The North Lantau Shuttle Bus Route S52 is operated by Citybus. It runs between Tung Chung (Yat Tung Estate) and Aircraft Maintenance Area, via MTR Tung Chung Station, Cathay Pacific City and Airport Cargo Area. It is currently the only whole-day public transport serving the Business Aviation Area (BAA).
Among the existing North Lantau Shuttle Bus Routes ("S Routes") operated by Citybus and Long Win Bus (LWB), this route and Route S52A are the only ones that do not operate as circular routes. Due to the tight schedule, this route usually picks up and drops off passengers at the same time after arriving at Aircraft Maintenance Area, stops for a short while and then heads back to Tung Chung. The actual mode of operation is close to a circular route, and there are restrictions on boarding and alighting for circular routes listed on the route map.
History[]
- The main article of this section is Transport Study for the New Airport.
On 22 October 1996, Citybus was awarded a franchise for a group of bus routes in North Lantau and the Chek Lap Kok New Airport, comprising routes between the Airport/North Lantau and Kowloon/Hong Kong Island, as well as four bus routes to and from the Airport and Tung Chung New Town.[1]
- 22 June 1998: Citybus introduced a new route S52 between Tung Chung MTR Station and the Aircraft Maintenance Area to coincide with the opening of the Airport Logistics Area. [2][3]
- 20 June 1999: The following changes were implemented to tie in with the reorganisation of the Airport Shuttle Bus Routes:[4]
- Buses were diverted via Chun Yue Road and Chun Wan Road South to and from Aviation Fuel Tank Farm and Airport Freight Forwarding Centre, no longer observing Cathay City and HACTL, and detoured via Chun Ping Road;
- Octopus Interchange Concession Scheme with Route S55 was introduced to tie in with the cancellation of Route S54.
- 2 April 2001: To tie in with the cancellation of Route S55, the original Octopus Interchange Concession with this route was provided by Route E21 instead.
- 23 April 2001: Extended to Tung Chung (Yat Tung), with the temporary bus terminus set up at Yu Tung Road near the roadside of Ching Yat House of Yat Tung (I) Estate, as the bus terminus in the estate was not yet in operation.[5][6]
- 27 January 2003: Octopus Interchange Concession with Route S56 was introduced. [7]
- 30 May 2004: The Yat Tung Estate terminus was relocated to the covered public transport interchange at the ground level of Carpark 2 of Yat Tung Estate.[8]
- 7 July 2008: Return trips resumed via Cathay City and Chun Wan Road, no longer observing Chun Yue Road and Chun Wan Road South.[9]
- 25 August 2008: The "Chun Ping Road" stop at Chun Wan Road eastbound was cancelled for Tung Chung direction, and the "Airport Freight Forwarding Centre" stop was moved forward by 20 metres at the same time. [10]
- 20 April 2015: Diverted via Mei Tung Street when accessing the Tung Chung Station Bus Terminus as the old exit of the terminus was closed. [11]
- 22 January 2017: The "Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal" bus stop at Tat Tung Road was cancelled for both directions.[12]
- 28 August 2017: A new special departure was introduced, departing from Tung Chung (Yat Tung Estate) every Mondays to Fridays morning, heading directly to South Perimeter Road to Aircraft Maintenance Area after observing Tung Chung Station. [13]
- Some netizens pointed out that the special departure had commenced service as early as 26 June of the same year, but Citybus did not announce it to the public. [14]
- 15 December 2017: "Next Bus" Arrival Time Inquiry Service was introduced on this route.[15]
- 23 July 2018: The original 17:05 Monday to Friday additional departure from Aircraft Maintenance Area to Yat Tung Estate was replaced by a special departure terminating at Tung Chung Station. The special departure would go along Chek Lap Kok South Road directly to Tung Chung Station, omitting Chun Wan Road and Scenic Road. [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 7/2018, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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Special Departures[]
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- This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding Stop | Fare |
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| Full Fare | $4.2 |
| Section Fares (to Tung Chung) | |
| from Asia Airfreight Terminal | $3.1 |
| 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 S52 Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme
Bus Deployments[]
This route is currently served by at least 3 air-conditioned double-deck buses, with 1 additional bus added to Route S52A during peak hours; the common type of bus is the ordinary version Enviro500 MMC (including 12m long 8507-8524; 12.8m long 6501-6588) double-decker bus.
Some trips are operated by Cityflyer routes with coach versions of Enviro500 MMC 12/12.8m (6800-6871/8000-8065).
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 10.8km, and the journey time is approximately 22mins. (The average speed is 29.5km/h.)
to Aircraft Maintenance Area[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Regular |
Yat Tung Street, Chung Yan Road, Yu Tung Road, Shun Tung Road, Tat Tung Road, Tung Chung Station Bus Terminus, Tat Tung Road, Shun Tung Road, Chek Lap Kok South Road, Scenic Road, Bus Stop Loop on Scenic Road, Chun Ming Road, Scenic Road, Chun Wan Road Interchange, Chun Wan Road, Chun Ping Road and South Perimeter Road |
|---|---|
| ②* Weekday AM express trips |
The, and the journey time is approximately 16mins. ..., Shun Tung Road, Chek Lap Kok South Road and South Perimeter Road |
| Citybus Route S52 (Tung Chung (Yat Tung Estate) → Aircraft Maintenance Area) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tung Chung West | Yat Tung Estate | ||
| 2 | Chung Yan Road | North Lantau Hospital | ||
| 3 | Tung Chung Town Centre | Shun Tung Road | Tung Chung Fire Station | near Fu Tung Estate, Yu Tung Court |
| 4 | Tung Chung Crescent | Starting point of special departures | ||
| 5 | Tung Chung Station  |
near Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal | ||
| Chek Lap Kok South Road | ||||
| 6 | Airport (Cargo Area) | Scenic Road | Aviation Fuel Tank Farm | for Scenic Hill, please alight at this stop Not applicable to departures using Routing ② |
| 7 | Bus Stop Loop on Scenic Road | Cathay Pacific City | Not applicable to departures using Routing ② | |
| 8 | Chun Wan Road | Chun Wan Road South | near HACTL, Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal Not applicable to departures using Routing ② | |
| 9 | Airport Freight Forwarding Centre | Not applicable to departures using Routing ② | ||
| 10 | Chun Ping Road | Asia Airfreight Terminal | ||
| 11 | Airport (Business Aviation Area) | South Perimeter Road | DHL's Central Asia Hub | |
| 12 | Airport (Aircraft Maintenance Area) | Government Flying Services | ||
| 13 | Aircraft Maintenance Area | |||
to Tung Chung (Yat Tung Estate)[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Regular |
South Perimeter Road, Chun Ping Road, Chun Wan Road, Chun Wan Road Interchange, Scenic Road, Chek Lap Kok South Road, Shun Tung Road, Tat Tung Road, Tung Chung Station Bus Terminus, Tat Tung Road, Shun Tung Road, Yu Tung Road, Chung Yan Road and Yat Tung Street |
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| ②* Weekday PM express departure to Tung Chung Station |
The journey time is approximately 10mins. South Perimeter Road, Chek Lap Kok South Road, Shun Tung Road and Tat Tung Road |
| Citybus Route S52 (Aircraft Maintenance Area → Tung Chung (Yat Tung Estate)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Airport (Aircraft Maintenance Area) | South Perimeter Road | Aircraft Maintenance Area | |
| 2 | Government Flying Services | |||
| 3 | Airport (Business Aviation Area) | DHL's Central Asia Hub | ||
| 4 | Airport (Cargo Area) | Chun Ping Road | Asia Airfreight Terminal | Section fare begins here Not applicable to departures using Routing ② |
| 5 | Chun Wan Road | Airport Freight Forwarding Centre | Not applicable to departures using Routing ② | |
| 6 | HACTL | near SuperTerminal 1, Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal Not applicable to departures using Routing ② | ||
| 7 | Scenic Road | Cathay Pacific City | Not applicable to departures using Routing ② | |
| 8 | Aviation Fuel Tank Farm | |||
| Chek Lap Kok South Road | ||||
| 9 | Tung Chung Town Centre | Tung Chung Station |
Terminal for departures using Routing ② near Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal | |
| 10 | Shun Tung Road | Tung Chung Crescent | ||
| 11 | Yu Tung Court | |||
| 12 | Tung Chung West | Chung Yan Road | Mei Yat House Yat Tung Estate | near Yu Tai Court, North Lantau Hospital |
| 13 | Yat Tung Street | Kui Yat House Yat Tung Estate | ||
| 14 | Yat Tung Estate | |||
Ridership[]
According to the Bus Route Planning Programme, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2007: The utilisation rate was about 88% and the patronage on Chun Yue Road was about 160 passengers per day on average.
- 2018: The occupancy rate during the busiest hour was 69% (from Yat Tung Estate) and 100% (from the Aircraft Maintenance Area).
Related Incidents[]
- 21 June 2013: At around 9:00am, a MAN NL262 (1531/HT8707) single-decker bus crashed into a fence at Yat Tung Estate.[17]
Gallery[]
Route S52 was once mainly ran with Volvo B6LE (13XX) single-decker buses
Two Volvo Olympians (428, 429) belonging to Siu Ho Wan Depot always ran on Route S52 during their later days
.JPG "2123@S52(1210).JPG (1.33 MB)")
Coach version of Dennis Trident (21XX) occassionally appeared on Route S52 before their retirement
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
- NLB Route 38
- LWB Route N64
- Citybus Route S51 (Cancelled)
- Citybus Route S52A
- Citybus Route S52P
- LWB Route S62 (Cancelled)
- LWB Route S63 (Cancelled)
- LWB Route S64
- LWB Route S64C
- Citybus Route X52
- Airport Freight Forwarding Centre Shuttle Bus
- Yat Tung Market Free Shuttle Bus
References[]
- ↑ Legislative Council Brief: Public Bus Services Ordinance (Chapter 230) Grant of Franchises to Operate Public Bus Services for North Lantau and the New Airport, 22 Oct 1996.
- ↑ Government Press Release: Traffic and transport arrangements to tie in with the commissioning of the new MTR Extension
- ↑ 機場鐵路東涌線通車及赤立角新機場啟用，巴士路線改動安排 (Commencement of Airport Railway and Tung Chung Line and opening of the New Chek Lap Kok Airport - Bus Service Arrangements), bustop.info, June 1998.
- ↑ 巴士新聞 1998年6月 (Bus News June 1998), bustop.info
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Relocation of Terminal Point of Bus Route S52 in Tung Chung" [Traffic Notice].
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Airport Shuttle Bus Routes S52 and S52P Extend to Yat Tung Estate".
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "New Citybus BBI Package For Routes S52/S52P and Route S56", 24 January 2003.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Opening of Yat Tung Estate Public Transport Terminus" [Traffic Notice] (archived on web.archive.org).
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "New Service Arrangements for Citybus Routes S52 ans S56" [News Release], 2 July 2008.
- ↑ 機場後勤區 - 車站重組消息 (Airport Logistics Area - Bus Stop Reorganisation), hkitalk.net.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Routes S1, S52, S52P, S56, X1, N23, N26, N29 New arangement for Tung Chung Station Bus Terminus" [Passenger Notice], 14 April 2015.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Routes S52, S52P Permanent Cancellation of Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], 18 January 2017. (Link expired)
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route S52 Additional Departures Direct To Aircraft Maintenance Area" [Passenger Notice], 25 August 2017.
- ↑ 城巴 S52 增設直達維修區班次 (Citybus Route S52 introduces departures direct to AMA), hkitalk.net.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB and Citybus Extend “Next Bus” Arrival Service to 74 Routes" [News Release], 15 December 2017.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Launches Route S52A Route S52 Routeing Altered" [News Release], 20 July 2018.
- ↑ HK Bus Channel, "21/6 09:45 CTB 1531 於逸東邨巴士總站撞欄" (21/6 09:45 CTB 1531 crashed onto a fence at Yat Tung Estate Bus Terminus) [Facebook photo], 21 June 2013.
External Links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: (to Aircraft Maintenance Area)
- Citybus Official Route Information: (to Tung Chung (Yat Tung Estate))
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