The Cross-Harbour Bus Route 973 is operated by Citybus. It runs between Stanley Market [Remark 1] and Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road), via Ma Hang, Chung Hom Kok, Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen, Pok Fu Lam, HKU, Sai Ying Pun and Jordan.
Route 973 is the only cross-harbour bus route in Repulse Bay and the Stanley area. It has more than 100 stops in both directions and is currently the bus route with the third-largest number of stops in Hong Kong; this route was also once the franchised bus route with the largest number since its inception until Route 982X was launched on 27 August 2012.
History[]
In 1997, the Stanley Chamber of Commerce and then Executive Council member, Selina Chow, fought hard to create this route, as there was no public transport service between Stanley and Repulse Bay, and residents had to change buses to travel between the two places.[1]
- 26 January 1998: Route 973 entered service between Stanley and Tsim Sha Tsui East, with service time up to 19:30 and a frequency of every 30 minutes, and most of the trips detoured via Ocean Park Road Bus Terminus for the whole day.[2][3]
- 4 July 1998: Changed to detour via Ocean Park Bus Terminus only during Saturday afternoon and for some trips during holidays. [4]
- 30 August 1998: Payment by Octopus accepted on the whole route. [5]
- 28 February 2000: Rerouted via Chung Hom Kok and Ma Hang and omitting Stanley Gap Road Interchange from 3pm onwards to facilitate the opening of Carmel Road extension:[6]
- Stanley direction: After arriving at "Headland Road" stop on Repulse Bay Road, the route was rerouted to turn right into Chung Hom Kok Road and then turn right into Cape Road, Carmel Road extension and Carmel Road after stopping at "Chung Hom Kok Beach" stop, then return to original routing at Stanley Village Road;
- After departing from Stanley Village Bus Terminus, the route was rerouted via the extended part of Carmel Road, Carmel Road, Cape Road and Chung Hom Kok Road, then return to original routing at Repulse Bay Road.
- 20 June 2000: Interchange concessions with Routes 930, 962 and 969 series towards Hong Kong Island direction were introduced, making it the first Octopus interchange concession scheme by Citybus. [7]
- 7 August 2000: Service hour was extended to 22:00 on a trial basis until 2 October when it was changed to a permanent measure.
- 9 December 2001: The following changes were made for Stanley direction: [8][9]
- Rerouted via Western Street towards Queen's Road West, omitting Eastern Street;
- A new stop was added at "Centre Street" stop on Connaught Road West, replacing the original stop at "Centre Street" on Queen's Road West;
- The section fare after Western Harbour Crossing was reduced from $8.8 to $5.8, which was the same as the original section fare starting at "Queen Mary Hospital" stop.
- January 2002: Detoured via Chung Hom Kok Beach for Tsim Sha Tsui direction:
- After arriving at "Cape Drive" stop on Cape Road, the route was detoured by turning left via intermediate stops at "72 Chung Hom Kok Road" southbound, "Chung Hom Kok Beach" and "72 Chung Hom Kok Road" northbound, then return to original routing at "Chung Hom Kok Fire Station" stop.
- [Source Request]: Changed to go directly to Stanley Village Bus Terminus instead of going through Tung Tau Wan Road[Remark 2] after arriving at "Cape Drive" stop on Cape Road; and changed to detour via Tung Tau Wan Road first after departing from Stanley Village Bus Terminus then return to Ma Hang Estate.
- 15 August 2005: Octopus interchange concession with Route R11 was introduced.[10]
- 1 July 2006: Interchange concessions for other Western Harbour Crossing routes towards Hong Kong Island were introduced. [11][12]
- 28 May 2007: Rerouted via Kowloon Park Drive to Salisbury Road after "Lai Chack Middle School" stop on Canton Road, with new stops at "China Hong Kong City" and "Peking Road" on Kowloon Park Drive, and no longer ran through the section of Canton Road opposite Harbour City.[13]
- 2 August 2009: Towards Stanley Market, after exiting Tsim Sha Tsui (East) Bus Terminus, the route turned right to Science Museum Road, Cheong Wan Road and Chatham Road South, and then returned to the original routing, no longer passing through Mody Road:[14]
- Additional intermediate stops were added at Chatham Road South near Hong Kong Science Museum and Mody Road, and the stop at "Urban Council Centenary Garden" on Mody Road was cancelled.
- 26 June 2010: The following changes were made:[15]
- Rerouted for Stanley direction via a section of Aberdeen Main Road in Aberdeen Town Centre, stopping at "St. Peter's Secondary School" and "Yue Fai Road", bypassing Aberdeen Bus Terminus;
- No longer detoured via Chung Hom Kok Beach for both directions, with stops at "72 Chung Hom Kok Road" and "Chung Hom Kok Beach" cancelled;
- Detoured for Stanley direction via Tung Tau Wan Road again after Stanley Village Road.
- 2 January 2011: In response to the Temporary Traffic Management Plan for the Construction of High Speed Rail West Kowloon Terminus, southbound Lin Cheung Road near West Kowloon Terminus of the High Speed Rail was temporarily closed, so buses heading to Tsim Sha Tsui no go via Road D1A(N), Road D1A(S), and Wui Cheung Road, then return to its original routing.
- 27 July 2011: The Tsim Sha Tsui terminus was relocated to Mody Road, the former site of the "Centenary Park" bus stop which was canceled in 2009, to free up the Tsim Sha Tsui (East) Bus Terminus lay-by For NWFB Route 796X:[16]
- Rerouted for Tsim Sha Tsui direction via Hong Wing Path before going straight to Science Museum Path to enter new terminus via Science Museum Road and Mody Road;
- Rerouted for Stanley Market direction by returning to the original routing from the new terminus via Mody Road and no longer called at "Hong Kong Science Museum" and "Mody Road" bus stops.
- 17 February 2012: No longer stopped at "Bisney Road" bus stop on Pok Fu Lam Road for Stanley direction.[17]
- 7 April 2013: The "Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road)" terminus was moved from opposite the Urban Council Centenary Garden to Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Public Transport Interchange and the stop name remains unchanged:[18]
- Changed to head straight to Salisbury Road after arriving at "New World Centre" bus stop and enter the new terminus for Tsim Sha Tsui direction, instead of passing through Chatham Road South, Cheong Wan Road, Hong Tai Path, Hong Wing Path, Science Museum Path, Science Museum Road and Mody Road, and the stops at "Mody Road", "Granville Road", "Hong Kong Science Museum" on Chatham Road South and "The Hong Kong Polytechnic University" on Cheong Wan Road were cancelled;
- Changed to exit from the new terminus and pass through Mody Road, Chatham Road South (Southbound), Salisbury Road, Hong Chong Road, Hong Tat Path, Cheong Wan Road and Chatham Road South, then return to the original routing on Salisbury Road for Stanley directiomn, which is a circle around Tsim Sha Tsui East; three additional stops at "Hong Kong Museum of History", "Hong Kong Science Museum" and "Mody Road" were added on the way.
- 17 May 2015: Changed to detour via Ocean Park Terminus from morning to noon on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays for Stanley Market dfirection, and from afternoon to evening on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays for Tsim Sha Tsui direction. [19][20]
- 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.[21][22]
- 17 July 2017: Monday to Friday departures at 06:55, 07:20 and 07:42 from Stanley were detoured via Nam Long Shan Road, Wong Chuk HangTemporary Bus Terminus, Shum Wan Road and Shum Wan Road Public Transport Interchange replaced Route 973P which was suspended from that day.[23][24]
- 30 April 2018: "Next Bus" Arrival Enquiry Service was introduced on this route.[25]
- 30 September 2018: Due to the closure of Wong Chuk Hang Temporary Bus Terminus, the special trip to Tsim Sha Tsui via Sham Wan was rerouted via northbound Nam Long Shan Road via Nam Long Shan Road Bus Terminus before u-turning back, with an additional stop at "Chan Pak Sha School" bus stop on the road.[26][27]
- 27 January 2020: In order to cooperate with the closure of Ocean Park in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the services via Ocean Park were cancelled until 12 June of the same year.[28][29][30]
- 20 September 2021: The following changes were implemented:[31][32]
- No longer detoured through Tung Tau Wan Road with the relevant section replaced by a free Octopus interchange Concession to Citybus Routes 6, 6X, 73 and 260 as a replacement;
- The service hours were changed, with the first bus times from Stanley Market on Mondays to Fridays, as well as Saturdays and holidays adjusted to 07:00 and 08:00 respectively, while the last bus time from Tsim Sha Tsui was adjusted to 21:00 with the service replaced by an interchange concession between Routes 73 and 970/970X during the subsequent hours, with the same total fare.
- 2 July 2022: Detoured via West Kowloon Cultural District on both directions on Saturdays and holidays, with new stops at "M+" and "Hong Kong Palace Museum" on Museum Drive added. [33][34]
- 4 March 2024:[35][36]
- Rerouted via Star Ferry Bus Terminus, omitting Chatham Road South at the section north of Mody Road and Canton Road at the section south of Kowloon Park Drive for Stanley Market direction;
- Service hours of trips detouring via Ocean Park from Stanley Market were changed to 16:00 - 18:30 on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays;
- A new interchange concession with Route 796X was introduced.
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 3/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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Fares[]
| Boarding stop | Fare |
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| Full fare | $16.9 |
| Section Fares to Tsim Sha Tsui | |
| From Hong Kong Country Club | $13.8 |
| From Queen Mary Hospital | $11.5 |
| From Western Harbour Crossing Bus-Bus Interchange | $7.2 |
| Section fares (to Stanley) | |
| From Connaught Garden | $7.6 |
| From Hong Kong Country Club | $6.0 |
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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:Cross-Harbour Bus Route 973 Interchange Concession Scheme
Queen Mary Hospital Interchange Concession Scheme[]
Template:Queen Mary Hospital Interchange Concession Scheme
Western Harbour Crossing Interchange Concession Scheme[]
| Details of the Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme | |||
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| 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 | $22.8 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 | $19.6 in total | ||
| 930/930A/930B/930X | 933, 955, 976/976A, 986, 989 | ||
| 950, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X | $25.7 in total | ||
| 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X | $26.6 in total | ||
| 950 | 982C | $25.7 in total | |
| 960/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S | 968X | $25.7 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 | $25.7 in total | |
| 936/936A | 934/934A, 935 | Second Trip is free | |
| 900 | 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961 | $22.8 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 | $25.7 in total | ||
| 952/952C, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962 | $25.7 in total (Boarded 933 in Eastern District)/$22.7 in total (Boarded 933 in Central) | ||
| 967/967X, 969/969A/969B/969C | $26.6 in total (Boarded 933 in Eastern District)/$25.7 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 | $19.6 in total | |
| 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962 | $25.7 in total | ||
| 967/967X, 969/969A/969B/969C | $26.6 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 | $26.0 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 | $22.7 in total | 120 min |
| 967/967X, 969, 969A, 969B, 969C | $25.7 in total | ||
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Bus deployments[]
Affected by the narrow road surface of Repulse Bay Road and Island Road, only buses with a length of 11.7m or less can run on this route.
This route is assigned at least 4 air-conditioned double-decker buses, and 5 buses are deployed to this route after the morning rush hour; the main buses are Enviro400 10.5m (70XX, 310XX) and Enviro500 MMC 11.3m (9108-9148, 41020-41060), which will be joined by Volvo B9TL 11.3m (9500-9559) during the Dragon Boat Festival for support.
Routing[]
To Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road)[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Regular |
The distance of this route is approx. 24.0km, and the journey time is approximately 83mins. (The average speed is 17.3km/h.) Stanley Beach Road, Stanley Village Road, Carmel Road, Ma Hang Estate Public Transport Interchange, Carmel Road, Cape Road, Chung Hom Kok Road, Stanley Gap Road, Repulse Bay Road, Island Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen Praya Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Pok Fu Lam Road, Second Street, Water Street, Connaught Road West, Western Harbour Crossing, West Kowloon Highway, Jordan Road, Wui Man Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road, Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road |
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| ② * Weekend detour via Ocean Park, andWest Kowloon Cultural District |
..., Island Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Ocean Park Road, Ocean Park Road Bus Terminus, Ocean Park Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen Praya Road, ..., Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Austin Road West, Museum Drive, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road, ... |
| ③ # Weekend detour via West Kowloon Cultural District |
The distance of this route is approx. 26.9km, and the journey time is approximately 93mins. (The average speed is 17.4km/h.) ..., Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Austin Road West, Museum Drive, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road, ... |
| ④ % Weekday AM detour via Sham Wan |
The distance of this route is approx. 25.9km, and the journey time is approximately 83mins. (The average speed is 18.7km/h.) ..., Island Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Nam Long Shan Road, Nam Long Shan Road Bus Terminus, Nam Long Shan Road, Shum Wan Road, Shum Wan Road Public Transport Terminus, Shum Wan Road, Nam Long Shan Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen Praya Road, ... |
| Cross-Harbour Bus Route 973 (Stanley Market → Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Stanley | Stanley Village | ||
| 2 | Ma Hang | Stanley Plaza | ||
| 3 | Cape Road | Chun Ma House Ma Hang Estate | ||
| 4 | Koon Ma House Ma Hang Estate | |||
| 5 | Kwun Yum Buddhist Monastery | |||
| 6 | Chung Hom Kok | Cypresswater Villas | ||
| 7 | Cape Drive | |||
| 8 | Chung Hom Kok Road | Horizon Drive | ||
| 9 | Chung Hom Kok Fire Station | |||
| 10 | 11 Chung Hom Kok Road | |||
| 11 | Repulse Bay | Repulse Bay Road | Headland Road | |
| 12 | 102 Repulse Bay Road | |||
| 13 | 90 Repulse Bay Road | |||
| 14 | Repulse Bay Villa | |||
| 15 | Repulse Bay Beach | |||
| 16 | Belleview Drive | |||
| 17 | Island Road | Island Club | ||
| 18 | Deepdene | |||
| 19 | Deep Water Bay | Deep Water Bay | ||
| 20 | Wong Chuk Hang | Wong Chuk Hang Road | Hong Kong Country Club | Section fare begins here |
| 21 | Wong Chuk Hang San Wai  |
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| 22 | Wong Chuk Hang Sports Centre |
Near Aberdeen Sports Ground | ||
| * | Wong Chuk Hang | Ocean Park |
Applicable to routing ② | |
| 23 | Wong Chuk Hang | Wong Chuk Hang Road | Wong Chuk Hang Playground | Near Nina Hotel Island South |
| % | Wong Chuk Hang | Nam Long Shan Road | Chan Pak Sha School | Applicable to Routing ④ |
| Sham Wan | ||||
| Nam Long Shan Road | Nam Long Shan Road Cooked Food Market
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| 24 | Wong Chuk Hang | Wong Chuk Hang Road | Nam Long Shan Road |
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| 25 | Victory Factory Building | |||
| 26 | Aberdeen | Aberdeen Praya Road | Ocean Court | Near the Aberdeen Tennis and Squash Center |
| 27 | Aberdeen Promenade | |||
| 28 | Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market | |||
| 29 | Tin Wan | Tin Wan Street | ||
| 30 | Kellet Bay (Wah Fu) | Shek Pai Wan Road | Wah Fu Road | |
| 31 | Pok Fu Lam | Pok Fu Lam Road | Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No.2 | |
| 32 | Pok Fu Lam Village | Near VTC Pokfulam Complex | ||
| 33 | Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road | |||
| 34 | Woodbury Court | |||
| 35 | Ebenezer School | |||
| 36 | Queen Mary Hospital | Section fare begins here Interchange stop for Pok Fu Lam Road routes
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| 37 | HKCCCU Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery | Near Kai Ming Temple | ||
| 38 | Mount Davis | Mount Davis Road | ||
| 39 | Kennedy Town | Fulham Garden | ||
| 40 | Pokfield Road | |||
| 41 | Shek Tong Tsui | Lady Ho Tung Hall | Near The Belcher's | |
| 42 | HKU Centennial Campus |
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| 43 | Sai Ying Pun | St. Stephen's Church College | ||
| 44 | Sai Ying Pun Post Office | |||
| 45 | Water Street | Water Street | Near Bohemian House | |
 Western Harbour Crossing
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| 46 | Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area | Western Harbour Crossing Bus-Bus Interchange |
Section fare begins here WHC Bus-Bus Interchange Near Elements For M+, the Hong Kong Palace Museum and West Kowloon Cultural District, please alight here | |
| *# | West Kowloon Cultural District | Museum Drive | M+ | Applicable to routing ②③ |
| Hong Kong Palace Museum | ||||
| 47 | Jordan | Canton Road | Wui Cheung Road  |
For Jordan, please alight at this stop |
| 48 | Tsim Sha Tsui | Austin Road | Near Xiqu Centre | |
| 49 | Kowloon Park Drive | China Hong Kong City | ||
| 50 | Peking Road |
Near Hong Kong Cultural Centre | ||
| 51 | Kimberley Road | East Tsim Sha Tsui Station |
Near Victoria Dockside | |
| 52 | Tsim Sha Tsui East | Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road) |
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To Stanley Market[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Regular |
The distance of this route is approx. 28.4km, and the journey time is approximately 83mins. (The average speed is 20.5km/h.) Mody Road, Chatham Road South, Salisbury Road, Star Ferry Bus Terminus, Salisbury Road, Kowloon Park Drive, Canton Road, Jordan Road, Western Harbour Crossing, Connaught Road West, Western Street, Pok Fu Lam Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Aberdeen Praya Road, Aberdeen Main Road, Aberdeen Praya Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Island Road, Repulse Bay Road, Stanley Gap Road, Chung Hom Kok Road, Cape Road, Carmel Road, Ma Hang Estate Public Transport Interchange, Carmel Road and Stanley Village Road |
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| ② * Weekend detour via West Kowloon Cultural District and Ocean Park |
..., Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Austin Road West, Museum Drive, Austin Road West, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road, ..., Aberdeen Praya Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Ocean Park Road, Ocean Park Road Bus Terminus, Ocean Park Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Island Road, ... |
| ③ # Weekend detour via West Kowloon Cultural District |
The distance of this route is approx. 31.3km, and the journey time is approximately 93mins. (The average speed is 20.2km/h.) ..., Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Austin Road West, Museum Drive, Austin Road West, Lin Cheung Road, Jordan Road, ... |
| Cross-Harbour Bus Route 973 (Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road)→Stanley Market) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsim Sha Tsui East | Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road) |
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| 2 | Tsim Sha Tsui | Salisbury Road | East Tsim Sha Tsui Station |
Near Victoria Dockside |
| 3 | Tsim Sha Tsui (Star Ferry) | |||
| 4 | Canton Road | China Hong Kong City | ||
| 5 | Jordan | Austin Station |
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| 6 | Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area | Jordan Road | Austin Station |
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| *# | West Kowloon Cultural District | Museum Drive | M+ | Applicable to routing ②③ |
| Hong Kong Palace Museum | ||||
| 7 | Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area | Western Harbour Crossing Bus-Bus Interchange |
Near Elements WHC Bus-Bus Interchange For M+, the Hong Kong Palace Museum and West Kowloon Cultural District, please alight here | |
| Western Harbour Crossing
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| 8 | Sai Ying Pun | Connaught Road West | Connaught Garden | Section fare begins here |
| 9 | Pok Fu Lam Road | Li Sing Primary School | ||
| 10 | Shek Tong Tsui | HKU West Gate |
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| 11 | Lady Ho Tung Hall | Near The Belcher's | ||
| 12 | Kennedy Town | Pokfield Road | ||
| 13 | Mount Davis | Pok Fu Lam Road Playground | ||
| 14 | Pok Fu Lam | HKCCCU Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery | Near Kai Ming Temple | |
| 15 | Queen Mary Hospital | Interchange stop for Pok Fu Lam Road routes
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| 16 | Ebenezer School | |||
| 17 | Middleton Towers | |||
| 18 | Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road | |||
| 19 | Pok Fu Lam Village | Near VTC Pokfulam Complex | ||
| 20 | Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No.2 | Compulsory stop | ||
| 21 | Kellet Bay (Wah Fu) | Shek Pai Wan Road | Wah Fu Road | |
| 22 | Tin Wan | Tin Wan Street | ||
| 23 | Aberdeen | Aberdeen Main Road | St. Paul's Cathedral | Near Aberdeen Centre |
| 24 | Yue Fai Road | |||
| 25 | Yip Yee Mansion | |||
| 26 | Wong Chuk Hang | Wong Chuk Hang Road | Yan's Tower | |
| 27 | Yip Hing Street | Near Nina Hotel Island South | ||
| 28 * | Wong Chuk Hang Recreation Ground | Not applicable to routing ② | ||
| * | Wong Chuk Hang | Ocean Park Road | Hong Kong Academy of Medical Sciences | Applicable to routing ② |
| Ocean Park
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| 29 | Wong Chuk Hang | Wong Chuk Hang Road | Grantham Hospital | Near Aberdeen Sports Ground |
| 30 | Wong Chuk Hang San Wai |
For Ocean Park, please alight at this stop | ||
| 31 | Hong Kong Country Club | Section fare begins here | ||
| 32 | Deep Water Bay | Island Road | Deep Water Bay | |
| 33 | Repulse Bay | Deepdene | ||
| 34 | Island Club | |||
| 35 | Repulse Bay Road | Belleview Drive | ||
| 36 | Repulse Bay Beach | |||
| 37 | Repulse Bay Towers | |||
| 38 | 127 Repulse Bay Road | |||
| 39 | Headland Road | |||
| 40 | Chung Hom Kok | Chung Hom Kok Road | 11 Chung Hom Kok Road | |
| 41 | Chung Hom Kok Fire Station | |||
| 42 | Cape Road | |||
| 43 | Cape Road | Cape Drive | ||
| 44 | Ma Hang | Kwun Yum Buddhist Monastery | ||
| 45 | Lung Tan House Lung Yan Court | |||
| 46 | Chun Ma House Ma Hang Estate | |||
| 47 | Stanley Plaza | |||
| 48 | Stanley | Stanley Village | ||
Ridership[]
Apart from being the only cross-harbour route between Repulse Bay and Stanley, the meandering Route 973 is also the only route between these two places and Sai Ying Pun. During the swimming season holidays, the number of passengers on this route between Deep Water Bay and Stanley increases compared to normal days, and Citybus has arranged extra buses from Ocean Park to Kowloon to avoid passengers from Wong Chuk Hang and Aberdeen being unable to board the bus.
According to the Bus Route Planning Programmes and other documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2006: The average daily patronage of the section of Tung Tau Wan Road leading to Stanley Prison is about 40, representing 1% of the total patronage.
- 2007: The passenger utilisation rate was 63% and the average occupancy rate during off-peak hours was 20%.
- 2009: The maximum utilisation rate was 67%; after 9 p.m. there were only about 120 passengers, which was less than 19% of the maximum load factor.
- 2014: The average occupancy rate was 69% during peak hours and 46% during off-peak hours.[37]
- 2015: The average occupancy rate of the busiest half-hour before the commissioning of the MTR Island Line Extension to Western District was 100%, compared to 64% after the opening of the line in January, recording a drop in patronage.[38]However, 77% was recorded in March, indicating a rebound in patronage.[39]
- 2017: The average occupancy rate at the highest loading point during the busiest half-hour of the peak period was 100% before the opening of the SIL and 65.6% after the opening, representing a drop of 11.1% in patronage compared with the pre-opening period.[40]
- 2020: The occupancy rates for the Stanley direction and Tsim Sha Tsui direction were 42% and 58% respectively during the peakiest hour, 17-28% and 9-38% respectively during non-peak hours, and 17-24% and 9-20% respectively after 7pm.[41][42]
- 2021: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 53%, while the average occupancy rate for the whole day was only 24%. After the afternoon peak, the occupancy rate was only 12-20%, and there were about 70 passengers after 9:00 p.m. Passengers embarking and disembarking from Tung Tau Wan Road and Stanley Prison accounted for 80 passengers, which only accounted for 2% of the total number of passengers for the whole day.
- 2023: The occupancy rate during the busiest hour was 53%.
Related incidents[]
- 1 December 2004: A Volvo Olympian (9XX) heading for Tsim Sha Tsui East crashed into an ice truck on the opposite lane at the junction of Pok Fu Lam Road and Hill Road due to unclear traffic signals and road surface design, injuring two drivers and a baby boy.[43]
- 8 January 2005: At 6:00 p.m., a lady, together with her aunt who suffered from Parkinson's disease and needed a wheelchair for mobility, tried to fold her wheelchair outside the entrance of the New World Centre and to help her board a non-low-floor bus to Aberdeen, but the bus driver refused to do so. The lady considered the bus driver's action unreasonable, pointing out that when they were travelling from Aberdeen to Tsim Sha Tsui, there was no wheelchair space on the bus, but the bus driver still allowed her to put the folded wheelchair inside the bus, so she insisted on boarding the bus, and the bus driver made concessions after 10 minutes of hassle. The victim was very dissatisfied and wrote to the newspaper afterwards complaining about the driver's discrimination. At that time, no wheelchair parking area was provided on all buses of this route.[44]
- 16 December 2014: At around 11:00 a.m., a Tsim Sha Tsui bound Enviro400 (7007/PZ8490) hit a worker who was working at the nearby Express Rail Link construction site and was about to go out for lunch at the time of the incident at Wui Man Road and was sent to hospital with serious injuries.[45]
- 7 February 2015: Two Enviro400s collided with a private car while travelling; no injuries were sustained in either accident:
- On that day (time unknown), 7054 (RY8291) heading towards Stanley was involved in an accident while turning left from Connaught Road West toWestern Street;[46]
- In the afternoon, 7039 (RE1385) towards Tsim Sha Tsui was involved in an accident at Wong Chuk Hang Road near Zung Fu garage due to a suspected lane dispute.[47]
Gallery[]
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Now retired Leyland Olympian (2XX) was once the main model on Route 973
A Route 973 bus was passing through Pok Fu Lam Road near "Hill Road" stop
Route 973 is mainly served by Enviro500 MMCs (91XX) at present
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
Cross-Harbour Bus Route 973 (Edit)
Remarks[]
- ↑ Displayed as "Stanley Village" (赤柱村) on the Motion Bus Stop Display List.
- ↑ In practice, both directions were detoured via Tung Tau Wan Road, and for a period of time thereafter, it was strictly enforced that after Stanley Plaza, one had to drive directly into Stanley Village; it was not until June 2010 that the arrangement of detouring via Tung Tau Wan Road for Stanley direction was normalised again.
Related articles[]
- Cross-Harbour Bus Route 173 (Shelved)
- Cross-Harbour Bus Route 173R
- Cross-Harbour Bus Route 973P (Cancelled)
- Cross-Harbour Bus Route N973 (Cancelled)
References[]
- ↑ 西區交通 Western District Transport, "973 1 hour interval after 19:00 20/9 onwards" [Facebook post], 11 September 2021.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Launches Route 973 Serving Tsim Sha Tsui East and Stanley First Direct Route from Kowloon to Stanley to Boost Visitor Numbers" [Press Release], 22 January 1998.
- ↑ 973開線豬紙 (Route sheet of 973 during commencement), hkitalk.net
- ↑ 巴士新聞 1998年7月 (Bus News July 1998), bustop.info.
- ↑ Citybus latest information: Good News for Octopus card users(4)!
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "城巴973號線伸延服務至馬坑" (Citybus Route 973 Extends Service to Ma Hang) [Press Release], February 2000.
- ↑ of Applications for Bus Fare Concessions, Transport Department, 30 November 2004.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Route Diversion of Cross Harbour Routes 970 and 973" [Traffic Notice].
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Routes 77 And 973 Re-Route" [Press Release]
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus To Introduce Four New Routes to HK Disneyland & Offer Free Interchange between 23 HK Island Routes and Route R11" [News Release], 14 August 2005.
- ↑ 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].
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Permanent Re-routeing of Citybus Routes 973 and 973P (Tsim Sha Tsui direction)" [News Release], 23 May 2007.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "New Arrangements for Citybus Route 973" [News Release], 30 July 2009.
- ↑ 巴士新聞 2010年6月 (Bus News June 2010), bustop.info.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Relocation Of Bus Terminus and New Service Arrangements Of Citybus Route 973 and 973P" [News Release], 24 February 2011.
- ↑ 薄扶林道近碧荔道巴士站取消 (Cancellation of Bisney Road stop on Pok Fu Lam Road), hkitalk.net
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "城巴973及973P號線尖沙咀（麼地道）總站永久遷移 及漆咸道南落客站取消" (Traditional Chinese Only) [News Release], 3 April 2013.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "巴士路線繞經海洋公園新服務安排詳情" (Details of New Service Arrangements for Bus Routes via Ocean Park) [Traffic Advice], 6 May 2015.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Routes 41A, 107, 170, 171, 973 Adjusting serving Ocean Park arrangement" [Passenger Notice], 7 May 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route 973 Route Diversion at Jordan" [Passenger Notice], 21 November 2015.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB Route 66 Citybus Route 6, 671, 973 and 973P Service Reorganisation" [News Release], 12 July 2017.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of Cross Harbour Route Nos. 973 and 973P" [Traffic Advice], 13 July 2017.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB and Citybus Extend "Next Bus" Arrival Service to 182 Routes" [News Release], 30 April 2018.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Public Transport Arrangements for Wong Chuk Hang" [Announcement], 27 September 2018.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Routes 48, 71, 71P, 72A, 73P, 75, 107, 973, N72 Wong Chuk Hang Bus Terminus Transport Arrangements" [Passenger Notice], 27 September 2018.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Routes 107, 170, 171, 973 Temporary Omission of Ocean Park" [Passenger Notice], 26 January 2020.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Route 629 Service Resumed Route 107, 170, 171 and 973 Resume Detouring Via Ocean Park on Holidays" [News Release], 9 June 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Resumption of Bus Services in Ocean Park" [Traffic Advice], 11 June 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustment of CTB Route No. 973 (Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) – Stanley)" [Traffic Advice], 13 September 2021.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Route 973 Service Adjusted [News Release], 15 September 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Adjustments of Cross Harbour Route No. 973 in connection with the Opening of Hong Kong Palace Museum" [Traffic Advice], 29 June 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Route 973 Observes New Bus Stops at Hong Kong Palace Museum and M+" [News Release], 29 June 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of Cross Harbour Route No. 973 (Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) – Stanley)" [Traffic Advice], 27 February 2024.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Route 973 Re-routeing of Stanley bound & New BBI Introduction" [Passenger Notice], 27 February 2024.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "配合南港島 (東段)通車的公共交通服務之修訂重組計劃" (Amended Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the South Island Line (East)), Annex 1, March 2014.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "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 amended Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line), January 2015.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "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 amended Public Transport Re-organisation Plans to tie in with the Commissioning of the West Island Line), Annex 1, March 2015.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "南港島線通車後的變化及公共交通服務重組計劃的最新安排" (Changes upon the commissioning of the South Island Line and the latest arrangements of the Public Transport Re-organisation Plan), Supplementary Information, March 2017.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "2020-2021年度南區巴士路線計劃參考資料" (Reference information for 2020-2021 Bus Route Planning Programme in Southern District), February 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "2020-2021年度中西區巴士路線計劃" (2020-2021 Bus Route Planning Programme in Central and Western District), Annex 15, February 2020.
- ↑ "疑燈號不清晰惹禍 巴士攔腰撞貨車翻側擱欄上" (Bus T-boned lorry after suspected unclear traffic signals), Apple Daily, 1 December 2004.
- ↑ "「除非你包晒成架巴士先可以上車」 城巴車長歧視輪椅乘客" ("Board only if you bought up the whole bus" - Citybus driver suspected to have discriminated wheelchair passengers), Oriental Daily News, 30 March 2005.
- ↑ "高鐵地盤工捱城巴撞命危" (XRL worker sustained serious injuries after being hit by CTB bus), Oriental Daily News, 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Photo uploaded by netizen Jacky Lo to "柏斯敦巴士台 plaxtonl's Bus Page" Facebook page
- ↑ Photo published on "柏斯敦巴士台 plaxtonl's Bus Page" Facebook page
External links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: 973 (to Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road))
- Citybus Official Route Information: 973 (to Stanley Market)
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