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NLB Route B2

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The New Territories Bus Route B2 is operated by New Lantao Bus and is one of the Shenzhen West Express routes. It runs between Yuen Long MTR Station and Shenzhen Bay Port, via Yuen Long Town, Ping Shan, Hung Shui Kiu, and Lam Tei. It is the first NLB route to have a catchment area entirely outside of Lantau Island.

History[]

Opening background[]

As early as in early 2007, the Government invited tenders through an open tender for the operation of two boundary crossing routes from Tuen Mun Ferry Pier and West Rail Yuen Long Station to Shenzhen Bay Port, and one green minibus (GMB) route to and from Tin Shui Wai.

In late June 2007, the Transport Department announced that the New Lantao Bus had won the bid for the Yuen Long-bound route [1] with the route numbered B2.

Route change history[]

  • 1 July 2007: The Shenzhen Bay Port was officially opened to traffic and NLB commenced the "Shenzhen West Express" Route B2 between Shenzhen Bay Port and Yuen Long Station via Shenzhen Bay Bridge, Kong Sham Western Highway, Yuen Long Highway, Hung Tin Road, Tin Shui Wai Station, Tin Yiu Road, Tin Tsz Estate and Yuen Long Main Road[2]. A two-way section fare from Shenzhen Bay to Tin Shui Wai was set up. However, as the Octopus fare collection system of NLB could not cope with the two-way section fare arrangement of refunding a portion of the fare on alighting, the Yuen Long direction was then charged by the "two-stage ticket" mode pioneered by the franchised bus routes in Hong Kong, which means that the same journey is divided into two segments to be charged on boarding and alighting respectively.
  • 21 July 2007: Changed to pay on alighting for Yuen Long Station direction so that the Octopus Same Day Return Discount can be calculated correctly; when passengers pay the fare when alighting from the bus, the bus captain will adjust the Octopus fare processor to deduct different fares according to the location.
  • 26 July 2008: Service in Tin Shui Wai was replaced by the newly commissioned Route B2P on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
  • 10 January 2009: Headways via Hung Shui Kiu and Lam Tei on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays were enhanced to tie in with the discontinuation of services of the vicnity of Route B2P. [3]
  • 13 July 2009: Rerouted via Castle Peak Road (Lam Tei to Yuen Long sections) daily to tie in with the upgrading of Route B2P to a daily service. [4]
    • In addition, in the past, if the bus was full and passengers could not pay at the front of the bus, the bus driver could only open the door of the bus to allow passengers to get off the bus first and then pay at the front of the bus; however, there were some passengers who were dishonest and left the bus without paying the fare, which resulted in the company's loss [5]. Therefore, the "2-stage fare" mode was resumed for the Yuen Long Station direction, i.e. the same journey is divided into two sections, and the fare is charged at the time of boarding and alighting respectively [6]. Passengers pay $8.5 when boarding and $3.5 when alighting after crossing Hung Shui Kiu Stop.
  • 24 August 2014: The drop-off only arrangement at various stops along the route from Lam Tei to Kuk Ting Street for Yuen Long Station direction was cancelled. [7]
  • 1 March 2017: Estimated Time of Bus Arrival Enquiry Service (ETA) enquiry service was introduced to this route.[8]
  • 18 September 2017: A new stop "Uptown" was added on Castle Peak Road - Hung Shui Kiu for Shenzhen Bay Port direction. [9][10]
  • 9 December 2020: The two-stage fare arrangement was cancelled, and passengers who need to use two-way section fares are required to inform the bus captain to adjust the Octopus farebox before boarding the bus.
  • 2020 to 2023: Service changes were made due to the novel coronavirus pandemic:
    • 3 April 2020: Service time was shortened to 09:30 - 19:30 for Shenzhen Bay Port direction, whereas that to 10:15 - 20:15 for Yuen Long Station direction.[11]
    • 29 April 2021: The last bus to Shenzhen Bay Port was delayed to 21:30, and that to Yuen Long Station was delayed to 22:15.[12][13]
  • 21 March 2022: The last bus time was advanced to 16:30 for Shenzhen Bay Port, whereas that to 18:15 for Yuen Long Station direction.[14]
  • 22 March 2022: The last bus time was advanced to 16:15 for Shenzhen Bay Port direction.[15][16]
  • 8 July 2022: The last bus to Shenzhen Bay Port was delayed to 17:30, whereas that to Yuen Long Station was delayed to 20:15.[17][18]
  • 8 August 2022: In view of the change of service hours for nucleic acid testing at Shenzhen Bay Port to 08:00 - 18:30, the first bus to Shenzhen Bay Port was advanced to 07:30, and the first bus to Yuen Long Station was advanced to 08:15.[19][20]
  • 14 December 2022: The Government cancelled the "Test Pending" arrangement for rapid nucleic acid testing at Shenzhen Bay Port for Shenzhen-bound travellers on the previous day, the first bus time for the return direction was postponed by one hour, and the last bus time for Shenzhen Bay Port wdirection was postponed to 18:30.[21][22]
  • 8 January 2023: In view of the resumption of normal opening hours of Shenzhen Bay Port, the normal service hours for the return direction was resumed.[23]

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 10/2023, see here for the referenced link

From Yuen Long MTR Station
Service hours Headways (mins)
Daily
06:00 - 22:00 20
22:00 - 22:30 30
From Shenzhen Bay Port
Service hours Headways (mins)
Daily
06:45 - 07:10 25
07:10 - 22:50 20
22:50 - 00:20 30
This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry service.

Fares[]

Fare chart (to Shenzhen Bay Port)
Boarding stop
\
Alighting stop
 Yuen Long Station or after Hung Shui Kiu Light Rail Stop or after
Shenzhen Bay Port or before $15.8 $11.3
Fare chart (to Yuen Long Station)
Boarding stop
\
Alighting stop
 Shenzhen Bay Port or after Hung Shui Kiu Light Rail Stop or after
Hung Shui Kiu Light Rail Stop or before $11.3 *
Yuen Long Station or before $15.8 $4.6
Fare Remarks
  • Half-fare for children aged below 12 and senior citizens aged 65 or above; the remainder of the fare after half-fare will be counted as 10 cents.
  • Elderly persons aged 65 or above using Senior Octopus Cards or Personalised Octopus cards, Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 using JoyYou Card, and eligible persons with disabilities using Personalised Octopus cards with "Persons with Disabilities Status" can enjoy a flat fare of $2.0 per journey under the $2 Concessionary Fare. If the concessionary fare for eligible persons with disabilities aged below 12 and senior citizens aged 65 or above is less than $2.0 after a 50% discount from the regular fare, the beneficiary is only required to pay the original concessionary fare; if the original full fare for Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 or eligible persons with disabilities is already less than $2.0, the beneficiary is also only required to pay the original full fare.
  • Passengers are required to tender exact fare by cash or by Octopus card when boarding. No exact change will be given.
  • Passengers can use AlipayHK "EasyGo" and WeChat QR Code Payment to pay the fares. Passengers using this form of payment cannot enjoy the "Public Transport Fare Subsidy" nor the "Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities".
  • "Lantau Pass" is not applicable to this route.
  • ＊ Two-way section fare - Passengers paying the fare by Octopus card are required to notify the driver to adjust the fare processor before tapping card.

Bus deployments[]

This route is mainly served by Young Man JNP6122G (YM) and MAN A95 (MD/MDR), and two BYD K9RB (BE03-04) are also tested on this route.. All vehicles travelling on this route must have a Frontier Closed Road Permit.

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 20.4km, and the journey time is approximately 34mins. (The average speed is 36km/h.)

To Shenzhen Bay Port[]

Via: Long Yat Road, Long Lok Road, Castle Peak Road (Yuen Long, Ping Shan, Hung Shui Kiu and Lam Tei), Lam Tei Interchange, Yuen Long Highway, Kong Sham Western Highway, Shenzhen Bay Bridge and unnamed access road

New Lantao Bus Route B2 (Yuen Long MTR Station → Shenzhen Bay Port)
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Yuen Long Town Yuen Long MTR Station
2 Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long Yau San Street
3 Tai Tong Road
4 Yuen Long Police Station
5 Castle Peak Road - Ping Shan Shui Pin Tsuen
6 Yuen Long Park
7 Ping Shan Long Bin
8 Ping Shan
9 San Hei Tsuen
10 Fui Sha Wai
11 Tai Tao Tsuen
12 Hung Shui Kiu Castle Peak Road - Hung Shui Kiu Uptown
13 Hung Shui Kiu Light Rail Stop Section fare begins here
14 Chung Uk Tsuen Light Rail Stop
15 Yick Yuen Tsuen
16 Lam Tei Castle Peak Road - Lam Tei Nai Wai
17 Fuk Hang Tsuen
18 Miu Fat Buddhist Monastery
19 Lam Tei Light Rail Stop
Yuen Long Highway; Kong Sham Western Highway, Shenzhen Bay Bridge
All stops beyond this point are within the Frontier Closed Area (FCA). Passengers who do not possess a valid Closed Area Permit or travel documents (e.g. "Entry and Exit Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents" (Home Return Permit), passport, etc.) must alight at all stops before this point
20 Shenzhen (Shekou) Shenzhen Bay Port Within the Frontier Closed Area
The Shenzhen Bay Port Hong Kong Port Area (including the bus terminus) is a Frontier Closed Area (FCA). Passengers boarding, alighting or staying at this area must have a valid travel document (e.g. "Entry and Exit Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents" (Home Return Permit), passport, etc.) or a Frontier Closed Area Permit, otherwise it is an offence. Passengers should enter the Joint Inspection Building as soon as possible after alighting from the bus to complete the departure formalities.

To Yuen Long Station[]

Via: unnamed access road, Shenzhen Bay Bridge, Kong Sham Western Highway, Yuen Long Highway, Lam Tei Interchange, Castle Peak Road (Lam Tei, Hung Shui Kiu, Ping Shan, Yuen Long) and Long Yat Road

New Lantao Bus Route B2 (Shenzhen Bay Port → Yuen Long MTR Station)
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Shenzhen (Shekou) Shenzhen Bay Port Within the Frontier Closed Area
All stops before this point are within the Frontier Closed Area. Passengers without a Closed Area Permit or travel documents (e.g. "Entry and Exit Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents" (Home Return Permit), passport, etc.) are not allowed to go there
Shenzhen Bay Bridge, Kong Sham Western Highway; Yuen Long Highway
2 Lam Tei Castle Peak Road - Lam Tei Lam Tei Light Rail Stop
3 Tsing Chuen Wai
4 Nai Wai Light Rail Stop
5 Hung Shui Kiu Castle Peak Road - Hung Shui Kiu Yick Yuen Tsuen
6 Chung Uk Tsuen Light Rail Stop
7 Hung Shui Kiu Light Rail Stop Two-way section fare ends here
Section fare begins here
8 Ping Shan Castle Peak Road - Ping Shan Tai Tao Tsuen
9 Fui Sha Wai
10 Tong Fong Tsuen Light Rail Stop
11 Ping Shan Light Rail Stop
12 Yuen Long Town Villa By The Park
13 Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long Hi Lee Path
14 Tung Lok Street
15 Kuk Ting Street
16 Yuen Long MTR Station
The Shenzhen Bay Port Hong Kong Port Area (including the bus terminus) is a Frontier Closed Area (FCA). Passengers boarding, alighting or staying at this area must have a valid travel document (e.g. "Entry and Exit Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents" (Home Return Permit), passport, etc.) or a Frontier Closed Area Permit, otherwise it is an offence.

Ridership[]

Based on historical Bus Route Planning Programmes and other information, the ridership of this route is shown below:

  • 2019: The average daily occupancy rate was 46%. [24]
  • 2021: The occupancy rate during the busiest hour is 57%, with about 15% of the total passengers travelling between Lam Tei and Hung Shui Kiu to/from Shenzhen Bay Port on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, and about 4% of the total passengers travelling between Lam Tei and Yuen Long.

Gallery[]

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NLB Route B2 (Edit)


Remarks[]

Related articles[]

  • NLB Route B2P
  • NLB Route B2X
  • NLB Route NB2
  • NLB Route XB2

References[]

  1. ↑ "西部通道3巴士線單程11元 屯門元朗往返 城巴嶼巴經營" (3 Western Corridor bus routes run between Tuen Mun and Yuen Long priced at $11 per trip, to be operated by Citybus and NLB), Ming Pao, 23 June 2007.
  2. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "More Links, More Convenience" [News Bulletin], 25 June 2007.
  3. ↑ 巴士新聞 2009年1月 (Bus News January 2009), BUStop.
  4. ↑ 巴士新聞 2009年7月 (Bus News July 2009), BUStop.
  5. ↑ "巴士分段收費被轟混亂" (Two-way section fares on buses slammed for being chaotic), Apple Daily, 18 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "LCQ19: Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities", 21 March 2018.
  7. ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited,"B2號線巴士深圳灣口岸往元朗 增設上客站服務 收費模式" (Route B2 Shenzhen Bay Port to Yuen Long Station Addition of Pick-up Services and Fare Modes) [Passenger Notice], 18 August 2014.
  8. ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "Estimated Time of Bus Arrival Enquiry Service Trial" [News Release], 24 February 2017.
  9. ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "Additional Bus Stop for NLB Route B2" [News Release], 13 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustment of NLB Route No. B2 (Yuen Long Station – Shenzhen Bay Port)" [Traffic Advice], 18 September 2017.
  11. ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "NLB Routes B2 and B2P Service Hour Adjusted" [News Release], 2 April 2020.
  12. ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "NLB Routes B2 and B2P Service Hour Adjusted" [News Release], 27 April 2021.
  13. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Special Traffic Arrangements for Shenzhen Bay Port" [Traffic Advice], 28 April 2021.
  14. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Special Traffic Arrangements for Shenzhen Bay Port" [Traffic Advice], 20 March 2022.
  15. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Special Traffic Arrangements for Shenzhen Bay Port" [Traffic Advice], 21 March 2022.
  16. ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "NLB Routes B2 and B2P Service Hour Adjusted" [News Release], 21 March 2022.
  17. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Special Traffic Arrangements for Shenzhen Bay Port" [Traffic Advice], 21 March 2022.
  18. ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "NLB Routes B2 and B2P Service Hour Adjusted" [News Release], 21 March 2022.
  19. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Special Traffic Arrangements for Shenzhen Bay Port" [Traffic Advice], 21 March 2022.
  20. ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "NLB Routes B2 and B2P Service Hour Adjusted" [News Release], 21 March 2022.
  21. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Special Traffic Arrangements for Shenzhen Bay Port" [Traffic Advice], 21 March 2022.
  22. ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "NLB Routes B2 and B2P Service Hour Adjusted" [News Release], 21 March 2022.
  23. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS AT BOUNDARY CONTROL POINTS AFTER FULL RESUMPTION OF NORMAL TRAVEL" , 5 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2019-20 (Director of Bureau : Secretary for Transport and Housing Session No.: 9)", Legislative Council, p.515.

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