Road outside the Government Lounge Carpark for the Airport Passenger Terminal Building extension.[27][28]
- 3 November 2017: The bus stop "Terminal 1 and Terminal 2" was temporarily relocated from outside Carpark 1 to outside Terminal 1 with effect from 10:00am to accommodate the conversion of the former into a coach pick-up/drop-off area.[29][30]
- 15 December 2017: "Next Bus" Arrival Time Inquiry Service was introduced on this route.[31]
- 2 October 2020: To tie in with the commissioning of Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange (Tseung Kwan O bound), an additional stop was added there for Hong Sing Garden direction and a $5.0 section fare was introduced, and Octopus Interchange Concessions were provided with all Citybus and NWFB solely operated routes calling at the stop.[32][33]
- 1 May 2021: To tie in with the commissioning of Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange (Kowloon-bound), an additional stop was added for Airport bound and Octopus interchange concessions were introduced with all Citybus and NWFB solely operated routes calling at the stop.[34][35]
- 26 November 2023: The Airport terminus was relocated from AsiaWorld-Expo to the newly completed SKYCITY Transport Terminal; a new stop was also added at "Haven of Hope Hospital" on Ling Hong Road. [36][37]
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 | $24.8 |
| Section fares (to SKYCITY) | |
| From Diamond Hill Station | $18.6 |
| Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange | $8.3 |
| From Tung Chung Fire Station | $4.2 |
| Section fares (to Tseung Kwan O) | |
| Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange | $21.7 |
| From Beacon Heights | $7.8 |
| From Wong Tai Sin Station | $6.2 |
| From Beverly Garden | $4.7 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]
Passengers using the same Octopus card 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 E22A Interchange Concession Scheme
Lantau Link BBI Interchange Concession Scheme[]
Template:Citybus Lantau Link BBI Interchange Concessions
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel BBI Interchange Concession Scheme[]
Template:Tseung Kwan O Tunnel BBI Interchange Concession Scheme
NLB Tung Chung Town Centre Interchange Concessions[]
Template:NLB Tung Chung Town Centre Interchange Concessions
Bus deployments[]
This route is operated by 8 double-decker buses, mainly the normal version Enviro500 MMC 12m (8507-8524) and 12.8m (6501-6588) with luggage racks, and some trips are operated by the luxury Enviro500 MMC 12m (80XX) and 12.8m (68XX, 638XX) belonging to Cityflyer fleet.
Bus deployment evolution history[]
| Bus deployment evolution history of Citybus Route E22A |
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The route started with regular Dennis Tridents 12-metre (22XX) double-deck buses, with Citybus painting two Dennis Tridents (2101 and 2102) with Alexander ALX500 bodies with a whole-body route advertisement[39] featuring a game of Flying Checkers, and both were assigned to the route until 2008, when the advertisements were removed. Since 2015, the newly registered Enviro500 MMC (85XX) has been running this route. From 28 December 2016, the route was approved for service by 12.8m buses in conjunction with routes E22C, E22P and E22S. |
Routing[]
To SKYCITY[]
To SKYCITY: The distance of this route is approx. 58.6km, and the journey time is approximately 100mins. (The average speed is 35.2km/h.)
Via: Lam Shing Road, Po Lam Road North, Po Fung Road, Yan King Road, Kai King Road, Po Lam Road North, Po Ning Road, Sheung Ning Road, Chung Wa Road, Pui Shing Road, Ngan O Road, Chiu Shun Road, Po Yap Road, Chui Ling Road, King Ling Road, Tiu Keng Leng Station Public Transport Interchange, King Ling Road, Tong Ming Street, Po Hong Road, Ling Hong Road, Po Shun Road, Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road, Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, Tseung Kwan O Road, flyover, Cha Kwo Ling Road, Lei Yue Mun Road, Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong Road underpass, Kwun Tong Road, flyover, Kwun Tong Road, flyover, Lung Cheung Road, Ching Cheung Road, flyover, Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Cheung Tsing Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Lantau Link, North Lantau Highway, Tung Chung Eastern Interchange, Yu Tung Road, Shun Tung Road, Chek Lap Kok South Road, Chun Wan Road, Chun Wan Road Interchange, Catering Road East, Bus Stop Loop on Catering Road East, Catering Road East, Chun Wan Road Interchange, Scenic Road, East Coast Road, Airport Road, Cheong Lin Road, Cheong Tat Road, Airport North Interchange, Sky City Road and Second Sky Street
| Citybus Route E22A (Tseung Kwan O (Hong Sing Garden) → SKYCITY) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tseung Kwan O (Tsui Lam) | Hong Sing Garden | ||
| 2 | Po Lam Road North | Hong Sing Garden | Compulsory stop | |
| 3 | Tsui Lam Estate | |||
| 4 | Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) | Po Lam Fire Station | near Tseung Kwan O Village | |
| 5 | Ying Ming Court | |||
| 6 | Yan King Road | Yan Ming Court  |
near Metro City Phase 2 | |
| 7 | Po Lam Road North | King Lam Estate | ||
| 8 | Tseung Kwan O (Hang Hau) | Po Ning Road | Hau Tak Estate | |
| 9 | Chung Wa Road | Chung Wa Road | near East Point City | |
| 10 | Ngan O Road | Yuk Ming Court | ||
| 11 | Tseung Kwan O Town Centre | Po Yap Road | Bauhinia Garden |
near Yee Ming Estate |
| 12 | Tseung Kwan O Station |
near The Wings | ||
| 13 | Park Central | |||
| 14 | Tseung Kwan O (Tiu Keng Leng) | Tiu Keng Leng Station |
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| 15 | Tseung Kwan O (Sheung Tak) | Tong Ming Street | Tong Ming Court | |
| 16 | Sheung Chi House Sheung Tak Estate | |||
| 17 | Po Hong Road | Kwong Ming Court | ||
| 18 | Tseung Kwan O | Ling Hong Road | Haven of Hope Hospital | |
 Tseung Kwan O Tunnel
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| 19 | Sau Mau Ping | Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange |  Designated Interchange Stop for Tseung Kwan O Tunnel routes
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| Tseung Kwan O Road, Kwun Tong Road
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| 20 | Diamond Hill | Lung Cheung Road | Diamond Hill Station |
Section fare begins here |
| 21 | Wong Tai Sin | Shatin Pass Road |
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| 22 | Morse Park Swimming Pool |
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| 23 | Wang Tau Hom | Tin Ma Court | ||
| 24 | Tai Wo Ping | Phoenix House | ||
| 25 | Beacon Heights | |||
Ching Cheung Road;  Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel;  Lantau Link
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| 26 | Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula | Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange | Section fare begins here | |
| North Lantau Highway
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| 27 | Tung Chung Town Centre | Shun Tung Road | Tung Chung Fire Station | Section fare begins here near Yu Tung Court, Fu Tung Estate For Citygate and Tung Chung Station , please alight at this stop
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| 28 | Tung Chung Crescent | near Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal | ||
| 29 | Airport (Logistics Area) | Chek Lap Kok South Road | Chek Lap Kok South Road | |
| 30 | Airport (Cargo Area) | Chun Wan Road | Airport Freight Forwarding Centre | |
| 31 | HACTL | near SuperTerminal One, Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal | ||
| 32 | Airport (Catering Area) | Catering Road East | Chek Lap Kok Fire Station | |
| 33 | Bus Stop Loop on Catering Road East | Cathay Dining | ||
| 34 | Airport (Logistics Area) | Scenic Road | Cathay Pacific City | |
| 35 | East Coast Road | Cathay Pacific City (East) | near Airport Golden Trumpet Trail | |
| 36 | Airport (Terminal Area) | Cheong Lin Road | Gate House No.2 | |
| 37 | Cheong Tat Road | Car Park One |
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| 38 | Terminal 1 (North) |
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| 39 | Regal Airport Hotel | |||
| 40 | Airport (SkyCity) | SKYCITY | ||
To Tseung Kwan O (Hong Sing Garden)[]
To Tseung Kwan O: The distance of this route is approx. 60.2km, and the journey time is approximately 97mins. (The average speed is 37.2km/h.)
Via: Third Sky Street, Sky City Road East, Sky City Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Airport South Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Ground Transportation Centre Bus Terminus, Cheong Lin Road, Airport South Interchange, Airport Road, East Coast Road, Scenic Road, Bus Stop Loop on Scenic Road, Chun Ming Road, Scenic Road, Chun Wan Road Interchange, Catering Road East, Bus Stop Loop on Catering Road East, Catering Road East, Chun Wan Road Interchange, Chun Wan Road, Chun Ping Road, Chek Lap Kok South Road, Shun Tung Road, Tat Tung Road, Shun Tung Road, Yu Tung Road, Tung Chung Eastern Interchange, North Lantau Highway, Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Cheung Tsing Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Tsing Kwai Highway, flyover, Ching Cheung Road, Lung Cheung Road, Tai Hom Road, Lung Cheung Road, flyover, Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong Road underpass, Kwun Tong Road, Lei Yue Mun Road, Tseung Kwan O Road, Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road, Wan Po Road, Po Yap Road, Po Hong Road, Tong Ming Street, King Ling Road, Chui Ling Road, Po Yap Road, Chiu Shun Road, Ngan O Road, Pui Shing Road, Sheung Ning Road, Po Ning Road, Po Lam Road North, Kai King Road, Yan King Road, Po Fung Road, Po Lam Road North and Lam Shing Road
| Citybus Route E22A (SKYCITY → Tseung Kwan O (Hong Sing Garden)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Airport (Sky City) | SKYCITY | ||
| 2 | Airport (Terminal Area) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) |
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| 3 | Airport (Logistics Area) | Bus Stop Loop on Scenic Road | Cathay Pacific City | |
| 4 | Airport (Catering Area) | Catering Road East | Chek Lap Kok Fire Station | |
| 5 | Bus Stop Loop on Catering Road East | Cathay Dining | ||
| 6 | Airport (Cargo Area) | Chun Wan Road | Chun Wan Road South | near HACTL, Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal |
| 7 | Airport Freight Forwarding Centre | |||
| 8 | Chun Ping Road | Asia Airfreight Terminal | ||
| 9 | Airport (Logistics Area) | Chek Lap Kok South Road | Chek Lap Kok South Road | |
| 10 | Tung Chung Town Centre | Tat Tung Road | Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal | |
| 11 | Citygate |
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| 12 | Shun Tung Road | Yu Tung Court | ||
| North Lantau Highway
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| 13 | Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula | Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange | Section fare begins here | |
| Lantau Link; Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Tsing Kwai Highway; Ching Cheung Road
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| 14 | Tai Wo Ping | Lung Cheung Road | Beacon Heights | Section Fare begins here |
| 15 | Phoenix House | |||
| 16 | Wang Tau Hom | Tin Ma Court | near Wang Tau Hom Estate | |
| 17 | Wong Tai Sin | Wong Tai Sin Station |
Section Fare begins here near Temple Mall | |
| 18 | Shatin Pass Road |
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| 19 | Diamond Hill | Tai Hom Road | Diamond Hill Station |
near Plaza Hollywood |
| 20 | Ngau Chi Wan | Lung Cheung Road | Ngau Chi Wan Village |
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| 21 | Ngau Tau Kok | Kwun Tong Road | Kowloon Bay Station |
near Telford Gardens |
| 22 | Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate |
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| 23 | Ting Fu Street | |||
| 24 | Kwun Tong Town Centre | Ngau Tau Kok Station |
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| 25 | Kwun Tong Town Centre |
near apm | ||
| Kwun Tong Road underpass, Lei Yue Mun Road
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| 26 | Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping) | Tseung Kwan O Road | Kwun Tong Police Station | |
| 27 | Sau Mau Ping | Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange | Section fare begins here Designated Interchange Stop for Tseung Kwan O Tunnel routes
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| Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, Wan Po Road
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| 28 | Tseung Kwan O Town Centre | Po Hong Road | Beverly Garden | Section fare begins here near Hong Kong Velodrome, Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, Tseung Kwan O Plaza |
| 29 | Tseung Kwan O (Sheung Tak) | Tong Ming Street | Tong Ming Street Park | near Sheung Tak |
| 30 | Tseung Kwan O (Tiu Keng Leng) | King Ling Road | Choi Fu House Choi Ming Court | |
| 31 | Tiu Keng Leng Station |
near Hong Kong Design Institute | ||
| 32 | Tseung Kwan O Town Centre | Po Yap Road | Park Central | |
| 33 | Tseung Kwan O Station |
near Crowne Plaza HK Kowloon East, Holiday Inn Express HK Kowloon East, The Wings | ||
| 34 | Tseung Kwan O Plaza | near The Grandiose | ||
| 35 | Tseung Kwan O (Hang Hau) | Ngan O Road | La Cite Noble | near Ngan O Road |
| 36 | Pui Shing Road | Nan Fung Plaza |
near Pui Shing Road | |
| 37 | Po Ning Road | Hau Tak Estate | ||
| 38 | Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) | Po Lam Road North | King Lam Estate | |
| 39 | Yan King Road | Yan King Road |
near Metro City Phase 2, Yan Ming Court | |
| 40 | Po Lam Road North | Ying Ming Court | ||
| 41 | Po Yan House Po Lam Estate | |||
| 42 | Tseung Kwan O (Tsui Lam) | Tsui Lam Estate | ||
| 43 | Hong Sing Garden | |||
Ridership[]
According to the Bus Route Planning Programmes and other documents, the ridership of this route are as follows:
- 2005: The average daily number of passengers travelling between the Airport and Tiu Keng Leng, Sheung Tak, Tseung Kwan O, Hang Hau and Po Lam were about 200, 780, 170, 500 and 620 respectively.
- 2013: The occupancy rates during the busiest half-hour and during that hour were about 90% and 80% respectively. [38]
- 2017: The highest occupancy rate for the whole day was about 80%. [39]
- 2023: The occupancy rate during the busiest hour is 76%; the occupancy rate for Tseung Kwan O-bound in the morning and Tseung Kwan O-bound in the afternoon and evening is about 10-40%, with Tseung Kwan O passengers accounting for about 5% of the occupancy rate. [40]
Controversies[]
For many years, Route E22A towards Tseung Kwan O has been travelling southbound via King Ling Road with a stop outside the Hong Kong Design Institute. Some District Councillors would like to see the stop relocated to a covered public transport interchange, such as Tiu Keng Leng Station or Choi Ming, to make it easier for passengers to travel on rainy days. However, the diversion would further lengthen travelling time,[41] and the stop would be far away from Choi Ming Court. The then District Councillor, Mr Ho Man Kit, was dissatisfied that the diversion plan would remove the bus stop at King Ling Road near Choi Fu House Choi Ming Court, which was used by more than 10,000 passengers a year, and joined the residents in a protest on 24 May 2019 at the bus stop. [42] DC members also suggested removing the central divider of the north-south lane of King Ling Road to allow buses to turn right from King Ling Road southbound into the Tiu Keng Leng Station Public Transport Interchange [43]. However, TD pointed out that such an arrangement would pose accident risks and therefore had no plan to remove the central divider at King Ling Road[44]. The diversion of Route E22A at Tiu Keng Leng was thus shelved. [45]
In addition, in the past, Route E22A used to run via a section of Po Hong Road between Finery Park and a section of Po Lam Road North near Tseung Kwan O Village in both directions. However, after the extension of the route to Hong Sing Garden since 25 September 2011, Tseung Kwan O Village has lost its airport bus service as it no longer runs via Po Lam Road North in the section of Po Lam Estate, causing inconvenience to the villagers. Therefore, Citybus and the Transport Department proposed to the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Sai Kung District Council (SKDC) in July 2015 a series of proposals to enhance the Tseung Kwan O to/from the airport bus service, which included changing this route to run via a section of Po Lam Road North near Po Lam Estate section, and no longer observe a section of Po Hong Road near Finery Park for the convenience of villagers [46] and the proposal was implemented with effect from 27 September of the same year. However, the arrangement did not obtain the consensus of the District Council. Members of the District Council were dissatisfied that this section of Po Hong Road could only be served by Route A29P, which had a higher fare, a more sparse frequency, shorter service hours and did not pass through Tung Chung, and requested that Route E22A should revert back to the routing via Po Fung Road and Po Hong Road [47], while at the same time, it still had to take care of the passengers of Tseung Kwan O Village. TD therefore planned to provide additional bus stops outside and opposite to the Po Tsui Park at Po Hong Road [48]. In view of the generally positive feedback from the local consultation [49], a few years later, Highways Department finally applied for the removal of trees at the proposed bus stop locations [50] in October 2020 and completed the works in June the following year, with the word "bus stop" painted on the ground opposite to Po Tsui Park, but the bus stops have not yet been officially commissioned. Eventually, the stop was commenced on 18 December 2023 when Route A29P was reorganised into Route A28.
Related incidents[]
- 4 December 2002: After stopping at the Morse Park Swimming Pool stop on Lung Cheung Road, Wong Tai Sin, an Airport-bound bus swerved to the right to leave the slow lane on Lung Cheung Road. The driver of a lorry following the bus suddenly swerved into the second lane to avoid the accident, but the left side of the vehicle still grazed the bus. At the same time, a lorry in lane 3 cut into lane 2, resulting in a three-vehicle collision in which a male and a female passenger on the bus were injured. [51]
- December 2006: A Dennis Trident (2102/HN3697) travelling towards the AsiaWorld-Expo opened its rear door on Tsing Kwai Highway, exposing the mechanical engine at the rear of the vehicle. The incident was photographed by a bus fan who lodged a complaint to the newspaper. [52]
- 14 December 2007: At around 0000 hours the following day, a Tseung Kwan O-bound Dennis Trident (2106/HN4867) arrived at the junction of Po Shun Road and Chui Ling Road in Tseung Kwan O, and collided head-on with a Volvo Super Olympian (5023/JD6815), which was travelling on NWFB Route 796S and had failed to stop at the "stop" lane and look at the road conditions, causing the NWFB to crash into Citybus. The NWFB hit the left front end of the Citybus and the front ends of the two buses were completely split apart. Three of the five members of the family who were seated in the first and second rows of the upper deck of the Citybus at the time of the incident were thrown out of the vehicle, resulting in two deaths and 19 injuries, as detailed in the article "2007 Tseung Kwan O bus collision accident". [53][54]
- After the accident, the 30-year-old NWFB bus driver Tam Kwok Choi (譚國材) was charged with dangerous driving causing death, and was convicted at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts on 30 June the following year, and sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment and three years' licence suspension.[55]
- In the wake of the incident, concerns were raised as to whether the safety protection for passengers on franchised buses was inadequate, and the LegCo Panel on Transport strongly urged the Government to seriously consider the proposal of mandating the installation of seat belts on franchised buses, as detailed in the relevant article.
- 13 May 2023: A picture was circulated on the Internet of an Enviro500 MMC 12.8m bus (6576/VK8258) heading for AsiaWorld-Expo mistakenly turning into Choi Ming Street at Tiu Keng Leng and then mistakenly entering the Metro Town housing estate podium. [56][57][58]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
- Citybus Route A28
- Citybus Route A29
- Citybus Route A29P (Cancelled)
- Citybus Route E22
- Citybus Route E22B (Cancelled)
- Citybus Route E22C
- Citybus Route E22S
- Citybus Route N29
- Citybus Route NA29
References[]
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, June 1998.
- ↑ 都係龍運巴士有良心，相反城巴機場線賺到盡。 (Long Win buses have a conscience, on the contrary Citybus airport routes make the most money), hkdiscuss.
- ↑ [ques]龍運A45? (Long Win A45?), HKBF old post archive: 20020420
- ↑ 有甚麽線是巴士公司想開但開唔到？ (Are there any routes that the bus companies want to operate but cannot?), hkitalk.net
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "城巴機場路線增將軍澳E22A支線" (Citybus launches Tseung Kwan O branch route E22A) [News Release], October 2000.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Airport bus services for Tseung Kwan O" [Traffic Advice], 20 October 2000.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Enhancements For Airport Routes E22A, E22P And N29" [News Release], June 2001.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Enhancements For Airport Routes E22A, E22P And N29" [News Release], June 2001.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Service Enhancement On Airport Routes E22A & E22P" [News Release], August 2001.
- ↑ "城巴擴E22A及E22P服務" (Citybus expands services of Routes E22A and E22P, Sing Pao, 24 August 2001.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Additional Bus Stops For Routes E22A & N29" [News Release], December 2001.
- ↑ 巴士新聞 (2002年2月) (Bus News February 2002), bustop.info
- ↑ 巴士新聞 2002年10月 (Bus News October 2002), bustop.info.
- ↑ 巴士新聞 (2003年6月) (Bus News June 2003), bustop.info.
- ↑ 巴士新聞（2005年5月） (Bus News May 2005), bustop,info.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus To Introduce Four New Routes to HK Disneyland & Offer Free Interchange between 23 HK Island Routes and Route R11" [News Release], 14 August 2005.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus to Extend Several Airport Routes to the Asia World Expo" [News Release], 19 December 2005.
- ↑ 巴士新聞 2006年8月 (Bus News August 2006), bustop.info.
- ↑ 巴士新聞 (2007年1月) (Bus News January 2007), bustop.info.
- ↑ 過氣---城巴E22A及N29於將軍澳加站 (Citybus Routes E22A and N29 to add a stop in Tseung Kwan O), hkitalk.net
- ↑ 機場後勤區 - 車站重組消息 (Airport Logistics Area - Bus Stop Reorganisation), hkitalk.net
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Morning Special Service E22S to Operate from Tung Chung (Yat Tung) to Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam)" [News Release], 25 November 2009.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Launched New Cityflyer Route A29 To Provide Express Service Between Tseung Kwan O and the Airport & Re-routeing of Route E22P " [News Release], 20 September 2011.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of CTB Route No. A29 and Service Rationalization of CTB Route Nos. E22A, E22B and E22P" [Traffic Advice], September 2011.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of Citybus Route Nos. A29P and E22C and Re-routeing of Citybus Route No. E22A" [Traffic Advice], 22 September 2015.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Launches Route A29P and E22C with Service Adjustment on Route E22A" [News Release], 24 September 2015.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Routes E11, E11A, E21, E22, E22A, E22P, E22X, E23, N11, N21, N21A, N23, N26, N29, S1, S56 Cancellation of Car Park 4 Bus Stop and Diversion" [Passenger Notice], 24 March 2017.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Diversion of Bus Routes and Cancellation of Bus Stop on Cheong Tat Road near Car Park 4" [Traffic Advice], 28 March 2017.
- ↑ Hong Kong International Airport, "Invitation to Tender: Contract C17W002 - CAR PARK 1 ENHANCEMENT" [Tender notices and other announcements].
- ↑ Citybus Limited, " Routes E11, E11A, E21, E22, E22A, E22P, E22X, N11, N21, N21A, N23, N26, N29, S1, S56 Temporary Relocation for "Terminal 1 and Terminal 2" Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], 30 October 2017.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB and Citybus Extend “Next Bus” Arrival Service to 74 Routes" [News Release], 15 December 2017.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange (Tseung Kwan O bound) to be commissioned on October 2 (with photos)" [News Bulletin], 23 September 2020.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB & Citybus Introduce New Express Route 797 and Octopus Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions for 10+ routes to better connect Tseung Kwan O with multiple districts as Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange opens" [News Release], 23 September 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange (Kowloon bound) to be commissioned on May 1 (with photo)" [News Bulletin], 21 April 2021.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange fully opens on 1 May NWFB & Citybus introduce multiple Bus-Bus-Interchange Concessions of up to $24 Interchange with 7 NWFB Routes running via Kwun Tong Bypass instead of Kwun Tong Road to save time" [News Release], 21 April 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Re: Proposed extension of Airport Bus Route A29 to Tseung Kwan O South and resumption of service by E22A before the opening of Route A29", Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Discussion Paper No. 5/13.
- ↑ "有關：要求改善將軍澳南機場巴士服務（城巴回覆）" (Re: Request for improvement of bus services at Tseung Kwan O South Airport (Reply from Citybus)), SKDC Traffic and Transport Committee Paper 183/17, 17 May 2017
- ↑ Sai Kung District Council Secretariat, "西貢區議會 交通及運輸委員會 二零二三年第二次會議記錄（第45點）" (Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the 2nd Meeting held in 2023 (Point 45)), April 2023.
- ↑ "【康城居民留意】九巴290X改為全日行駛 E22A機場巴士搬站無期" ([Attention LOHAS Park residents] KMB Route 290X changed to whole-day service, stop relocation of Airport Route E22A indefinitely shelved), HK01, 21 December 2018.
- ↑ "【機場巴士】將軍澳彩明苑居民作橙絲帶行動 爭取保留E22A巴士站" ([Airport Bus] Orange ribbon movement by Choi Ming Court residents in TKO to strive for the retainment of Rt. E22A bus stop), HK01, 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Request for Transport Department to look up the records regarding the opening up of the central divider at King Ling Road to allow buses to turn right into the Tiu Keng Leng PTI and to study the feasibility of doing so", 17 May 2019.
- ↑ "Transport Department's written reply: Feasibility of removing some central dividers on King Ling Road to allow buses to make a right turn to Tiu Keng Leng Station Public Transport Interchange", December 2019.
- ↑ Sai Kung District Council Secretariat, "西貢區議會 交通及運輸委員會 二零二零年第二次會議記錄（第167點）" (Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the 2nd Meeting held in 2020 (Point 167)), May 2020.
- ↑ "建議新增往來將軍澳與機場的巴士服務" (Proposed new bus service between Tseung Kwan O and the Airport), SKDC Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 218/15, 22 July 2015
- ↑ "西貢區議會 交通及運輸委員會 二○一六年第三次會議記錄（第28點）" (Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the 3rd Meeting in March 2016 (Point 28)), June 2016.
- ↑ "西貢區議會 交通及運輸委員會 二○一九年第三次會議記錄（第18點）" (Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the 3rd Meeting in 2019 (Point 18)), July 2019.
- ↑ "西貢區議會 交通及運輸委員會 二○一九年第四次會議記錄（第34點）" (Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the 4th Meeting in 2019 (Point 34)), September 2019.
- ↑ "運輸署回應西貢區巴士路線工作小組二零二零年第一次會議與巴士相關的跟進情況" (Transport Department's Response to the Bus-Related Follow-up to the First Meeting of the Working Group on Bus Routes in Sai Kung District in 2020), Paper No. 1/20 of the Working Group on Bus and PLB Routes in Sai Kung District under the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Sai Kung District Council.
- ↑ "黃大仙三車串燒城巴爆窗" (3-vehicle collision at Wong Tai Sin shattered glasses of Citybus), Apple Daily, 5 October 2002.
- ↑ "是日 upload：城巴公然「露械」抖氣" (Upload of the day: CTB bus compartment exposed while running), Apple Daily, 19 December 2006.
- ↑ "兩巴互撞 2死19傷" (Two bus collision left 2 deaths and 19 injuries), Oriental Daily News, 15 December 2007.
- ↑ "兩巴狂撼 2死19傷",《蘋果日報》，2007年12月15日。
- ↑ "衝出路口 劏開城巴車頭頂部 危駕害兩命 新巴司機囚16月" (Rushing out to the road junction, cutting off front end top of the Citybus - dangerous driving that killed 2: NWFB bus captain jailed for 16 months), Apple Daily, 1 July 2008.
- ↑ HKBF's Facebook post, 13 May 2023.
- ↑ [突發！] 6576@E22A 誤上都會駅平台 ([Breaking!] 6576@E22A mistakenly entered podium at Metro Town), hkitalk.net, 13 May 2023.
- ↑ 城巴疑誤闖將軍澳私人屋苑平台 網民 ： 技術應該唔錯 (Citybus mistakenly entered podium of private residential housing in TKO; netizens: he might have a good driving skill), Oriental Daily News, 14 May 2023.
External Links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: (to AsiaWorld-Expo)
- Citybus Official Route Information: (to To Tseung Kwan O (Hong Sing Garden))
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