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The Cross-Harbour Bus Route 952C is operated solely by Citybus. It runs from So Kwun Wat to Tai Koo (Kornhill Plaza) during morning and from Quarry Bay (Sunway Gardens) to So Kwun Wat during evenings, which serves Siu Lam, Tai Lam Chung, Tsing Lung Tau and Sham Tseng before taking the Route 3, Rumsey Street Flyover and Gloucester Road to and from Fortress Hill and North Point with an additional stop at Central for return direction. It belongs to a special service to Route 952 provides outbound and inbound services during morning and evening peak hours respectively on Mondays to Fridays.

Citybus has spun off Route 962 series in July 2022, among which this route was upgraded to an independent route and renumbered from Route 962E, with identical stopping and routing arrangements as its predecessor.

History[]

For details of the development of the predecessor of this route, Cross-Harbour Bus Route 962E, please refer to the article Cross-Harbour Bus Route 962E.

  • 25 July 2022: Route 962E was renumbered as 952C with the service details remain unchanged.[1][2][3]
  • 29 May 2023: Morning peak hour service was enhanced to 3 trips, departing at 07:12, 07:24 and 07:36 from So Kwun Wat on Mondays to Fridays; while evening peak hour service was enhanced to 2 trips, departing at 18:00 and 18:15 from Quarry Bay on Mondays to Fridays.[4][5]

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 5/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From So Kwun Wat From Quarry Bay (Sunway Gardens)
Mondays to Fridays
07:12, 07:24, 07:36 18:00, 18:15
No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Journey/boarding stop Fares
Full fare $27.3
Section fares (to Tai Koo)
Western Harbour Crossing Bus-Bus Interchange $14.1
From Gordon Road $8.5
Section fares (to So Kwun Wat)
Pottinger Street $24.2
Western Harbour Crossing Bus-Bus Interchange $17.9
From Bellagio $9.0
From Hong Kong Garden $7.4
From Tai Lam Chung $6.1
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", Alipay, QuickPass, BoC Pay "RideCode", WeChat Pay HK or WeChat "Ride Code", Visa, Mastercard and UnionPay cards with inductive payment capabilities, as well as Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay and Huawei Pay mobile payment platforms for fare payment. Passengers using the above payment method can only enjoy the interchange concessions with other Citybus solely-operated routes or the Citybus departures of the jointly-operated routes, and cannot enjoy the "Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme" nor the "Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities".

Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]

New Territories West Cross-Harbour Routes Interchange Scheme[]

Template:Citybus New Territories West Cross-Harbour Routes Interchange Scheme

Western Harbour Crossing Interchange Concessions[]

Details of the Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme
New Territories/Kowloon to Hong Kong Island
First leg Second leg Discounted fare Time limit
900, 904, 905/905P, 907C, 914/914P/914X, 930/930A/930B/930X, 933, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 948/948A/948B/948P/948X, 952/952C/952P/962/962A/962P/962X, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 967/967X, 968/968A/968X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970, 970X, 971, 973, 976/976A, 978/978A/978B, 980A, 980X, 981P, 982X, 985/985A/985B, 989, E11/E11A/E11B
(Higher interchange discounts are available for designated combinations, please refer to the Points to Note section)
Original fare minus $5.0 150mins
982C 930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970/970X, 971, 973, 979, E11/E11A/E11B/E11S
930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970/970X, 971, 973, 979, E11/E11A/E11B/E11S 982C
988 933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 982C, 986, 989
933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 982C, 986, 989 988
E11S 930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970/970X, 971, 973
930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970/970X, 971, 973 E11S
933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 979, 986, 989 970/970X, 971, 973, A10, A11, A12, E11/E11A/E11B/E11S 120mins[Remark 1]
970/970X, 971, 973, A10, A11, A12, E11/E11A/E11B/E11S 933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 979, 986, 989
979, A17
982C 955, 986
955, 986 982C
986 976A
213E (any direction) 900, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A/968X, 978/978A/978B, P960, P968 Original fare minus $8.3
230R (from Ma Wan) 900/900X, 934, 936, 960/960P/960S, 961, 968, 978 Original fare minus $6.0
296D (from Kowloon Station) 900/900X Free for second leg 60mins
934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A/968X, 978/978A/978B Original fare minus $10.8
W4 (any direction) 900/900X, 934, 935, 936, 960/960P/960S, 961, 968, 978 Original fare minus $5.7 120mins
37X 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960C/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A, 978/978A/978B Original fare minus $0.1 150mins
960B/960X, 968X Original fare minus $0.9
Second interchange:
Travelling first on: 38B, 240X, 249X, 286P/286X, 287X
Then interchange to: 280X
934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A/968X, 978/978A/978B Total fare $19.1 for two/three journeys
280X
T270 Original fare minus $1.5
900/900X 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960C/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A Total fare $24.0
936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S 900/900X Free for second leg
978/978A/978B 968
960/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S
960B/960X
970, 970X 120mins[Remark 1]
A10 970/970X, 971, 973
A11, A12 973
930/930A/930B/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C/952P, 955, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 976/976A 979
933, 955, 976/976A, 979 930/930A/930B/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C/952P, 955, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 976/976A, 986, 989
982C 950
989 976A
986, 989 933, 950, 952C, 955, 976
930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 979 Total fare $20.8
930/930A/930B/930X 933, 955, 976/976A, 986, 989
950, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X Total fare $27.3
967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X Total fare $28.2
950 982C Total fare $27.3
960/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S 968X Total fare $27.0 150mins
934/934A, 935 936/936A Free for second leg
968/968A/968X 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S
Hong Kong Island to Kowloon/New Territories
First leg Second leg Discounted fare Time limit
968 960/960A/960C/960P/960S, 961 Free for second leg 150mins
960B/960X 968
960/960A/960C/960P/960S, 961 968/968X Total fare $27.0
936/936A 934/934A, 935 Free for second leg
900 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961 Total fare $24.0
934/934A, 935, 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961 900
900, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961, 968/968X, 978/978A, P960, P968 213E (any direction) Free for second leg 120mins
900, 934, 936, 960, 961, 968, 978 230R (to Ma Wan)
900, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961, 968/968X, 978/978A 296D (to Kowloon Station)
900, 934, 935, 936, 960960P960S, 961, 968, 978 W4 (any direction)
933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 987 970/970X, 971, 973, A10, A11, A12, A17, E11A/E11B Original fare minus $1.5
970/970X, 971, 973, A10, A11, A12, A17, E11A/E11B 933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 987
970, 970X/X970 Free for second leg
933 930/930A/930X
950, 952/952C, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962 Total fare $27.3
967/967X, 969/969B/969C Total fare $28.2
976/976A 930/930A/930X, 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969B/969C Free for second leg
976R 952, 962X, 967/967X, 969
987 930/930A/930X, 933 Total fare $20.8
950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962 Total fare $27.3
967/967X, 969/969B/969C Total fare $28.2
930/930A/930X, 950, 952/952C, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969B/969C, 976/976A 933 Free for second leg
930/930A/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969B, 969C (board at Central), 987 976/976A Total fare $27.6
969C (board at Eastern District) Free for second leg
930/930A/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969B/969C, 976/976A 987
979 950, 955
950, 955 (board at Central) 979 Total fare $27.8
955 (board at Eastern District) Total fare $27.7
970, 970X Original fare minus $1.5
Interchanging to the opposite direction
First leg Second leg Discounted fare Time limit
952/952C/952P, 962, 962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969, 969B, 969P, 969X (from New Territories) 970, 970X, 971, 973 (to Kowloon) Free for second leg 120mins
970, 970X, 971, 973 (from Kowloon) 952/952C, 962, 962C/962X, X962 (to Tuen Mun) Total fare $24.2
967/967X, 969, 969B, 969C (to Tin Shui Wai) Total fare $27.3
296D (from Kowloon Station) 900, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961, 968/968X, 978/978A (to New Territories) Original fare minus $10.8 60mins
W4 (any direction) 900, 934, 935, 936, 960960P960S, 961, 968, 978 (to New Territories) Original fare minus $5.7 120mins
900/900X, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A/968X, 978/978A/978B (from New Territories) 296D (to Kowloon Station) Free for second leg 120mins
900/900X, 934, 935, 936, 960/960P/960S, 961, 968, 978 (from New Territories) W4 (any direction)
900, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A/968X, 978/978A/978B, P960, P968 (from New Territories) 213E (any direction)
213E (any direction) 900, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961, 968/968X, 978/978A, P960, P968 (to New Territories) Original fare minus $8.3

Remarks:

  • Passengers must use the same Octopus Card to enjoy the above interchange concessions.
  • Passengers can also use the same electronic payment instrument account to enjoy the interchange concessions between KMB departures or Citybus departures on the above routes, but cross-group (KMB↔Citybus) interchanges are not applicable.
  • The interchange concession is not applicable to interchanges to the same route or routes divided by "/", nor is it applicable to overnight and late night bus routes.
  • The interchange concession of $5.0 is only applicable to the Western Harbour Tunnel BBI or before, but is not limited to KMB's designated combined interchange locations.
  • Some interchange combinations cannot be used at the same time as the two-way section fares on Route 900.
  • Interchanging from the 934 series and 935 to Route 968/968A, the 960 and 961 series, Route T270, the 968 and 978 series of routes, Routes 930, 952, 962, 967 and 969 series of routes, as well as "A" Routes and "E" Routes are only applicable to Hong Kong Island or New Territories area transfers. Free second trips are not available when transferring at the Western Harbour Crossing; some Citybus interchange concessions are exclusively operated . There are also interchange concessions on Hong Kong Island between some of these routes, and the amount may be different from the Western Harbour Crossing interchanges. Please refer to the relevant entries on each route for details.
  • Passengers on Routes 976 and 976A must interchange at the Western Harbour Crossing BBI. Passengers who interchange at Tai Lam Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange cannot enjoy the interchange concessions.
  • These interchange concessions can be used in conjunction with the interchange concession schemes for Hong Kong Island Routes, Tuen Mun Road Routes and Tai Lam Tunnel Routes.
  • The discount for children under 12 years old is calculated at half the rate; for passengers who benefit from the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities, if the second journey fare is the above second journey discount fare (for example, those aged 65 or above, qualified persons with disabilities, or passengers under 12 years old, the concession in halved) or $2.0, whichever is lower. Therefore, some interchanges may not have interchange concessions. Official website:
  • Kowloon Motor Bus
  • Citybus

Tuen Mun Road BBI Interchange Scheme[]

Template:Tuen Mun Road BBI Interchange Concessions

Bus deployments[]

This route is served by at least 2 double-decker buses, mainly being Enviro500 MMC 12.8m (6300-6499, 6700-6701), with some trips being operated by Enviro500/MMC 12m (8128-8202, 8235-8319/8320-8360, 8391-8399, 8402-8506, 8537-8567) instead.

Routing[]

To Tai Koo (Kornhill Plaza)[]

To Tai Koo: The distance of this route is approx. 38.9km, and the journey time is approximately 93mins. (The average speed is 25.1km/h.)

Via: So Kwun Wat Road, Castle Peak Road - So Kwun Wat, Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam, southern slip road, Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange (Kowloon bound), northern slip road, Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam, Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau, Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng, slip road, Tuen Mun Road, Tsing Long Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Cheung Tsing Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Tsing Kwai Highway, West Kowloon Highway, Western Harbour Crossing, Connaught Road West Flyover, Rumsey Street Flyover, Man Po Street, Yiu Sing Street, Lung Wo Road, Tim Wa Avenue, Harcourt Road, Gloucester Road, Victoria Park Road, Gordon Road, Electric Road, Java Road, King's Road and Kornhill Road

Cross-Harbour Bus Route 952C (So Kwun WatTai Koo (Kornhill Plaza))
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 So Kwun Wat So Kwun Wat Road So Kwun Wat
2 NAPA
3 Avignon
4 Kwun Chui Road
5 Aegean Coast
6 Castle Peak Road - So Kwun Wat Kar Wo Lei Tsuen
7 Siu Lam Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam Siu Sau Tsuen
8 The Aegean
9 Siu Lam San Tsuen
10 Siu Lam Tsuen
11 Ching Lai Road
12 Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange BBI Logo GreenYellow Interchange stop for Tuen Mun Road routes
13 Tai Lam Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam Tai Lam Chung
14 Tsing Lung Tau Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau Ka Loon Tsuen
15 Vistacove
16 Hong Kong Garden
17 Tsing Lung Tau Tsuen
18 Sea Crest Villa Phase 4
19 Sea Crest Villa Phase 3
20 Sham Tseng Ma Wan Pier
21 Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng Sham Tseng Village
22 Rhine Garden
Route9 Tuen Mun Road; Route3 Ting Kau Bridge to West Kowloon Highway
23 Kowloon Station Commercial and Residential Area Western Harbour Crossing Bus-Bus Interchange MTR logo Section fare begins here
BBI Logo GreenYellow Interchange stop for WHC routes
Near Elements
For M+, Hong Kong Palace Museum and West Kowloon Cultural District, please alight at this stop
Route3 Western Harbour Crossing; Route4 Connaught Road West Flyover, Rumsey Street Flyover; Lung Wo Road, Gloucester Road, Victoria Park Road
24 Causeway Bay Gordon Road Gordon Road Section fare begins here
25 Fortress Hill Electric Road Electric Road Market MTR logo
26 North Point Java Road City Garden
27 North Point Road Near Provident Centre
28 Kam Hong Street MTR logo Near North Point Ferry Pier
29 Tin Chiu Street
30 North Point Fire Station Near North Point Government Offices
31 Quarry Bay King's Road North Point Government Primary School MTR logo
32 Sunway Gardens Near Taikoo Place
33 Shipyard Lane MTR logo
34 Kornhill Kornhill Road Kornhill Plaza MTR logo

To So Kwun Wat[]

To So Kwun Wat: The distance of this route is approx. 38.0km, and the journey time is approximately 90mins. (The average speed is 25.3km/h.)

Via: King's Road, Tsing Fung Street Flyover, Victoria Park Road, Gloucester Road, Harcourt Road, Harcourt Road Flyover, Connaught Road Central, (Rumsey Street Flyover, Connaught Road West Flyover*, Western Harbour Crossing, West Kowloon Highway, Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Cheung Tsing Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Long Highway, Tuen Mun Road, slip road, Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng, Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau, Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam, Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange, Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam, Castle Peak Road - So Kwun Wat and So Kwun Wat Road

* May be rerouted via Connaught Road West depending on traffic conditions.

Cross-Harbour Bus Route 952C (Quarry Bay (Sunway Gardens)So Kwun Wat)
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Quarry Bay King's Road Sunway Gardens
2 North Point Government Primary School MTR logo
3 North Point Model Housing Estate MTR logo
4 Healthy Village
5 Healthy Gardens
6 Kam Hong Street MTR logo
7 Mary Court
8 Fortress Hill New Trend Plaza
9 Fortress Hill Station MTR logo
10 Tsing Fung Street Flyover
Tsing Fung Street Flyover, Victoria Park Road, Gloucester Road, Harcourt Road Flyover
11 Central Connaught Road Central Pottinger Street MTR logo MTR logo Section fare begins here
Route4 Rumsey Street Flyover, Connaught Road West Flyover; Route3 Western Harbour Crossing
12 Kowloon Station Commercial and Residential Area Western Harbour Crossing Bus-Bus Interchange MTR logo Section fare begins here
BBI Logo GreenYellow Interchange stop for WHC routes
Near Elements
For M+, Hong Kong Palace Museum and West Kowloon Cultural District, please alight at this stop
Route3 West Kowloon Highway to Ting Kau Bridge; Route9 Tuen Mun Road
13 Sham Tseng Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng Bellagio Section fare begins here
Near Rhine Garden
14 Sham Tseng Village Near Lido Garden
15 Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau Ma Wan Pier
16 Tsing Lung Tau Sea Crest Villa Phase 3
17 Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau Sea Crest Villa Phase 4
18 Tsing Lung Tau Tsuen
19 Hong Kong Garden Section fare begins here
20 Hong Kong Garden Commercial Complex
21 Vistacliff
22 Vistacove
23 Ka Loon Tsuen
24 Tai Lam Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange (Lower Level) BBI Logo GreenYellow Interchange stop for Tuen Mun Road routes
25 Tai Lam Chung Section fare begins here
Near Maritime Services Training Institute
26 Siu Lam Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam Siu Lam Near Palatial Coast
27 Ching Lai Road
28 Siu Lam Tsuen
29 Siu Lam San Tsuen
30 The Aegean
31 Siu Sau Tsuen
32 So Kwun Wat Castle Peak Road - So Kwun Wat Pearl Island Near Hong Kong Gold Coast Phase 2
33 So Kwun Wat Road Aegean Coast
34 So Kwun Wat Substation
35 Avignon
36 Lepont
37 So Kwun Wat Near OMA OMA

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Time limits for some interchange sets involving Route 986 are 150mins.

Related articles[]

  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 952
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 952P
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 962
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 962B (Cancelled)
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 962C
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 962E (Predecessor of this route)
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 962S (Cancelled)

References[]

  1. Citybus Limited, "Citybus Route 962 Series Service Reorganisation and Spinned off to Route 952 Series" [News Release], 11 July 2022.
  2. Citybus Limited, "962 962B 962E 962S 962N Service Enhancement For Tuen Mun Castle Peak Road Cross Harbour Routes" [Passenger Notice], 11 July 2022.
  3. Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Reorganization of Citybus Route No. 962 Series" [Traffic Advice], 19 July 2022.
  4. Transport Department HKSARG, "Adjustments of Franchised Bus Services in So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun" [Traffic Advice], 23 May 2023.
  5. Citybus Limited, "Tuen Mun East (Castle Peak Road) Cross Harbour Routes Service Strengthening" [Passenger Notice], 23 May 2023.

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