The Cross-Harbour Bus Route 690S is jointly operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) and Citybus. It runs between Hang Hau[Remark 1] and Central (Exchange Square), via Pak Shing Kok and LOHAS Park, observing Tseung Lam Highway, Eastern Harbour Crossing and Island Eastern Corridor to and from Wan Chai District (→ Gloucester Road / ← Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay) and Central on Hong Kong Island.
This route belongs to the special departure of Route 690 and is only available during the morning and afternoon peak hours from Monday to Friday for both the outbound and return journeys respectively. This route, together with Route 694S, are the only two EHC routes that omit Eastern Harbour Crossing Bus-Bus Interchange.
To highlight the fact that this route mainly serves LOHAS Park, the electronic destination signs of Citybus trips heading to Hang Hau will alternately display the destinations "LOHAS Park" and "Hang Hau", while KMB trips heading to Central will display the specially designed "LOHAS Express" logo.
History[]
Introducing Background[]
The Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel (TKO - Lam Tin Tunnel) was opened to traffic on 11 December 2022, with a direct access to the Eastern Harbour Crossing from the westbound tube, making it more convenient for Tseung Kwan O vehicles to cross the harbour to Hong Kong Island. However, one month before the opening of the Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel, the Transport Department considered that the ridership of the two cross-harbour bus routes 690 and 694 in Tseung Kwan O was not high and it was believed that the majority of people who crossed the harbour by public transport would choose the MTR, so no additional route to Hong Kong Island was not planned at that time. However the TD will consider whether to provide additional routes when the TKO-Lam Tin Tunnel is open to traffic and passengers have stabilised their travelling habits.[1]
The opening of the TKO-Lam Tin Tunnel has successfully diverted traffic from the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel. Sai Kung District Council members requested the introduction of bus routes to the Central and Western District of Hong Kong Island in view of the advantages of the new route in providing direct access to the Eastern Harbour Crossing.[2] Citybus and NWFB has indicated that routes connecting LOHAS Park and Hong Kong Island have been proposed since the end of 2022[3] representatives of KMB also announced at the press conference that they are actively studying a cross-harbour route from LOHAS Park to Wan Chai and Central and Western District, with a conservative estimate of 30 to 40 minutes to Central, details to be discussed with the Transport Department.[4] However, the Transport Department cited the ridership data of routes 690, 690P and 694 to confirm that passengers in Tseung Kwan O still preferred the more convenient and lower-fare MTR trains to cross the harbour.[5] The district organisation criticised that the existing routes did not directly serve LOHAS Park and it was absurd for TD to link its ridership data to the demand for cross-harbour buses there.[6]
In March 2023, Sai Kung District Councillors were invited to board a trial run bus of this route.[7] Then they received the results of the trial run, which showed that the journey time of the route towards Hong Kong Island would be about 46 minutes, with the last stop of the Tseung Kwan O section at Wings At Sea LOHAS Park to the first stop on Hong Kong Island at Old Wan Chai Police Station taking about 15 minutes.[8]
Route Change History[]
- 20 March 2023: Route 690S commenced service.[9]
- 22 May 2023: Morning departures were increased to 4, departing from Hang Hau at 07:45, 07:55, 08:05 and 08:15 on Mondays to Fridays.[10][11][12]
- 3 October 2023: Morning departures were increased to 6, departing from Hang Hau at 07:40, 07:48, 07:56, 08:04, 08:12 and 08:20 on Mondays to Fridays.[13][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 3/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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- 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 in which passengers are able to use KMB Monthly Pass; the rest of the trips are dispatched by Citybus in which KMB monthly pass is not accepted.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding Stop | Fares |
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| Full Fare | $17.8 |
| Section Fares (to Central) | |
| from Old Wan Chai Police Station | $8.2 |
| Section Fares (to Hang Hau) | |
| from Wan O Road/Wings At Sea LOHAS Park | $8.2 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Routing[]
To Central (Exchange Square)[]
Via: Po Ning Road, Sheung Ning Road, Chung Wa Road, Pui Shing Road, Ngan O Road, Chiu Shun Road, Wan Po Road, Lohas Park Road, LOHAS Park Public Transport Interchange, Lohas Park Road, Wan Po Road, Wan O Road, Tseung Lam Highway, Eastern Harbour Crossing, Island Eastern Corridor, Victoria Park Road, Gloucester Road, Harcourt Road, Cotton Tree Drive, Queensway, Queen's Road Central, Pedder Street, Connaught Place and Harbour View Street
| Cross-Harbour Bus Route 690S (Hang Hau (Ming Tak Estate)→Central (Exchange Square)) | |||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name (KMB) | Bus stop name (Citybus) | Remarks |
| 1 | Tseung Kwan O (Hang Hau) | Po Ning Road | Ming Tak Estate | Ming Tak Estate | |
| 2 | Chung Wa Road | Chung Wa Road | Chung Wa Road | Near East Point City | |
| 3 | Ngan O Road | Yuk Ming Court | Yuk Ming Court | ||
| 4 | Tseung Kwan O South (Pak Shing Kok) | Wan Po Road | Pung Loi Road | Pung Loi Road | Near Oscar By The Sea |
| 5 | Pak Shing Kok | Shaw Studios | |||
| 6 | Tseung Kwan O South (Siu Chik Sha) | LOHAS Park Station | LOHAS Park  |
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| 7 | Wan Po Road | The Beaumont | The Beaumont | Near The Capitol LOHAS Park | |
| 8 | MEGA Plus Data Centre | MEGA Plus Data Centre | Near Le Prestige LOHAS Park | ||
| 9 | Wan O Road | Wan O Road | Wings At Sea LOHAS Park | ||
Tseung Kwan O Cross-Bay Link;  Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel;  Eastern Harbour Crossing;  Island Eastern Corridor
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| 10 | Wan Chai | Gloucester Road | Old Wan Chai Police Station | Old Wan Chai Police Station | Section Fare begins near HKCEC |
| 11 | Fenwick Street | Fenwick Street | Near The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts | ||
| 12 | Admiralty | Harcourt Road | Admiralty Centre | Admiralty - Admiralty Centre |
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| 13 | Central | Queen's Road Central | Cheung Kong Center | Cheung Kong Center | |
| 14 | Pedder Street | Pedder Street | Pedder Street |
Near The Landmark | |
| 15 | Exchange Square Bus Terminus | Central (Exchange Square) |
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to Hang Hau[]
Via: Connaught Road Central, Queen Victoria Street, Des Voeux Road Central, Queensway, Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street, Causeway Road, Hing Fat Street, Island Eastern Corridor, Eastern Harbour Crossing, Lam Tin Interchange, Tseung Lam Highway, Wan O Road, Wan Po Road, Lohas Park Road, LOHAS Park Station Public Transport Interchange, Lohas Park Road, Wan Po Road, Chiu Shun Road, Ngan O Road, Pui Shing Road, Sheung Ning Road and Po Ning Road
| Cross-Harbour Bus Route 690S (Central (Exchange Square) → Hang Hau) | |||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name (KMB) | Bus stop name (Citybus) | Remarks |
| 1 | Central | Exchange Square Bus Terminus | Central (Exchange Square) |
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| 2 | Connaught Road Central | Queen Victoria Street | Queen Victoria Street |
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| 3 | Des Voeux Road Central | Douglas Street | Douglas Street |
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| 4 | Statue Square | Statue Square |
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| 5 | Admiralty | Queensway | Admiralty Station | Admiralty - United Centre |
Near Pacific Place |
| 6 | Wan Chai | Hennessy Road | Luard Road | Luard Road | Near Southorn Playground |
| 7 | Fleming Road | Fleming Road |
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| 8 | Stewart Road | Stewart Road | Near Lockhart Road Municipal Services Building | ||
| 9 | Tonnochy Road | Tonnochy Road | Near CNT Tower | ||
| 10 | Causeway Bay | Wan Chai Fire Station | Wan Chai Fire Station |
Near Times Square | |
| 11 | Yee Wo Street | Paterson Street | Paterson Street |
Near Sogo Department Store | |
| 12 | Causeway Road | Victoria Park | Victoria Park | Near Hong Kong Central Library | |
| 13 | Causeway Bay East | Hing Fat Street | Hing Fat Street | Hing Fat Street |
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| Island Eastern Corridor; Eastern Harbour Crossing; Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel; Tseung Kwan O Cross Bay Link
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| 14 | Tseung Kwan O South (Siu Chik Sha) | Wan O Road | Wan O Road | Wings At Sea LOHAS Park | Section Fare begins |
| 15 | Wan Po Road | Le Prestige LOHAS Park | Le Prestige LOHAS Park | ||
| 16 | The Capitol LOHAS Park | The Capitol LOHAS Park | |||
| 17 | LOHAS Park Station | LOHAS Park |
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| 18 | Tseung Kwan O South (Pak Shing Kok) | Wan Po Road | Pak Shing Kok | Shaw Studios | |
| 19 | Oscar By The Sea | Oscar By The Sea | |||
| 20 | Tseung Kwan O (Hang Hau) | Ngan O Road | Ngan O Road | La Cite Noble | Near Ngan O Road |
| 21 | Pui Shing Road | Pui Shing Road | Nan Fung Plaza |
Near Pui Shing Road | |
| 22 | Po Ning Road | Fu Ning Garden | Fu Ning Garden | ||
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
- ↑ Origin of outbound trips and terminus of return trips are at Ming Tak Estate and Fu Ning Garden respectively.
Related Articles[]
- Cross-Harbour Bus Route 191R
- Cross-Harbour Bus Route 691 (Cancelled)
- Cross-Harbour Bus Route 692 (Cancelled)
- Cross-Harbour Bus Route 692P (Cancelled)
- Cross-Harbour Bus Route N691
References[]
- ↑ 將藍隧道及將軍澳跨灣大橋12.11通車 加設5巴士線暫不考慮過海線 (TKO-Lam Tin Tunnel to commence on 11 December; 5 new bus routes to be added but not considering cross-harbour routes), HK01, 15 Nov 2022.
- ↑ 促請運輸署及巴士公司加強將藍隧道的巴士及小巴服務，開設過海巴士往港島東（北角、太古城、筲箕灣）、中西區的巴士或小巴線，提升現有路線96、298X、290E、790、795至全日服務 (Urging the Transport Department and the bus companies to enhance the bus and minibus services of the TKO-Lam Tin Tunnel by introducing cross-harbour bus or minibus routes to Hong Kong Island East (North Point, Taikoo Shing, Shau Kei Wan), Central and Western District and upgrading the existing routes 96, 298X, 290E, 790, 795 to full-day services)Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 4/23, 4 January 2023.
- ↑ 城巴新巴稱已建議運輸署將兩條新康城快線升為全日服務 (Citybus and NWFB say they have proposed to the Transport Department to upgrade the two new LOHAS Express routes to full day services), RTHK, 26 January 2023.
- ↑ 將藍隧道｜九巴研開港島過海線 康城往灣仔中環車程料40分鐘內 (KMB considers commencing cross-harbour route to HKI; LOHAS Park to Wan Chai in about 40mins), HK01, 26 Jan 2023.
- ↑ 運輸署就 SKDC(TTC)文件第4/23號 「促請運輸署及巴士公司加強將藍隧道的巴士服務 （如開設過海巴士往港島東（北角、太古城、筲箕灣）和中西區的巴士或小巴線、提升現有路線 96、298X、290E、790、795 至全日服務），並優化轉車安排（例如：在藍田交匯處合適位置增設往將軍澳的轉乘站）」的書面回應 (Transport Department's written response to SKDC(TTC) Paper No. 4/23 "Urging the Transport Department and bus companies to enhance bus services at the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel (e.g. introducing cross-harbour bus or minibus routes to Hong Kong Island East (North Point, Taikoo Shing, Shau Kei Wan) and Central and Western districts, upgrading existing routes 96, 298X, 290E, 790, 795 to full-day services) and improving interchange arrangements (e.g. providing additional interchanges to Tseung Kwan O at suitable locations at Lam Tin Interchange)), Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 24/23, January 2023.
- ↑ 將軍澳交通 Transport in TKO, 原來康城過海綫關寶林事嘅咩? (Are LOHAS Park cross-harbour routes really linked to Po Lam?) [Facebook post], 30 Jan 2023.
- ↑ Facebook Post from District Councillor Francis Chau, 3 Mar 2023.
- ↑ 方國珊 Christine Fong Kwok Shan, 建議增設過海路線第 690S 及694S 號線試車的行車時間 (Trial Run time for proposed new Cross-harbur Routes 690S and 694S) [Facebook post], 6 March 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Citybus and NWFB Launch LOHAS Express Routes 690S and 694S Providing Service between LOHAS Park and Hong Kong Island via TKO-LTT" [News Release], 13 March 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route 690S Service Enhancement" [Passenger Notice], 18 May 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of Cross-Harbour Bus Route No. 690S" [Traffic Advice], 19 May 2023.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "690S Service Enhancement" [Passenger Notice], May 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route 690S Service Enhancement" [Passenger Notice], 27 September 2023.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "690S Service Enhancement" [Passenger Notice], September 2023.
External Links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: 690S (to Central (Exchange Square))
- Citybus Official Route Information: 690S (to Hang Hau (via: LOHAS Park))
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