The Airbus Route A42 is operated by Long Win Bus (LWB). It runs between Sha Tin (Wong Nai Tau) and Airport (Ground Transportation Centre), via Shui Chuen O, Sha Tin Wai, Sun Tin Wai, Hin Tin, taking Tsing Sha Highway and Lantau Link to and from HZMB Hong Kong Port and Airport Passenger Terminal Building.
History[]
To cope with the development and population growth in Sha Tin and to improve the airport bus route network, the Transport Department (TD) and LWB have proposed in the 2019-2020 Bus Route Planning Programme to introduce a new routeA42 between Shui Chuen O and the Airport (Ground Transportation Centre), which passes through Pok Hong Estate, Chun Shek Estate, Hin Tin Estate, Mei Lam Estate and then onto Tsing Sha Highway, so as to facilitate the commuting to and from the Airport by passengers from Sha Tin and Tai Wai. LWB expects that Route A42 would change the travelling pattern of bus passengers travelling to and from the Airport in Sha Tin and absorb some of the passengers currently travelling on Route E42, and the service of Route E42 would need to be adjusted.[1] Most of the Members at the meeting requested LWB to reorganise the existing and proposed A and E routes to cover more districts.[2]
In response to the views of the District Council, TD and LWB proposed in the "2020-2021 Bus Route Planning Programme" to extend Route A42 from the Sha Tin end to Shek Mun using five double-decker buses. The new route would return to the original proposed routing via Siu Lek Yuen to Shui Chuen O., and would turn into Mei Tin Road immediately after reaching Sun Chui Estate, and go straight to Tsing Sha Highway after crossing Holford Garden, replacing last year's proposal of extending the Sha Tin end of Route A41 to Wong Nai Tau, whereas Mei Lam Estate and Hin Tin would be served by Route A46 instead.[3] Sha Tin District Councillors criticised Route A46 as being meandering and unable to cope with the demand of the whole of Tai Wai. [4]
In November 2020, the Transport Department issued a revised proposal to shorten the Sha Tin end of Route A42 to Wong Nai Tau, passing through Tsang Tai Uk and onto the Lion Rock Tunnel Road, with a stop at the back of Sun Tin Wai Estate, and then via Hung Mui Kuk Road into Hin Tin, and increase the number of buses to six double-decker buses, running from 05:35 to 21:35 towards the Airport, and from 09:50 to 23:50 towards Sha Tin, while Shek Mun Estate was re-directed to be served by Route A41.[5] The then Sun Tin Wai District Councillor, Ching Cheung Ying (程張迎), criticised that the arrangement was unacceptable as residents of the estate had to travel via ramps, lifts and rugged paths to reach the stop to board buses. Other Members also wondered why the service time of Route A42 was shorter than other "A" routes in the area.[6]
Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak on the aviation industry, the number of passengers travelling to and from the airport has not yet fully recovered to the pre-epidemic level. TD revised the proposal again in August 2023 to reduce the service hours of Route A42 to half-day operation, running from 05:35 to 14:05 towards the Airport and from 15:50 to 23:50 towards Sha Tin, while Route A41 was re-routed to run via Sha Tin town centre instead of Jat Min Chuen.[7] The local organisations were surprised to see that Sha Tin Wai would be served by the sparse airport bus service with only half-day service via Pok Hong Estate, and denounced as unrealistic the expectation that passengers from Sun Tin Wai Estate would carry their luggage up the hill. They cited a counter-proposal they had written to TD before the revised scheme emerged, advocating that Route A41 should continue to serve Jat Min Chuen, and that Route A42 should pass through Chun Shek Estate and Hin Tin after passing through Sha Tin Wai.[8]
Route Change History[]
- 3 December 2023: Route A42 commenced service. [9][10]
- 15 January 2024:[11]
- The service hours of the departures from Wong Nai Tau were extended from 05:35 to 21:35, and the service hours of the departures from the Airport were extended from 10:00 to 00:00;
- Detoured via HZMB Hong Kong Port in both directions.
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 12/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding stop | Fares |
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| Full fare | $23.4 |
| Section fares (to Airport) | |
| From Lantau Link BBI | $19.8 |
| Section fares (to Sha Tin) | |
| Tsing Sha Highway BBI | $13.9 |
| From Tai Wai BBI - Tin Sam Village | $6.4 |
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Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]
Lantau Link BBI Interchange Concessions[]
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LWB Airport Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme[]
| LWB Airport Routes ("A Routes") and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme | |||||
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| 1st leg | Direction | 2nd leg | Direction | Discount for 2nd leg | Time limit |
| A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X | to Urban | KMB Solely-operated Routes | Any | $6.0 or Actual Fare of KMB leg (Ones with lower fare comes first) |
120mins |
| KMB Solely-operated routes | Any | A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X | to Airport | ||
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＊: For interchanging from KMB Route B1 (Tin Tsz direction) to LWB Route A43P ( Airport direction), the actual fare paid for the first journey will be refunded for the next journey, except that the interchange concession cannot be enjoyed for the first journey of Route B1, otherwise, only the normal (i.e. maximum $6.0) interchange concession will be offered; for interchange from LWB Route A43P (Luen Wo Hui direction) to KMB Route B1 (Lok Ma Chau direction), passengers will be offered a free interchange concession for the second journey, but no interchange discount will be offered for the first journey of route A43P and no other interchange concession will be offered for route B1 thereafter. This special offer is not applicable to other LWB A routes (including Routes A36, A37 and A43). | |||||
Routing[]
To Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)[]
To Airport: The distance of this route is approx. 48.0km, and the journey time is approximately 91mins. (The average speed is 31.6km/h.)
Via: Siu Lek Yuen Road, Kwong Sin Street, Ngau Pei Sha Street, Sha Tin Wai Road, To Shek Street, Pok Chuen Street, Shui Chuen Au Street, Sha Kok Street, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Tin Sam Street, Fu Kin Street, Hin Keng Street, Che Kung Miu Road (northbound), roundabout, Che Kung Miu Road (southbound), Tsing Sha Highway, Cheung Tsing Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Lantau Link, North Lantau Highway, Shun Long Road, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Fai Road, Shun Wui Road, Chek Lap Kok Road, Tung Wing Road, Airport Road, Cheong Hong Road, Airport Road, Airport South Interchange and Cheong Lin Road
| Long Win Bus Route A42 (Sha Tin (Wong Nai Tau) → Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) | Wong Nai Tau Bus Terminus | ||
| 2 | Siu Lek Yuen Road | Kwong Yuen Estate | ||
| 3 | Kwong Sin Street | Banyan House | ||
| 4 | The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong | |||
| 5 | Ngau Pei Sha Street | Ngau Pei Sha San Tsuen | ||
| 6 | Sha Tin (Shui Chuen O) | To Shek Street | To Shek Street | |
| 7 | Pok Chuen Street | Yuet Chuen House | Compulsory stop | |
| 8 | Sha Tin Wai | Sha Kok Street | Pok Hong Estate  |
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| 9 | Tin Ka Ping Primary School | |||
| 10 | Tai Chung Kiu Road | Tsang Tai Uk | ||
| 11 | Sha Tin Tau | Lion Rock Tunnel Road | Sun Tin Wai Estate | |
| 12 | Sha Tin (Tai Wai) | Hung Mui Kuk Road | World Wide Gardens | |
| 13 | Tin Sam Street | Lung Hang Estate | ||
| 14 | Sha Tin (Hin Tin) | Hin Keng Street | Ha Keng Hau Village | |
| 15 | Hin Tin Village | |||
| 16 | Che Kung Miu Road | Hin Tin Playground |
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| 17 | Sha Tin (Tai Wai) | Festival City | ||
| 18 | Tai Wai BBI - Tin Sam Village (D1) | |||
 Tsing Sha Highway
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| 19 | Sha Tin Heights | Tsing Sha Highway BBI (A4) | ||
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| 20 | Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula | Lantau Link BBI (A1) | Section fare begins here | |
| North Lantau Highway; Shun Long Road
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| 21 | HZMB Hong Kong Port Artificial Island | Shun Fai Road | HZMB Passenger Clearance Building | Alighting only |
| 22 | Airport (Terminal Area) | Cheong Hong Road | Terminal 1
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| 23 | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus |
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To Sha Tin (Wong Nai Tau)[]
To Wong Nai Tau: The distance of this route is approx. 43.8km, and the journey time is approximately 86mins. (The average speed is 30.6km/h.)
Via: Cheong Lin Road, Airport South Interchange, Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Wui Road, HZMB Hong Kong Port Public Transport Interchange, Shun Wui Road, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Long Road, North Lantau Highway, Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Cheung Tsing Highway, Tsing Sha Highway, Che Kung Miu Road (northbound), roundabout, Che Kung Miu Road (southbound), Hin Keng Street, Fu Kin Street, Tin Sam Street, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Sha Kok Street, Jat Min Chuen Street, Sha Kok Street, Yat Tai Street, Shui Chuen Au Street, Pok Chuen Street, To Shek Street, Sha Tin Wai Road, Ngau Pei Sha Street, Kwong Sin Street and Siu Lek Yuen Road
| Long Win Bus Route A42 (Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) → Sha Tin (Wong Nai Tau)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Airport (Terminal Area) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus |
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| 2 | HZMB Hong Kong Port Artificial Island | HZMB Hong Kong Port (E4) | ||
| Shun Long Road; North Lantau Highway
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| 3 | Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula | Lantau Link BBI (N2) | ||
| Lantau Link to Tsing Sha Highway
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| 4 | Sha Tin Heights | Tsing Sha Highway BBI (B5) | Section fare begins here | |
| Tsing Sha Highway
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| 5 | Sha Tin (Tai Wai) | Che Kung Miu Road | Tai Wai BBI - Tin Sam Village (D1) | Section fare begins here |
| 6 | Carado Garden | |||
| 7 | Sha Tin (Hin Tin) | Hin Yeung House Hin Keng Estate | ||
| 8 | Hin Keng Shopping Centre |
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| 9 | Hin Keng Street | Hin Hing House | ||
| 10 | Hin Pui House | |||
| 11 | Sha Tin (Tai Wai) | Tin Sam Street | Lung Hang Estate | |
| 12 | Sha Tin Tau | Lion Rock Tunnel Road | Sun Tin Wai Estate | |
| 13 | Sha Tin Wai | Jat Min Chuen Street | Jat Min Chuen Street | |
| 14 | Yat Tai Street | Pok Hong Bus Terminus |
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| 15 | Sha Tin (Shui Chuen O) | Pok Chuen Street | Shing Chuen House | |
| 16 | To Shek Street | To Shek Street | ||
| 17 | Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) | Ngau Pei Sha Street | Ngau Pei Sha New Village | |
| 18 | Kwong Sin Street | The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong | ||
| 19 | Banyan House | |||
| 20 | Siu Lek Yuen Road | Castello | ||
| 21 | Wong Nai Tau Bus Terminus | |||
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
- LWB Route A41
- LWB Route E42
- LWB Route NA41
References[]
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "2019-2020年度沙田區巴士路線計劃", February 2019.
- ↑ Sha Tin District Council Secretariat, "沙田區議會 交通及運輸委員會 二零一九年度第二次會議記錄" (Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the 2nd Meeting held on 29 November 2009), February 2019.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "2020-2021年度沙田區巴士路線計劃" (2020-2021 Sha Tin DistrictBus Route Planning Programme), February 2020.
- ↑ Sha Tin District Council Secretariat, "沙田區議會 交通及運輸委員會 二零二零年度特別會議記錄（第23-24點）" (Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the 2020 Special Meeting (Points 23-24)), September 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "重組沙田區機場巴士服務(修訂建議)" (Rationalisation of Airport Bus Services in Sha Tin District (Revised Proposal)), Islands District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper T&TC 64/2020, 2020.
- ↑ Sha Tin District Council Secretariat, "沙田區議會 交通及運輸委員會 二零二零年度特別會議記錄" (Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the Special Meeting held in the year 2020), June 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "重組沙田區機場巴士服務(修訂建議)" (Rationalisation of Airport Bus Services in Sha Tin District (Revised Proposal)), August 2023.
- ↑ 沙田交通關注組 Shatin Transport, "小編再同大家分析機場線重組🫶🏻" [Facebook post], 6 September 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of Long Win Bus Routes (“LWB”) A42 (Sha Tin (Wong Nai Tau) – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)) and A46 (Fo Tan (Royal Ascot) – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)); and service adjustment of LWB Route A41 (Sha Tin (Shek Mun) – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre))" [Traffic Advice], 27 November 2023.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "龍運全新路線 A42覆蓋全大圍、顯徑 A46途徑沙田市中心 路線A41改石門開出 網絡更廣更全面" (LWB New Route A42 Covers Tai Wai and Hin Keng, Route A46 Covers Sha Tin Central, Route A41 Changed to Depart from Shek Mun Estate) [News Release], 28 November 2023.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "A42 Whole-day Service Direct to Airport and HZMB Hong Kong Port" [Promotion Leaflet].
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