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Nathan Road (彌敦道) starts from Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui in the south and ends at the junction of Boundary Street and Cheung Sha Wan Road in Mong Kok in the north, with a total length of 3.5km. It is one of the main roads from Yau Tsim Mong District to the Kowloon Peninsula.
A large number of buses pass through the entire section of Nathan Road, among which NLB Route 1R (northbound), KMB Routes 6, 35A, 35X, 234X, N241, Citybus Routes N21, N21A and NA20 also pass through the entire section of Nathan Road.
History[]
Nathan Road, formerly known as Robinson Road, was built by British Army engineers in 1860. At that time, it was only a small alley, from Middle Road to Austin Road, which was only a section of Tsim Sha Tsui. In 1904, the then Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Nathan, decided to open up the Kowloon Peninsula, build the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) (now the East Rail Line), and widened Robinson Road in Kowloon to six lanes and extend it to Waterloo Road. In 1909, the Hong Kong government renamed Robinson Road in Kowloon to "Nathan Road" to avoid confusion with Robinson Road in Hong Kong Island.
On the other hand, King George V was crowned in 1911, and the section from Waterloo Road to Argyle Street was named "Coronation Road". In 1926, the Hong Kong government completed the leveling project of the Kowloon Peninsula and Coronation Road was extended to Boundary Street. At this time, the government also merged the two streets into the current Nathan Road. Since then, Nathan Road has played an important role in the development history of Hong Kong.
Flourish[]
Over the years, commerce has flourished along Nathan Road, with numerous commercial buildings and shops making it a must-see for domestic and foreign tourists.
From 1976 to 1982, due to the construction of the Mass Transit Railway, some sections of Nathan Road were changed to one-way southbound. Dozens of routes needed to be rerouted, most of which were diverted through Shanghai Street, which was still a two-way road at that time.
In order to cope with a series of projects such as the KCR Tsim Sha Tsui Extension, the MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station and the Salisbury Road Tunnel, the Tsim Sha Tsui section of Nathan Road has implemented a series of diversion measures since 2002, and the bus stops had to also be temporarily relocated.
As early as 2007, the Transport Department had planned to cancel the exclusive right turn for northbound buses from Nathan Road to Mong Kok Road to reduce road competition between people and vehicles. Starting from the first departure on 6 March, 2009, routes 95, 203, N216, N271 and N281 will not be able to turn right from Nathan Road to Mong Kok Road. Instead, they will turn left to Argyle Street, Reclamation Street and then Mong Kok Road, where they would return to their original routing. There are routes and intermediate stops that were not affected.
Currently, the section of Nathan Road between Prince Edward Road West and Mong Kok Road is part of the Mong Kok Franchised Bus Low Emission Xone established by the Hong Kong government. Only Euro IV or above buses are allowed to travel there. In addition, the Transport Department has set a quota for the section of Nathan Road located north of Jordan Road to limit the number of franchised buses entering this section.
Bus Stops[]
The Transport Department reorganised the bus stops of the entirety of Nathan Road between February and March 2000, involving 97 Bus Routes running through Nathan Road.[1]. The department appropriately arranges the route combination for each station based on the destination of each route and the location and geographical environment of each bus stop, and cancels the near distance bus stop.
The restructuring plan was carried out in two phases. The first phase involves the 23 sets of bus stops on the northbound side of Nathan Road and was implemented on 27 February; the second phase involves the 24 sets of bus stops on the southbound side of Nathan Road and was implemented on 5 March[2]. After the bus stop reorganization, the number of bus stops per hour during Peak Hours for each route has been reduced from 6,300 to 5,400, accounting for approximately 14% of the total. The Transport Department conducted a survey after the implementation of the bus stop reorganization plan at Nathan Road. The results showed that the bus journey time on Nathan Road during peak hours was reduced by about 6 to 7 minutes on average, or about 20%. The results were satisfactory.
| List of bus stops on Nathan Road (north to south) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Northbound bus stop (KMB) | Southbound bus stop (KMB) | Nearby landmark(s) | Citybus name(s) |
| Mong Kok | Boundary Street (Connecting to Cheung Sha Wan Road) | |||
| Prince Edward Station | Prince Edward Station Exit A to Boundary Street | Prince Edward Station | ||
| Playing Field Road (No right turns going northbound) | ||||
| ／ | Mong Kok Police Station | Prince Edward Station, Near Mong Kok Police Station | Mong Kok Police Station, Prince Edward Station | |
| Prince Edward Road West (You are only allowed to go straight in the northbound direction, and you are not allowed to turn left in the southbound direction) | ||||
| Arran Street Mong Kok | Nullah Street Mong Kok | Opposite Golden Plaza and Allied Plaza | Northbound: Arran Street, Prince Edward Station Southbound: Allied Plaza, Nullah Road | |
| Arran Street (Northbound, only forward, next to Mong Kok (Arran Street) Minibus Terminus)／Nullah Road (Southbound) | ||||
| Lai Chi Kok Road (Vehicles going southbound can only go forward) | ||||
| Bute Street (Forward Only) | ||||
| Bute Street | ／ | Opposite Kingland Apartments | Bute Street | |
| Mong Kok Road (Forward only Northbound, no turning right going Southbound) | ||||
| Fife Street (Southbound only, near the GMB terminus) | ||||
| Fife Street Mong Kok | Mong Kok Station | Opposite Winner Mansion and Mong Kok Centre, Near Mong Kok Station Exit A1 and D1 | Mong Kok Centre, Mong Kok Station | |
| Argyle Street (Vehicles going Northbound can't turn right, Vehicles going Southbound can only go forward) | ||||
| Nelson Street Mong Kok | Near the Nelson Street | Southbound: Bank Centre, Nelson Street, Mong Kok Station Northbound: Grand Plaza, Nelson Street, Langham Place, Mong Kok Station | ||
| Shantung Street | ||||
| Shantung Street Mong Kok | Hollywood Shopping Centre, opposite Sun Hing Building | Southbound: Shantung Street Northbound: Shantung Street, Grand Plaza, Langham Place, Mong Kok Station | ||
| Soy Street Mong Kok | Sino Centre, opposite Chong Hing Square | Sino Centre, Soy Street | ||
| Changsha Street (Northbound, forward only) | ||||
| Cheung Sha Street Mong Kok | ／ | Opposite the Ashley Nine | Changsha Street | |
| Dundas Street (Forward only, eastbound road has a PLB Terminus) | ||||
| Yau Ma Tei | Dundas Street Mong Kok | Near the exit to Dundas Street | Southbound: Dundas Street Northbound: Dundas Street, Choi Tai Fuk Centre, Sino Centre | |
| Hamilton Street (Forward only Northbound, no turning right going Southbound) | ||||
| Pitt Street Yau Ma Tei | Outside Kowloon Building, Near Yau Ma Tei Station Exit A1 | Pitt Street | ||
| Pitt Street (Only southbound, southbound via Waterloo Road, then turn left to pass Pitt Street) | ||||
| Pitt Street Yau Ma Tei | Outside Ka Wing Building, Near Yau Ma Tei Station Exit A2 | Pitt Street, Yau Ma Tei Station | ||
| Waterloo Road (Vehicles going Southbound can only go forward) | ||||
| / | Man Ming Lane Yau Ma Tei | Near Yau Ma Tei Fire Station, Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market, Yau Ma Tei Theatre | Man Ming Lane, Yau Ma Tei Station | |
| Man Ming Lane (Northbound only) | ||||
| Man Ming Lane Yau Ma Tei | Wing Sing Lane Yau Ma Tei | Near the entrance to Wing Sing Lane | Wing Sing Lane | |
| Wing Sing Lane (Vehicles can only go forward northbound, and not allowed to turn right southbound) | ||||
| Public Square Street Yau Ma Tei | ／ | Beside the Sunbeam Commercial Building, Near the entrance to Wing Sing Lane | Public Square Street | |
| Public Square Street (Turn to Shanghai Street) | ||||
| ／ | Public Square Street Yau Ma Tei | Near the entrance Gascoigne Road | ／ | |
| Gascoigne Road (Entrance) (Southbound Only) | ||||
| Kowloon Central Post Office | Gascoigne Road | Opposite the Kowloon Central Post Office and Eaton HK | Northbound: Kowloon Central Post Office Southbound: ／ | |
| Gascoigne Road (Vehicles going southbound can only go forward) | ||||
| Peking Street (Vehicles going northbound can't turn right, Vehicles going Southbound can only go forward) | ||||
| ／ | Saigon Street Yau Ma Tei | Near the Nathan Hotel and Saigon Street | Nathan Hotel, Saigon Street | |
| Saigon Street (Southbound Only) | ||||
| Ning Po Street Yau Ma Tei | Cheong Lok Street Yau Ma Tei | Ning Po Street | ||
| Ning Po Street (Northbound, forward only), Cheong Lok Street (Southbound, forward only) | ||||
| Nanking Street Yau Ma Tei | ／ | Opposite Buckingham Building | Nanking Street | |
| Nanking Street (No right turns are allowed in either direction) | ||||
| Jordan Road (No right turns are allowed going southbound, and forward only going northbound) | ||||
| Bowring Street Yau Ma Tei | Tak Shing Street Tsim Sha Tsui | Opposite Kam Ling Building | Northbound: Jordan Station, Bowring Street Southbound: Prudential Centre, Tak Shing Street, Jordan Station | |
| Bowring Street (Northbound only) | ||||
| Austin Road | ／ | North of Austin Road | Austin Road | |
| Tak Shing Street (Southbound only, forward only) | ||||
| Austin Road | ／ | North ofAustin Road | Austin Road | |
| Austin Road (Forward only) | ||||
| Tsim Sha Tsui | Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station | / | Next to the main entrance of Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station | / |
| Hillwood Road (Southbound Only) | ||||
| Park Lane | St. Andrew's Church | Next to Parklane Shopping Avenue and St. Andrew's Church | Northbound: Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard Southbound: / | |
| ／ | Kimberley Road | Next to Mira Place, Near the entrance to Kimberley Road | Kimberley Road | |
| Kimberley Road (Southbound Only) | ||||
| Kimberley Road | ／ | Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard, Near the entrance to Kimberley Road | Kimberley Road | |
| Granville Road (Forward only) | ||||
| ／ | Cameron Road | Near the entrance to Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit B | Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui | |
| Cameron Road (Southbound Only) | ||||
| Kowloon Mosque And Islamic Centre | ／ | Near Kowloon Park and Kowloon Mosque And Islamic Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit A | Kowloon Mosque And Islamic Centre | |
| Haiphong Road, Humphreys Avenue (Forward Only) | ||||
| Tsim Sha Tsui BBI－ Haiphong Road | ／ | Near Haiphong Road | Haiphong Road, The Masterpiece | |
| Canarvon Road (Forward Only) | ||||
| Mody Road (Southbound Only) | ||||
| Peking Road (Southbound Only) | ||||
| Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Middle Road | Near the Kowloon Hotel, No. 26 Nathan Road | Northbound: Kowloon Hotel, Middle Road Southbound: Middle Road, Chungking Mansions | ||
| Middle Road (No right turns) | ||||
| Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Peninsula Hotel | Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Middle Road | Near the Peninsula Hotel, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel | Northbound: Peninsula Hotel Southbound: ／ | |
| Kimberley Road | ||||
Remarks: In the last column, bold indicates the stop name displayed on the Citybus stop announcements when it displays (it is also the stop name used in the official website information and route sheets of Citybus).
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References[]
- ↑ 立法會十八題：重組巴士路線及巴士站紓緩繁忙交通, 14 June, 2000
- ↑ Bus stop reshuffle enhances traffic flow at Nathan Road, Transport Department Press Release, 25 February, 2000
External Links[]
- 香港電台：彌敦一百年特輯
- 立法會十八題：彌敦道道路安全改善計劃
- 有咩路線可以有更短路程，hkitalk.net