The Cross-Harbour Bus Route 907D is jointly operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) and Citybus. It runs between Tai Po (Ting Tai Road) and Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, which passes through Tsing Sha Highway, Western Harbour Crossing and Central - Wan Chai Bypass after Tai Wo, Tai Po Centre, Kwong Fuk Estate, Pak Shek Kok, Ma Liu Shui to and from Quarry Bay, Sai Wan Ho, Shau Kei Wan and Chai Wan.
This route belongs to a special trip of Route 307 and provides service only during Monday to Friday peak hours, and is the only WHC cross-harbour route to omit Western Harbour Crossing Bus-Bus Interchange for both directions.
To highlight the fact that this route has to go through Tai Wo before returning to Ting Tai Road, buses on Citybus trips heading towards Tai Po will display "Tai Po" and "Tai Wo" alternately on the electronic destination signs, as opposed to "Tai Po Ting Tai Road" on KMB trips.
History[]
Commencing background[]
In the past, Route 307P was the only bus route between Tai Po New Town and Hong Kong Island East, and in 2018, a sub-committee of Tai Po District Council (TPDC) commissioned Micardo Information Strategies Limited to conduct a survey on bus services in the district, which found that more than 25%[Remark 1] of the interviewees travelled to places that Route 307P did not pass through, such as Shau Kei Wan and Chai Wan. As a result, in two consecutive DC terms, some members of Tai Po and Eastern Districts have requested the bus companies to introduce relevant services. [1][2][3]
In view of the relatively low patronage of certain trips of Route 307P, in order to optimise the use of bus resources to meet the demand of passengers travelling between Tai Po and Eastern Districts, the Transport Department (TD) and the bus companies have proposed in the 2021-2022 Bus Route Planning Programme to redeploy buses from that route, and at the same time provide additional resources to operate Route 907D between Tai Po (Ting Tai Road) and Siu Sai Wan, which passes through Pak Shek Kok, Tsing Sha Highway, Western Harbour Crossing, Central - Wan Chai Bypass, and two trips will be operated during morning and afternoon peak hours from Mondays to Fridays respectively. Tai Po District Council (TPDC) members were concerned about the source of the buses and agreed to initially deploy resources from Route 307P. Eastern District Council (EDC) members were puzzled as to why a stop was not set up at the Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza, and were told that it was for the purpose of providing a direct service. [4][5]
The plan was supported by the District Councils along the route, but the implementation of the plan was delayed. 2022, the local organisation "Tai Po Transport" and "Eastern District Transport" wrote to the Transport Department to enquire about the progress, and received a reply that the patronage of Route 307 was affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic and the commissioning of the cross-harbour section of the East Rail Line of the MTR, which resulted in a drop of about 10-15%; however, with the change of the patronage becoming stable, the Department believed that it was the right time for the launch of the Route 907D, and urged the two bus companies to submit applications for opening the route, but no application has been received. The local organisations queried that the commissioning of the new railway was planned well in advance and should have been taken into account in the planning process, and that part of the catchment area of Route 907D had not been covered by the 307-series routes, and criticised that the Department's response was unacceptable because of a misrepresentation of the concept. [6][7] A number of Tai Po District Council (TPDC) members passed a motion to urge for its launching in 2023. KMB claimed that it had been discussing with TD the details and other preparatory work, while Citybus said that it had submitted an application and the two companies were waiting for TD's approval. TD said that it was following up the relevant work with the bus companies and would announce the commencement dates of the routes concerned in due course. [8][9][10][11]
After three years of delay, Route 907D finally commenced operation in 2024. However, after the implementation of the traffic rationalisation among three road harbour crossings, the traffic condition of WHC has been deteriorating, with the traffic congestion towards Hong Kong Island extending to Tai Kok Tsui from time to time in the morning, whereas the traffic congestion of Route 2 has been improved, and the fares and journeys are not as favourable as those of the "SP" routes for the Hong Kong Science Park. Local organisations have questioned that the route has missed the best opportunity to start operation, and that its advantages may not be as estimated at that time. [12][13]
Service changes[]
Service hours and headways[]
The latest update is on 10/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
| From Tai Po (Ting Tai Road) | From Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground |
|---|---|
| Mondays to Fridays | |
| 06:50, 07:05 | 07:20, 07:40 |
| 17:30, 17:45 | 17:40, 17:55 |
| No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays | |
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Full fare | $27.8 |
| Section fares (to Siu Sai Wan) | |
| From North Point Fire Station | $8.2 |
| From Tai On Building | $6.1 |
| Section fares (to Tai Po) | |
| From Ma Liu Shui Public Pier | $16.5 |
| From Kwong Fuk Estate | $8.2 |
| From Tai Po Centre Phase 5 | $6.8 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Routing[]
To Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground[]
Via: Ting Tai Road, Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Po Nga Road, Ting Kok Road, On Chee Road, Tai Po Central Bus Terminus, On Po Road, Nam Wan Road, Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai, Tolo Highway, Chong San Road, Science Park Road, Shui Cheung Street,Tolo Highway, (Tai Po Road - Sha Tin)*, Tsing Sha Highway, Lai Po Road, Lin Cheung Road, West Kowloon Highway, Western Harbour Crossing, Connaught Road West Flyover, Rumsey Street Flyover, Central - Wan Chai Bypass, Island Eastern Corridor, Java Road, King's Road, Shau Kei Wan Road, Chai Wan Road and Siu Sai Wan Road
* May be diverted via (Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Sha Tin Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road and Che Kung Miu Road) or (Tate's Cairn Highway, Sha Lek Highway, Sha Tin Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road and Che Kung Temple Road) or (Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Sha Tin Road, Yuen Wo Road, Fo Tan Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road and Che Kung Miu Road) depending on traffic conditions.
| Cross-Harbour Bus Route 907D (Tai Po (Ting Tai Road) → Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name (KMB) | Bus Stop Name (Citybus) | Remarks |
| 1 | Tai Po Old Market | Ting Tai Road | Chui Yi Street Tai Po | Ting Tai Road | |
| 2 | Tai Wo | Tai Wo Station | Tai Wo Station  |
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| 3 | Ting Kok Road | Tai Po Government Offices | Tai Po Government Offices | ||
| 4 | Tai Po Old Market | Ping On Lane Tai Po | Ping On Lane | ||
| 5 | On Chee Road | Treasure Garden | Treasure Garden | ||
| 6 | Tai Po Centre | Tai Po Central Bus Terminus | Tai Po Centre | ||
| 7 | Fu Shin | Nam Wan Road | Sun Hing Gardens | Sun Hing Gardens | |
| 8 | Yuen Chau Tsai | Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai | Kwong Fuk Estate | Kwong Fuk Estate | |
 Tolo Highway
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| 9 | Pak Shek Kok | Chong San Road | Pak Shek Kok Substation (S1) | Pak Shek Kok Substation | |
| 10 | Providence Bay (S2) | Providence Bay | |||
| 11 | St. Martin (S3) | St. Martin | |||
| 12 | Chong San Road (S4) | Solaria | Near Chong San Road | ||
| 13 | Fo Yin Road (S5) | Fo Yin Road | |||
| 14 | Science Park (Phase 1) (S6) | Hong Kong Science Park Phase 1 | |||
| 15 | Ma Liu Shui | Science Park Road | The Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology (S7) | The Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology | |
| 16 | Water Sports Centre (S8) | Water Sports Centre | |||
| 17 | Ma Liu Shui Public Pier (S9) | Ma Liu Shui Public Pier | |||
Tolo Highway, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin;  Tsing Sha Highway; Lin Cheung Road;  West Kowloon Highway, Western Harbour Crossing;  Connaught Road West Flyover to Island Eastern Corridor
| |||||
| 18 | North Point | Java Road | North Point Fire Station | North Point Fire Station | Section fare begins here Near North Point Government Offices |
| 19 | Quarry Bay | King's Road | North Point Government Primary School | North Point Government Primary School |
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| 20 | Sunway Gardens | Sunway Gardens | Near Taikoo Place | ||
| 21 | Shipyard Lane | Shipyard Lane |
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| 22 | Kornhill | Cityplaza | Cityplaza |
Near Kornhill Garden | |
| 23 | Sai Wan Ho | Shau Kei Wan Road | Tai On Building | Tai On Building |
Section fare begins here |
| 24 | Hoi An Street | Hoi An Street | |||
| 25 | Aldrich Bay Road | Aldrich Bay Road | |||
| 26 | Shau Kei Wan | Nam On Lane | Nam On Lane | ||
| 27 | Chai Wan Road | A Kung Ngam Road | A Kung Ngam Road | ||
| 28 | Tai Tam Road | Tai Tam Road | |||
| 29 | Chai Wan | Eastern Hospital | Eastern Hospital | ||
| 30 | Koway Court | Koway Court | |||
| 31 | Hong Man Street | Hong Man Street | |||
| 32 | Yee Tai Street | Yee Tai Street | |||
| 33 | Yue Wan Estate | Yue Wan Estate | |||
| 34 | Sheung On Street | Sheung On Street | |||
| 35 | Siu Sai Wan | Siu Sai Wan Road | Harmony Garden | Harmony Garden | Near Siu Sai Wan Estate |
| 36 | Harmony Garden | Harmony Garden | |||
| 37 | Fullview Garden | Fullview Garden | |||
| 38 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground | |||
To Tai Po (Ting Tai Road)[]
Via: Siu Sai Wan Road, Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan Road, King's Road, Kornhill Road, King's Road, Island Eastern Corridor, Central - Wan Chai Bypass, Rumsey Street Flyover, Connaught Road West Flyover, Western Harbour Crossing, West Kowloon Highway, Lin Cheung Road, Lai Po Road, Tsing Sha Highway, (Shing Mun Tunnel Road)*, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Tolo Highway, Chak Cheung Street, Science Park Road, Chong San Road, Tolo Highway, Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai, Nam Wan Road, On Po Road, Tai Po Central Bus Terminus, On Chee Road, Ting Kok Road, Po Nga Road, Tai Po Tai Wo Road and Ting Tai Road
* May be diverted via Che Kung Miu Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road and Sha Tin Road according to traffic conditions.
| Cross-Harbour Bus Route 907D (Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground → Tai Po (Ting Tai Road)) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name (KMB) | Bus Stop Name (Citybus) | Remarks |
| 1 | Siu Sai Wan | Siu Sai Wan Road | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground | |
| 2 | Fullview Garden | Fullview Garden | |||
| 3 | Siu Sai Wan Estate | Siu Sai Wan Estate | |||
| 4 | Hiu Tsui Street | Hiu Tsui Street | |||
| 5 | Chai Wan | Chai Wan Road | Fu Shing Court | Fu Shing Court | |
| 6 | Lok Hin Terrace | Lok Hin Terrace | |||
| 7 | Wan Tsui Shopping Centre | Wan Tsui Shopping Centre | |||
| 8 | Youth Square | Youth Square | |||
| 9 | Yu Hing House Hing Wah Estate | Yu Hing House Hing Wah Estate | |||
| 10 | Star of The Sea Catholic Church | Star of The Sea Catholic Church | |||
| 11 | Hing Man Estate | Hing Man Estate | |||
| 12 | Shan Tsui Court | Shan Tsui Court | Near Eastern Hospital | ||
| 13 | Shau Kei Wan | Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School | Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School | ||
| 14 | A Kung Ngam Road | A Kung Ngam Road | Compulsory stop | ||
| 15 | Shau Kei Wan Road | Nam On Lane | Nam On Lane | ||
| 16 | Sun Sing Street | Sun Sing Street | |||
| 17 | Sai Wan Ho | Hoi An Street | Hoi An Street | ||
| 18 | Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre | Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre |
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| 19 | Tai Foo Street | Tai Foo Street | |||
| 20 | Kornhill | Kornhill Road | Kornhill Plaza | Kornhill Plaza |
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| 21 | Quarry Bay | King's Road | Bo Fung Gardens | Bo Fung Gardens |
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| 22 | Taikoo Place | Taikoo Place | |||
| 23 | Mansion Street | Mansion Street | |||
| 24 | North Point | Healthy Village | Healthy Village | ||
| Island Eastern Corridor to Connaught Road West Flyover; Western Harbour Crossing, West Kowloon Highway; Lin Cheung Road; Tsing Sha Highway; Shing Mun Tunnel Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Tolo Highway
| |||||
| 25 | Ma Liu Shui | Science Park Road | Ma Liu Shui Public Pier (N1) | Ma Liu Shui Public Pier | Section fare begins here |
| 26 | Water Sports Centre (N2) | Water Sports Centre | |||
| 27 | The Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology (N3) | The Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology | |||
| 28 | Pak Shek Kok | Chong San Road | Science Park (Phase 1) (N4) | Hong Kong Science Park Phase 1 | |
| 29 | Fo Yin Road (N5) | Fo Yin Road | |||
| 30 | St. Martin (N6) | St. Martin | |||
| 31 | Pak Shek Kok (N7) | Pak Shek Kok | Near Providence Bay | ||
| 32 | Pak Shek Kok Substation (N8) | Pak Shek Kok Substation | |||
| Tolo Highway
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| 33 | Yuen Chau Tsai | Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai | Kwong Fuk Estate | Kwong Fuk Estate | Section fare begins here |
| 34 | Nam Wan Road | Kwong Fuk Playground | Kwong Fuk Playground | ||
| 35 | Tai Po Centre | Tai Po Centre Phase 5 | Tai Po Centre Phase 5 | Section fare begins here | |
| 36 | Tai Po Central Bus Terminus | Tai Po Centre | |||
| 37 | Tai Po Old Market | Ting Kok Road | On Chee Road Tai Po | On Chee Road | |
| 38 | Tai Wo | Po Nga Road | Tai Wo Plaza | Tai Wo Plaza |
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| 39 | Tai Po Old Market | Ting Tai Road | Tai Po Public Swimming Pool | Tai Po Public Swimming Pool | |
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
- ↑ The survey report pointed out that only about 15% of the relevant respondents travelled to and from places not directly accessible by Route 307P, as the survey included Shau Kei Wan, which is not within the service area of the route.
Related articles[]
- Citybus Route SP2 (Cancelled)
- Cross-Harbour Bus Route 307P
References[]
- ↑ Working Group to Follow Up Public Bus and Light Bus Services under the Traffic and Transport Committee of Tai Po District Council, Micardo Information Strategies Limited, "大埔區公共巴士服務研究報告－調查結果" (Report on the Study of Public Bus Services in Tai Po District - Survey Findings), Tai Po District Council Paper No. TT 6/2018, 2018.
- ↑ Tai Po District Council Secretariat, "大埔區議會 交通及運輸委員會 2018年第一次會議記錄（第182、190點）" (Tai Po District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the 1st meeting held in 2018 (Points 182, 190)), February 2018.
- ↑ "要求增加巴士路線來往大埔與柴灣" (Request to introduce bus services between Tai Po and Chai Wan), Eastern District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 4/21, November 2020
- ↑ Tai Po District Council Secretariat, "大埔區議會 交通及運輸委員會 2021年第二次會議記錄（第14、15點）" (Tai Po District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the second meeting held in 2021 (Points 14 and 15)), February 2021.
- ↑ Eastern District Council Secretariat, "東區區議會轄下 交通及運輸事務委員會 第八次會議紀錄 ( Minutes of the 8th meeting of the Panel on Transport and Traffic of the Eastern District Council), May 2021.
- ↑ 大埔交通 Transport in Tai Po, "Delayed for a whole year, why is 907D still not launched?" [Facebook post], 10 December 2022.
- ↑ 東區交通 Eastern District Transport，"Implementation of Route 907D has been deferred for more than one year - Eastern District ‧ Tai Po Still Not One Step Away", 12 December 2022.
- ↑ "要求新巴士路線907D盡快投入服務" (Request to launch Route 907D as soon as possible), Tai Po District Council Paper No. TT 55/2023, 23 August 2023
- ↑ "要求新巴士路線907D盡快投入服務 九龍巴士（一九三三）有限公司回應" (Reply from The Kowloon Motor Bus (1933) Company Limited on "Request to launch Route 907D as soon as possible"), Tai Po District Council Paper No. TT 55a/2023, September 2023
- ↑ "有關：要求新巴士路線907D盡快投入服務" (Re: "Request to launch Route 907D as soon as possible")), Tai Po District Council Paper No. TT 55b/2023, 4 September 2023
- ↑ "運輸署就委員會文件TT55/2023號 「要求新巴士路線907D盡快投入服務」的回覆" (Reply from Transport Department on Document No. TT55/2023 "Request to launch Route 907D as soon as possible"), Tai Po District Council Paper No. TT 55c/2023, September 2023
- ↑ 大埔交通 Transport in Tai Po，"Finally! Long-awaited introduction of Cross-Harbour Route 907D", [Facebook post], 16 October 2024.。
- ↑ 東區交通 Eastern District Transport, "907D Commence Operations from 28 Oct After Deferred by 3 Years Eastern District ‧ Tai Po Finally One Step Away", 21 October 2024.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of Special Departures Cross Harbour Route No. 907D (Tai Po (Ting Tai Road) – Siu Sai Wan (Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground)) " [Traffic Advice], 18 October 2024.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "907D New Route Serving Tai Po & Island East" [Passenger Notice], 21 October 2024.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "907D New Cross Harbour Bus Service Connecting Tai Po, Science Park and Chai Wan N307 Expand Service Area" [Promotion Leaflet].
External links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: 907D (to Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground)
- Citybus Official Route Information: 907D (to Tai Po (Ting Tai Road))
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