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The Cross-Harbour Special Bus Route (Overnight Service) N182 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus and Citybus. It runs between Central (Macau Ferry) and Kwong Yuen[Remark 1] via Admiralty, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Ho Man Tin (Princess Margaret Road), Kowloon Tong (Waterloo Road), Tai Wai, Sha Tin Wai, and Yuen Chau Kok, using the Cross-Harbour Tunnel and Lion Rock Tunnels to run between Hong Kong Island and Sha Tin.

The service area of this route is wider than its daytime version, Route 182, which not only covers Siu Lek Yuen, but also goes deeper into Causeway Bay Sogo Department Store and St. Paul's Hospital before entering the Cross-Harbour Tunnel in the direction of Sha Tin.

History[]

  • 17 December 2001: Route N182 enters service, running between Central (Macau Ferry) and Shatin (Yu Chui Court).[1]
  • 18 February 2003:
    • Extended from Yu Chui Court to Kwong Yuen;[2]
    • Buses heading to Central were rerouted via Wan Chai Interchange to head from the Cross-Harbour Tunnel to Gloucester Road, omitting Victoria Park Road and Fashion Walk on Inner Gloucester Road.
  • 1 July 2006: A new 20% fare concession on same-day return trips for three years was added.[3][4]
  • 17 April 2016: KMB installed a system to check the Estimated Time of Arrival of their buses on this route.[5]
  • 28 May 2018: Citybus installed a system to check the Estimated Time of Arrival of their buses on this route.[6]

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 7/2022, see here for the referenced link

From Central (Macau Ferry)
Hour Minute
Daily
00 00, 20, 45
01 15, 45
02 15, 45
03 15, 45
04 15, 45
05 15, 40
From Kwong Yuen
Hour Minute
Daily
00 10, 40
01 10, 40
02 10, 40
03 10, 40
04 10, 40
05 05, 30, 50
This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival System Enquiry Service/ "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service , among which the red underlined trips in the above table are dispatched by KMB in which passengers are able to use KMB Monthly Pass; the rest of the trips are dispatched by Citybus in which KMB monthly pass is not accepted.

Fares[]

Boarding Stop Fares
Full Fare $31.2
Section Fares to Sha Tin
From Cross-Harbour Tunnel BBI $24.4
From Lion Rock Tunnel $12.2
Section Fares to Central
From Junction Road Kowloon Tong $17.8
From Elizabeth House $9.8
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" and UnionPay "QuickPass", BoC Pay "Ride Code" and WeChat Pay HK or WeChat "Ride Code", JCB Card, MasterCard, UnionPay, American Express, Discover Card, Diners Club International Credit Card, UnionPay Credit Card with inductive payment capabilities, as well as Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay mobile payment platforms for fare payment (JCB cards, American Express cards and Diners Club International cards only apply to KMB departures). Passengers using the above payment methods can only enjoy interchange concessions with other other routes/combined routes of the same company operating that particular departure, and they cannot enjoy the "Public Transport Fare Subsidy" nor the "Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities".

Bus deployments[]

Currently, KMB and Citybus each dispatch at least three double-decker air-conditioned buses to this route.

As this route passes through the Low Emission Zone for Franchised Buses, vehicles on this route must meet Euro V emission standards or above unless under special vehicle dispatchment changes.

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 24.6km, and the journey time is approximately 58mins. (The average speed is 25.4km/h.)

To Kwong Yuen Estate[]

Via: Macau Ferry access, Connaught Road Central, Rumsey Street, Des Voeux Road Central, Queensway, Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street, Causeway Road, Tung Lo Wan Road, Tai Hang Road Flyover, Inner Gloucester Road, Gloucester Road, Flyover, Cross-Harbour Tunnel, Hong Chong Road, Princess Margaret Road, Argyle Street, Waterloo Road, Lion Rock Tunnels, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Sha Kok Street, Jat Min Chuen Street, Sha Kok Street, Sha Tin Wai Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Ngan Shing Street, Chap Wai Kon Street, Ngau Pei Sha Street, Kwong Sin Street, and Siu Lek Yuen Road

Cross-Harbour Bus Route N182 (Central (Macau Ferry)Kwong Yuen)
No. Area Road Bus stop name (KMB) Bus stop name (Citybus) Remarks
1 Sheung Wan Macau Ferry Bus Terminus Central (Macau Ferry) MTR logo
2 Connaught Road Central Macau Ferry Macau Ferry MTR logo
3 Des Voeux Road Central Rumsey Street Rumsey Street MTR logo
4 Central Douglas Street Douglas Street MTR logo MTR logo
5 Statue Square Statue Square MTR logo
6 Chater Garden Chater Garden
7 Admiralty Queensway Admiralty Station Admiralty - United Centre MTR logo Near Pacific Place
8 Wan Chai Hennessy Road Arsenal Street Arsenal Street
9 O'Brien Road O'Brien Road MTR logo
10 Stewart Road Stewart Road Near the Lockhart Road Municipal Services Building
11 Tonnochy Road Tonnochy Road Near the CNT Tower
12 Causeway Bay Wan Chai Fire Station Wan Chai Fire Station MTR logo Near Times Square
13 Yee Wo Street Paterson Street Paterson Street MTR logo Near the SOGO Department Store
14 Tung Lo Wan Road St. Paul's Hospital St. Paul's Hospital
15 Gloucester Road Cannon Street Cannon Street
Route1 Cross-Harbour Tunnel
16 Tsim Sha Tsui East Cross-Harbour Tunnel BBI (C3) Cross-Harbour Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange MTR logo Section Fares start here
Near the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
17 Ho Man Tin Princess Margaret Road Greenfield Terrace Greenfield Terrace Near Oi Man Estate
18 Auxiliary Medical Service Auxiliary Medical Services Headquarters Near the Hong Kong Open University
19 Waterloo Road St. George Apartments St. George Apartments
20 Kowloon Tong Kowloon Tong Club Kowloon Tong Club
21 Christian Central Church Christian Central Church
22 Kowloon Tong Station Kowloon Tong Government Primary School MTR logo
23 Beacon Hill Moonbeam Terrace Moonbeam Terrace
Route1 Lion Rock Tunnels
24 Hung Mui Kuk Lion Rock Tunnel Lion Rock Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange Section Fares start here
25 Sha Tin (Tai Wai) Hung Mui Kuk Road Worldwide Gardens Worldwide Gardens
26 Tai Wai BBI - Sun Chui Estate (C2) Sun Chui Estate
27 Che Kung Miu Road Tai Wai BBI - Tai Wai Station (F1) Tai Wai Station MTR logo
28 Sha Tin Tau Che Kung Temple Che Kung Temple
29 Chun Shek Estate Chun Shek Estate MTR logo Near the Hong Kong Cultural Centre
30 Sha Tin Wai Jat Min Chuen Street Jat Min Chuen Street Jat Min Chuen
31 Sha Kok Street Sha Kok Estate Sha Kok Estate MTR logo Near Pok Hong Estate
32 Tai Chung Kiu Road Regal Riverside Hotel Regal Riverside Hotel
33 Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) Belair Garden Belair Garden
34 City One Shatin Ngan Shing Street Fortune City One Fortune City One
35 Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) Yue Tin Court Yue Tin Court
36 Chap Wai Kon Street City One Station City One Station MTR logo Near the Prince of Wales Hospital
37 Ngau Pei Sha Street Yu Chui Court Yu Chui Court
38 Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) Ngau Pei Sha New Village Ngau Pei Sha New Village
39 Kwong Sin Street The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
40 Cypress House Cypress House, Kwong Yuen Estate
41 Siu Lek Yuen Road Castello Castello
42 Kwong Yuen Bus Terminus Kwong Yuen Estate

To Central (Macau Ferry)[]

Via: Unamed road, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Kwong Sin Street, Ngau Pei Sha Street, Chap Wai Kon Street, Ngan Shing Street, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Sha Tin Wai Road, Sha Kok Street, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Che Kung Miu Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Lion Rock Tunnels, Waterloo Road, Princess Margaret Road, Hong Chong Road, Cross-Harbour Tunnel, Gloucester Road, Inner Gloucester Road, Fenwick Street, Hennessy Road, Queensway, Des Voeux Road Central, Hillier Street, Connaught Road CentralMacau Ferry Access Road

Cross-Harbour Bus Route N182 (Kwong YuenCentral (Macau Ferry))
No. Area Road Bus stop name (KMB) Bus stop name (Citybus) Remarks
1 Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) Kwong Yuen Bus Terminus Kwong Yuen Estate
2 Siu Lek Yuen Road Kwong Yuen Estate Castello
3 Kwong Sin Street Banyan House Banyan House, Kwong Yuen Estate
4 The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
5 Ngau Pei Sha Street Ngau Pei Sha New Village Ngau Pei Sha New Village
6 Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) Yu Chui Court Yu Chui Court
7 Ngan Shing Street Yue Tin Court Yue Tin Court
8 City One Shatin City One Shatin Bus Terminus City One Shatin
9 Fortune City One Block 11 City One Shatin Near City One Centre
10 Tai Chung Kiu Road City One Shatin Block 13 City One Shatin
11 Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) Belair Garden Belair Garden
12 Sha Tin Wai Regal Riverside Hotel Regal Riverside Hotel
13 Sha Kok Street Pok Hong Estate Pok Hong Estate MTR logo
14 Tin Ka Ping Primary School The Salvation Army Tin Ka Ping School
15 Sha Tin Tau Che Kung Miu Road Chun Shek Estate Chun Shek Estate MTR logo
16 Che Kung Temple Che Kung Temple
17 Sha Tin (Tai Wai) Hung Mui Kuk Road Tai Wai BBI - Sun Chui Estate (B3) Sun Chui Estate
18 Worldwide Gardens Worldwide Gardens
19 Hung Mui Kuk Lion Rock Tunnel Lion Rock Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange
Route1 Lion Rock Tunnels
20 Kowloon Tong Waterloo Road Kowloon Tong Junction Road Junction Road Section Fares start here
21 Kowloon Tong Station Kowloon Tong Station MTR logo
22 La Villa La Villa
23 Kowloon Hospital Kowloon Hospital
24 Ho Man Tin Princess Margaret Road Auxiliary Medical Service Auxiliary Medical Services Headquarters Near the Hong Kong Open University
25 Oi Man Estate Oi Man Estate
26 Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel BBI (A3) Cross-Harbour Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange MTR logo Near the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Route1 Cross-Harbour Tunnel
27 Causeway Bay Wan Chai Interchange Elizabeth House Elizabeth House Section Fares start here
28 Wan Chai Gloucester Road Old Wan Chai Police Station Old Wan Chai Police Station Near the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
29 Luard Road Gloucester Luk Kwok Near the Immigration Building
30 Hennessy Road Methodist House Methodist House Near Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
31 Admiralty Queensway High Court Admiralty - High Court MTR logo Near Pacific Place
32 Central Bank of China Tower Bank of China Tower
33 Des Voeux Road Central HSBC Building HSBC Main Building MTR logo
34 Central Market Central Market
35 Sheung Wan Macau Ferry Bus Terminus Central (Macau Ferry) MTR logo

Situation of Use[]

According to old Bus Route Planning Programs, the passenger occupation rate of this route is as follows:

  • 2009 Year: The passenger occupation rate rate during peak hours is about 26%.

Related Incidents[]

Traffic Incidents[]

  • 19 June 2006: When a Citybus Volvo Olympian heading towards Kwong Yuen reached the junction of Waterloo Road and Cornwall Street, it failed to stop and crashed into the private car and taxi in front, 4 People got hurt.[7]
  • 18 July 2015: At 2:49 a.m., a KMB Enviro500 (ATE) bound for Central (Macau Ferry) collided with a taxi on Tai Chung Kiu Road, sending five people to the hospital.[8]
  • 7 February 2023: At 2AM, when a seven-passenger car drove on Princess Margaret Road near the foot of the Pui Ching Road overpass, it suspected that the brakes were not functioning and violently hit a bus on this route in the direction of Kwong Yuen. The rear of the Volvo B9TL 12M bus (AVBWU616/UY5246) that is loading and unloading passengers at the Auxiliary Medical Service bus stop. The rear of the bus involved in the accident was slightly damaged. The female driver of the seven-passenger car was trapped for a time with minor injuries and did not need to be sent to the hospital after initial treatment.[9][10]

Fire incidents[]

  • 16 September 2006: At nearly 1am, a Citybus Volvo Olympian (425/GH478) heading to Kwong Yuen drove along Gloucester Road in Causeway Bay to Sino Plaza when smoke suddenly erupted from the bottom of the bus and a fire broke out. No one was injured in the incident.[11]

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Remarks[]

  1. Displayed as "Sha Tin (Kwong Yuen Estate)" (沙田(廣源邨)) on the Citybus Motion Bus Stop Display List.

Related articles[]

  • Citybus Route 88R
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 182
  • Cross-Harbour Bus Route 182S (Cancelled)
  • Citybus Route N89R (Cancelled)

References[]

  1. Citybus Limited, "城巴N182新通宵路線及969P改道安排" (Traditional Chinese Only) [Press Release]
  2. Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "Extension of Route N182 to Kwong Yuen" [Press Release], 17 February 2003.
  3. 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" (Traditional Chinese Only) [News Release].
  4. Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "城巴新巴聯營過海路線七月一日起推出全新八達通「即日回程車資折扣」" (Traditional Chinese Only) [News Release], 27 June 2006.
  5. 九巴聯營過海線新增ETA, Hong Kong Discussion Board.
  6. Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB and Citybus Extend “Next Bus” Arrival Service Further Now Covering All Citybus Franchised Routes" , 28 May 2018.
  7. 九龍城城巴發生交通意外, TVB News (Broken Link).
  8. "九巴撼衝燈的士 死亡十字3男浴血", Apple Daily, 8 July 2015.
  9. 公主道私家車撞巴士車尾 女司機一度被困幸僅輕傷, HK01, 7 Feb 2023.
  10. 七人車公主道撼巴士車尾 肇事女司機輕傷一度被困, Oriental Daily News, 7 Feb 2023.
  11. "城巴電池起火疏散逾20人", Apple Daily, 17 September 2006.

External links[]

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