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Route 9 (九號幹線) also known as the New Territories Circular Road (九號幹線), is a 70.7 kilometre-long trunk road completed in January 1993. It is the longest strategic route in Hong Kong[1] and the only circular strategic route in Hong Kong.
Major sections[]
| Section names of Route 9 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From (km) | To (km) | Name | Remarks |
| Shing Mun Tunnels Toll Plaza[2] | |||
| 0.0 | 0.3 | Cheung Pei Shan Road[3] | |
| 0.3 | 3.1 | Shing Mun Tunnels | Toll tunnel |
| 3.1 | 5.5 | Shing Mun Tunnel Road | |
| 5.5 | 8.6 | Tai Po Road - Sha Tin | Fo Tan Road (Exit 2A) to Lam Tei Interchange (Exit 17) belongs to an expressway |
| 8.6 | 20.6 | Tolo Highway | |
| 20.6 | 31.4 | Fanling Highway | |
| 31.4 | 37.6 | San Tin Highway | |
| 37.6 | 38.3 | Tsing Long Highway | |
| 38.3 | 48.1 | Yuen Long Highway | |
| 48.1 | 67.3 | Tuen Mun Road | Tuen Mun Road south of Wong Chu Road (Exit 21) belongs to an expressway |
| 67.3 | 67.5 | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan | |
| 67.5 | 70.7 | Cheung Pei Shan Road[3] | |
| Shing Mun Tunnels Toll Plaza[2] | |||
Exit locations[]
| Exits of Route 9 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exit no. | Intersection name | Connecting road(s) | Accessible area(s) | Remarks |
| Shing Mun Tunnels | ||||
| 1 | Eastbound: Below the Tai Po Road - Tai Wai viaduct Westbound:  Tsing Sha Highway |
Tai Wai (eastbound) Kowloon (W), Lantau (eastbound) |
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| 2 | Sha Tin Rural Committee Road | Sha Tin Town Centre, Sha Tin Wai | ||
| 2A | Fo Tan Road | Fo Tan, Yuen Chau Kok, Shek Mun, Penfold Park | Northbound only | |
| 2B |  Sha Tin Road |
Kowloon (C) | Southbound only End of Route 1 | |
| 2C | Sha Tin Racecourse, Penfold Park | Southbound | ||
| 2D | Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui | Ma Liu Shui, Tai Po Kau | Northbound only | |
| 3 | Sha Tin Racecourse access | Sha Tin Racecourse | ||
| 3A |  Tate's Cairn Highway |
Kowloon (E), Ma On Shan | Southbound only End of Route 2 | |
| 4 | Chak Cheung Street | Chinese University, Ma On Shan | ||
| 4A | Chong San Road | Science Park | Southbound | |
| 5 | Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai Yuen Shin Road |
Tai Po Market, Tai Po Industrial Estate (northbound) | Northbound only for access to Yuen Shin Road | |
| 5A | Tat Wan Road | Tai Po (S) | Northbound only | |
| 6 | Tai Po Tai Wo Road | Tai Po (N) | ||
| 7 | Lam Kam Road Interchange | Tai Po Road - Tai Wo Tai Wo Service Road West Lam Kam Road |
Lam Tsuen, Tai Wo | |
| 7A | Fanling Highway Interchange | Tai Wo Service Road East Heung Yuen Wai Highway |
Kau Lung Hang, Heung Yuen Wai | Southbound only |
| Heung Yuen Wai Highway | Kau Lung Hang, Heung Yuen Wai | Northbound only | ||
| 7B | Wo Hop Shek Interchange | Pak Wo Road | Fanling (S) | Northbound only, accessible to southbound of highway from Jockey Club Road northbound |
| 7C | Jockey Club Road | Fanling (N) | Northbound only, accessible to northbound of highway from Jockey Club Road southbound | |
| 8 | So Kwun Po Road | Sheung Shui, Fanling | ||
| 9 | Po Shek Wu Road Fan Kam Road |
Sheung Shui, Kwu Tung, Pat Heung | ||
| 9A | Pak Shek Au Interchange | Castle Peak Road - Chau Tau Kwu Tung Road |
Kwu Tung | Westbound only |
| 10 | San Tin Interchange | San Sham Road Castle Peak Road - San Tin Kwu Tung Road |
Shenzhen (Huanggang), Lok Ma Chau, San Tin, Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point | |
| 10A | Shek Wu Wai Road | San Tin, Mai Po | Eastbound only | |
| 11 | Fairview Park Interchange | Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi San Tam Road |
Fairview Park, Tai Sang Wai | |
| 12 |  Tsing Long Highway |
Tsuen Wan, Tsing Yi, Kowloon | Connects to Route 3 Country Park Section, accessible to urban area | |
| 13 | Pok Oi Interchange | Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long | Yuen Long, Tai Tong | Eastbound exit is Shap Pat Heung Interchange, westbound exit is Pok Oi Interchange; accessible to another interchange only via slip road |
| Shap Pat Heung Interchange | Shap Pat Heung Road | |||
| 13A | Yuen Long (S), Tai Tong | Westbound only, opened in February 2015 | ||
| 14 | Tong Yan San Tsuen Interchange | Long Tin Road | Yuen Long (W), Tin Shui Wai (E) | |
| 15 | Tin Shui Wai West Interchange | Hung Tin Road | Tin Shui Wai (W), Hung Shui Kiu, Lau Fau Shan | |
| 16 |  Kong Sham Western Highway |
Shenzhen Bay | ||
| 17 | Lam Tei Interchange | Castle Peak Road - Lingnan | Fu Tei, Lam Tei, Tuen Mun (N) | |
| 18 | Tsing Tin Road | Leung King, Tai Hing | ||
| 19 | Pui To Road | San Hui, Tuen Mun Town Centre | Southbound only | |
| San Tak Street | Northbound only | |||
| 20 | Tuen Fat Road | Tuen Mun Town Centre | Southbound only | |
| Tuen Hi Road | Northbound only | |||
| 20A | Tuen Hing Road | Tuen Mun Town Centre, On Ting, Yau Oi | Northbound only | |
| 21 | Wong Chu Road | Tuen Mun (S), Butterfly Beach, Tung Chung, Airport, Zhuhai, Macao | ||
| 22 | Siu Lam Interchange | Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam | Siu Lam | No buses other than buses are allowed to enter or leave the southbound section during the implementation of bus-only lanes |
| 23 | Sham Tseng Interchange | Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng | Sham Tseng | |
| 24 | Tsing Long Highway |
Tsing Yi, Kowloon (Eastbound) Kam Tin, Yuen Long (Westbound) |
Only accessible from  eastbound to southbound, or westbound to northbound, or vice versa
| |
| 24A |  Tsuen Wan Road |
Tsuen Wan (C, S), Kwai Chung | Eastbound only, accessible to the city, connecting to the end of Route 5. | |
| 24C | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan | Tsuen Wan | Eastbound only, westbound vehicles can only go straight to Tuen Mun Road | |
| 25 | Tsuen Kam Interchange | Route Twisk, Tai Ho Road North, Wai Tsuen Road and Texaco Road North | Tsuen Wan, Tai Mo Shan, Tai Wo Hau | |
| 25A | Wo Yi Hop Road Interchange | Wo Yi Hop Road, Sam Tung Uk Road, Cheung Shan Estate Road West | Lei Muk Shue, Kwai Chung, Cheung Shan | Westbound only, eastbound vehicles can only go straight to Shing Mun Tunnels |
| Shing Mun Tunnels | ||||
Bus stops[]
| List of bus stops on Route 9 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direction[4] | Stop name (KMB) | Location introduction | Remarks | |||
| Southbound | Fanling Highway BBI | Near Tai Wo Service Road East and Ho Ka Yuen footbridge | ||||
| Jockey Club Road/Pak Wo Road | ||||||
| So Kwun Po Road | ||||||
| Po Shek Wu Road/Fan Kam Road | ||||||
| Pak Shek Au Interchange | ||||||
| San Tin Interchange | ||||||
| Shek Wu Wai Road | ||||||
| Fairview Park Interchange | ||||||
| Tsing Long Highway
| ||||||
| Pok Oi Interchange | ||||||
| Shap Pat Heung Interchange | ||||||
| Tong Yan San Tsuen Interchange | ||||||
| Tin Shui Wai West Interchange | ||||||
| Kong Sham Western Highway
| ||||||
| Castle Peak Road - Lingnan/Castle Peak Road - Lam Tei | ||||||
| Tsing Tin Road | ||||||
| Two-way | Hung Kiu | Near Tseng Choi Street | ||||
| San Tak Street | ||||||
| Yuk Hong Street | ||||||
| Northbound | San Hui Market | Near San Hui Market | The southbound stop was originally located directly opposite to the northbound stop, and was decommissioned on 16 January 2011 for about two years[5] to tie in with the Tuen Mun Road improvement project. However, the stop was finally reactivated on 19 May 2014[6], and its location has been shifted to the slip road towards Pui To Road, just past Exit 19, so technically the new southbound stop is no longer considered as part of Route 9. | |||
| Pui To Road | ||||||
| Southbound | Tuen Yan Street | Outside Block 8 Tuen Mun Town Plaza | This stop was originally located at Tuen Fat Road, but was moved back to in front of Exit 20 on 6 November 2012 to tie in with the Tuen Mun Road Improvement Project, so the new stop is technically on Route 9 now. | |||
| Tuen Hi Road/Tuen Fat Road | ||||||
| Wong Chu Road | ||||||
| Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam | ||||||
| Southbound[7] | Tuen Mun Road BBI | Near Siu Lam Interchange | Citybus refers to this stop as "Tuen Mun Road Bus -Bus Interchange"; only the interchange stops on Tuen Mun Road is part of Route 9 | |||
| Northbound | Near Brothers Point roundabout | |||||
| Sham Tseng Interchange | ||||||
| Tsing Long Highway
| ||||||
| Tsuen Wan Road
| ||||||
| Eastbound | Tsuen King Circuit Flyover | Between On Yuk Road and Tsuen King Circuit | Excludes the eastbound front and rearmost stops; non-stop for routes running from Tuen Mun Road to Cheung Pei Shan Road; the westbound staop is completely outside of the areas of Route 9 | |||
| Tsuen Kam Interchange | ||||||
| Two-way | Shing Mun Tunnels Bus Interchange | Off Shing Mun Tunnels Toll Plaza | ||||
Note: Tuen Mun Road east of Tai Lam and the rest of Route 9 do not have bus stops and are omitted.
Usage situation[]
As Route 9 is a circular road system, there is no single bus or green minibus route serving the whole of Route 9. However, as Route 9 is the only expressway system running between parts of the Northern New Territories and urban Kowloon (including Fanling Highway in the North District, Tolo Highway in the Tai Po District, and Tuen Mun Road in the Tuen Mun District, etc.), it serves as the route for the majority of the external bus routes running between the various districts in the Northern New Territories. Most of the routes to/from Tsuen Wan/Kwai Tsing and Sha Tin districts pass through the Shing Mun Tunnels, which is part of Route 9. The expressway section of Tuen Mun Road is the busiest section of Route 9 and is heavily trafficked and therefore bus-only lanes are provided to minimise the impact of traffic congestion on buses.
Notes and References[]
- ↑ Highways Department - New Territories Roads
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 As this is a circular road, there is no start and finish point and milestones are counted from here.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 This road extends from Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan to the entrance of Shing Mun Tunnels in Tsuen Wan and passes the toll plaza, so the mileage reaches 70.7 and restarts from 0.0.
- ↑ According to the stop pole number
- ↑ Transport Department - Traffic Notice - Suspension of Bus Stop on Tuen Mun Road southbound opposite to San Hui Market with effect from 16 January 2011, 15 January 2011.
- ↑ Resumption of San Hui Market bus stop, KMB Passenger Notice2014-05-14
- ↑ Although this section of Tuen Mun Road is an east-west expressway, according to KMB's Bus-Bus Interchange information, it is a southbound stop heading towards Kowloon, and the actual direction of the headway on the Highways Department's Tuen Mun Road BBI layout plan (note that the upper left side of the plan is north) is also south-east-southwest (with Route 61M going in the opposite direction). In fact, KMB has prefixed the BBI with a separate code number, TU17, which is very different from TU06 on Tuen Mun Road.
External Links[]
New Territories Circular Road
Template:Hong Kong Strategic Routes