The South Lantau Ordinary Bus Route[Remark 1] 1 is operated by New Lantao Bus {NLB}. It runs between Mui Wo Ferry Pier and Tai O, observes Pui O, San Shek Wan, Cheung Sha, Tong Fuk, Shek Pik and Keung Shan and observes the whole of South Lantau Road, Keung Shan Road and Tai O Road.
This is the first ever bus route on Lantau Island and the Islands District, and the number of two-way section fares are the highest in Hong Kong.
NLB also operates a non-stop South Lantau Special Route 1S for group charter services or under special demands. However, it has been many years that no buses have ever been deployed on this route - which means it is a route without actual operations.
History[]
- 11 May 1973: New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited (NLB) was established and following its establishment, NLB takes over the operations of the bus route plying between Mui Wo and Tai O operated by Luen Tak Bus and Tai O Public Bus.
- 1 November 1974: NLB massively reorganises its route network and formulates route numbers; this route was allocated as Route No. 1 and became once again a franchised route.
- 1 January 1975: Route fares were unified. Pui O, San Shek Wan, Cheung Sha Village, Cheung Sha Beach, Tong Fuk, Shui Hau, Shek Pik and Keung Shan became sectional points for section fares.
- 1 April 1980: Nam Shan and Ngau Kwo Tin became new sectional points for section fares.
- 28 May 1984: NLB planned to split a new route 1A from this route and adopt one-person control system for fare collection. But it was opposed by the local residents for increased fares paid by short-haul passengers. The plan was postponed 2 weeks before its official promulgation and then became indefinitely postponement of such a plan.
- 3 December 1984: NLB planned again to adopt one-person control system for fare collection on this route, with Pui O, Cheung Sha Village, Shui Hau, Shek Pik and Keung Shan as sectional points. Such an arrangement ended on 10 February 1985.
- 7 July 1985: NLB again adopted one-person control system for fare collection on this route, and spliting certain holiday departures as new route 1R with one-person control system adopted. Ticket vending system retained on this route.
- 1 April 1986: Last bus departure time from Mui Wo was extended from 23:30 to 00:30 to facilitate the last ship arrival times at Mui Wo for Yaumati FerryCentral - Mui Wo Ferry Route.[1]
- 1 April 1987: Except for 2 buses retained under request from District Council and local residents, this route fully adopts one-person control system for fare collection, making this route the last franchised bus route to have onboard ticket vendors.[2]
- 21 October 1991: NLB hires non-franchised buses from Kwoon Chung Tour Bus, and began providing air-conditioned bus services on this route.
- 16 December 2001: Some departure times were shifted earlier for 5 mins due to temporary road works at South Lantau Road.[3]
- 6 June 2005: Upgraded to full air-conditioned service and a fare concession was also provided.[4][5][6]
- 1 March 2017: Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry System was made available on this route.[7]
- 13 September 2021: Octopus Interchange Discount with Route 23 was added to facilitate the service reduction of Route 2.[8]
- 21 January 2022: Octopus interchange concessions with Route 3M was introduced.[9]
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 4/2021, see here for the referenced link
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- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
Route 1[]
Journey/boarding station | Weekday Fares | Holiday Fares |
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full charge | $12.2 | $20.5 |
Sectional fares towards Tai O | ||
from Pui O Petrol Station | $10.8 | $18.3 |
from San Shek Wan 3 1/4 Milestone | $8.6 | $14.8 |
from Tong Fuk Beach | $6.0 | $11.9 |
from Shek Pik Police Post | $4.6 | $6.8 |
from Sham Wat Road | $2.6 | $5.1 |
Sectional fares towards Mui Wo Ferry Pier | ||
From Shing Fai Orchard | $10.8 | $18.3 |
From Shek Pik Au W.W.O. Access Road | $8.6 | $14.8 |
From Shui Hau Helicopter Landing Field | $6.0 | $11.9 |
from Butterfly Crest | $4.6 | $6.8 |
Lo Uk Tsuen onwards | $3.4 | $5.5 |
Swire Staff Holiday Home onwards | $2.6 | $5.1 |
Fare Remarks |
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Sectional Fares (Both Ways)[]
Two-way sectional fare table (for Mon-Sat; $2.60 for rides in the same area) | |||||||||||||||
Mui Wo | |||||||||||||||
$2.6 | Nam Shan | ||||||||||||||
$3.4 | $2.6 | Pui O | |||||||||||||
$4.6 | $2.6 | $2.6 | San Shek Wan | ||||||||||||
$4.6 | $2.6 | $2.6 | $2.6 | Cheung Sha Village | |||||||||||
$6.0 | $4.6 | $3.4 | $2.6 | $2.6 | Cheung Sha Beach | ||||||||||
$6.0 | $4.6 | $4.6 | $3.4 | $2.6 | $2.6 | Tong Fuk | |||||||||
$6.0 | $6.0 | $6.0 | $4.6 | $3.4 | $2.6 | $2.6 | Shui Hau | ||||||||
$8.6 | $8.6 | $6.0 | $6.0 | $6.0 | $4.6 | $3.4 | $2.6 | Shek Pik | |||||||
$10.8 | $8.6 | $8.6 | $6.0 | $6.0 | $6.0 | $4.6 | $3.4 | $2.6 | Upper Keung Shan | ||||||
$11.6 | $10.8 | $8.6 | $8.6 | $6.0 | $6.0 | $6.0 | $4.6 | $3.4 | $2.6 | Ngau Kwo Tin | |||||
$11.6 | $11.6 | $10.8 | $8.6 | $8.6 | $8.6 | $6.0 | $6.0 | $4.6 | $2.6 | $2.6 | Tai O |
Two-way sectional fare table (for Sunday and public holidays; $5.1 for rides within the same zone) | |||||||||||||||
Mui Wo | |||||||||||||||
$5.1 | Nam Shan | ||||||||||||||
$5.5 | $5.1 | Pui O | |||||||||||||
$6.8 | $5.1 | $5.1 | San Shek Wan | ||||||||||||
$6.8 | $6.8 | $5.1 | $5.1 | Cheung Sha Village | |||||||||||
$11.9 | $6.8 | $6.8 | $5.1 | $5.1 | Cheung Sha Beach | ||||||||||
$11.9 | $11.9 | $6.8 | $6.8 | $5.1 | $5.1 | Tong Fuk | |||||||||
$11.9 | $11.9 | $11.9 | $6.8 | $6.8 | $5.1 | $5.1 | Shui Hau | ||||||||
$14.8 | $14.8 | $11.9 | $11.9 | $11.9 | $6.8 | $6.8 | $5.1 | Shek Pik | |||||||
$18.3 | $14.8 | $14.8 | $11.9 | $11.9 | $11.9 | $6.8 | $6.8 | $5.1 | Upper Keung Shan | ||||||
$19.5 | $18.3 | $14.8 | $14.8 | $11.9 | $11.9 | $11.9 | $6.8 | $6.8 | $5.1 | Ngau Kwo Tin | |||||
$19.5 | $19.5 | $18.3 | $14.8 | $14.8 | $14.8 | $11.9 | $11.9 | $6.8 | $5.1 | $5.1 | Tai O |
Two-way sectional fare table (senior citizen discount on weekdays; $1.1 for rides within the same zone) | ||||||||||||||
Mui Wo | ||||||||||||||
$1.1 | Nam Shan | |||||||||||||
$1.5 | $1.1 | Pui O | ||||||||||||
$1.9 | $1.1 | $1.1 | San Shek Wan | |||||||||||
$1.9 | $1.1 | $1.1 | $1.1 | Cheung Sha Village | ||||||||||
$2.6 | $1.9 | $1.5 | $1.1 | $1.1 | Cheung Sha Beach | |||||||||
$2.6 | $1.9 | $1.9 | $1.5 | $1.1 | $1.1 | Tong Fuk | ||||||||
$2.6 | $2.6 | $2.6 | $1.9 | $1.5 | $1.1 | $1.1 | Shui Hou | |||||||
$3.7 | $3.7 | $2.6 | $2.6 | $2.6 | $1.9 | $1.5 | $1.1 | Shek Pik | ||||||
$4.6 | $3.7 | $3.7 | $2.6 | $2.6 | $2.6 | $1.9 | $1.5 | $1.1 | Upper Keung Shan | |||||
$4.9 | $4.6 | $3.7 | $3.7 | $2.6 | $2.6 | $2.6 | $1.9 | $1.5 | $1.1 | Ngau Kwo Tin | ||||
$4.9 | $4.9 | $4.6 | $3.7 | $3.7 | $3.7 | $2.6 | $2.6 | $1.9 | $1.1 | $1.1 | Tai O |
The names of the places in the above table are the collective names of the districts where the bus stops are located.
For two-way section fares, the bus captain should be informed of the destination when boarding the bus and the card should be tapped after the Octopus meter has been adjusted to the applicable fare.
Half-fare concessions are available for children under 12 years old and senior citizens aged 65 or above. Special section fares are also available for the elderly on weekdays, as shown in the fare table above.
For more information, please visit [1]. more.
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Octopus Interchange Scheme[]
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:NLB Route 1 Interchange Scheme
Route 1S[]
pre-4 April 2021 fares |
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Full fare: $14.0 (weekdays) / $21.5 (holidays)
<! --All buses accept Octopus card payment; no change of fare. --> Passengers holding a Lantau Pass or Tai O Pass are not entitled to free travel on Route 1S' and are required to pay the appropriate fare on boarding. |
fare before 8 June 2008 |
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Full fare: $11.8 (weekdays) / $19.0 (holidays)
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Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 21.4km, and the journey time is approximately 45mins. (The average speed is 28.5km/h.)
to Tai O[]
Routing | Roads observed |
① Regular |
Mui Wo Ferry Pier Road, Roundabout, South Lantau Road, Keung Shan Road and Tai O Road |
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②* Daily specific departures via Mui Wo Old Town |
Mui Wo Ferry Pier Road, Roundabout, Ngan Kwong Wan Road, Ngan Shek Street, Roundabout, Ngan Shek Street, Ngan Kwong Wan Road, South Lantau Road, Keung Shan Road and Tai O Road |
③# Weekday departure at 23:35 via Tong Fuk Correctional Institution |
Mui Wo Ferry Pier Road, Roundabout, South Lantau Road, Ma Po Ping Road, South Lantau Road, Keung Shan Road and Tai O Road |
④% Daily specific departures via Sha Tsui Correctional Institution |
Mui Wo Ferry Pier Road, Roundabout, South Lantau Road, Keung Shan Road, Shek Pik Reservoir Road, Keung Shan Road and Tai O Road |
New Lantao Bus Route 1(Mui Wo Ferry Pier → Tai O) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
1 | Mui Wo | Mui Wo Ferry Pier | ||
* | Mui Wo | Ngan Kwong Wan Road | Mui Wo Cooked Food Market | Applicable to departures using Routing ② |
Ngan Wan Estate | ||||
Ngan Shek Street | Mui Wo Market | |||
Ngan Kwong Wan Road | Ngan King Centre | |||
2 | Mui Wo | South Lantau Road | Silver Mine Bay Water Treatment Works | |
3 | Lai Chi Yuen | |||
4 | Nam Shan | Nam Shan Sam Uk Tsuen | ||
5 | Nam Shan Campsite | |||
6 | Pui O | Swire Staff Holiday Home | ||
7 | Pui O Petrol Station | Section Fare begins | ||
8 | Lo Wai Tsuen | |||
9 | San Wai Tsuen | |||
10 | Lo Uk Tsuen | |||
11 | Ngau Au Yuen | |||
12 | San Shek Wan | San Shek Wan 3 1/4 Milestone | Section Fare begins | |
13 | San Shek Wan Village | |||
14 | YWCA Sydney Leong Holiday Lodge | |||
15 | San Shek Wan Roundabout | |||
16 | Cheung Sha | Cheung Sha Sheung Tsuen | ||
17 | Cheung Sha Police Station | |||
18 | Cheung Sha Ha Tsuen | |||
19 | Cheung Sha Fire Station | |||
20 | Leyburn Villas | |||
21 | Butterfly Crest | |||
22 | Cheung Sha Bridge | |||
23 | Upper Cheung Sha Beach | near Upper Cheung Sha Beach | ||
24 | Tong Fuk | Tong Fuk Beach | Section fare begins here near Tong Fuk Beach | |
25 | Tong Fuk Village | |||
# | Tong Fuk | Ma Po Ping Road | Tong Fuk Correctional Institution | Applicable to departures using Routing ③ |
Ma Po Ping Tsuen | ||||
26 | Tong Fuk | South Lantau Road | Ma Po Ping Road Junction | |
27 | South Lantau Sea Cable Station | |||
28 | Shui Hau | Upper Wan Lung | Section Fare begins | |
29 | Lower Wan Lung | |||
30 | Shui Hau Village (East) | |||
31 | Shui Hau Village | |||
32 | Four-Eye Ma | |||
33 | Shui Hau Helicopter Landing Field | |||
34 | Shek Pik | Keung Shan Road | Shek Pik Police Post | Section fare begins here |
% | Shek Pik | Shek Pik Reservoir Road | Sha Tsui Correctional Institution | Applicable to departures using Routing ④ |
35 | Shek Pik | Keung Shan Road | Sha Tsui | |
36 | Shek Pik Au W.W.O. Access Road | |||
37 | Upper Keung Shan | Sham Wat Road | Section Fare begins | |
38 | Fat Hwa Yuen | |||
39 | Sam Yuen Ching Shea | |||
40 | Shing Fai Orchard | |||
41 | Ngau Kwo Tin | Kun Yam Monastery | ||
42 | Tai O Road | Lung Chai | ||
43 | Keung Shan Management Office | |||
44 | San Fung Tsuen | |||
45 | Ling Yan Monastery | |||
46 | Tai O | Hang Mei | ||
47 | Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College | |||
48 | Lung Tin Estate | |||
49 | Tai O |
to Mui Wo Ferry Pier[]
Routing | Roads observed |
Normal routing |
Tai O Road, Keung Shan Road, South Lantau Road, roundabout and Mui Wo Ferry Pier Road |
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* Daily designated trips via Sha Tsui Correctional Institution |
Tai O Road, Keung Shan Road, Shek Pik Reservoir Road, South Lantau Road, Roundabout and Mui Wo Ferry Pier Road |
# Daily designated trips via Mui Wo Old Town |
Tai O Road, Keung Shan Road, South Lantau Road, Ngan Kwong Wan Road, Ngan Shek Street, Roundabout, Ngan Shek Street, Ngan Kwong Wan Road, Roundabout and Mui Wo Ferry Pier Road |
New Lantao Bus Route 1 (Tai O→Mui Wo Ferry Pier) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
1 | Tai O | Tai O | ||
2 | Tai O Road | Lung Tin Estate | ||
3 | Hang Mei | |||
4 | Ngau Kwo Tin | Ling Yan Monastery | ||
5 | San Fung Tsuen | |||
6 | Keung Shan Management Station | |||
7 | Lung Chai | |||
8 | Upper Keung Shan | Keung Shan Road | Shing Fai Orchard | Section Fare begins |
9 | Sam Yuen Ching Shea | |||
10 | Fat Hwa Yuen | |||
11 | Sham Wat Road | |||
12 | Shek Pik | Shek Pik Au W.W.O. Access Road | Section fare begins here | |
13 | Sha Tsui | |||
* | Shek Pik | Shek Pik Reservoir Road | Sha Tsui Correctional Institution | Applicable to trips using Routing ② |
14 | Shek Pik | South Lantau Road | Shek Pik Police Post | |
15 | Shui Hau | Shui Hau Helicopter Landing Field | Section fare begins here | |
16 | Four-Eye Ma | |||
17 | Shui Hau Village | |||
18 | Shui Hau Village (East) | |||
19 | Lower Wan Lung | |||
20 | Upper Wan Lung | |||
21 | Tong Fuk | South Lantau Sea Cable Station | ||
22 | Tong Fuk | South Lantau Road | Ma Po Ping Road Junction | |
23 | Tong Fuk Village | |||
24 | Tong Fuk Beach | |||
25 | Cheung Sha | Upper Cheung Sha Beach | ||
26 | Cheung Sha Bridge | |||
27 | Butterfly Crest | Section Fare begins | ||
28 | Leyburn Villas | |||
29 | Cheung Sha Fire Station | |||
30 | Lower Cheung Sha Village | |||
31 | Cheung Sha Police Station | |||
32 | Upper Cheung Sha Village | |||
33 | San Shek Wan | San Shek Wan Roundabout | ||
34 | YWCA Sydney Leong Holiday Lodge | |||
35 | San Shek Wan Village | |||
36 | San Shek Wan 3 1/4 Milestone | |||
37 | Pui O | Lo Uk Tsuen | Section fare begins here | |
38 | Sun Wai Tsuen | |||
39 | Lo Wai Tsuen | |||
40 | Pui O Petrol Station | |||
41 | Swire Staff Holiday Home | Section Fare begins | ||
42 | Nam Shan | Nam Shan Campsite | ||
43 | Nam Shan Sam Uk Tsuen | |||
44 | Mui Wo | Lai Chi Yuen Cemetery | ||
45 | Lai Chi Yuen | |||
46 | Mui Wo Police Station | |||
# | Mui Wo | Ngan Kwong Wan Road | Mui Wo Cooked Food Market | Applicable to trips using Routing ③ |
Ngan Wan Estate | ||||
Ngan Shek Street | Mui Wo Market | |||
Ngan Kwong Wan Road | Ngan King Centre | |||
47 | Mui Wo | Mui Wo Ferry Pier | ||
# If "Mui Wo Cooked Food Market" stop is out of service, some bus captains will first observe Mui Wo Ferry Pier and then return to the terminus after observing Mui Wo Old Town. |
Ridership[]
The frequency of this route is relatively sporadic, resulting in low utilisation on weekdays; however, it is often fully loaded on holidays as many people travel to the countryside.
At a meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Islands District Council on 17 March 2008, the Managing Director of New Lantao Bus, Mr Wong Leung Pak, pointed out that the route had made a loss of HK$4 million a year.[10]
Related Incidents[]
Traffic Accidents[]
- 23 August 1992: At around 2 pm, an Isuzu MT112K (ILS31/EL3479) heading towards Mui Wo collided with a bus of the same model (ILS15/DV5110) running on Route 2 at the Shek Pik Reservoir on Keung Shan Road and the latter fell down the slope, injuring 26 people.[11] Two days later (25 August), NLB submitted an investigation report on the accident.[12]
- 24 April 2005: At around 2:00 pm, an Isuzu MT112L (ILS65/GA3085) heading towards Mui Wo crashed into a Tung Chung-bound Lantau taxi at Shek Pik Reservoir on Keung Shan Road due to a brake failure and then into a hillside, injuring 19 people.[13] The bus was subsequently decommissioned.
Other Anecdotes[]
- 15 April 2022: Two 1-minute WhatsApp recordings from suspected bus captains driving on this route circulated on the internet,[14] suggesting that a large number of people flocked to Lantau Island on the first day of the Easter holidays has overwhelmed the capacity of the route and taking 55 minutes for the entire journey, which was longer than the estimated ones; and that a Filipino female passenger allegedly evaded her fare by putting down only HK$4 in cash for the ride and alighted at Pui O. Moreover, it was said that there was serious traffic congestion in the Cheung Sha area and that some urban taxis had illegally entered the Lantau Island closed road areas.[15]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
- ↑ This is a category within the Schedule of Routes Order, which refers to routes not serving Ngong Ping. It does not mean this route uses non air-conditioned buses.
Related Articles[]
- NLB Route 1R (1st generation) (Cancelled)
- NLB Route 4
- NLB Route 4R (Cancelled)
- NLB Route 5 (Cancelled)
- NLB Route 7P (Cancelled)
- NLB Route 7S
- NLB Route 8 (Cancelled)
- NLB Route N1
References[]
- ↑ 〈NLB will add midnight bus to pick up ferry passengers starting next month〉, Overseas Chinese Daily, March 18, 1986.
- ↑ LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BRIEF: Public Bus Services Ordinance (Chapter 230): The New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited Extension of Franchise. July 1988.
- ↑ 【巴士】嶼巴1號更改班次,BDB臨時板。(Chinese)
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited,"Implementation of Full Air-Condition Service on New Lantao Bus Routes No. 1 Mui Wo – Tai O"[Special Notice].
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited,"Implementation of Full Air-Condition Conversion on all New Lantao Bus Routes"[Notice].
- ↑ 巴士新聞(2005年6月), 巴士狂熱. (Chinese)
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Ltd., "巴士抵站時間預報查詢試驗服務" [News Release], 24 February 2017. (Chinese)
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Ltd., "嶼巴2號線巴士調整服務時間及取消巴士站" [News Release], 8 September 2021. (Chinese)
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Ltd., "Addition of Interchange Discount" [News Release], 20 January 2022. (Chinese)
- ↑ 東涌道及大嶼山南部的交通及運輸安排(01:52:50-01:13:17) (Chinese)
- ↑ 大嶼山石壁水塘巴士車禍 (23/8/1992), YouTube.
- ↑ 新大嶼山巴士提交石壁車禍調查報告+九巴推出環保引擎巴士 (25/8/1992)(0:00-0:34), YouTube. (Chinese)
- ↑ 〈煞車系統失靈19人受傷 大嶼山巴士極速落斜撞山〉, Apple Daily, 25 April 2005. (Chinese)
- ↑ Related "Civil Secrets" facebook post (Chinese)
- ↑ 〈復活長假報復式出遊 網傳大嶼山巴士司機怨氣錄音:唔掂呀陸沉啦〉, HK01, 15 April 2022.
External Links[]
- NLB Official Route Information: 1 (to Tai O)
- NLB Official Route Information: 1 (to Mui Wo Ferry Pier)
- NLB Official Information of Route 1 (Route sheet version) (to Tai O)
- NLB Official Information of Route 1 (Route sheet version) (to Mui Wo Ferry Pier)
- New Lantao Bus Route 1 Official Fare Table
- 巴士線演義網:不毛桃源 (Chinese)
Template:List of Islands Bus Routes