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The route information contained in this article is accurate at the time of the last service provision.
Details of the next service under this article will be updated when they are officially announced.

The Hong Kong Island Recreation Bus Route 8R is operated by New World First Bus (NWFB). It runs one way from Hong Kong Stadium to Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort), via Taikoo Shing, Sai Wan Ho, Aldrich Bay and Chai Wan East.

Route 8R only provides service after the major events in Hong Kong Stadium ends for the convenience of spectators to return to Eastern District by express route without having to walk to Causeway Road.

History[]

  • 22 July 2017: In conjunction with the "HKFA - Premier League Asia Trophy" football tournament held at the Hong Kong Stadium, Route 8R provided service for the first time. It observed the area of Taikoo Shing during its initial commencement.[1]
  • 22 October 2017: Due to the introduction of Route 2R, it no longer observes Taikoo Shing and observes Shau Kei Wan Bus Terminus instead.[2]
  • 14 November 2019: Due to the anti-ELAB protests in Chai Wan area, the service was temporarily diverted to Chai Wan Road via the Island Eastern Corridor and Wing Tai Road after stopping at the "Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence" stop at Tung Hei Road:[3]
    • Stops at "Chong Gene Hang College" on Island Eastern Corridor, as well as "Walton Estate", "Yue Wan Estate" and "Sheung On Street" on Chai Wan Road were temporarily cancelled, and was replaced by a stop at "Chai Wan Industrial City" on Wing Tai Road.
  • 31 March 2023: Divert via Taikoo Shing and Shau Kei Wan Road and omit Shau Kei Wan Bus Terminus.[4]

Service Hours and Headways[]

This route operates only at the end of major events at the Hong Kong Stadium and the frequency will be adjusted according to the number of passengers.

Fares[]

Journey/Boarding Stop Fare
Full Fare $10.9
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 may also use AlipayHK "EasyGo", Alipay, QuickPass, BoC Pay "RideCode", WeChat Pay HK or WeChat "Ride Code", Visa, Mastercard and UnionPay cards with inductive payment capabilities, as well as Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay and Huawei Pay mobile payment platforms for fare payment. Passengers using the above payment method can only enjoy the interchange concessions with other Citybus solely-operated routes or the Citybus departures of the jointly-operated routes, and cannot enjoy the "Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme" nor the "Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities".

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 12.7km, and the journey time is approximately 33mins. (The average speed is 23.1km/h.)

Via: Causeway Road, Moreton Terrace, Causeway Road, Hing Fat Street, Island Eastern Corridor, slip road, Taikoo Wan Road, Tai Fung Avenue, Taikoo Shing Road, Tai Mou Avenue, Taikoo Wan Road, Tai Wing Road, Taikoo Shing Road, King's Road, Shau Kei Wan Road, Aldrich Bay Road, Tung Hei Road, Island Eastern Corridor, Chai Wan Road and Siu Sai Wan Road

NWFB Route 8R (Hong Kong StadiumSiu Sai Wan (Island Resort))
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Causeway Bay Tung Lo Wan Road Hong Kong Stadium (8R, 930R Boarding Stop) outside Regent Heights, opposite St. Paul's Hospital
Route4 Island Eastern Corridor
2 Quarry Bay (Taikoo Shing) Taikoo Shing Road Cityplaza MTR logo
3 Taikoo Wan Road Lotus Mansion, Taikoo Shing
4 Taikoo Shing Road Tai Woo Mansion, Taikoo Shing
5 Sai Wan Ho Shau Kei Wan Road Tai On Building MTR logo
6 Hoi An Street
7 Aldrich Bay Road
8 Shau Kei Wan (Aldrich Bay) Aldrich Bay Road Oi Yin Street
9 Tung Hei Road Hong Kong East Tree Team MTR logo near Aldrich Bay
10 A Kung Ngam Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
Route4 Island Eastern Corridor
11 Chai Wan Island Eastern Corridor Chong Gene Hang College near Chai Wan Park
12 Chai Wan Walton Estate
13 Yue Wan Estate
14 Chai Wan East Sheung On Street
15 Siu Sai Wan Siu Sai Wan Road Harmony Garden near Siu Sai Wan Estate
16 Cheerful Garden
17 Fullview Garden
18 Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort)

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

Related Articles[]

References[]

  1. New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB Operates Route 8R to Siu Sai Wan after the Premier League Asia Trophy final" [News Release], 21 July 2017.
  2. New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB Operates Route 8R to Siu Sai Wan after the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers" [News Release], 18 October 2017.
  3. New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB Operates Special Route 2R, 8R and 914R from Hong Kong Stadium to Yiu Tung Estate, Siu Sai Wan and Jordan respectively for football match" [News Release], 14 November 2019.
  4. Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "Citybus and NWFB Operate 5 Special Routes for The Hong Kong Sevens" [News Release], 28 March 2023.

External Links[]

Template:List of Major Event Special Bus Routes

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