The New Territories Resident Bus Route NR334 is the "Park Island Airport Flyer" (珀麗灣機場專線) operated by Park Island Transport Company Limited (PITCL) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 11288A). It runs between Park Island and Airport via Lantau Link, North Lantau Highway and Cathay City, with additional detours via HZMB Hong Kong Port for departures from Park Island at 00min hourly.
This route is officially a circular route as listed in the according to Transport Department's Schedule of Services, but at the request of individual bus captains, except those boarding at Cathay City, all passengers must alight or repay the fare after the vehicle has arrived at Airport Terminal Building or HZMB Hong Kong Port, therefore it belongs to a fake circular route.
History[]
When Sun Hung Kai Properties rolled out the sale of flats in Park Island, it was stated in the sales brochure that there would be a ferry service to and from the Airport. However, in 2002, the Airport Authority withdrew the Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier for conversion into SkyPier, thus putting the plan on hold indefinitely.
In view of the transport needs of the residents, Park Island Transport planned to launch the Hong Kong International Airport Resident Bus Service in 2006 and announced the installation of a large-sized LCD screen at the Park Island Bus Terminus to display the latest flight information.
- 3 June 2007: Route NR334 was put into service, with free trial rides available to households on the inaugural day.
- 1 July 2008: The $18.0 resident concessionary fare was cancelled.
- 1 November 2016: The "Intra-Island Bus Service Interchange Discount for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities" was introduced on a trial basis. The $2.0 section fare of this route on Ma Wan Island could be waived when connecting to Route NR331 or NR331S to/from Tsuen Wan between 10:00 and 00:50.
- 2 May 2018: Due to the implementation of vehicular control at the Cathay City Carpark, the concerned intermediate stop was relocated from East Coast Road to outside the main entrance at Scenic Road.
- 19 February 2019: To tie in with the commencement of expansion works at Terminal 2, the airport pick-up point was relocated from the Terminal 2 Coach Terminal at Terminal 2 to the newly completed Coach Station at Carpark 1, while the intermediate stop originally located outside Terminal 1 at Cheong Hong Road was cancelled.
- 1 May 2020: Service was suspended until 30 April 2021 due to continued decline in patronage as a result of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak. From the same date onwards, only Octopus payment was accepted and cash payment was no longer accepted.
- The then Tsuen Wan District Councillor, Roy Tam Hoi-pong (譚凱邦), discussed the matter with Park Island Transport, and the bus company offered to operate six buses during peak hours, but in the end no consensus could be reached.
- 4 January 2021: Real-time arrival enquiry service was introduced on this route.[1]
- 1 December 2023: Octopus interchange concessions with NLB Route B4 was introduced.[2]
- 1 February 2024: Departures from Park Island hourly at 00min detoured via "HZMB Hong Kong Port Loading and Unloading Area".
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[]
| from Park Island | |
|---|---|
| Departure Time (hr) | Departure Time (min) |
| Daily | |
| 06 - 23 | 00, 30 |
| 00 | 00 |
| Remarks | |
| Departures coloured in red detour via HZMB Hong Kong Port. | |
Fares[]
| Fare (Resident/Visitor) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full Fare | $32.5 | |
| Beach Commercial Complex to/from Park Island Bus Terminus | $2.0 | |
| Fare Remarks |
|---|
|
Octopus Interchange Concessions[]
| Route NR334 and Ferry Interchange Concessions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Amount saved | Interchange location | Time limit | Remarks |
| Park Island - Central Ferry／ Park Island - Tsuen Wan Ferry |
NR334 Airport direction, alight at or before Beach Commercial Centre |
$2.0 (equivalent to one bus fare waiver) | Tung Wan Pier → Park Island Bus Terminus | 120mins | Concession is only applicable to passengers paying intra-island section fares[3] |
| NR334 Park Island direction, board at stops starting from Beach Commercial Complex | Park Island - Central Ferry／ Park Island - Tsuen Wan Ferry |
Park Island Bus Terminus → Tung Wan Pier | |||
Interchange concessions with NLB Route B4[]
Template:NLB Route B4 Interchange Concession Scheme
Bus Deployments[]
This route is currently served by three high-floor coaches, with the main models being Sunlong SLK6112LY. Enviro200 Dart low-floor buses and one Toyota Coaster private light bus (LE5811) may occasionally support this route.
Routing[]
- As Ma Wan Road only links the Tsing Ma Bridge towards Tsing Yi, buses travelling to and from Ma Wan Road need to turn around at North West Tsing Yi Interchange and continue their journey westbound towards Tsing Ma Bridge.
- # Depending on traffic conditions, buses can be diverted via Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Long Road and North Lantau Highway then return to original routing.
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Regular |
Pak Lai Road, Pak Lam Road, Ma Wan Road, Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Lantau Link, North Lantau Highway, Airport Road, Chun Wan Road Interchange, Scenic Road, Cathay Pacific City Bus Terminus, Scenic Road, East Coast Road, Airport Road, Cheong Lin Road, Cheong Tat Road, Coach Station, Carpark 1, Cheong Tat Road, Airport North Interchange, Airport Road, Airport South Interchange, #(Airport Road, North Lantau Highway), Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Lantau Link, Ma Wan Road, Pak Lam Road and Pak Lai Road |
|---|---|
| ② * Detouring via HZMB Hong Kong Port |
..., Airport Road, Cheong Lin Road, Sky City Interchange, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Fai Road, Shun Wui Road, HZMB Hong Kong Port Public Transport Interchange, Shun Wui Road, Chek Lap Kok Road, Shun Long Road, North Lantau Highway, Lantau Link... |
| Routing remarks | |
| Resident Bus Route NR334 (Park Island ↺ Airport) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Ma Wan | Park Island | ||
| 2 | Pak Lam Road | Kei Wai Primary School | ||
| 3 | Beach Commercial Complex | near Noah's Ark Resort Hotel | ||
 Lantau Link; North West Tsing Yi Interchange; Lantau Link, North Lantau Highway
| ||||
| 4 | Airport (Logistics Area) | Scenic Road | Cathay City | |
| Airport Road | ||||
| 5 | Airport (Terminal Area) | Airport  |
Circular route return point Parking at Coach Bay No.9 | |
| ＊ | HZMB Hong Kong Port Artificial Island | Shun Fai Road | HZMB Passenger Clearance Building (Drop-off Area) | Applicable to departures using Routing ② |
| HZMB Passenger Clearance Building (Pick-up Area) | ||||
| North Lantau Highway, Lantau Link; North West Tsing Yi Interchange; Lantau Link
| ||||
| 6 | Ma Wan | Pak Lam Road | Beach Commercial Complex | near Noah's Ark Resort Hotel |
| 7 | Kei Wai Primary School | |||
| 8 | Tin Liu New Village | |||
| 9 | Park Island | |||
| All roads within Ma Wan are within the closed road vicnity. | ||||
Ridership[]
According to different information, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2013: This route, together with the other resident bus routes in Ma Wan (NR330, NR331, NR332 and NR338), had an average daily ridership of 23,000 in 2013, with an overall average occupancy rate of about 80%.[4]
- 2016: The average daily ridership of this route together with other Ma Wan residents' bus routes (NR330, NR331, NR331S, NR332 and NR338) was 22,800 in 2016.[5]
- 2017 and 2018: The average daily ridership of this route together with other Ma Wan residents' bus routes (NR330, NR331, NR331S, NR332 and NR338) was 22,500.[5]
Related Incidents[]
- 27 June 2014: At around 9:00 am, a Dennis Dart (201/MW3441) heading towards Airport (Terminal 2) burst into flames at its rear while it was travelling on the slip road from Tsing Ma Bridge towards Tsing Yi, and no one was injured in the incident.
Gallery[]
Route NR334 was once mainly operated with Dennis Darts with "Park Island Airport Flyer" special bus body livery
A bus on Route NR334 just departed from Coach Station, Carpark 1
Enviro200s may support Route NR334 when in need
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
Resident Bus Route NR334 (Edit)
Notes and References[]
- ↑ PITCL, "[71 Real-time arrival enquiry system]" [Passenger Notice], December 2020.
- ↑ Park Island Transport Company Limited, "NR334 Set Up New Interchange Fare Concessions Scheme Connect with the HZMB Hong Kong Port" [Passenger Notice], November 2023.
- ↑ Park Island Transport Company Limited, Central/Tsuen Wan Ferry Routes Interchange within Ma Wan Area Bus Routes NR330 MTR Tsing Yi Station/NR332 Kwai Fong Metroplaza/NR334 Airport Terminal 2 Interchange Discount Scheme" [Passenger Notice].
- ↑ Public Transport Services for Ma Wan Residents, Official Record of Proceedings of the Legislative Council, 28 May 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "【居民巴士系列】營辦商月付六萬元予鄉委會 馬灣人擔心轉嫁乘客" ([Resident Bus Series] Operator pays $60,000 a month to the Rural Committee and Ma Wan people are worried about passing it on to passengers), HK01, 29 January 2019.
External Links[]
- PITCL Official Route Information: NR334 (PDF Route Map)
- PITCL Official Route Information: NR334 (PDF Route Map) (effective 1 May 2021)
- PITCL Bus Service Schedules
- Transport Department's Official Route Information: NR334 (effective 1 January 2023)
- Past service details:
Template:PITCL Bus Routes Template:List of Tsuen Wan District Resident Bus Routes
Park Island Airport Flyer