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The Cross-Harbour Bus Route 182 is jointly operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) and Citybus. It runs between Yu Chui Court and Central (Macau Ferry), via City One Shatin, Sha Tin Wai and Tai Wai (Sun Chui Estate) in Sha Tin District, Kowloon Tong (Waterloo Road) and Ho Man Tin (Princess Margaret Road) in Kowloon, as well as Wan Chai and Admiralty on the northern coast of Hong Kong Island, using the Lion Rock Tunnel and Cross Harbour Tunnel in between Sha Tin and Hong Kong Island.

History[]

Commencing background[]

In 1986, China Motor Bus (CMB) and Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) submitted their "1986-1988 Bus Route Development Programme" to the Transport Department, which proposed a route numbered "171" between Yuen Chau Kok in Sha Tin and Central. However, the department rejected the application on the grounds that the proposed route would overlap with a railway, violating the Public Transport Inter-modal Coordination Policy's restriction that "Cross-harbour routes shall not be opened in the New Territories unless the route and terminus are well away from a railway corridor."[1]

In response to the implementation of the "Peak Hour Surcharge" by the MTR in May 1988, the authorities relaxed the "Public Transport Inter-modal Coordination Policy" to allow franchised bus companies to operate routes parallel to the MTR Nathan Road Corridor. The Transport Department approved China Motor Bus and Kowloon Motor Bus to operate the above-mentioned Shatin to Central cross-harbour route[2], while approving Citybus to open a residents' bus route between City One Shatin and Central.

In the end, CMB and KMB took the lead and launched the new Route 182 between City One Shatin and Central on 12 August 1989 to compete with Citybus's residents' luxury bus route 60R} (now Route 88R), which began operations two days later.

Route change history[]

  • 21 August 1989: KMB and CMB jointly began operating Route 182, which initially was a peak hour route between City One Shatin and Central (Macau Ferry).
    • This route was the first franchised cross-harbour route between the New Territories and Hong Kong Island since the Hong Kong Government relaxed the Public Transport Inter-modal Coordination Policy in 1988.
  • 28 December 1989: In cooperation with the completion of the Rumsey Street Flyover, Sha Tin bound buses were re-routed via Rumsey Street before Des Voeux Road Central, omitting Gilman Street.
  • 1 June 1990: Central-bound buses were made to go via Fenwick Street, Hennessy Road, and Queensway before Des Voeux Road Central, omitting Harcourt Road and Cotton Tree Drive.
  • 19 June 1991: KMB introduced air-conditioned buses on this service.
  • 27 January 1992: The services was enhanced to operate full-day on weekdays.
  • 1 September 1995: Changed to be operated jointly by Kowloon Motor Bus and Citybus after the government decided on the conditions for extending the CMB franchise;[3]
    • Converted to a full air-conditioned service;
    • All trips were detoured via Sha Kok Street.
  • 19 January 1996: The first trip on weekdays was pushed earlier to 06:35, the first trip on holidays was pushed earlier to 07:40, and the daily last trip was pushed later to 23:20.[4]
  • 1 November 1996: Detoured via Jat Min Chuen Street for City One Shatin direction.[5]
  • 19 November 2001: Sha Tin terminus was relocated to Yu Chui Court.[6]
  • 17 December 2001: Service hours were extended to facilitate the launching of Route N182, jointly providing 24-hour bus services between City One Shatin and Central (Macau Ferry).[7]
  • 1 July 2006: A new 20% Same-day Return Discount and interchange concessions with other Cross-Harbour Tunnel routes for Hong Kong Island direction were introduced, with the former being effective for only 3 years.[8][9][10]
  • 17 April 2016: Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) Enquiry System was introduced to KMB trips of this route.[11]
  • 23 September 2017: A new section fare from Tai Wai Station to Yu Chui Court was introduced.[12][13]
  • 28 May 2018: "Next Bus" Arrival Service was introduced to Citybus trips of this route.[14]

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 3/2024, see here for the referenced link

From Yu Chui Court
Service Hours Headway (min)
Mondays to Fridays
06:00 - 06:20 20
06:20 - 07:30 17/18
07:50 - 08:40 25
09:05 - 10:20 25
10:45 - 11:35 25
12:00 - 12:50 25
13:15 - 14:05 25
14:30 - 15:45 25
16:10 - 17:25 25
17:50 - 18:40 25
19:05 - 20:20 25
20:45 - 22:00 25
22:25 - 22:50 25
22:50 - 23:50 30
Saturdays
06:00 - 07:30 30
07:55 - 08:45 25
09:10 - 10:00 25
10:25 - 11:15 25
11:40 - 12:30 25
12:55 - 14:10 25
14:35 - 15:50 25
16:15 - 17:05 25
17:30 - 18:45 25
19:10 - 20:25 25
20:50 - 21:50 30
22:20 - 23:50 30
Sundays and Public Holidays
06:00 - 06:30 30
06:30 - 06:55 25
07:20 - 08:10 25
08:35 - 09:25 25
09:50 - 10:40 25
11:05 - 11:55 25
12:20 - 13:10 25
13:35 - 14:25 25
14:50 - 15:40 25
16:05 - 16:55 25
17:20 - 18:10 25
18:35 - 19:25 25
19:50 - 20:50 30
21:20 - 22:20 30
22:50 - 23:50 30
From Central (Macau Ferry)
Service Hours Headway (min)
Mondays to Fridays
06:00 - 07:15 25
07:40 - 08:55 25
09:20 - 10:10 25
10:35 - 11:25 25
11:50 - 13:05 25
13:30 - 14:20 25
14:45 - 15:35 25
16:00 - 16:50 25
16:50 - 17:30 20
17:45 - 18:45 20
19:10 - 20:25 25
20:45 - 22:05 20
22:30 - 23:45 25
Saturdays
06:00 - 07:00 30
07:30 - 08:30 30
09:00 - 10:00 30
10:30 - 11:00 30
11:00 - 11:25 25
11:50 - 13:05 25
13:30 - 14:20 25
14:45 - 15:10 25
15:10 - 15:50 20
16:10 - 17:30 20
17:50 - 18:50 20
19:10 - 20:25 25
20:50 - 22:05 25
22:30 - 23:45 25
Sundays and Public Holidays
06:00 - 06:30 30
06:30 - 06:55 25
07:20 - 08:10 25
08:35 - 09:25 25
09:50 - 10:40 25
11:05 - 11:55 25
12:20 - 13:10 25
13:35 - 14:25 25
14:50 - 15:40 25
16:05 - 17:05 20
17:25 - 18:25 20
18:45 - 19:35 25
20:00 - 20:50 25
21:15 - 22:05 25
22:30 - 23:45 25
This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival System Enquiry Service/ "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service, among which the red underlined trips in the above table are dispatched by KMB where passengers are able to use KMB Monthly Pass and KMB Tourist Day Pass; the rest of the trips are dispatched by Citybus where passengers are able to use "Citybus +" sightseeing tickets.

Fares[]

Journey/boarding Stop Fare
Full Fare $20.8
Section fares (to Central)
From Junction Road Kowloon Tong $13.8
Cross-Harbour Tunnel BBI $11.5
From Elizabeth House $8.2
Section fares (to Yu Chui Court)
From Cross-Harbour Tunnel BBI $13.8
From Kowloon Tong Station $8.2
From Tai Wai BBI - Tai Wai Station $7.5
Fare Remarks
  • Half-fare for children aged below 12 and senior citizens aged 65 or above; the remainder of the fare after half-fare will be counted as 10 cents.
  • Elderly persons aged 65 or above using Senior Octopus Cards or Personalised Octopus cards, Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 using JoyYou Card, and eligible persons with disabilities using Personalised Octopus cards with "Persons with Disabilities Status" can enjoy a flat fare of $2.0 per journey under the $2 Concessionary Fare. If the concessionary fare for eligible persons with disabilities aged below 12 and senior citizens aged 65 or above is less than $2.0 after a 50% discount from the regular fare, the beneficiary is only required to pay the original concessionary fare; if the original full fare for Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 or eligible persons with disabilities is already less than $2.0, the beneficiary is also only required to pay the original full fare.
  • Passengers are required to tender exact fare by cash or by Octopus card when boarding. No exact change will be given.
  • Passengers may also use AlipayHK "EasyGo" and UnionPay "QuickPass", BoC Pay "Ride Code" and WeChat Pay HK or WeChat "Ride Code", JCB Card, MasterCard, UnionPay, American Express, Discover Card, Diners Club International Credit Card, UnionPay Credit Card with inductive payment capabilities, as well as Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay mobile payment platforms for fare payment (JCB cards, American Express cards and Diners Club International cards only apply to KMB departures). Passengers using the above payment methods can only enjoy interchange concessions with other other routes/combined routes of the same company operating that particular departure, and they cannot enjoy the "Public Transport Fare Subsidy" nor the "Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities".

Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]

Template:Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme

Bus deployments[]

KMB currently schedules 11 Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU) double-decker buses on this route.

Citybus deploys 10 double-decker buses onto this route, with 5 buses being deployed during morning peak hours on weekdays to operate 982X and 3 buses are deployed during afternoon peak hours on weekdays to operate 182X; the main vehicles deployed being Enviro500/MMC 12m (8128-8202, 8235-8319/8320-8360, 8391-8399, 8402-8483, 8490, 8537-8546), Enviro500 MMC 12.8m (6300-6443, 6453-6459) and Volvo B8L 12m (5230-5236, 8806-8829, 521XX).

As this route passes through the Low Emission Zone for Franchised Buses, vehicles on this route must meet Euro V emission standards or above unless under special vehicle dispatchment changes.

List of KMB buses on Route 182
Fleet No. Plate No. Depot
AVBWU347 SY8985 Sha Tin Depot (S)
AVBWU454 UL7937
AVBWU461 UN802
AVBWU619 UY5762
AVBWU651 VA3761
AVBWU675 VC3110
AVBWU701 VD1019
AVBWU716 VD5543
AVBWU725 VE105
AVBWU765 VG8144
AVBWU766 VG8438

The above list of scheduled buses are as of December 2023, forwarded from hk2007.buscess website (Chinese only). The above buses might not be listed according to running orders.
The related content is for reference only and will be updated according to fleet changes (check update list). To check scheduled bus changes, refer to detailed information on hk2007.buscess website.
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Bus deployment evolution history[]

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 21.3km, and the journey time is approximately 80mins. (The average speed is 16km/h.)

To Central (Macau Ferry)[]

Via: Ngau Pei Sha Street, Chap Wai Kon Street, Ngan Shing Street, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Sha Tin Wai Road, Sha Kok Street, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Che Kung Miu Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Waterloo Road, Princess Margaret Road, Hong Chong Road, Cross Harbour Tunnel, Wan Chai Interchange, Gloucester Road, Inner Gloucester Road, Fenwick Street, Hennessy Road, Queensway, Des Voeux Road Central, Hillier Street #, Connaught Road Central, and Connaught Road West

# May be diverted via Wing Wo Street according to traffic conditions.

Cross-Harbour Bus Route 182 (Yu Chui CourtCentral (Macau Ferry))
No. Area Road Bus stop name (KMB) Bus stop name (Citybus) Remarks
1 Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) Yu Chui Court Bus Terminus Yu Chui Court
2 Ngan Shing Street Yue Tin Court Yue Tin Court
3 City One Shatin City One Sha Tin Bus Terminus City One Shatin
4 Fortune City One Block 11 City One Shatin Near City One Plaza
5 Tai Chung Kiu Road City One Shatin Block 13 City One Shatin
6 Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) Belair Garden Belair Garden
7 Sha Tin Wai Regal Riverside Hotel Regal Riverside Hotel
8 Sha Kok Street Pok Hong Estate Pok Hong Estate
9 Tin Ka Ping Primary School The Salvation Army Tin Ka Ping School
10 Sha Tin Tau Che Kung Miu Road Chun Shek Estate Chun Shek Estate
11 Che Kung Temple Che Kung Temple
12 Sha Tin (Tai Wai) Hung Mui Kuk Road Tai Wai BBI - Sun Chui Estate (B3) Sun Chui Estate
13 World Wide Gardens World Wide Gardens
Lion Rock Tunnel
14 Kowloon Tong Waterloo Road Junction Road Kowloon Tong Junction Road Section fare begins here
15 Kowloon Tong Station Kowloon Tong Station
16 La Villa La Villa
17 Kowloon City Kowloon Hospital Kowloon Hospital
18 Ho Man Tin Princess Margaret Road Auxiliary Medical Service Auxiliary Medical Services Headquarters Near the Hong Kong Metropolitan University
19 Oi Man Estate Oi Man Estate
20 Tsim Sha Tsui East Cross-Harbour Tunnel BBI (A1) Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange Section fare begins here
Near the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Interchange stop for Cross Harbour Tunnel Routes
Cross Harbour Tunnel
21 Causeway Bay Wan Chai Interchange Elizabeth House Elizabeth House Section fare begins here
22 Wan Chai Gloucester Road International Organization for Mediation International Organization for Mediation Near the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
23 Luard Road Gloucester Luk Kwok Near Immigration Tower
24 Hennessy Road Methodist House Methodist House
25 Admiralty Queensway High Court Admiralty - High Court Near Pacific Place
26 Central Des Voeux Road Central HSBC Building HSBC Main Building
27 Central Market Central Market
28 Sheung Wan Central (Macau Ferry) Central (Macau Ferry)

To Yu Chui Court[]

Via: Connaught Road Central, Rumsey Street, Des Voeux Road Central, Queensway, Hennessy Road, Fleming Road, Wan Chai Road, Morrison Hill Road, Leighton Road, Canal Road West, Canal Road Flyover, Wan Chai Interchange, Cross Harbour Tunnel, Hong Chong Road, Princess Margaret Road, Waterloo Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Sha Kok Street, Jat Min Chuen Street, Sha Kok Street, Sha Tin Wai Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Ngan Shing Street, Chap Wai Kon Street, Ngau Pei Sha Street, and Chui Yan Street

Cross-Harbour Bus Route 182 (Central (Macau Ferry)Yu Chui Court
No. Area Road Bus stop name (KMB) Bus stop name (Citybus) Remarks
1 Sheung Wan Central (Macau Ferry) Central (Macau Ferry)
2 Des Voeux Road Central Rumsey Street Rumsey Street
3 Central Douglas Street Douglas Street
4 Statue Square Statue Square
5 Admiralty Queensway Admiralty Station Admiralty - United Centre Near Pacific Place
6 Wan Chai Hennessy Road Arsenal Street Arsenal Street
7 O'Brien Road O'Brien Road
8 Fleming Road Johnston Road Tai Yau Plaza
9 Wan Chai Road Heard Street Heard Street
10 Wan Chai (Bowrington) Canal Road West Canal Road West Canal Road West Near Times Square
Canal Road Flyover, Cross Harbour Tunnel
11 Tsim Sha Tsui East Cross-Harbour Tunnel BBI (C3) Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange Section fare begins here
Near the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
12 Ho Man Tin Princess Margaret Road Greenfield Terrace Greenfield Terrace 近Oi Man Estate
13 Auxiliary Medical Service Auxiliary Medical Services Headquarters Near the Hong Kong Metropolitan University
14 Waterloo Road St. George Apartments St. George Apartments
15 Kowloon Tong Kowloon Tong Club Kowloon Tong Club
16 Christian Central Church Christian Central Church
17 Kowloon Tong Station Kowloon Tong Government Primary School Section fare begins here
18 Beacon Hill Moonbeam Terrace Moonbeam Terrace
Lion Rock Tunnel
19 Sha Tin (Tai Wai) Hung Mui Kuk Road World Wide Gardens World Wide Gardens
20 Tai Wai BBI - Sun Chui Estate (C2) Sun Chui Estate
21 Che Kung Miu Road Tai Wai BBI - Tai Wai Station (F1) Tai Wai Station Section fare begins here
22 Sha Tin Tau Che Kung Temple Che Kung Temple
23 Chun Shek Estate Chun Shek Estate Near the Hong Kong Cultural Museum
24 Sha Tin Wai Jat Min Chuen Street Jat Min Chuen Street Jat Min Chuen
25 Sha Kok Street Sha Kok Estate Sha Kok Estate Near Pok Hong Estate
26 Tai Chung Kiu Road Regal Riverside Hotel Regal Riverside Hotel
27 Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) Belair Garden Belair Garden
28 City One Shatin Ngan Shing Street Fortune City One Fortune City One
29 Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) Yue Tin Court Yue Tin Court
30 Chap Wai Kon Street City One Station City One Station Near Prince of Wales Hospital
31 Yu Chui Court Bus Terminus Yu Chui Court

Ridership[]

Related incidents[]

Gallery[]

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Remarks[]

Related articles[]

  • Citybus Route 88R
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 170
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 182P (Cancelled)
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 182S (Cancelled)
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 182X
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 980A
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 982X
  • Citybus Route N89R (Cancelled)
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route N182
  • Residents' Bus Route NR801 (Cancelled)

References[]

  1. "開辦多條東區隧巴新線 運輸署不贊成 路線重疊無異浪費資源" ("TD opposes launching multiple new EHC bus routes, arguing that overlapping routes a waste of resources"), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 1 September 1986.
  2. "Financial Insight" (Hong Kong: TVB, 3 September 1989). Note that the title of the YouTube clip shows the year incorrectly.
  3. Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 78/94-97, 19 September 1995.
  4. 沙田區區議會交通及運輸委員會文件第129/94-97號,1996年3月19日。
  5. Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 194/94-97, 19 November 1996
  6. Citybus Limited, "Citybus Extends Route 182 to Yu Chui Court" [News Release], November 2001.
  7. Citybus Limited, "New Overnight Route N182 & Re-Routes Route 969P" [News Release], December 2001.
  8. The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "九巴提供聯營過海路線「即日」回程車費折扣及推出三組八達通過海路線轉乘計劃"  (KMB provides same-day return trip discount for jointly-operated cross-harbour routes and introduces 3 sets of Octopus cross-harbour interchange concession schemes) [News Release].
  9. Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "城巴新巴聯營過海路線七月一日起推出全新八達通「即日回程車資折扣」"  (Citybus and NWFB introduces Octopus "Same-day Return Trip Concession" for Jointly-operated Cross-Harbour Routes from 1 July) [News Release], 27 June 2006.
  10. Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "城巴新巴過海路線(往港島方向) 七月一日起增設全新八達通巴士轉乘優惠"  (Citybus and NWFB introduces new Octopus Interchange Concessions for cross-harbour routes (Hong Kong Island bound) starting from 1 July) [News Release], 27 June 2006.
  11. 聯營路線終於有抵站時間預報功能 (ETA available finally for jointly-operated routes), hkitalk.net
  12. The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB launches trial scheme for new section fares on 30 cross-harbour routes after crossing the harbour" [News Release], 15 September 2017.
  13. Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB and Citybus launch the 2nd phase trial scheme to offer new section fares for 31 Cross Harbour Routes after crossing the harbour" [News Release], 15 September 2017.
  14. Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB and Citybus extend "Next Bus" arrival service further Now covering all Citybus franchised routes" [News Release], 28 May 2018.

External links[]

Template:Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus Routes