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Cross-Harbour Bus Route 970X

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Reminder: NOT to be confused with Cross-Harbour Bus Route X970.

The Cross-Harbour Bus Route 970X is operated solely by Citybus. It runs between Aberdeen and Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street), passing through Tin Wan, Chi Fu Fa Yuen, Pok Fu Lam and HKU on Hong Kong Island, and Jordan, Yau Ma Tei, Mong Kok and Sham Shui Po in Kowloon.

According to the Schedule of Routes Order, Route 970X is an express version of Route 970, except covering Chi Fu Road, Tin Wan and Aberdeen Town Centre, it also serves the Cheung Sha Wan Business District, which is not served by the main route; and the routing between Pok Fu Lam Village and Sham Shui Po is similar to the main route; the route passes through Hill Road Flyover instead of Sai Ying Pun for Cheung Sha Wan direction, and it is faster than the main route to reach Western Harbour Crossing to Kowloon.

The first departure of Route 970X departs from Cheung Sha Wan at 05:30 every Monday to Saturday, while the last bus departs at 01:30. The service time is as long as 20 hours. It is currently the longest among all daytime regular Cross-Harbour Bus Routes.

History[]

  • 22 January 2001: The special departure of Route 970 running from Tin Wan to So Uk in the early morning was designated as Route 970X, and afternoon peak hour services were introduced. The route took the Hill Road Flyover directly to the Western Harbour Crossing without passing through Chi Fu Fa Yuen and Sai Ying Pun. [1]
  • 29 September 2002: Octopus Interchange Concessions with Routes 78 and 94A were introduced. [2]
  • 19 July 2004: Upgraded to a full-day two-way service and diverted to Chi Fu Garden. Except for the early morning and early morning service hours of route 970 to Aberdeen, the remaining services do not pass through Wah Fu and are operated by Tin Wan has been relocated to Aberdeen to accommodate the reorganization of the 970 series routes; at the same time, some trains heading towards So Uk during peak hours on weekdays will continue to bypass Tin Wan Estate. [3]
  • 7 March 2005: All regular services longer detoured through Tin Wan Estate and were replaced by additional special services departing from Tin Wan during the morning and afternoon peak hours on weekdays. [4]
  • 9 May 2005: Octopus interchange concessions with Route 702 was introduced. [5]
  • 1 July 2006: Interchange concessions for other Western Harbour Crossing routes towards Hong Kong Island were introduced. [6][7]
  • Mid-2009: New World First Bus (NWFB) put up posters at bus stops along the northbound route of Pok Fu Lam Road to promote all-day bus routes running over the Hill Road Flyover (including this route, Routes 90B, 30X and 46X), where this route was marked as "direct to Jordan and Mong Kok".
  • 17 February 2012: The "Bisney Road" stop at Pok Fu Lam Road bound for Aberdeen direction was cancelled. [8]
  • 1 July 2013: In conjunction with the extension of the NWFB franchise, Octopus interchange concessions with Route 702 were added. [9]
  • 21 August 2013: From 10:00 am, Chi Fu Road was temporarily changed to a one-way northbound road due to major drainage maintenance works, and the northbound lane of Chi Fu Road towards Adberdeen was diverted.
    • To Aberdeen: Intermediate stops at "Fu Ming Yuen", "Fu Yan Yuen" and "Yar Chee Villas" were temporarily suspended and were replaced by stops at "Chi Fu Close", "Block 1-7 Chi Fu Fa Yuen", "Chi Fu Landmark" and "Chi Fu Fa Yuen Tennis Court".
    • To So Uk Estate: "Chi Fu Landmark" stop was temporarily out of service and buses would stop at Fu Ka Yuen instead.
  • 18 January 2014: Due to the early finishing of waterpipe replacement works, diversion arrangements at Chi Fu Road were cancelled at 4pm that day, and the normal routing was then resumed.[10]
  • 24 August 2014: Changed to stop at "Tin Wan Street" stop in lieu of "Hing Wo Street" stop on Shek Pai Wan Road for Aberdeen direction. [11]
  • 25 November 2015: From 10:00 onwards, buses were diverted via Lin Cheung Road, slip road near CAS Headquarters and West Kowloon Highway before resuming its original routing to Cyberport due to the temporary closure of the bus-only down ramp from Jordan Road to Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza bus stop for the improvement works of Nga Cheung Road Flyover. The routing was resumed to normal at 10:00 on 21 July 2021.[12]
    • 25 March 2017: New section fare from Cheung Sha Wan Station (Tonkin Street) to So Uk was introduced while the existing section fare from Queen Mary Hospital to Cyberport was lowered.[13]
  • 15 December 2017: "Next Bus" arrival enquiry service was introduced on this route.[14]
  • 4 October 2020: Cheung Sha Wan terminus was relocated from So Uk Estate to Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street): [15][16]
    • To Kom Tsun Street: After arriving Cheung Sha Wan Road via original routing, the route was diverted via Tung Chau Street West, Castle Peak Road and Kom Tsun Street to the new terminus, and new stops "Trade Square", "Cheung Sha Wan Path" and "Cheung Shun Street Playground" on Cheung Sha Wan Road were added in place of stops "Cheung Sha Wan Station" on Tonkin Street, "Po Hei Court" on Po On Road as well as "Begonia House So Uk Estate" on Cheung Fat Street;
    • To Aberdeen: After departing from the new terminus, the route would return to Cheung Sha Wan Road and the original routing, and new stops "Kwong Cheung Street", "Cheung Sha Wan Station", "Tonkin Street" and "Yen Chow Street" on Cheung Sha Wan Road were added, whereas the original stops at "SKH Kei Oi Primary School" on Kwong Lee Road, "Shun Ning Road" on Tonkin Street, "Camp Street" on Castle Peak Road, as well as "Fuk Wing Street" on Yen Chow Street were cancelled;
    • The section fare originally beginning from Cheung Sha Wan Station were changed to made effective starting from Trade Square;
    • Octopus Interchange Concessions with Routes 796C, 796E and 970 were introduced to facilitate passengers travelling to and from So Uk.
  • 27 June 2022: [17]
    • Departures from Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) via Wah Fu Estate during Monday to Saturday night hours were changed to depart at 00:40, 01:05, 01:30;
    • Special departures from Tin Wan on Saturdays were changed to depart at 07:40, 08:10, 16:46, 17:15, 17:29, 17:45, 18:15.
  • 1 July 2023: Changed to be operated by Citybus following the Citybus and NWFB Franchised Bus Network Merger.
    • The departure at 1:30am (in fact departed at 2am) from Cheung Sha Wan was the final departure of all NWFB regular routes, and NWFB deployed a total of 5 buses to operate on that departure. For details, see section "Last day of NWFB Operations".

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 8/2023, see here for the referenced link

From Aberdeen
Service Hours Headway (Mins)
Mondays to Fridays
05:30 - 06:30 15
06:40 - 07:30 10
07:40
(Only to Mong Kok)
07:53 - 08:05 12
08:05 - 08:20 15
08:20 - 08:55 17／18
08:55 - 10:10 15
10:10 - 16:10 12
16:10 - 17:40 10
17:40 - 18:40 12
18:40 - 22:10 15
22:10 - 23:30 20
Saturdays
05:30 - 06:30 20
06:30 - 09:30 15
09:30 - 09:54 12
09:54 - 10:05 11
10:05 - 14:25 10
14:25 - 16:37 12
16:37 - 16:50 13
16:50 - 20:35 15
20:35 - 20:51 16
20:51 - 22:50 17
22:50 - 23:30 20
Sundays and Public Holidays
05:30 - 05:45 15
05:45 - 06:45 20
06:45 - 08:10 17
08:10 - 09:10 15
09:10 - 18:10 12
18:10 - 19:25 15
19:25 - 22:15 17
22:15 - 22:55 20
22:55 - 23:30 17／18
From Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street)
Service Hours Headway (Min)
Mondays to Fridays
The following departures observe Wah Fu Estate
05:30 - 05:50 20
The following departures resume normal routing
06:05 - 06:19 14
06:19 - 06:55 12
06:55 - 07:58 9
07:58 - 08:40 14
08:40 - 08:55 15
08:55 - 09:12 17
09:12 - 09:38 13
09:38 - 11:02 14
11:02 - 16:02 12
16:02 - 16:15 13
16:15 - 21:00 15
21:00 - 22:00 12
22:00 - 23:00 15
23:00 - 00:20 20
The following departures go via Wah Fu Estate
00:40 - 01:30 25
Saturdays
The following departures observe Wah Fu Estate
05:30 - 05:50 20
The following departures resume normal routing
06:10 - 06:50 20
06:50 - 07:14 12
07:14 - 07:47 11
07:47 - 08:12 12／13
08:12 - 11:57 15
11:57 - 12:57 10
12:57 - 16:57 12
16:57 - 20:57 15
20:57 - 21:11 14
21:11 - 22:11 12
22:11 - 23:26 13／12
23:26 - 00:00 17
00:00 - 00:20 20
The following departures observe Wah Fu Estate
00:40 - 01:30 25
Sundays and Public Holidays
06:30 - 06:48 18
06:48 - 10:33 15
10:33 - 11:58 17
11:58 - 21:58 12
21:58 - 22:13 15
22:13 - 00:05 16
00:05 - 00:35 15
The following departures observe Wah Fu Estate
00:50 - 01:30 20

Special Departures[]

Tin Wan → Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) ●
Mondays to Fridays
07:38、08:03
16:49, 17:06, 17:28, 17:50, 18:15
Saturdays
07:40、08:10
16:46, 17:15, 17:29, 17:45, 18:15
No service on Sundays and Public Holidays


This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Boarding Stop Fares
Full Fare $14.5
Section Fares (to Cheung Sha Wan)
From Queen Mary Hospital $13.0
From Western Harbour Crossing Bus-Bus Interchange $7.7
From Trade Square $6.8
Section Fares (to Aberdeen)
From Connaught Garden $8.5
From Queen Mary Hospital $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[]

Passengers using the same Octopus card to interchange to the designated route after this route within a specific time, or transfer from the designated route to this route can enjoy an interchange concession. The details are as follows: (Half discount for children and senior citizens.) Template:CHT 970X Interchange Concession Scheme

Western Harbour Crossing Interchange Discounts[]

Details of the Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme
New Territories/Kowloon to Hong Kong Island
First Route Second Route Interchange Concession Time Limit
900, 904, 905/905P, 907B/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
(Designated combinations can enjoy higher interchaneg concessions, please refer to the remarks) 		Original Fare minus $5.0 150 min
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 120 min
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
230R 900, 934, 936, 960/960P/960S, 961, 968, 978 Original Fare minus $6.0
Second Interchange:
First Trip: 38B, 240X, 249X, 286P/286X, 287X
Second Trip: 280X 		934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A/968X, 978/978A/978B $19.1 in total 150 min
280X
T270 Original Fare minus $1.5
900 934/934A, 935, 960/960C/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A $24.0 in total
960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S 900
978/978A/978B 968 Second Trip is free
960/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S
960B/960X
970, 970X 120 min
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
986, 989 933, 950, 952C, 955, 976/976A
930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 979 $20.8 in total
930/930A/930B/930X 933, 955, 976/976A, 986, 989
950, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X $27.3 in total
967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X $28.2 in total
950 982C $27.3 in total
960/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S 968X $27.0 in total 150 min
934/934A, 935 936/936A Second Trip is free
968/968A/968X 960/960C/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S
960B/960X
Hong Kong Island to Kowloon/New Territories
First Route Second Route Interchange Concession Time Limit
968 960/960A/960C/960P/960S, 961 Second Trip is free 150 min
960B/960X 968
960/960A/960C/960P/960S, 961 968/968X $27.0 in total
936/936A 934/934A, 935 Second Trip is free
900 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961 $24.0 in total
934/934A, 935, 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961 900
900, 934, 936, 960, 961, 968, 978 230R Second Trip is free 120 min
933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 986, 989 970/970X, 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, 986, 989
970, 970X/X970 Second Trip is free
933 930/930A/930X
950 $27.3 in total
952/952C, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962 $27.3 in total (Boarded 933 in Eastern District)/$24.2 in total (Boarded 933 in Central)
967/967X, 969/969A/969B/969C $28.2 in total (Boarded 933 in Eastern District)/$27.3 in total (Boarded 933 in Central)
976/976A 930/930A/930X, 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969A/969B/969C Second Trip is free
986, 989 930/930A/930X, 933 $20.8 in total
950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962 $27.3 in total
967/967X, 969/969A/969B/969C $28.2 in total
930/930A/930X, 950, 952/952C, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969A/969B/969C, 976/976A 933 Second Trip is free
930/930A/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969A/969B, 969C (boarded in Central), 986, 989 976/976A $27.6 in total
969C (Boarded in Eastern District) Second Trip is free
930/930A/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969A/969B/969C, 976/976A 986, 989
Opposite Direction Interchange: New Territories to Kowloon
First Route Second Route Interchange Concession Time Limit
952/952C/952P, 962, 962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969, 969A, 969B, 969P, 969X 970, 970X, 971, 973 Second Trip is free 120 min
Opposite Direction Interchange: Kowloon to New Territories
First Route Second Route Interchange Concession Time Limit
970, 970X, 971, 973 952/952C, 962, 962C/962X, X962 $24.2 in total 120 min
967/967X, 969, 969A, 969B, 969C $27.3 in total

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 Harbor Crossing 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 Toll Plaza 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

Queen Mary Hospital Interchange Concessions[]

Template:Queen Mary Hospital Interchange Concessions

Bus Deployments[]

This route uses at least 14 air-conditioned double-decker buses; one bus will be allocated to route 78 before morning peak hours; one bus from Route 78 and two buses from Route 112 will also be allocated during morning peak hours.

Common models include the Enviro500/Enviro500 MMC 11.3m (4020-4039/4040-4091), its 12m version (5518-5582/5583-5851) and Volvo B9TL 11.3m (4500-4529), and its 12m version (5200-5224).

Routing[]

To Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street)[]

Routing Roads observed
①
Regular 		The distance of this route is approx. 19.5km, and the journey time is approximately 63mins. (The average speed is 18.6km/h.)
Aberdeen Main Road, Lok Yeung Street, Tung Shing Road, Aberdeen Main Road, flyover, Aberdeen Praya Road, Shek Pai Wan Road、Pok Fu Lam Road, flyover, Chi Fu Road, flyover, Pok Fu Lam Road, Hill Road Flyover, Connaught Road West, Western Harbour Crossing, Jordan Road flyover, Jordan Road, Nathan Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Tung Chau West Street, Castle Peak Road and Kom Tsun Street
② *
Mon to Sat peak hour special departures from Tin Wan Estate 		The distance of this route is approx. 18.9km, and the journey time is approximately 63mins. (The average speed is 18km/h.)
Tin Wan Street, Tin Wan Hill Road, flyover, Aberdeen Praya Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, ...
③ #
Mon to Fri AM shortworking trips to Mong Kok 		.., Jordan Road flyover, Jordan Road and Nathan Road
Cross-Harbour Bus Route 970X (Aberdeen→Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street))
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Aberdeen Town Centre Aberdeen
2 Aberdeen Aberdeen Main Road Yue Fai Road
3 Aberdeen Praya Road Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market
4 Tin Wan Tin Wan Street
* Tin Wan Tin Wan Estate Applicable only to departures using Routing ②
Tin Wan Hill Road Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education
5 Kellet Bay (Wah Fu) Shek Pai Wan Road Wah Fu Road
6 Pok Fu Lam (Chi Fu) Pok Fu Lam Road Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No.2
7 Chi Fu Road Chi Fu Drive
8 Block 1-7 Chi Fu Fa Yuen
9 Chi Fu Landmark
10 Chi Fu Fa Yuen Tennis Court
11 Pok Fu Lam Pok Fu Lam Road Pok Fu Lam Village near VTC Pokfulam Complex
12 Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road
13 Woodbury Court
14 Ebenezer School
15 Queen Mary Hospital Section fare begins here
BBI Logo GreenYellow Interchange stop for Pok Fu Lam Road routes
16 HKCCCU Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery near Kai Ming Temple
17 Mount Davis Road
18 Hong Kong University Woodbury Court
19 Pokfield Road
20 Lady Ho Tung Hall near The Belcher's
21 HKU Centennial Campus MTR logo
Hill Road Flyover; Route3 Western Harbour Crossing
22 Kowloon Station Commercial and Residential Area Western Harbour Crossing Bus-Bus Interchange MTR logo Section fare begins here
BBI Logo GreenYellow Designated Interchange Stop for WHT Routes
near Elements
For M+ , Hong Kong Palace Museum and West Kowloon Cultural District, please alight at this stop
23 Jordan Road Austin Station MTR logo XRL logo
24 Jordan Shanghai Street near Temple Street
25 Nathan Road Nanking Street MTR logo
26 Yau Ma Tei Public Square Street
27 Dundas Street MTR logo near Chow Tai Fook Centre, Sino Centre
28 Mong Kok Shantung Street MTR logo near Grand Plaza, Langham Place
29 * Mong Kok Nathan Road Bute Street Terminus for Special Departures ②
near Pioneer Centre
30 Mong Kok Nathan Road Prince Edward Station
31 Sham Shui Po Cheung Sha Wan Road Maple Street
32 Pei Ho Street MTR logo near Golden Computer Centre, Golden Computer Arcade
33 Yee Ching Court near Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices
34 Cheung Sha Wan Trade Square Section fare begins here
near Un Chau Estate
35 Cheung Sha Wan Path
36 Cheung Shun Street Playground
37 Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street)

To Aberdeen[]

The distance of this route is approx. 18.6km, and the journey time is approximately 63mins. (The average speed is 17.7km/h.)

Routing Roads observed
①
Regular 		Kom Tsun Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Nathan Road, Jordan Road#, Western Harbour Crossing, Connaught Road West, Western Street, Pok Fu Lam Road, Chi Fu Road, Pok Fu Lam Road, Shek Pai Wan Road and Aberdeen Praya Road
②*
Specified departures via Wah Fu Estate 		.., Chi Fu Road, Pok Fu Lam Road, Shek Pai Waan Road, Wah Fu Road, roundabout, Wah Fu Road, Shek Pai Wan Road and Aberdeen Praya Road
Routing remarks

#: Depending on traffic conditions, bus captains may choose to divert via Lin Cheung Road and West Kowloon Highway to Western Harbour Crossing.

Cross-Harbour Bus Route 970X (Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) → Aberdeen)
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Cheung Sha Wan Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street)
2 Cheung Sha Wan Road Kwong Cheung Street
3 Cheung Sha Wan Station MTR logo
4 Tonkin Street
5 Sham Shui Po Yen Chow Street
6 Pei Ho Street MTR logo
7 Maple Street MTR logo
8 Mong Kok Nathan Road Prince Edward Station MTR logo
9 Allied Plaza MTR logo near Nullah Road
10 Argyle Centre MTR logo
11 Bank Centre MTR logo near Nelson Street
12 Yau Ma Tei Dundas Street
13 Man Ming Lane MTR logo
14 Jordan Nathan Hotel near Saigon Street
15 Jordan Road Parkes Street MTR logo
16 Battery Street
17 Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area Austin Station MTR logo XRL logo
18 Western Harbour Crossing Bus-Bus Interchange BBI Logo GreenYellow Designated Interchange Stop for WHT Routes
near Elements
For M+ , Hong Kong Palace Museum and West Kowloon Cultural District, please alight at this stop
Route3 Western Harbour Crossing
19 Sai Ying Pun Connaught Road West Connaught Garden Section Fare begins here
20 Pok Fu Lam Road Li Sing Primary School
21 Shek Tong Tsui HKU West Gate MTR logo
22 Lady Ho Tung Hall near The Belcher's
23 Kennedy Town Pokfield Road
24 Mount Davis Pok Fu Lam Road Playground
25 Pok Fu Lam HKCCCU Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery near Kai Ming Temple
26 Queen Mary Hospital Section Fare begins here
BBI Logo GreenYellow Interchange stop for Pok Fu Lam Road routes
27 Ebenezer School
28 Middleton Towers
29 Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road
30 Pok Fu Lam Village near VTC Pokfulam Complex
31 Pok Fu Lam (Chi Fu) Chi Fu Road Fu Ming Yuen
32 Fu Yan Yuen
33 Yar Chee Villas
34 Kellet Bay (Wah Fu) Shek Pai Wan Road Wah Fu Road Not applicable to departures using Routing ②
＊ Kellet Bay (Wah Fu) Wah Fu Road Wah Lok House Wah Fu Estate Applicable to departures using Routing ②
Wah Fu Commercial Complex
Wah Ching House Wah Fu Estate
Pui Ying Secondary School
35 Tin Wan Shek Pai Wan Road Tin Wan Street
36 Aberdeen Town Centre Aberdeen

Ridership[]

Route 970X and its main route 970 are the main routes between Pok Fu Lam and the University of Hong Kong to and from Kowloon, but the level of service has not been able to meet the demand, and has often been criticised by passengers for insufficient frequency[18] In the second quarter of 2012, this route, together with Route 970, received the highest number of complaints about lost trips in the territory.[19]

According to the Bus Route Planning Programme and other documents, the ridership of this route are as follows:

  • 2008: The passenger utilisation rate was 94%, with only about 10 passengers boarding the special departure from Tin Wan Estate to So Uk at Tin Wan in the afternoon.
  • 2014: The occupancy rate during the busiest hour was 90%.[20]
  • 2015: The average occupancy rate of the busiest half-hour before the opening of the MTR Island Line Extension to Western District was 95%, and 63% after the opening, recording a 32% drop in patronage;[21] 79% was recorded in March, indicating an increase in patronage.[22]
  • 2016: The highest occupancy rates during the morning peak period were 84% (from Aberdeen) and 88% (from So Uk Estate); the highest occupancy rates during the afternoon peak period were 88% (from Aberdeen) and 72% (from So Uk Estate); and the highest occupancy rates of special trips from Tin Wan Estate were 63% (for morning trips) and 83% (for afternoon trips).
  • 2020: The occupancy rate during the busiest hour was 89%.[23]

Related Incidents[]

Buses Catching Fire[]

  • 1 November 2012: At around 6am, an Aberdeen-bound Dennis Trident (1030/HX1396) was leaving the Western Harbour Crossing when its left rear wheel suddenly smoked and caught fire; no one was injured in the incident. [24]

Traffic Accidents[]

  • 7 June 2013: At around 10:00am, a Aberdeen-bound Dennis Trident (1083/HY2177) crashed into the rear of a heavy goods vehicle in front of it on Shek Pai Wan Road, killing the bus captain. [25][26]
  • 27 October 2014: At around 00:00am, an Aberdeen-bound Dennis Condor (DA70/DA370) struck an American tourist on Jordan Road near Parkes Street and was taken to hospital in serious condition. [27]
  • 22 February 2015: At around 9:00pm, an Aberdeen-bound Dennis Trident (1407/JC1874) was involved in a minor collision with a private car on Jordan Road, with no injuries. [28]

Stained Glasses[]

  • 11 November 2019: During morning, an Enviro500 MMC (5654/TS5187) heading to So Uk stopped at Hill Road where demonstrators defaced the front windshield of the bus at the stop. [29]
  • 9 December 2019: At night, the windshield of an Enviro500 (5539/PV2729) heading towards Adberdeen was stained on Nathan Road. [30]

Last day of NWFB Operations[]

Many bus fans take photo for NWFB 970X last run 01-07-2023(4)

Many bus fans take photo for NWFB 970X line operated by New World First Bus at Aberdeen Terminus Last bus

The main article of this section is 2023 Citybus and NWFB Franchised Bus Network Merger#NWFB's Last Night.

With the Citybus and NWFB Franchised Bus Network Merger, the NWFB branding would become history after 1 July 2023. Citybus issued a press release on 26 June that the final bus of NWFB’s regular daytime route would be the 01:30 departure of this route from Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) and it is notified that no more than 4 buses will be dispatched to run this departure. The arrangement attracted many bus fans and citizens to bid farewell. Some even arrived 21 hours before the last bus left to wait. Due to the large number of people waiting, NWFB staff stopped the queue at 11:30pm that night and no longer allowed other people to wait in line.

On that day, NWFB dispatched all 4 buses with the "Farewell to NWFB" (光榮告別新巴) retro wave livery on the departure, and also dispatched 2 Volvo B9TL buses covered with the "25 Years of Loyal Service to Hong Kong, Farewell NWFB!" (新巴廿五，光榮告別) banner advertising, and one Enviro500 MMC bus (5583/TC9853) covered with the "Everything starts with CITYBUS" banner as a standby bus. Due to the large number of crowds, it was eventually delayed until around 2am when the five final buses (4 buses with retro wave livery and 5583/TC9853) slowly drove out to the music of "Auld Lang Syne" and eventually arrived at Aberdeen Bus Terminus at around 3am. As the five buses ran that service left the terminus and returned to the depot, all regular daytime routes of NWFB officially became history and were taken over by Citybus.

Gallery[]

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Cross-Harbour Bus Route 970X (Edit)


Remarks[]

Related Articles[]

  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 970
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 970P (Cancelled)
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 970R (Cancelled)
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 971
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route N970 (Cancelled)
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route X970
  • PLB Mong Kok - Aberdeen Route
  • PLB Sham Shui Po - Aberdeen Route

References[]

  1. ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "新巴開設繁忙時段特快路線970X" (NWFB Launches New Peak Hour Special Express Route 970X) [Press Release], 19 January 2001.
  2. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "New Bus-Bus Interchange Schemes of the New World First Bus Routes" [Traffic Advice].
  3. ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "Service Enhancement of NWFB Routes 970, 970X and 970P" [News Release], 15 July 2004.
  4. ↑ 巴士新聞（2005年3月） (Bus News (March 2005)), bustop.info
  5. ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "Permanent Relocation of NWFB Route 702 Bus Terminus to Hoi Lai Estate" [News Release], 6 May 2005.
  6. ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "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].
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 薄扶林道近碧荔道巴士站取消, (Bus Stop Cancellation at Pok Fu Lam Road near Bisney Road) hkitalk.net.
  9. ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB Offers New Fare Concessions" [News Release], 21 June 2013.
  10. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Resumption of Original Traffic Arrangements on Chi Fu Road" [Traffic Advice], 15 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Relocation of Bus Stop on Shek Pai Wan Road" [Traffic Advice], 22 August 2014.
  12. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG,Temporary Closure of bus-only down ramp from Jordan Road to Toll Plaza Bus Stop of Western Harbour Tunnel Crossing [Traffic Advice], 23 November 2015.
  13. ↑ Citybus Limited and New World First Bus Services Limited, NWFB and Citybus launches trial scheme for new section fares for 16 Cross Harbour Routes after crossing the harbour [Press Release], 22 March 2017.
  14. ↑ Citybus Limited and New World First Bus Services Limited, NWFB and Citybus Extend “Next Bus” Arrival Service to 74 Routes [Press Release], 15 December 2017.
  15. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Relocation of Terminating Point for New World First Bus Route Nos. 970X and X970 in Sham Shui Po" [Traffic Advice], 29 September 2020.
  16. ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB Route 970X and Route X970 Extend to Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street)" [News Release], 29 September 2020.
  17. ↑ New World First Bus Services Limited, "Route 970X Service Arrangements" [Passenger Notice], 25 June 2022.
  18. ↑ 新巴970線巴士班次不足 (NWFB Route 970 headways insufficient), Apple Daily, 1 November 2004.
  19. ↑ "南區區議會屬下 交通及運輸事務委員會 交通及運輸事務委員會過往會議所討論事項的進展報告 (截至2012年8月28日的情況)" (Panel on Transport under the Southern District Council Progress Report on Issues Discussed at Previous Meetings of the Panel on Transport (Position as at 28 August 2012)), Paper No. 30/2012 of the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Southern District Council.
  20. ↑ "配合西港島線通車的公共交通服務之最新修訂重組計劃" ("Latest Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line"), Annex 5, January 2014.
  21. ↑ "配合西港島線通車的公共交通服務之最新修訂重組計劃" ("Latest Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line"), January 2015
  22. ↑ "配合西港島線通車的公共交通服務之最新修訂重組計劃：附件一" ("Latest Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line: Annex 1"), March 2015.
  23. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "2020-2021年度中西區巴士路線計劃" ("2020-2021 Central and Western District Bus Route Planning Programme"), Annex 7, February 2020.
  24. ↑ "新巴「風火輪」80客險一鑊熟" (NWFB bus fire almost killed 80 passengers on board), Sun Post, 2 November 2012.
  25. ↑ "新巴失事 車長夾斃" (NWFB bus crash killing bus captain), Oriental Daily, 8 June 2013.
  26. ↑ "新巴撞貨車 駕駛室猛嵌入尾斗 車長折胸骨吐血不治" (NWFB bus slammed into lorry, driving cab sucked into tailgate: bus captain killed with broken chestbones and blood stains), Apple Daily, 8 June 2013.
  27. ↑ "美籍男遊客遭巴士撞傷" (American tourist injured after being hit by a bus), Oriental Daily, 28 October 2014.
  28. ↑ Related photo, plaxtonl's Bus Page.
  29. ↑ 陳興旺, "好可惡，千奇唔好😂😂😂" [Facebook post], 11 November 2019.
  30. ↑ [突發！] 彌敦道今晚被噴漆巴士 ([Breaking!] Buses stained tonight on Nathan Road), hkitalk.net

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V · D · EList of Bus Routes Terminating in Southern District (shown below are destination districts)
Hong Kong Island
To and from Southern District
48 • 73 • 73P • 78 • 91A • 94A • 95 • 95C • 95P • 98 • 595
To and from Central and Western District
4 • 4X • 6 • 6A ← • 6X • 7 • 30X • 37A • 37B • 37X • 40P → • 43M • 47P ← • 66 • 70 • 70P • 71 • 71P → • 75 • 90 • 90B • 90C → • 91 • 93 → • 93A → • 93C → • 97 • 260 • 629 ← • N90 • X9 →
To and from Wan Chai District
40 • 40M→ • 72 • 72A • 76 • 592
To and from Eastern District
9 • 14 • 33X • 38 • 41A • 42 • 42C • 49X ← • 63 • 65 • 77 • 77A ← • 77X → • 99 • 99X → • 314 • N72
Kowloon
To and from Sham Shui Po District
171 • 171A → • 171P → • 970 • 970X • 971 • N171 • X970 →
To and from Yau Tsim Mong District
973
To and from Kowloon City District
107P
To and from Wong Tai Sin District
671 • 671X →
To and from Kwun Tong District
107
New Territories East
To and from Sha Tin District
170 • N170
New Territories West
To and from Islands District
A10 • A17
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