The North Lantau External Bus Route E36A is operated by Long Win Bus (LWB). It runs between Tung Chung (Yat Tung) and Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street)[Remark 1], which takes Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road after Mun Tung Estate and Tung Chung North to and from Tuen Mun Town Centre, Tin Yiu Estate in Tin Shui Wai and YOHO Mall in Yuen Long.
Route E36A is converted from the two routes E34P and E34X which only operate on weekdays during peak hours and connects Tung Chung West and North with Northwest New Territories on a whole-day basis.
History[]
- 20 June 2021: Route E36A entered service to replace services of Routes E34P and E34X.[1][2]
- 11 July 2022: The service hour was extended, with daily first bus hour from Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street) advanced to 05:40 and the daily last bus time from Tung Chung (Yat Tung) delayed to 22:20.[3]
- 18 July 2022: Interchange concession with Route R33 was introduced.[4]
- 25 July 2022: A new stop was added at "San Hui Market" on Tuen Mun Road for Yuen Long direction.[5]
- 4 December 2022: The terminus at Yat Tung Estate was relocated to outside Kui Yat House, Yat Tung (II) Estate on westbound Yat Tung Street.[6][7]
- 30 July 2023:[8][9][10]
- Detoured via Yu Nga Court for Yuen Long direction and new stops were added at "Nga Shing House Yu Nga Court" and "Yu Nga Shopping Centre" on Yi Tung Road;
- The first bus time from Tung Chung (Yat Tung Estate) on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays was advanced from 07:40 to 05:40.
- 1 November 2023: Octopus interchange concessions with NLB Route 36 was introduced.[11]
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 12/2024, see here for the referenced link
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- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.
Fares[]
Journey/Boarding stop | Fares |
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Full fare | $14.4 |
Section fares (to Yuen Long) | |
From Tuen Mun Town Hall | $6.8 |
From Tin Shui Wai Station | $4.8 |
Section fares (to Tung Chung) | |
Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel BBI | $12.4 |
From Yu Nga Court, Ying Hei Road | $3.8 |
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Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]
Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Interchange Concessions[]
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Interchange concessions with Route B1[]
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Interchange concessions with NLB South Lantau Routes[]
Details of LWB E Routes and NLB South Lantau Routes Interchange Concession Scheme | |||
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1st leg route | 2nd leg route | Concession amount for 2nd leg | Time limit |
E31, E32, E32A, E33, E33P, E36, E36A, E36P, E36S, E37, E41, E42, E42P, E43 (From all districts in New Territories) |
3M, 11, 23, 36 (To South Lantau/Disneyland) |
Adult: $1.0 Child: $0.5 |
150mins |
3M, 11, 23, 36 (From South Lantau/Disneyland) |
E31, E32, E32A, E33, E33P, E36, E36A, E36P, E36S, E37, E41, E42, E42P, E43 (To all districts in New Territories) | ||
E31, E32, E32A, E33, E33P, E36, E36A, E36P, E36S, E37, E41, E42, E42P, E43 (From all districts in New Territories) |
X11R (To South Lantau) |
Adult: $2.0 Child: $1.0 | |
X11R (From South Lantau) |
E31, E32, E32A, E33, E33P, E36, E36A, E36P, E36S, E37, E41, E42, E42P, E43 (To all districts in New Territories) | ||
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Interchange concession schemes with New Territories GMB Routes[]
Template:NTGMB 621 Interchange Concessions Template:NTGMB 623 Interchange Concessions
Other interchange concessions[]
Other related interchange concessions of Route E36A (Tung Chung (Yat Tung Estate) → Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street)) | |||||
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Interchanging from Route E36A (from Yat Tung Estate) other routes | |||||
Interchanging to | Destination | Concession | Interchange location | Time limit | Remarks |
69 | Tin Shui Wai Town Centre | Reduce $2.0 | Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street) | 120mins |
Other related interchange concessions of Route E36A (Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street) → Tung Chung (Yat Tung Estate)) | |||||
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Interchanging from other routes to Route E36A (to Yat Tung Estate) | |||||
Interchanging from | Origin | Concession | Interchange location | Time limit | Remarks |
69 | Tin Shui Wai Town Centre | Reduce $2.0 | Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street) | 120mins |
Bus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route is served by six double-decker buses.
This route has no scheduled buses, with buses mainly dispatched from Routes E36 and E37. Common models include normal version Enviro500 MMC 12.8m normal version (UE6X) and Volvo B8L 12.8m normal version (UV6X), and occasionally coach version Enviro500 MMC 12m (55XX) and its 12.8m version (15XX).
Routing[]
To Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street)[]
To Yuen Long: The distance of this route is approx. 41.7km, and the journey time is approximately 120mins. (The average speed is 20.9km/h.)
Via: Yat Tung Street (southbound), Yat Tung EstatePublic Transport Terminus, Yat Tung Street (northbound), Chung Yan Road, Yu Tung Road, U-turn, Yu Tung Road, Tung Chung Eastern Interchange, Yi Tung Road, Tung Chung Waterfront Road, Wai Tung Road, Man Tung Road, Ying Tung Road, Ying Hei Road, Yi Tung Road (northbound), U-turn, Yi Tung Road (southbound), Tung Chung Eastern Interchange, North Lantau Highway, Shun Long Road, Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road, (Lung Fu Road, Wong Chu Road, Tuen Mun Road $), Tuen Hi Road, Tuen Mun Road, Yuen Long Highway, Hung Tin Road, Ping Ha Road, Tin Yiu Road, Tin Wu Road, Tin Shing Road, Tin Fuk Road, Long Tin Road, (Tong Yan San Tsuen Interchange, Yuen Long Highway, Shap Pat Heung Interchange #), Pok Oi Interchange, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Yuen Long On Lok Road, Po Yip Street and Tak Yip Street
$ May be diverted via (Lung Mun Road, Wu Shan Road, Hoi Wong Road, Hoi Wing Road, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road and Tuen Hing Road) or (Lung Mun Road, Wu Shan Road, Hoi Wong Road, Hoi Chu Road, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road and Tuen Hing Road) or (Lung Fu Road, Wong Chu Road, Hoi Wong Road, Hoi Chu Road, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road and Tuen Hing Road) or (Lung Mun Road, Wong Chu Road, Hoi Wong Road, Hoi Chu Road, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road and Tuen Hing Road) or (Lung Mun Road, Wong Chu Road and Tuen Mun Road) or (Lung Mun Road, Wu Shan Road, Hoi Wong Road, Wong Chu Road and Tuen Mun Road) according to traffic conditions.
# May be diverted via Shui Pin Wai Interchange, Wang Tat Road, Long Yip Street, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long according to traffic conditions.
LWB Route E36A (Tung Chung (Yat Tung) → Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street)) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
1 | Tung Chung West | Yat Tung Street | Kui Yat House Yat Tung Estate | |
2 | Chung Yan Road | North Lantau Hospital | ||
3 | rowspan = "3" | Yu Tung Road | Mun Tung Estate | ||
4 | Kui Yat House Yat Tung Estate | |||
5 | Yung Yat House Yat Tung Estate | |||
6 | Tung Chung North | Wai Tung Road | Seaview Crescent | |
7 | Man Tung Road | Coastal Skyline | ||
8 | Caribbean Coast Phase 2 | |||
9 | Caribbean Coast Phase 1 | |||
10 | Ying Tung Road | Ying Tung Estate Bus Terminus | ||
11 | The Visionary | |||
12 | Ying Hei Road | Ying Hei Road | ||
13 | Yi Tung Road | Nga Shing House Yu Nga Court | ||
14 | Yu Nga Shopping Centre | |||
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15 | Pillar Point | Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel BBI (T3) | ![]() | |
Lung Fu Road, Wong Chu Road; ![]() | ||||
16 | Tuen Mun Town Centre | Tuen Hi Road | Tuen Mun Town Hall | Section fare begins here 近Tuen Mun Town Centre |
17 | Tuen Mun (San Hui) | Tuen Mun Road | San Hui Market | |
18 | Hung Kiu | |||
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19 | Tin Shui Wai | Ping Ha Road | Tin Shui Wai Station |
Section fare begins here |
20 | Tin Yiu Road | Tin Shing Court ![]() |
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21 | Tin Wu Road | Sherwood Court ![]() |
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22 | Tin Shing Road | Tin Tsz Estate ![]() |
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Long Tin Road; ![]() | ||||
23 | Yuen Long Town | Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long | YOHO Mall I (A2) ![]() |
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24 | Tung Tau Industrial Area | Po Yip Street | One Regent Place | |
25 | Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street) Bus Terminus |
To Tung Chung (Yat Tung)[]
To Tung Chung: The distance of this route is approx. 43.0km, and the journey time is approximately 119mins. (The average speed is 21.7km/h.)
Via: Tak Yip Street, Hong Yip Street, Po Yip Street, Long Yip Street, Long Yat Road, YOHO Mall Transport Interchange, Long Yat Road, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Pok Oi Interchange, Shap Pat Heung Interchange, Yuen Long Highway, Tong Yan San Tsuen Interchange, Long Tin Road, Tin Fuk Road, Tin Shing Road, Tin Wu Road, Tin Yiu Road, Ping Ha Road, Hung Tin Road, (Yuen Long Highway $), Tuen Mun Road, Pui To Road, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road, Tuen Wui Street, Tuen Mun Central Bus Terminus, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road, (Tuen Hing Road, Tuen Mun Road, Wong Chu Road, Lung Fu Road *), Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road, Shun Long Road, North Lantau Highway, Tung Chung Eastern Interchange, Yi Tung Road, Ying Hei Road, Ying Tung Road, Man Tung Road, Wai Tung Road, Tung Chung Waterfront Road, Yi Tung Road, Tung Chung Eastern Interchange, Yu Tung Road, U-turn, Yu Tung Road, Chung Yan Road and Yat Tung Street
$ May be diverted via Castle Peak Road - Hung Shui Kiu and Castle Peak Road - Lam Tei towards Tuen Mun Road according to traffic conditions.
* May be diverted via (Hoi Wing Road, Hoi Wong Road, Wu Shan Road and Lung Mun Road) or (Hoi Chu Road, Hoi Wong Road, Wu Shan Road and Lung Mun Road) or (Hoi Chu Road, Hoi Wong Road, Wong Chu Road and Lung Fu Road) or (Hoi Chu Road, Hoi Wong Road, Wong Chu Road and Lung Mun Road) or (Tuen Hing Road, Tuen Mun Road, Wong Chu Road and Lung Mun Road) or (Tuen Hing Road, Tuen Mun Road, Wong Chu Road, Hoi Wong Road, Wu Shan Road and Lung Mun Road) according to traffic conditions.
LWB Route E36A (Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street) → Tung Chung (Yat Tung)) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
1 | Tung Tau Industrial Area | Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street) Bus Terminus | ||
2 | Po Yip Street | One Regent Place | ||
3 | Yuen Long Town | Long Yat Road | YOHO Mall II ![]() |
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4 | YOHO Mall I ![]() |
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5 | Tin Shui Wai | Tin Shing Road | Yiu Fung House Tin Yiu Estate ![]() |
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6 | Tin Wu Road | Yiu Shing House Tin Yiu Estate | ||
7 | Tin Yiu Road | Yiu Man House Tin Yiu Estate ![]() |
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8 | Ping Ha Road | Tin Shui Wai Station ![]() |
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Hung Tin Road; ![]() | ||||
9 | Tuen Mun (San Hui) | Tuen Mun Road | Hung Kiu (K5) | |
10 | San Hui Market | |||
11 | Tuen Mun Town Centre | Tuen Mun Central ![]() |
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12 | Pillar Point | Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel BBI (A4) | Section fare begins here![]() | |
Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road, Shun Long Road; ![]() | ||||
13 | Tung Chung North | Ying Hei Road | Yu Nga Court, Ying Hei Road | Section fare begins here |
14 | Century Link | |||
15 | Ying Tung Road | The Visionary | ||
16 | Ying Tung Estate | |||
17 | Man Tung Road | Caribbean Coast Phase 2 | ||
18 | Yi Tung Road | |||
19 | E Wun Secondary School | |||
20 | Wai Tung Road | Seaview Crescent | ||
21 | Tung Chung West | Yu Tung Road | Mun Tung Estate | |
22 | Kui Yat House Yat Tung Estate | |||
23 | Yung Yat House Yat Tung Estate | |||
24 | Chung Yan Road | Mei Yat House Yat Tung Estate | For North Lantau Hospital, please alight at this stop | |
25 | Yat Tung Street | Kui Yat House Yat Tung Estate |
Ridership[]
According to the DC paper, the occupancy of this route is as follows:
- 2023: The occupancy rate during peak hours was 70%.[14]
- 2024: The average occupancy rate was about 60% during the busiest hour of the morning peak period towards Yuen Long and 55% during the busiest hour of the afternoon peak period towards Tung Chung.[15]
Related incidents[]
- 16 December 2022: At around 9:00 a.m., a Tung Chung (Yat Tung) bound Enviro500 MMC (UE6X19/XK1804) crashed into two parked lorries of a cleansing company and several cleansing workers working on the roadside at Yu Tung Road near Tung Chung Eastern Interchange, killing the drivers of the two lorries and injuring 10 others. The driver of the bus, aged 28, was arrested on suspicion of "causing death by dangerous driving". For details of the accident, please refer to the article "2022 Three-vehicle collision in Tung Chung".[16]
- 16 July 2023: A male passenger of a Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street) bound bus was stabbed by a needle on his seat at about 5:00 p.m. He was sent to hospital by ambulance for treatment after arriving at Tin Shui Wai Station.[17]
- 3 June 2024: At about 3:00 p.m., a Volvo B8L (UV6X) bound for Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street) collided with a van, a private car and a container truck at Wong Chu Road, injuring three persons.[18]
Gallery[]

Remarks[]
- ↑ The electronic destination signage of Yuen Long bound displays "Yuen Long" but not "Yuen Long Tak Yip Street" used by Routes 69 and 968X.
Related articles[]
- LWB Route E34P (Cancelled)
- LWB Route E34X (Cancelled)
- LWB Route E36
- LWB Route E37
References[]
- ↑ 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., "E36A Extension of Service Hours" [Passenger Notice], 6 July 2022.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "R33 Diversion to Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel and Fare Adjustment" [Passenger Notice], 11 July 2022.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "E36A Addition of Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], July 2022.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "E36A, E42P Permanent relocation of Tung Chung (Yat Tung Estate) Bus Terminus" [Passenger Notice], 25 November 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Permanent Relocation of Termini of Long Win Bus Routes no. E36A and E42P" [Traffic Advice], 30 November 2022.
- ↑ 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., "E36A Advance the Saturday and Sunday first departure time from Tung Chung" [Passenger Notice], 26 July 2023.
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Ltd., "Extension of Interchange Discount" [News Release], 30 October 2023.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Co. Ltd., "LWB extends Bus-Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions covering to South Lantau Island for the first time" [News Release], 3 May 2021.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "LWB and NLB BBI concession scheme to expand for an easier trip to Mui Wo, Tai O, Ngong Ping and Disneyland" [News Release], 28 November 2023.
- ↑ "離島區議會交通及運輸委員會巴士路線工作小組第一次會議紀錄(第36點)" (Minutes of the first meeting of the Working Group on Bus Routes of the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Islands District Council (Point 36)), 2023.
- ↑ "離島區議會交通及運輸委員會會議紀錄(第63(f)點)" (Minutes of meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Islands District Council (point 63(f))), 2024.
- ↑ 東涌奪命車禍 龍運巴士撼兩車釀2死10傷 (LWB bus hit two lorries in Tung Chung causing 2 deaths and 10 injuries), HK01, 16 Dec 2022.
- ↑ 天水圍巴士座椅藏金屬碎 男乘客被刺傷腳送院 (Male passenger hospitalised after his leg being stabbed by metal needle on seat in Tin Shui Wai), Oriental Daily News, 17 Jul 2023.
- ↑ 屯門皇珠路4車「串燒」釀3傷 客貨車車頭冚摺起車尾窗碎裂 (3 injured after a 4-vehicle collision at Wong Chu Road, Tuen Mun; front cover of the van folded up and rear window smashed), HK01, 3 Jun 2024.
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