Long Ping Estate Bus Terminus (朗屏邨總站) is an indoor bus terminus with 3 parallel platforms cum stopping bays located on the ground level of Long Ping Shopping Centre in Long Ping Estate and adjacent to Wang Chau Public Housing under construction in Yuen Long Town, Yuen Long District, New Territories.
The entrances and exits of the bus terminus are connected to Long Ping Road, and there is a reserved bay next to the eastbound route and near the exit of the terminus. At present, all bus routes travelling eastbound via Long Ping Road are diverted to the terminus for drop-off and pick-up, resulting in the reserved bus stops being left unused.
For all MTR Bus routes passing through this bus stop, the bus stop announcement system will read out "Long Ping Bus Terminus" (朗屏巴士總站) when announcing this bus stop, and the announcement screen will directly display "Long Ping"; and Route K66, which has this bus stop as its terminus, will be uniformly called "Long Ping" (朗屏).
Long Win Bus names this stop "Long Ping Estate" (朗屏邨) without the term "Bus Terminus".
History[]
Long Ping Estate was occupied in 1986 and was the third public housing estate[Remark 1] in Yuen Long Town. On 19 October of the same year, KMB introduced Route 68A between Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier and Long Ping Estate as the first bus route serving the Estate. However, the bus terminus of Long Ping Estate had not yet been commissioned and the terminus of Route 68A was located at the southbound side of Long Ping Road.
The Long Ping Estate bus terminus was gazetted on 10 July 1987[1] and Route 68A was relocated there on 27 July. On 4 September 1989, KMB introduced a special morning peak hour service on Route 68X from Long Ping.
In terms of local transport, with the commissioning of the Light Rail (LR) in 1988, the KCRC introduced LR Feeder Bus Route 670, which operates circular between Fook Hong Street and Long Ping Estate, while Route 656 was extended to Yuen Long Industrial Estate in 1991 and passes through this stop on its way to and from Tai Tong. To facilitate residents travelling to and from Tin Shui Wai, LR Auxiliary Bus Routes A71, A70 and A74 came into service in the 1990s. In 1994, KCRC introduced the express route K1X between Long Ping and Tuen Mun Ferry Pier via Yuen Long Highway.
When the Tai Lam Tunnel opened on 25 May 1998, KMB reorganised its bus routes in Yuen Long the following day by suspending the special departure of 68X and Route 68A, and extending Route 68M to run between Long Ping Estate and Kwai Shing Circuit. However, the opening of the Tai Lam Tunnel attracted a large number of vehicles to use the Tunnel, causing frequent traffic congestion at Pok Oi Interchange[2] and leading to serious instability in the frequency of Route 68M. Under pressure from District Council members, KMB reverted the original alignment of Route 68M on 14 June[3] and resumed route 68A between Long Ping Estate and Kwai Hing MTR Station via Tuen Mun Road to meet the demand of residents travelling between Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung.[4][5]
The opening of the KCR West Rail at the end of 2003, with a station above the river the south of Long Ping Estate, made travelling to and from the urban area even more convenient, and the cancellation of Route 63M on 22 February 2004 was accompanied by the extension of Route 68A to the Tsing Yi AR Station and a detour via Kwai Hing and Kwai Fong. Residents of Long Ping Estate also started to enjoy whole-day bus services to and from Kowloon in the same year, namely, Route 268B which runs directly to Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom, and Route 268C which runs to and from Kowloon East. Both routes depart from Long Ping Station, and travel to the urban area via this stop and Yuen Long Main Road, with the return journey stopping at "Yuet Ping House Long Ping Estate" and then heading directly to Long Ping Station, instead of passing through this stop.
In the 1990s, KCRC operated Route 95R between Long Ping and Sheung Shui stations, which was abandoned in January 2002 and taken over by another non-franchised bus company, and was converted into Residents' Bus Route NR95 for residents' direct access to the North District. The LR Feeder and Auxiliary Bus services to and from the district were also reorganised in 2004, with 656 being the first to be split into two routes, K66 and K68. Routes A70 and A74 to/from Tin Shui Wai and Route 670 to/from Yuen Long Town were reorganised into Route K73, while the newly introduced Route K74 succeeded Route A71 which was cancelled two years ago, but was diverted to run via Tin Shing Road and return at Yuen Long West. On 7 March 2005, the express route K1X ceased operation after a significant drop in patronage.
On 16 April 2005, the KMB Route 277, which operates between Lok Ma Chau Huang Bus Terminus and Yuen Long (West), was extended to Long Ping Estate, becoming the second KMB bus route to provide whole-day service to Long Ping Estate.[6] The route was subsequently discontinued on 22 June 2008, with Route 76K relocating its Yuen Long District terminus to Long Ping Estate as a replacement.[7] Additionally, to replace the low-ridership Route 263M, Route 68A adjusted its route in Yuen Long District and Kwai Tsing District on 28 September 2013, no longer passing through Kwai Hing and Kwai Fong but instead taking the Texaco Road to and from Tsing Yi directly.
As for Long Win Bus, Route A36 was upgraded to whole-day service on 4 August 2016, with the Yuen Long terminus relocated to Long Ping Station. Both directions now pass through this stop, providing residents of Long Ping Estate with a direct express airport bus service to the Passenger Terminal Building.[8] On 20 June 2021, in conjunction with the second phase of bus route restructuring following the opening of the Tuen Mun - Chek Lap Kok Tunnel, airport bus services were replaced by Route A37, which detours via Tin Shui Wai.[9]
Route information[]
Franchised buses and MTR Buses[]
| Bus routes terminating at Long Ping Estate Bus Terminus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route no. | Origin | Destination | Service type |
| KMB | 68A | Long Ping Estate | Tsing Yi Station | Service daily ● |
| KMB | 76K | Long Ping Estate | Sheung Shui (Ching Ho) | Service daily ● |
| KMB | 76K Special Trips |
Fanling (Wah Ming) | Long Ping Estate (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, no return trip ● |
| KMB | 268A | Long Ping Estate | Kwun Tong Ferry | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, via Tung Tau Industrial Area ● |
| Kwun Tong Ferry | Long Ping Estate | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours, via Tung Tau Industrial Area ● | ||
| MTR Bus | K66 | Long Ping | Tai Tong Wong Nai Tun Tsuen | Service daily, via Long Ping Station ● |
| Bus routes observing "Long Ping Estate Bus Terminus" stop on | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route no. | Origin | Destination | Service type |
| KMB | 69 | Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street) | Tin Shui Wai Town Centre | Service daily ● |
| KMB | 268B | Long Ping Station | Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) | Outbound Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, Saturdays and holidays whole-day ● |
| KMB | 268C | Long Ping Station | Kwun Tong Ferry | Service daily ● |
| KMB | 269D Special Trips |
Tin Shui Wai Station | Lek Yuen (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, via Hung Shui Kiu and Tung Tau Industrial Area ● |
| KMB | 276C | Fanling (Cheung Wah) | Tin Shui Wai Station | Service Mondays to Fridays during peak hours, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tin Shui Wai Station | Fanling (Cheung Wah) | |||
| KMB | 968X | Yuen Long (Tak Yip Street) | Quarry Bay (King's Road) | Outbound Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
| LWB | A37 | Long Ping Station | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Outbound service daily ● |
| Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Long Ping Station | Inbound service daily after morning peak hours ● | ||
| MTR Bus | K68 | Yuen Long Industrial Estate | ↺Yuen Long Park | Service daily, via Long Ping Station, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| ↺Yuen Long Park | Yuen Long Industrial Estate | |||
| MTR Bus | K73 | Tin Heng | Yuen Long West | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Yuen Long West | Tin Heng | |||
| MTR Bus | K74 | Tin Shui Wai Town Centre | ↺Au Tau | Service Mondays to Saturdays daytime, holidays during daytime non-peak hours, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| ↺Au Tau | Tin Shui Wai Town Centre | |||
| KMB | P968 | Long Ping Station | Causeway Bay (Tin Hau) (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
Green minibuses[]
| Green minibus (GMB) routes observing Long Ping Estate Bus Terminus on | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route no. | Origin | Destination | Service type |
| Hobsford | 74A | Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) | Tung Tau Wai | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tung Tau Wai | Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) | |||
| Luxe Form Investment | 79S | Grandeur Terrace | Lok Ma Chau Control Point | Service daily overnight, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Lok Ma Chau Control Point | Grandeur Terrace | |||
Previously used routes[]
The termini of the following routes are based on the date of relocation. For the current termini, please refer to the relevant route articles.
| Bus routes once terminating at Long Ping Estate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route no. | Destination at that time | Terminus changed to | Date no longer using this terminus |
| KMB | 68A 1st generation |
Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street) | Route discontinued | 26 May 1998 |
| KMB | 68M | Kwai Shing Circuit | Yuen Long (West) | 14 June 1998 |
| KMB | 68X Special Trips |
→ Jordan Road Ferry | Special trips discontinued | 26 May 1998 |
| KMB | 269C Special Trips |
→ Kwun Tong Ferry | Special trips discontinued | 23 February 2004 |
| KMB | 277 | Lok Ma Chau | Route discontinued | 22 June 2008 |
| KCR Bus | 95R | Sheung Shui Station | Replaced by Wai Man Touring Bus taking over Route NR95 | 1 January 2002 |
| KCR Bus | 670 | → Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) | Route discontinued | 7 August 2004 |
| KCR Bus | K1X | → Tuen Mun Ferry Pier | Route discontinued | 7 March 2005 |
| Sheung Long Travel | NR95 | Sheung Shui Station | Route discontinued | 14 February 2018 |
Lay-by layout[]
| Lay-by layout (from the farthest to closest to the entrance) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| No. | Width | Route(s) | Stop pole no. |
| 1 | Single | 68A | LO03-T-1000-0 |
| 2 | Single | K66 | N/A ( |
| 3 | Double | A37 (to Airport) | LO03-T-1150-2 |
| 76K, 268A, 268B, 268C | LO03-T-1150-0 | ||
| 69, 269D, 276C (to Fanling), 968X, P968 | LO03-T-1200-0 | ||
| K68 (to Yuen Long Industrial Estate), K74 (to Tin Shui Wai Town Centre) | N/A | ||
| K73 (to Tin Heng Estate) | N/A | ||
| K68, K73, K74 (to Yuen Long Town) | N/A | ||
| Alighting stop for KMB routes, 276C (to Tin Shui Wai) A37 (to Long Ping Station) |
LO03-T-1100-0 LO03-T-1100-2 | ||
| 4 | Outside Yuk Ping House | En-route GMB stop | N/A |
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
- ↑ The first two are Yuen Long Estate and Shui Pin Wai Estate, the former of which has been demolished for the KCR West Rail project.
Related articles[]
- Long Ping Station Public Transport Interchange
- Long Ping Estate
- Fung Chi Tsuen (Long Ping Road)
- Tung Koon Primary School
- San Shui House
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 2206, The Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 129, No. 28, 10 July 1987
- ↑ Government of the HKSAR, "New traffic arrangements in Yuen Long" [Press Release], 22 June 1998.
- ↑ Government of the HKSAR, "Bus services for Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai improving" [Press Release], 12 June 1998.
- ↑ "黃偉賢議員要求懲罰九巴公司", Democratic Party, 26 May 1998.
- ↑ "民主黨回應改善屯門, 元朗區巴士服務措施", Democratic Party, 9 June 1998.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "Extension and Bus Terminus Relocation of Route 277" [Press Release], 15 April 2005.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "九巴B1及76K線延長路程及重組落馬洲巴士服務" [Press Release], 17 June 2008.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Company Limited, "A36 Long Ping Station<> Airport" [Passenger Notice], 1 August 2016.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Company Limited, "6 LWB Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai routes reroute via TMCLK Tunnel on 20 June" [News Release], 2 June 2021.
External links[]
| Adjacent bus stops (westbound Long Ping Road) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous stop: Tung Koon Primary School |
Long Ping Estate Bus Terminus | Fung Chi Road ┴ |
Next stop: Fung Chi Tsuen | |
Template:List of Bus Termini in Yuen Long District