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The Discovery Bay External Resident Bus Route DB08R is operated by Discovery Bay Transit Services Limited (DBTSL) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 6185A). It runs between Discovery Bay (28 Coastline Villa) and Central Pier 3.
Due to the drop in demand for overnight ferry services as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, DBTSL introduced the overnight bus route DB08R to temporarily replace the overnight ferry service, which was initially a temporary service and was later converted into a regular service due to the long-term loss of the overnight ferry service in order to save operating costs.
This is the only DBTSL route in history travelling to and from places other than Lantau Island and has the highest single-trip fare among all resident bus routes in Hong Kong.
This route is the first Resident Bus Route to be covered by the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities.
History[]
In view of the low patronage of the ferry service between Discovery Bay and Central during the overnight period, DBTSL proposes to introduce an overnight bus route DB08R, modelled on the overnight bus service by Park Island Transport (PITCL) (i.e. Route NR338), between Peninsula Village (Coastline Villa) and Central Pier 3 via DB Plaza, Discovery Bay Road and DB North Plaza in the area, and stopping at the Toll Plaza BBI and Macau Ferry in other areas to replace the overnight ferry service and provide no-interchange direct service to Central along Discovery Bay Road and in the vicinity of Discovery Bay North.[2][3]
However, the above plan was met with repeated objections from Discovery Bay residents[4], resulting in a prolonged delay in the commencement of the service. When the outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia caused a significant drop in the demand for overnight ferry services, DBTSL wrote to the Transport Department (TD) to apply for temporary modification of the ferry services and replacement of the overnight services by buses in order to save costs.
The application was eventually approved by the TD on 29 July 2020 in the form of a temporary route with Discovery Bay starting from DB Plaza, not passing through Peninsula Village and omitting Lantau Link Toll Plaza stop.
Route change history[]
- 10 August 2020: Due to the worsening of novel coronavirus pandemic leading to a drop in demand of overnight ferry services, DBTSL commenced new temporary overnight bus route DB08R to replace the ferry services in the period.[5]
- 10 September 2020: Due to emergency repair of ferry vessel, two temporary additional morning special departures from DB Plaza to Central Pier 3 were introduced, departing at 07:50 and 08:05 respectively on Mondays to Fridays. [6]
- 19 October 2020: The two additional temporary departures were cancelled. [7]
- 26 April 2021: Changed to a regular route replacing overnight ferry services, and the following changes were made at the same time: [8]
- Extended to "No. 28, Coastline Villa" stop on Discovery Bay Road;
- Round-trip headways are increased to 8 on weekdays and 7 on holidays;
- The full fare was adjusted down to $50.0 (resident fare $36.0).
Service Hours and Headways[]
The latest update is on 4/2022, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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Additional services may be provided during daytime when ferry breakdown occurs[9]; passengers can use the ferry service during other times.
Fares[]
Overnight Trips[]
| Full Fare | After Discovery Bay Tunnel to Discovery Bay (Section Fare) | |||
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| Resident [Remark 1] | Visitor | Resident [Remark 1] | Visitor | |
| Adult | $41.7 | $58.0 | $5.1 | $6.2 |
| Child aged 3 to 11 | $20.9 | $29.0 | ||
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Daytime trips (Contingency service provided only in case of ferry breakdown)[]
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Bus deployments[]
The models used on this route are MAN A95 and MAN NL323, mainly from Routes 4/4A, 9/9A, DB01R and DB03R.
Routing[]
to Central Pier 3[]
The distance of this route is approx. 37.7km, and the journey time is approximately 50mins. (The average speed is 45.2km/h.)
Via: Discovery Bay Road, DB Plaza Bus Terminus, Discovery Bay Road, Discovery Bay Road Covered Road, Siena Avenue, u-turn, Siena Avenue, Discovery Bay Road Covered Road, Chianti Public Transport Interchange, Discovery Bay Tunnel, Discovery Bay Tunnel Link, Cheung Tung Road, Sunny Bay Road, roundabout, Penny's Bay Highway, North Lantau Highway, Lantau Link, Cheung Tsing Highway, Tsing Sha Highway, West Kowloon Highway, Western Harbour Crossing, Connaught Road West, Connaught Road Central and Man Kwong Street
If Stonecutters Bridge is closed due to strong wind, buses will be diverted via Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Cheung Tsing Bridge and Tsing Kwai Highway instead of Tsing Sha Highway.
| DBTSL Route DB08R (Discovery Bay (No. 28, Coastline Villa) → Central Pier 3) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Discovery Bay | Discovery Bay Road | 28 Coastline Villa | |
| 2 | 8 Coastline Villa | |||
| 3 | DB Road near Capevale Drive | |||
| 4 | No. 22, La Costa (opposite) | |||
| 5 | DB Plaza Bus Terminus | |||
| 6 | Discovery Bay Road | No. 15, Seabird Lane (opposite) | ||
| 7 | DB International School (opposite) | |||
| 8 | Greenfield Court | |||
| 9 | Neo Horizon | |||
| 10 | DB North | Siena Avenue | DB North Plaza | Stop located opposite Uncle Russ Coffee |
| 11 | Chianti Public Transport Interchange | |||
| Discovery Bay Tunnel | ||||
| 12 | Siu Ho Wan | Discovery Bay Tunnel Link | Discovery Bay Tunnel Toll Plaza | |
Cheung Tung Road, Sunny Bay Road, Penny's Bay Highway;  North Lantau Highway to Tsing Sha Highway;  West Kowloon Highway, Western Harbour Crossing
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| 13 | Sheung Wan | Connaught Road Central | Macau Ferry Bus Terminus | Alighting only |
| 14 | Central | Man Kwong Street | Central Pier 3 | |
To Discovery Bay (28 Coastline Villa)[]
The distance of this route is approx. 38.8km, and the journey time is approximately 50mins. (The average speed is 46.6km/h.)
Via: Man Kwong Street, Man Yiu Street, Harbour View Street, Connaught Road Central, u-turn, Connaught Road Central, Rumsey Street Flyover, Connaught Road West Flyover, Western Harbour Crossing, West Kowloon Highway, Tsing Sha Highway, Cheung Tsing Highway, Lantau Link, North Lantau Highway, Penny's Bay Highway, Roundabout, Sunny Bay Road, Cheung Tung Road, Discovery Bay Tunnel Link, Discovery Bay Tunnel, Discovery Bay Road Covered Road, Siena Avenue, u-turn, Siena Avenue, Discovery Bay Road Covered Road, Discovery Bay Road, DB Plaza Bus Terminus and Discovery Bay Road
If Stonecutters Bridge is closed due to strong winds, buses will be diverted via Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Bridge and Cheung Tsing Tunnel instead of Tsing Sha Highway.
| DBTSL Route DB08R (Central Pier 3 → Discovery Bay (No. 28, Coastline Villa)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Central | Man Kwong Street | Central Pier 3 | |
| 2 | Connaught Road Central | Connaught Road Central | ||
 Rumsey Street Flyover; Western Harbour Crossing, West Kowloon Highway; Tsing Sha Highway to North Lantau Highway; Penny's Bay Highway, Sunny Bay Road, Cheung Tung Road
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| 3 | Siu Ho Wan | Discovery Bay Tunnel Link | Discovery Bay Tunnel Toll Plaza | |
| Discovery Bay Tunnel | ||||
| 4 | DB North | Siena Avenue | DB North Plaza | Stop located opposite Uncle Russ Coffee |
| 5 | Discovery Bay | Discovery Bay Road | Siena Two (Joyful Mansion) | |
| 6 | Neo Horizon (opposite) | |||
| 7 | Greenland Court (opposite) | |||
| 8 | Parkridge Village | |||
| 9 | No. 15, Seabird Lane | |||
| 10 | DB Plaza Bus Terminus | |||
| 11 | Discovery Bay Road | No. 20, La Costa | ||
| 12 | DB Road near Capevale Drive | |||
| 13 | No. 8, Coastline Villa (opposite) | |||
| 14 | No. 28, Coastline Villa | |||
Gallery[]
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Remarks[]
Related articles[]
References[]
- ↑ Discovery Bay Transit Services Limited
- ↑ 愉景灣開辦返往中環通宵巴 取代通宵渡輪 (Discovery Bay to introduce overnight bus to and from Central replacing overnight ferries), on.cc, 15 July 2019.
- ↑ Amy Yung's Cyber Office, "Proposal to Replace Overnight Ferry with Overnight Bus Service", Paper No. COC 586/18.
- ↑ Amy Yung's Cyber Office, "Do You Agree that HKRI should replace overnight ferry with overnight buses?".
- ↑ Discovery Bay Transit Services Limited, "Temporary Overnight Bus Service" [Passenger Notice], 7 August 2020.
- ↑ Discovery Bay Transit Services Limited, "DB08R Morning Special Departures" [Passenger Notice], 9 September 2020.
- ↑ Discovery Bay Transit Services Limited, "DB08R Cancellation of Morning Special Departures" [Passenger Notice], 16 October 2020.
- ↑ Discovery Bay Transit Services Limited, "Overnight Bus Service" [Passenger Notice], 19 April 2021.
- ↑ "愉景灣以巴代船 單層巴士仲係輸" (DB's bus replacement still not as fast as ferry even with single-deckers), HKBusChannel, 17 September 2020.
External links[]
- Transport Department's Official Route Information: DB08R (Effective 18 June 2023)
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Past route information[]
- Past service details:
Archived by EBTHK:
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