The North Lantau External Bus Route E32A is operated by Long Win Bus (LWB). It runs between Tung Chung Development Pier and Kwai Fong (South), passing through Lantau Link, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road and Tsing Tsuen Bridge after Caribbean Coast, Ying Tung Estate and Yu Nga Court to and from Tsuen Wan, Tai Wo Hau and Kwai Hing.
Along with Routes E31 and E32, this route is the cheapest North Lantau External Route.
History[]
Commencing background[]
"The Visionary" and "Century Link", private housing estates located in Tung Chung North, have been occupied since the first quarter of 2016. To cope with the new passenger demand, the Transport Department (TD) and Long Win Bus Company Limited (LWB) have proposed in the 2016-2017 Bus Route Planning Programme that Route E32 would pass through Tung Chung Town Centre and then make a whole-day detour via Tung Chung North, and return to the North Lantau Highway and its original routeing to Kwai Fong Station. However, the frequency of Route E32 is insufficient to meet passenger demand, and some buses are even fully loaded before arriving at Tsing Yi or Tung Chung. Some District Council members are dissatisfied with the proposal, considering that it would not only lengthen the journey time, but also add to the burden of the route.
As the occupation of Ying Tung Estate in Area 56, Tung Chung North, would commence in the first quarter of 2017, the Transport Department (TD) and Long Win Bus Company Limited (LWB) submitted a paper to the Islands District Council in November 2016 on the enhancement of bus services in Tung Chung North, with a view to shelving the proposal to detour Route E32 via Tung Chung North, and introducing Route E32A, which would run between Tsuen Wan and Kwai Fong (not stopping at Tsing Yi) via Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Tsing Tsuen Bridge and Tsuen Wan Road, so as to cater for the traffic demand of the estate upon its occupation.[1]
Route change history[]
- 25 March 2017: Route E32A commenced service between Tung Chung Development Pier and Kwai Fong Station.[2][3]
- 17 September 2017: A new stop was added at "Century Link" on Ying Hei Road towards Tung Chung Development Pier.[4]
- 2 October 2018: Departures from Tung Chung Development Pier were increased to seven.[5]
- 21 October 2018: Extended to Kwai Fong (South):[6][7]
- To Kwai Fong: Upon reaching Kwai Foo Road, the route was rerouted via Hing Fong Road, Kwai Fuk Road and Container Port Road to the new terminus:
- The bus stop "Metroplaza" on Kwai Yan Road was cancelled and changed to stop at "Metroplaza" on Hing Fong Road and "Kwai Tsing Theatre" on Kwai Fuk Road instead.
- To Tung Chung: after departing from the new terminus, buses would return to the original routing via Container Terminal Road and Kwai Yi Road, and the original terminus was changed to an intermediate stop.
- To Kwai Fong: Upon reaching Kwai Foo Road, the route was rerouted via Hing Fong Road, Kwai Fuk Road and Container Port Road to the new terminus:
- 2 February 2019: Upgraded to a daily whole-day service to tie in with the discontinuation of Route E31 detouring via Tung Chung North.[8]
- 1 February 2020: Octopus interchange concessions with KMB Routes 30X, 33, 40, 42C, 230X, 234P, 234X, 934, 934A and X42P until 31 January of the following year, and thereafter permanently. [9]
- 15 March 2020: The new e-payment system was piloted, with three types of payment methods: contactless credit card, mobile payment and 2D payment. Currently, it supports contactless Visa, MasterCard and UnionPay cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay, as well as AlipayHK "EasyGo" and UnionPay's "QuickPass", totalling seven methods. Passengers can continue to enjoy Interchange concessions between routes, but the new fare system is not included in the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme and the $2 Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities. [10]
- 28 December 2020: Temporarily extended to Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal (Tung Chung bound)/Tung Chung Crescent (from Tung Chung) to facilitate passengers travelling between Tung Chung North and Tuen Mun after the diversion of Routes E33 and E33P to Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road as an interim arrangement before the commissioning of the new route E36A for interchanging to the new route via Tung Chung North.[11]
- 8 May 2021: Octopus interchange concessions with NLB Routes 3M, 11 and 23 were introduced.[12][13] It was originally a 6-month trial, but was later furthered till 31 October 2024.[14][15]
- 20 June 2021:[16][17][18]
- Resumed using Tung Chung Development Pier as the terminus and cancelled the interchange concessions with all A/E routes serving Northwest New Territories, which was replaced by the interchange concession with Route E36A and its interchanges with other routes calling at Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Interchange, which were introduced on the same day;
- A new stop was added at Yu Nga Court, Ying Hei Road for Tung Chung direction, with the section fare originally introduced from Century Link station advanced to the stop.
- 30 July 2023:[19][20][21]
- Detoured via Yu Nga Court for Kwai Fong direction and new stops were added at "Nga Shing House Yu Nga Court" and "Yu Nga Shopping Centre" at Yi Tung Road;
- The stop at "Fu Wah Street" on Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan for Tung Chung Development Pier direction was relocated ahead to "Kin Ming Street Tsuen Wan".
- 1 November 2023: Octopus interchange concessions with NLB Route 36 was introduced.[22]
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 7/2023, see here for the referenced link
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LWB Route E32A/Detailed Timetable |
- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival service.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding Stop | Fares |
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| Full fare | $11.2 |
| Section fares (to Kwai Fong) | |
| From Clague Garden Estate | $6.7 |
| Section fares (to Tung Chung) | |
| From Yu Nga Court, Ying Hei Road | $3.8 |
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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:LWB Route E32A Interchange Concession Scheme
Lantau Link BBI Interchange Concessions[]
Template:LWB Lantau Link BBI Interchange Concessions
Interchange concessions with NLB South Lantau Routes[]
Template:LWB E Routes and NLB South Lantau Routes Interchange Concession Scheme
Bus deployments[]
A total of 9 Enviro500 MMC 12m Coach Version (55XX) buses were assigned as scheduled buses for this route, but Enviro500 MMC 12.8m Normal Version (UE6X)and Volvo B8L 12.8m Normal Version (UV6X) were the mainstay of the actual operations.
| List of buses on Route E32A | ||
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| Fleet no. | Plate no. | Depot |
| 5545 | VU2600 | KMB Lai Chi Kok Depot (Tsing Yi Sub-depot) (L) |
| 5546 | VU2853 | |
| 5547 | VU3103 | |
| 5548 | VU3195 | |
| 5549 | VU3664 | |
| 5550 | VU3723 | |
| 5555 | VU4023 | |
| 5553 | VU3918 | LWB Siu Ho Wan Depot (T) |
| 5554 | VU3954 | |
The above list of scheduled buses are as of November 2020, forwarded from hk2007.buscess website (Chinese only). The above buses might not be listed according to running orders.
The related content is for reference only and will be updated according to fleet changes (check update list). To check scheduled bus changes, refer to detailed information on hk2007.buscess website.3120
Bus deployment evolution history[]
| Bus deployment evolution history of LWB Route E32A |
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Route E32A was initially serviced by the buses dispatched from Routes E31 and E32, but was later upgraded to a whole-day service with Enviro500 (84XX) as scheduled buses, and in March 2020, the luxury version of Enviro500 MMC 12m (55XX) was deployed for the trial of the new e-payment system. |
Routing[]
To Kwai Fong (South)[]
To Kwai Fong: The distance of this route is approx. 34.1km, and the journey time is approximately 78mins. (The average speed is 26.2km/h.)
Via: Tung Chung Waterfront Road, Wai Tung Road, Man Tung Road, Ying Tung Road, Ying Tung Estate Bus Terminus, Ying Tung Road, Ying Hei Road, Yi Tung Road (northbound), roundabout, Yi Tung Road (southbound), Tung Chung Eastern Interchange, North Lantau Highway, Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsing Tsuen Interchange, Tsuen Wan Road, Tai Chung Road, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Sai Lau Kok Road, Tai Ho Road, Sha Tsui Road, Texaco Road, Texaco Road North, Shing Mun Road, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Foo Road, Hing Fong Road, Kwai Fuk Road and Container Port Road
| Long Win Bus Route E32A (Tung Chung Development Pier → Kwai Fong (South)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tung Chung North | Tung Chung Development Pier | ||
| 2 | Wai Tung Road | Seaview Crescent | ||
| 3 | Man Tung Road | Coastal Skyline | ||
| 4 | Caribbean Coast Phase 2 | |||
| 5 | Caribbean Coast Phase 1 | |||
| 6 | Ying Tung Road | Ying Tung Estate Bus Terminus | ||
| 7 | The Visionary | |||
| 8 | Ying Hei Road | Ying Hei Road | ||
| 9 | Yi Tung Road | Nga Shing House Yu Nga Court | ||
| 10 | Yu Nga Shopping Centre | |||
 North Lantau Highway
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| 11 | Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula | Lantau Link BBI (N3) | ||
Kap Shui Mun Bridge, Tsing Ma Bridge; Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Tsing Tsuen Bridge;  Tsuen Wan Road
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| 12 | Chai Wan Kok | Tai Chung Road | Clague Garden Estate | Section fare begins here |
| 13 | Fuk Loi Estate Tai Chung Road | |||
| 14 | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan | Discovery Park | ||
| 15 | Sai Lau Kok | Sai Lau Kok Road | Tsuen Wan Station  |
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| 16 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Tai Ho Road | Tai Ho Road | |
| 17 | Sha Tsui Road | Chuen Lung Street | ||
| 18 | Bo Shek Mansion | |||
| 19 | New Haven | |||
| 20 | Tai Wo Hau | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan | Tai Wo Hau BBI - Tai Wo Hau Station |
near Panda Hotel |
| 21 | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung | Cheung Wing Road Gyratory | ||
| 22 | Kwai Hing | Kwai Chung Road | Kwai Chun Court |
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| 23 | Sun Kwai Hing Gardens | |||
| 24 | Kwai Fong | Hing Fong Road | Metroplaza | |
| 25 | Kwai Fuk Road | Kwai Tsing Theatre | ||
| 26 | Kwai Fong (South) Bus Terminus | |||
To Tung Chung Development Pier[]
To Tung Chung: The distance of this route is approx. 32.2km, and the journey time is approximately 73mins. (The average speed is 26.5km/h.)
Via: Container Port Road *, roundabout, Kwai Yi Road, Kwai Fong Station Bus Terminus, Kwai Yi Road, Kwai Foo Road, Kwai Chung Road, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Kwan Mun Hau Street, Sha Tsui Road, Tai Ho Road, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Tai Chung Road, Tsuen Wan Road, Tsuen Tsing Interchange, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Lantau Link, North Lantau Highway, Tung Chung Eastern Interchange, Yi Tung Road, Ying Hei Road, Ying Tung Road, Man Tung Road, Wai Tung Road and Tung Chung Waterfront Road
* May be diverted to Container Port Road, Kwai Tai Road, roundabout, Kwai Tai Road and Container Port Road depending on traffic conditions.
| Long Win Bus Route E32A (Kwai Fong (South) → Tung Chung Development Pier) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Kwai Fong | Kwai Fong (South) Bus Terminus | ||
| 2 | Kwai Fong Station |
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| 3 | Kwai Chung Road | Kwai Fong Plaza | ||
| 4 | Kwai Hing | Kwong Fai Circuit | ||
| 5 | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung | Kin Chuen Street Kwai Chung | ||
| 6 | Tai Wo Hau | Tai Wo Hau BBI - Tai Wo Hau Station |
near Panda Hotel | |
| 7 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Kwan Mun Hau Street | Panda Hotel | |
| 8 | Sha Tsui Road | Bo Shek Mansion | ||
| 9 | Chuen Lung Street | |||
| 10 | Tai Ho Road | Tai Ho Road | ||
| 11 | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan | Kin Ming Street Tsuen Wan |
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| 12 | Tai Chung Road | Fuk Loi Estate Tai Chung Road | ||
| 13 | Clague Garden Estate | |||
| Tsuen Wan Road; Tsing Tsuen Bridge, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road; Tsing Ma Bridge, Kap Shui Mun Bridge
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| 14 | Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula | Lantau Link BBI (A3) | ||
| North Lantau Highway
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| 15 | Tung Chung North | Ying Hei Road | Yu Nga Court, Ying Hei Road | Section fare begins here |
| 16 | Century Link | |||
| 17 | Ying Tung Road | The Visionary | ||
| 18 | Ying Tung Estate | |||
| 19 | Man Tung Road | Caribbean Coast Phase 2 | ||
| 20 | Yi Tung Road | |||
| 21 | E Wun Secondary School | |||
| 22 | Wai Tung Road | Seaview Crescent | ||
| 23 | Tung Chung Development Pier | |||
Ridership[]
According to the Bus Route Planning Programme and other documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2021: The ridership was about 50-60%. [23]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
- LWB Route E31
- LWB Route E32
- LWB Route N31
References[]
- ↑ "龍運巴士第E31號線服務提升及新增第E32A號線建議" (Suggestion on Service Enhancements of LWB Route E31 and Introduction of Route E32A), Islands District Council Paper 68/2016.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of Long Win Bus Route E32A" [Traffic Advice], 22 March 2017.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "LWB Introduces New Route E32A and Enhances Service of Route E31 Providing Convenience to passengers in Tung Chung North and Ying Tung Estate" [News Release], 23 March 2017.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "E31,E32A,E34P,E34X,N31 Additional Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "LWB Route E32A Enhances Service and Extends Service Hours" [News Release], 24 September 2018.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Commencement of Operation of Container Port Road Public Transport Interchange, Kwai Chung" [Traffic Advice], 11 October 2018.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "Change of Terminus and Service Arrangements of LWB Routes E32 and E32A" [News Release], 18 October 2018.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "Reorganisation of Long Win Bus Routes E31 and E32A to provide whole-day express service to/from Tung Chung" [News Release], 24 January 2019.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "New $5 interchange discount on 15 LW and KMB routes; as low as $11.4 from Tung Chung to Kowloon" [News Release], 29 January 2020.
- ↑ 【電子錢包】今日起7條龍運巴士路綫試行電子繳費 信用卡、手機錢包都用得（附Q&A） ([e-Wallet] 7 LWB Routes to trial on e-payment, credit cards, mobile wallets can also be used (with Q&A)), HKET, 15 March 2020.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "Temporary Arrangements between Tung Chung North and Tuen Mun" [Promotion Leaflet].
- ↑ Long Win Bus Company Limited, "LWB extends Bus-Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions covering to South Lantau Island for the first time（Updated）" [Press Release], 3 May 2021.
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited,"Introduction of Interchange Discount" [News Release], 3 May 2021.
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited,"Extension of Interchange Discount" [News Release], 2 November 2021.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Company Limited, "The LWB x NLB Bus-bus Interchange Fare Concessions Scheme Extends to October" [News Release], 6 Nov 2021.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "6 LWB Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai routes reroute via TMCLK Tunnel on 20 June" [News Release], 2 June 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Diversion Arrangement of Franchised Bus Routes via Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road" [Announcement], 15 June 2021.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "E32A, E36A, E43, N31 Additional Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], 16 June 2021.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "E32A E36A Additional Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], 25 July 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of LWB Route Nos. E32A, E36A and CTB Route Nos. E21A, E21D, E21X and S52A" [Traffic Advice], 26 July 2023.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "E32A Bus Stop Permanent Relocation" [Passenger Notice], 26 July 2023.
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Ltd., "Extension of Interchange Discount" [News Release], 30 October 2023.
- ↑ "離島區議會交通及運輸委員會巴士路線工作小組第二次會議紀錄（第57點）" (Minutes of the second meeting of the Working Group on Bus Routes of the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Islands District Council (Point 57)).
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