The North Lantau Bus Route 36 is operated by New Lantao Bus (NLB). It runs between Tung Chung Tat Tung Road and Disneyland, via Pak Mong Village and Siu Ho Wan, which is the sole public transport service that runs through the whole of Cheung Tung Road with stops en-route. However, the demand along the route is not great and the frequency is very sparse.
In terms of District Council boundaries, Sham Fung Road and its subsequent roads to the east belong to Tsuen Wan District, making Route 36 a de facto cross-district route. Together with its branch routes, Routes 36M and 36X, and KMB Routes 36, 36M and 36X, which also serve the Tsuen Wan District, these routes are the only three sets of routes in Hong Kong that have more than one different bus route with the same numbering within the same administrative district, and are operated by different franchised bus companies.[Remark 1]
History[]
- 27 January 1998: Route 36 entered service, running circular between Tung Chung Town Centre and Siu Ho Wan to serve passengers at Pak Mong and Siu Ho Wan.
- At the time of its inception, this route was the only bus route passing through Cheung Tung Road. It was only after the commissioning of Discovery Bay Tunnel and the introduction of DBTSL Routes DB01R and DB02R that the situation was changed, but so far, it is still the only route with stops on Cheung Tung Road.
- 5 December 2004: A $2.0 Octopus interchange concession with MTR Tung Chung Line on Sundays and Public Holidays was introduced until 27 Februaryof the following year.
- 21 August 2005: New departures at 12:15 and 18:00 were added with the cancellation of Route 36P.[1]
- 7 January 2006: The 18:00 departure was cancelled due to extremely low ridership.[2]
- 2 November 2013: The "Tung Chung Crescent" bus stop on Shun Tung Road was cancelled due to low utilisation rate.
- 16 January 2014: A new departure at 17:15 on Mondays to Saturdays from Tung Chung was added.
- 20 April 2015: The Tung Chung terminus was relocated to Tung Chung Temporary Bus Terminus due to the reconstruction of the Tung Chung Town Centre Bus Terminus into Citygate Phase II.[3] Meanwhile, circular operation was cancelled and a terminus was set up outside Siu Ho Wan Vehicle Detention Pound at Sham Fung Road.[4]
- 31 December 2017: Estimated Time of Bus Arrival Enquiry Service (ETA) enquiry service was introduced to this route. [5]
- 29 June 2020: A new 14:30 departure from Tung Chung Station and 14:43 departure from Siu Ho Wan on Mondays to Saturdays was added, same as that during holidays.[6]
- 30 April 2021: The "Pak Mong Village" bus stop for Tung Chung direction was relocated from Cheung Tung Road to Pak Mong access road.[7][8]
- 20 December 2021: Extended from Siu Ho Wan to Disneyland:[9][10]
- For Disneyland direction, the route would run via Cheung Tung Road, Sunny Bay Road, Magic Road and Fantasy Road to the terminus;
- For Tung Chung direction, the route would run via Fantasy Road, Magic Road, Sunny Bay Road and Cheung Tung Road back to Sham Fung Road and original routing;
- The 17:15 departure on Mondays to Saturdays was changed to depart at 16:45;
- Departures to Tung Chung are revised to 08:20, 10:35, 15:05, 17:20 and 20:05 from Mondays to Saturdays, and from Disneyland at 08:20, 10:35, 15:05, 17:50 and 20:05 on Sundays and Public Holidays, with a special departure from Siu Ho Wan at 07:58 from Mondays to Saturdays;
- The full fare was increased to $9.8, while the fare of the original section remained unchanged.
- 1 November 2023: Octopus interchange concessions with Long Win Bus (LWB) "E" routes (except routes E37C and E42C) were introduced.[11][12]
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 12/2021, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
| From Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminus | From Disneyland |
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| Mondays to Saturdays | |
| 07:45, 10:00 | 08:20, 10:35 |
| 14:30, 16:45, 19:30 | 15:05, 17:20, 20:05 |
| Sundays and Public Holidays | |
| 07:45, 10:00 | 08:20, 10:35 |
| 14:30, 17:15, 19:30 | 15:05, 17:50, 20:05 |
Special trip[]
| Siu Ho Wan → Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminus ● |
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| Mondays to Saturdays |
| 07:58 |
| No service on Sundays and Public Holidays |
- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry service.
Fares[]
| Fare chart | |
From \ To
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Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminus |
| Siu Ho Wan | $5.1 # |
| Disneyland | $10.7 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Octopus interchange concessions[]
Interchange concessions with NLB South Lantau Routes[]
| Details of LWB E Routes and NLB South Lantau Routes Interchange Concession Scheme | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Points to note: | |||
Bus deployments[]
This route is mainly served by Enviro400 Euro V (AD) double-decker buses.
Routing[]
To Disneyland[]
The distance of this route is approx. 14.0km, and the journey time is approximately 28mins. (The average speed is 30km/h.)
Via: Tat Tung Road, Fu Tung Street, Cheung Tung Road, Pak Mong access road, Cheung Tung Road, Government Maintenance Depot access road, Cheung Tung Road, Sham Fung Road, Cheung Tung Road, Sunny Bay Road, Magic Road and Fantasy Road
| New Lantao Bus Route 36 (Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminus → Disneyland) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tung Chung Town Centre | Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminus  |
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| 2 | Tat Tung Road | Citygate |
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| 3 | Tai Ho | Pak Mong Village | ||
| 4 | Siu Ho Wan | Government Maintenance Depot | ||
| 5 | Sham Fung Road | Siu Ho Wan | Two-way section fare ends here | |
| 6 | Penny's Bay | Disneyland |
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To Tung Chung[]
The distance of this route is approx. 14.7km, and the journey time is approximately 28mins. (The average speed is 31.5km/h.)
Via: Fantasy Road, Magic Road, Sunny Bay Road, Cheung Tung Road, Sham Fung Road, Cheung Tung Road, Pak Mong access road, Cheung Tung Road, Fu Tung Street, Tat Tung Road, Shun Tung Road and Tat Tung Road
| New Lantao Bus Route 36 (Disneyland → Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminus) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Penny's Bay | Disneyland |
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| 2 | Siu Ho Wan | Sham Fung Road | Siu Ho Wan | Special trip begins here Section fare begins here |
| 3 | Cheung Tung Road | Siu Ho Wan Water Treatment Works | ||
| 4 | Discovery Bay Tunnel | |||
| 5 | Government Maintenance Depot | |||
| 6 | Tai Ho | Pak Mong Village | ||
| 7 | Tung Chung Town Centre | Tat Tung Road | Fu Tung Plaza |
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| 8 | Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal | |||
| 9 | Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminus |
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Ridership[]
At present, the resident population along Route 36 is very small, with only villages in the Pak Mong area. Even though there are industrial facilities such as bus depots of Citybus and Long Win Bus, as well as a government maintenance depot, a vehicle detention pound and a water treatment works in the vicinity of Siu Ho Wan, the bus companies and government departments have arranged their own staff shuttle buses and government vehicles to take their staff to and from work, so staff do not have to take public transport on their own to go there. However, there is a hiking trail to Mui Wo, the Tung Mui Ancient Trail (also known as the Olympic Trail), near Pak Mong Village, which is popular among hikers during holidays.
According to the Bus Route Planning Programmes and other documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2006: There were only 3-6 passengers per departure on average, and an annual loss of HK$100,000 was recorded.[15]
- 2020: The occupancy rate of the 14:30 departure from Tung Chung was lower than 10%.[16]
- 2021: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 7%.
Gallery[]
A MAN 18.310 (MN72) was operating on Route 36
A MAN 18.310（MN67) was operating on Route 36
A Route 36 bus was departing from Tung Chung Temporary Bus Terminus
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
NLB Route 36 (Edit)
Remarks[]
- ↑ There was once another group of routes, Citybus Route N11 and NLB Route N11, which even used to stop at the same bus stop; however, the latter has cancelled already.
Related articles[]
- NLB Route 36P (Cancelled)
- NLB Route 36X
References[]
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "CANCELLATION OF ROUTE NO. 36P (Tung Chung Town Centre – Penny’s Bay)" .
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "Route No. 36 - Cancellation of the 6.00 p.m. trip" [Passenger Notice].
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Closure of Tung Chung Town Centre Bus Terminus and its nearby Coach Terminus and Opening of Tung Chung Temporary Bus Terminus" [Traffic Advice], 16 April 2015.
- ↑ See Schedule of Routes (New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited) Order 2015 and Schedule of Routes (New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited) Order 2017.
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "Trial of Estimated Time of Bus Arrival Enquiry Service" [News Release], 29 December 2017.
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "NLB Route 36 Service Enhancement" [News Release], 25 June 2020.
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "NLB Enhances Service of Route 36" [News Release], 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Permanent Relocation of Bus Stop at Tung Chung Cheung Tung Road near Pak Mong Village " [Traffic Advice], 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of NLB Route 36 (Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminus – Disneyland Resort Public Transport Interchange); and Implementation of NLB Route 36X (Mun Tung Estate Bus Terminus to Disneyland Resort Public Transport Interchange)" [Traffic Advice], 17 December 2021.
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "Service Alteration of Route 36" [News Release], 17 December 2021.
- ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "Extension of Interchange Discount" [News Release], 30 October 2023.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Company Limited, "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.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Company Limited, "LWB extends Bus-Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions covering to South Lantau Island for the first time" [News Release], 3 May 2021.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "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.
- ↑ "嶼巴加價救亡 人手自然流失" (Manpower loses when NLB tries to raise fares to save costs), Oriental Daily News, 21 October 2006.
- ↑ "有關嶼巴36號線班次及翻新梅窩街市巴士站上蓋的提問" (Questions on the frequency of NLB Route 36 and the renovation of the bus stop shelter at Mui Wo Market), Islands District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. T&TC16/2020. (With the Written reply from New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited attached)
External links[]
- NLB Official Route Information: 36 (to Disneyland)
- NLB Official Route Information: 36 (to Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminus)
- NLB Official Information of Route 36 (Route sheet version) (to Disneyland)
- NLB Official Information of Route 36 (Route sheet version) (to Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminus)
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