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The defunct Cross-Harbour Urban Bus Route 917 was jointly operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) and Citybus. It ran between Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street) and Happy Valley (Lower), via Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei (Nathan Road) and Jordan in Kowloon, and Sheung Wan, Central, Admiralty (→) and Wan Chai (Queen's Road East) on Hong Kong Island, observing Western Harbour Crossing to and from Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.

This route, formerly Route 117 via Cross-Harbour Tunnel (CHT), was re-routed and renumbered in May 1997 to tie in with the opening of Western Harbour Crossing (WHC). This route was discontinued by the Transport Department in August 1999 to relieve traffic congestion in Central[1] and Route 117 was reinstated in its place.

History[]

  • 1 May 1997: Route 917 came into service to tie in with the opening of the Western Harbour Crossing as one of the first "Western Harbour Express" routes.
    • This route replaced Route 117, with both directions observing Jordan Road, Western Harbour Crossing, Sheung Wan, Central, Admiralty and Queen's Road East.[2]
  • 16 August 1999: Service was cancelled and replaced by the reinstatement of its predecessor, Route 117, to relieve traffic congestion in Central.[1]
    • The new Route 117 observes Cross Harbour Tunnel, and was diverted via Wan Chai Ferry Pier when heading to Sham Shui Po and to Causeway Bay when heading to Happy Valley (Lower).[3]

Service Hours and Headways[]

Before discontinuation in August 1999[4]
from Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street) from Happy Valley (Lower) Headways (mins)
Mondays to Saturdays
07:00-08:12 12
07:00-08:00 08:12-09:12 15
08:00-11:00 09:12-11:00 12
11:00-15:00 11:00-15:00 15
15:00-19:24 15:00-20:36 12
19:24-20:24 20:36-21:36 15
20:24-21:36 12
No service on Sundays and Public Holidays
During commencement on 1 May 1997
from Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street) from Happy Valley (Lower) Headways (mins)
Mondays to Saturdays
07:00-21:00 07:00-21:00 10-12
No service on Sundays and Public Holidays

Fares[]

Historical fare changes of Route 917
Fare Adjustment Effective Date Full Air-conditioned Fare (Adult) Section Fare
1 December 1997 $8.9 After Western Harbour Crossing to Happy Valley (Lower): $5.4
After Western Harbour Crossing to Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street): $5.4
1 May 1997 $8.3 After Western Harbour Crossing to Happy Valley (Lower): $5.0
After Western Harbour Crossing to Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street): $5.0
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.
  • Passengers are required to tender exact fare in cash or by Octopus card upon boarding. No change will be given.

Bus Deployments[]

KMB deployed the Dennis Dragon 9.9m (ADS) double-decker air-conditioned buses from 117 to continue to run on Route 917, whereas Citybus changed to deploy Dennis Dragon 12m (8XX) double-decker air-conditioned buses. Before the opening of the new airport in July 1998, Cityflyer Dennis Tridents (21XX) once ran on this route for several months.

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 15.0km, and the journey time is approximately 65mins. (The average speed is 13.8km/h.)

to Happy Valley (Lower)[]

Via: Yen Chow Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Tonkin Street, Lai Chi Kok Road, Nathan Road, Jordan Road, D11 road, Jordan Road Bridge, Western Harbour Crossing, Connaught Road West, Connaught Road Central, Man Kat Street, Connaught Road Central, Cotton Tree Drive slip road, Queensway, Queen's Road East, Wong Nai Chung Road, Sports Road and Wong Nai Chung Road

Cross-Harbour Bus Route 917 (Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street)Happy Valley (Lower))
No. Area Road Bus stop name (KMB) Bus stop name (Citybus) Remarks
1 Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street) Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street)
2 Cheung Sha Wan Road Yee Kok Court Yee Kok Court
3 Tonkin Street Lai Kok Estate Lai Kok Estate
4 Lai Chi Kok Road Lai Lo House Lai Lo House Lai Kok Estate
5 Pei Ho Street Pei Ho Street
6 Shek Kip Mei Street Shek Kip Mei Street
7 Mong Kok Poplar Street Poplar Street
8 Hotel Concourse Hotel Concourse
9 Nathan Road near Argyle Street Fife Street
10 Shantung Street Shantung Street
11 Yau Ma Tei No. 566 Nathan Road Dundas Street
12 after Waterloo Road Man Ming Lane
13 Jordan Gascoigne Road Gascoigne Road
14 Jordan Road No. 46A Jordan Road Battery Street
15 outside Jordan Bus Terminus Wui Cheung Road
16 Kowloon Station Commercial and Residential Area Western Harbour Crossing MTR logo Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza
Route3 Western Harbour Crossing
17 Sheung Wan Connaught Road Central Macau Ferry Macau Ferry MTR logo Section Fare begins
18 Central Pier Road Harbour Building Harbour Building
19 Connaught Road Central Jardine House Jardine House
20 City Hall City Hall
21 Admiralty Cotton Tree Drive slip road Lippo Centre Lippo Centre MTR logo
22 Wan Chai Queen's Road East Anton Street Anton Street
23 Lun Fat Street Lun Fat Street
24 Swatow Street Spring Garden Street
25 Wan Chai Market Urban Council Wan Chai Temporary Market
26 Wood Road Li Chi Ho Primary School
27 Happy Valley Wong Nai Chung Road Amigo Mansion Amigo Mansion
28 Happy Valley (Lower) Bus Terminus Happy Valley (Lower)
The above stop names are for reference only, as most stops were not officially named at the time.

to Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street)[]

Via: Wong Nai Chung Road, Sing Woo Road, King Kwong Street, Shan Kwong Road, Wong Nai Chung Road, Queen's Road East, Queensway, Queen's Road Central, Pedder Street, Connaught Road Central, Connaught Road West, Western Harbour Crossing, D11 road, Jordan Road Bridge, Nathan Road, Lai Chi Kok Road, Wong Chuk Street, Yu Chau Street, Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier and Yen Chow Street

Cross-Harbour Bus Route 917 (Happy Valley (Lower)Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street))
No. Area Road Bus stop name (KMB) Bus stop name (Citybus) Remarks
1 Happy Valley Happy Valley (Lower) Bus Terminus Happy Valley (Lower)
2 King Kwong Street King Kwong Street Chun Hing Mansion
3 Wong Nai Chung Road Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
4 Hong Kong Jockey Club Happy Valley Racecourse
5 Wan Chai Queen's Road East Wah Yan College Wah Yan College Hong Kong
6 Spring Garden Street Wan Chai Gap Road
7 Hopewell Centre Hopewell Centre
8 Lun Fat Street Ship Street
9 Wing Fung Street Wing Fung Street
10 Central Queen's Road Central HSBC Building Hongkong Bank
11 Connaught Road Central Pottinger Street Pottinger Street MTR logo MTR logo
12 Jubilee Street Jubilee Street
13 Gilman Street Wing Wo Street
Route3 Western Harbour Crossing
14 Kowloon Station Commercial and Residential Area Western Harbour Crossing MTR logo Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza Section Fare begins
15 Jordan Road Jordan Road Ferry Jordan Road Ferry Bus Terminus
16 Jordan Shanghai Street Shanghai Street
17 Nathan Road Ning Po Street Yau Ma Tei Ning Po Street
18 Yau Ma Tei Public Square Street Yau Ma Tei Public Square Street
19 Pitt Street Yau Ma Tei Pitt Street MTR logo
20 Mong Kok Shantung Street Mong Kok Shantung Street MTR logo
21 Bute Street Mong Kok Bute Street
22 Lai Chi Kok Road Tong Mi Road Mong Kok Tong Mi Road
23 Sham Shui Po Wong Chuk Street Wong Chuk Street Wong Chuk Street
24 Yu Chau Street Nam Cheong Street Nam Cheong Street
25 Pei Ho Street Sham Shui Po Pei Ho Street MTR logo
26 Yen Chow Street Ki Lung Street Sham Shui Po Ki Lung Street
27 Nam Cheong Estate Nam Cheong Estate
28 Sham Shui Po Ferry Sham Shui Po Ferry
29 Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street) Bus Terminus Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street)
The above stop names are for reference only, as most stops were not officially named at the time.

Related Incidents[]

  • 28 February 1998: At around 2pm, a Sham Shui Po-bound Citybus Dennis Dragon (862/HD953) rammed into the rear of a KMB Volvo Olympian (AV112/GW4866) running on Route 30X on Nathan Road. 15 people were injured as a result of this accident.[5]

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Notes and References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 重組西隧線紓中環擠塞 城巴917隧巴下周取消 (Reconfiguration of Western Harbour Crossing routes to relieve congestion in Central: Citybus Route 917 Cross-Harbour Bus to be cancelled next week), Apple Daily, 12 August 1998.(HKBFC Archives)
  2. 巴士狂熱:巴士新聞(1997年5月) (Bustop.info: Bus News (May 1997))
  3. 巴士狂熱:巴士新聞(1999年8月) (Bustop.info: Bus News (August 1999))
  4. 香港巴士資訊速遞 - 九巴傳真 - 過海隧道巴士917線 (hkbusweb - KMB - Cross-Harbour Bus Route 917)
  5. "1998-2-28 赤柱巴士小巴相撞及旺角巴士意外等 (28/2/1998)" (1998-2-28 Bus and Minibus Crash in Stanley and Mong Kok Bus Accident, etc. (28/2/1998)), YouTube

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