The route information contained in this article is accurate at the time of the last service provision.
Details of the next service under this article will be updated when they are officially announced.
The Cross-Harbour Special Bus Route 117R is jointly operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) and Citybus. It runs one-way from Hong Kong Stadium (terminus at Cotton Path) to Mong Kok (Bute Street), via Cross-Harbour Tunnel, Tsim Sha Tsui, Jordan and Yau Ma Tei. It operates only after designated major events at Hong Kong Stadium.
History[]
- 3 July 1997: Route 117R commenced service from Hong Kong Stadium to Mong Kok. At that time KMB departures terminated at "Kei Wing Primary School" stop on Lai Chi Kok Road and Citybus departures terminated at "Bute Street (Nathan Road)" stop on Nathan Road.[1]
- 23 January 2012: All departures are standardised to terminate at Mong Kok (Bute Street).[2]
- October to November 2014: Due to the Umbrella Revolution, the Mong Kok section of the Nathan Road was closed to traffic and the service was temporarily diverted to terminate at the Kwong Wah Hospital stop on Waterloo Road for the two months concerned.
Service Hours and Headways[]
This route operates only at the end of major events at the Hong Kong Stadium and the frequency will be adjusted according to the number of passengers.
- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry service, and KMB Monthly Passes are available for KMB departures serving this route.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding Stop | Fares |
|---|---|
| Full Fare | $16.0 |
| Section fare | |
| from Cross-Harbour Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange | $8.8 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 10.7km, and the journey time is approximately 50mins. (The average speed is 12.8km/h.)
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Regular |
Cotton Path, Eastern Hospital Road, Causeway Road, Tai Hang Road Flyover, Inner Gloucester Road, Gloucester Road, flyover, Cross-Harbour Tunnel, Hong Chong Road, Chatham Road South, Salisbury Road and Nathan Road |
|---|---|
| ②＊ During road closure and diversion for major event in Tsim Sha Tsui |
..., Cross-Harbour Tunnel, Hong Chong Road, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road |
| Cross-Harbour Bus Route 117R (Hong Kong Stadium → Mong Kok (Bute Street)) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name (KMB) | Bus Stop Name (Citybus) | Remarks |
| 1 | So Kon Po | Cotton Path | Causeway Bay (Cotton Path) Bus Terminus | Hong Kong Stadium (117R Boarding Stop) | Outside St. Paul's Hospital, opposite the Disciplined Services Sports and Recreation Club |
 Cross-Harbour Tunnel
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| 2 | Tsim Sha Tsui East | Cross-Harbour Tunnel BBI (C1) | Cross-Harbour Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange  |
Section fare begins here near the Hong Kong Polytechnic University | |
| 3 # | Tsim Sha Tsui East | Chatham Road South | Hong Kong Science Museum | Hong Kong Science Museum | Not applicable to departures using Routing ② |
| 4 # | Mody Road Tsim Sha Tsui | Mody Road | |||
| 5 # | Tsim Sha Tsui | Salisbury Road | East Tsim Sha Tsui Station | East Tsim Sha Tsui Station |
Not applicable to departures using Routing ② near Victoria Dockside |
| 6 # | Nathan Road | Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Middle Road (N3) | Kowloon Hotel |
Not applicable to departures using Routing ② near Middle Road | |
| 7 # | Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Haiphong Road (N5) | Haiphong Road |
Not applicable to departures using Routing ② near The Masterpiece | ||
| 8 # | Kimberley Road (N11) | Kimberley Road | Not applicable to departures using Routing ② | ||
| 9 # | Jordan | Bowring Street Yau Ma Tei (N20) | Jordan Station |
Not applicable to departures using Routing ② near Bowring Street | |
| * | Jordan | Gascoigne Road | Diocesan Girls' School | Diocesan Girls' School | Applicable to departures using Routing ② |
| 10 | Yau Ma Tei | Nathan Road | Kowloon Central Post Office (N33) | Kowloon Central Post Office | |
| 11 | Pitt Street Yau Ma Tei (N49) | Pitt Street |
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| 12 | Mong Kok | Shantung Street Mong Kok (N59) | Shantung Street |
near Grand Plaza, Langham Place | |
| 13 | Bute Street Mong Kok (N73) | Bute Street | near Pioneer Centre | ||
Gallery[]
A Dennis Dragon11m (AD) was running on the KMB departures of Route 117R
A bus on Route 117R (8200) is leaving Cross-Harbour Tunnel
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
Cross-Harbour Bus Route 117R (Edit)
Remarks[]
Related articles[]
- Cross-Harbour Bus Route 117
- Cross-Harbour Bus Route 914R (Cancelled)
References[]
- ↑ HKBDB Old Documents
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "117R Hong Kong Stadium to Mong Kok (Bute Street)" [Passenger Notice], 18 January 2012.
External links[]
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