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This text is about public transport terminus on the ground floor of the Passenger Clearance Building at Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point:
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The Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point Public Transport Interchange (香園圍邊境管制站公共運輸交匯處 , Citybus Location Code HYW)[2] is located on the ground floor of the Passenger Clearance Building at Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (BCP) in the North District of New Territories. It is located on the ground floor of the Heung Yuen Wai BCP, Heung Yuen Wai, New Territories.
The public transport interchange is an indoor design with three sections: north, south-east and south-west, of which the south-west section is shared by franchised buses and green minibuses. The station is named "Heung Yuen Wai Port" (香園圍口岸) by NWFB and Citybus; and the same name is used by KMB in Chinese, except for English which they used "Heung Yuen Wai Control Point".[Remark 1]
The passenger section of the Heung Yuen Wai BCP came into operation on 6 February 2023, when Citybus Route B7 and New Territories GMB Route 59S came into service on the same day. Geographically, this station is the northernmost bus terminus of Citybus in Hong Kong.
Unlike other land BCPs connecting with Shenzhen, the PTI at the Heung Yuen Wai BCP is not part of the Frontier Closed Area and passengers are not required to possess a Closed Area Permit or a valid travel document when entering or leaving the PTI.[3]
History[]
In 2009, the Government proposed the construction of a "co-location" control point building at Chuk Yuen Village, Ta Kwu Ling, and the reprovisioning of the entire Chuk Yuen Village[4]. In the same year, the two sides agreed at the third meeting of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Joint Task Force on Boundary District Development on a programme to commence construction in 2013 for completion in 2018. The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) engaged consultants to carry out an investigation and preliminary design study, which is expected to be completed in December 2011. The whole project will commence in May 2013 and is expected to be completed in October 2017. [5]
After several cost overruns and delays, the opening of the Heung Yuen Wai BCP was deferred to 26 August 2020 for cargo clearance and 6 February 2023 for passenger clearance.
First "direct access" land control station for pedestrians and vehicles[]
Designed by Ronald Lu & Partners, the 178,575 square metre HKBCF is planned and built with a "direct access" concept for passengers to cross the boundary by franchised buses, green minibuses, cross-boundary coaches, taxis, or even on their own private cars[6]. There are 419 public parking spaces in the mezzanine floor of the Control Point, which are restricted to vehicles entering the Control Point by way of a reserved parking service so as to prevent vehicles from filling up the surrounding streets.
Public Transport Services[]
- The main article of this section is Local Public Transport Service Arrangements at Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point.
Route Information[]
| List of Franchised Bus Routes terminating at Heung Yuen Wai Port | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route No. | Origin | Destination | Service Type |
| Citybus | B7 | Heung Yuen Wai Port | Sheung Shui (Po Wan Road) | Service daily, via Heung Yuen Wai Highway ● |
| Citybus | B7 Special Trips |
Fanling Station | Heung Yuen Wai Port | Outbound service daily during morning daytime non-peak hours ● |
| Heung Yuen Wai Port | Fanling Station | Inbound service Saturdays and holidays during nighttime ● | ||
| Citybus | B8 | Tai Wai Station | Heung Yuen Wai Port | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during after Morning Peak Hours to noon, Saturdays and holidays whole-day ● |
| Heung Yuen Wai Port | Tai Wai Station | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime, Saturdays and holidays whole-day ● | ||
| KMB | B9 | Tuen Mun Station | Heung Yuen Wai Port (Liantang) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during daytime after Morning Peak Hours, Saturdays and holidays whole-day ● |
| Heung Yuen Wai Port (Liantang) | Tuen Mun Station | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays after Morning Peak Hours, Saturdays and holidays whole-day ● | ||
| KMB | B9A | Yuen Long (West) | Heung Yuen Wai Control Point (Liantang) | Outbound service Saturdays and holidays during daytime after Morning Peak Hours ● |
| Heung Yuen Wai Control Point (Liantang) | Yuen Long (West) | Inbound service Saturdays and holidays during Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime ● | ||
| List of Green Minibus (GMB) Routes terminating at Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route No. | Origin | Destination | Service Type |
| Big Union | 59S | Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point | Sheung Shui Station | Service daily, via Man Kam To Road ● |
Terminus Layout and Facilities[]
The public transport interchange is divided into three parts: north, southeast and southwest. The southeast part has a non-franchised bus pick-up area and a bus drop-off area, while the southwest part has a franchised bus pick-up area and a green minibus terminus. There is also a taxi stand and a taxi drop-off area to the north of the terminal.
All franchised bus routes terminating at this stop will first drop off passengers at the non-franchised bus pick-up/drop-off area before returning to the franchised bus pick-up area for scheduled bus stops.
Please note that the stop may be temporarily or permanently altered at any time due to other factors (e.g. road works).
| Stop Location (from entrance) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| No. | Direction | Alignment | Stop Pole No. | |
| Northern part | ||||
| 1 | East | Taxi Unloading Area | ||
| 2 | South | Urban Taxi Stand New Territories Taxi Stand |
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| Passenger Terminal Building at Heung Yuen Wai BCP | ||||
| Southwestern Part | ||||
| 1 | West | 59S | ||
| 2 | East | B7 | 3714A | |
| 3 | East | B8 | 3714B | |
| 4 | East | B9, B9A | HE03-T-1100-0 | |
| Southeastern Part | ||||
| 1-9 | West | Non-franchised Buses | ||
| 10 | North | Rehabus | ||
| 11 | East | KMB Alighting Stop | HE03-T-1000-0 | |
| 12 | East | Citybus Alighting Stop | 3714C | |
Gallery[]
Southwestern Part[]
_20230206.jpeg "Heung Yuen Wai PTI (Franchised Bus Terminus) 20230206.jpeg (2.46 MB)")
_20230206.jpeg "Heung Yuen Wai PTI (Franchised Bus Layover) 20230206.jpeg (2.53 MB)")
_20230206.jpeg "Heung Yuen Wai PTI (GMB Terminus) 20230206.jpeg (3.07 MB)")
Southeastern Part[]
_20230206.jpeg "Heung Yuen Wai PTI (Franchised Bus Alighting) 20230206.jpeg (2.91 MB)")
_20230206.jpeg "Heung Yuen Wai PTI (Non Franchised Bus Stop) 20230206.jpeg (2.78 MB)")
Remarks[]
- ↑ This English name is shown on the electronic sign displays on buses and KMB official route information, but the stop reporter and the English name of the stop sign follow the naming used by Citybus.
Related Articles[]
- Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha) Bus Terminus
Notes and References[]
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "城巴擬開辦新界東口岸特快路線B7及B8號線 連接香園圍口岸及上水／沙田" [News Release], 3 February 2023.
- ↑ 第23號號外公告：〈道路交通（交通管制）規例（第374章，附屬法例G）--香園圍邊境管制站公共運輸交匯處禁區〉，香港特別行政區政府憲報第27卷第12期，2023年2月3日。
- ↑ Legal Notice 155 of 2020: Closed Area (Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point) Order", 26 August 2020.
- ↑ 〈遷就新口岸 竹園村搬家〉, Oriental Daily News, 28 November 2009.
- ↑ 〈蓮塘口岸隧道擬2017年底完成〉, Sing Tao Daily, 16 November 2012.
- ↑ 〈Liantang & Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point〉, Ronald Lu & Partners, 15 January 2019.
External Links[]
- Citybus website: Photo of the bus stop 3714 (Note: The site view may not be updated)
HYW, Heung Yuen Wai Port and Heung Yuen Wai Control Point
Template:List of North District Bus Terminus Template:List of North District Minibus Terminus
| Hong Kong Land Control Points | |
|---|---|
| Kowloon | Hung Hom Control Point (corresponding to the Beijing West Railway Port, Shanghai Railway Port, Guangzhou Tianhe Railway Passenger Port and Dongguan Railway (Passenger) Port on the Chinese side) HSR West Kowloon Station Control Point (Corresponding to the Mainland Port Area at the West Kowloon Station on the Chinese side) |
| New Territories East | Sha Tau Kok Control Point (corresponding to Shatoujiao Port of Entry on the Chinese side) Man Kam To Control Point (corresponding to Wenjindu Port of Entry on the Chinese side) Lo Wu Control Point (corresponding to Luohu Port of Entry on the Chinese side) Heung Yuen Wai Control Point (corresponding to Liantang Port on the Chinese side) |
| New Territories West | Lok Ma Chau Control Point (corresponding to Huanggang Port of Entry on the Chinese side) Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point (corresponding to Futian Port of Entry on the Chinese side) Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Control Point (Corresponding to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Macao Frontier Post Building and the Zhuhai Port on the Chinese side) (HZMB Hong Kong Port Passenger Clearance Building, HZMB Hong Kong Port Public Transport Interchange) Hong Kong International Airport SkyPier Terminal(Direct access to the restricted area of the airport without immigration clearance in Hong Kong, corresponding to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Macao Frontier Post Building and the Zhuhai Port on the Chinese side) |
| Shenzhen City | Shenzhen Bay Control Point (corresponding to Shenzhen Bay Port) |