Tai Po Road - Sha Tin (大埔公路－沙田段) is one of the north-south two-way sections of Tai Po Road, connecting Kau To Shan Road in the north to Lion Rock Tunnel Road in the south, with the section between the junction of Fo Tan Road and the junction of Tolo Highway being a statutory expressway.
The section to the south of the Sha Tin section is the Tai Wai section and the section to the north is the Ma Liu Shui section, of which the former is currently not directly connected to the Sha Tin section.
History[]
Tai Po Road was subdivided into various sections in 1968[1]. At that time, the northern end of the Tai Po Road - Sha Tin was located at the Fo Tan Nullah, connecting to the Tai Po Road - Ho Tung Lau, while the southern terminus was located at Tai Wai San Tsuen, connecting to the Tai Po Road - Sha Tin Heights.
In the late 1970s, in response to the development of the Sha Tin New Town, the original Ho Tung Lau section around Fo Tan (about present-day Lok King Street and Lok Shun Path) was insufficient to cope with the traffic flow, and a brand new Tai Po Road was constructed on the reclamation to the east of it, which was gazetted as the Sha Tin section in 1981, with the section of Ho Tung Lau at Kau To Shan reclassified to the Ma Liu Shui section, and the section of Sha Tin section to the west of Lai Chi Yuen was named as the Tai Wai section [2]. Since then, the Sha Tin section was connected to the Ma Liu Shui section in the north and the Tai Wai section in the south.
Overview[]
Tai Po Road - Sha Tin is the section of Tai Po Road in the Sha Tin Central area adjacent to the tracks of the existing East Rail Line, which used to be part of Route 1 (from Sha Tin Road to Tolo Highway) and Route 5 (south of Sha Tin Road) prior to the realignment of the major trunk routes in Hong Kong in 2004.
The Sha Tin section south of the junction with Tolo Highway is now part of Route 9 and is the only section of Tai Po Road that has been partially included as an expressway. As red minibuses are not allowed to operate on the roads in the Sha Tin area, all red minibus routes passing through the Sha Tin area and via the Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui, the Sha Tin Heights - Piper's Hill section of the Tai Po Road and the Lion Rock Tunnel to and from the urban areas of the North District, Tai Po and Kowloon, and terminating at the Sha Tin Racecourse, have to pass through the Sha Tin section, making it one of the few expressways in Hong Kong where red PLBs are allowed to use legally.[3]
The traffic between Sha Tin Central and Tolo Highway and the Shing Mun Tunnel is very heavy, with many KMB routes passing through the Sha Tin section, and all franchised buses running between Tai Po and Sha Tin also have to pass through the Sha Tin section. During the morning peak hours, the traffic queues can extend as far as Ma Liu Shui.
To alleviate the recurrent traffic congestion on the Sha Tin section towards Kowloon during the morning peak hours, the Transport Department (TD) has implemented the following traffic management measures since 14 August 2011 to divert the traffic towards Kowloon:[4]
- Vehicles heading to Tai Wai must use the slip road off Lek Yuen Estate to Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, then go ahead and follow the slip road via Shatin Central Bus Terminus to enter the slow lane of Tai Po Road;
- Vehicles heading to Kowloon West must use the middle lane of Tai Po Road to enter Tsing Sha Highway;
- Vehicles heading to Tsuen Wan must use the express lane of Tai Po Road to enter Shing Mun Tunnel Road.
In June 2014, the Highways Department commenced works to permanently close the slip road to the Tai Wai section to widen the entrance to Tsing Sha Highway as a two-lane road, and in July 2015, the construction of a new traffic lane and its accompanying noise barriers outside Scenery Court connecting the Sha Tin section with Tsing Sha Highway towards Kowloon was completed; the speed limit on that part of the road has been relaxed from 50 kilometres per hour (km/h) to 70 km/h since August.[5]
To further improve the traffic conditions, the Government plans to widen part of the Sha Tin section from Sha Tin Rural Committee Road near Sha Tin Plaza to Fo Tan Road near Man Wo House Wo Che Estate from the existing dual two-lane carriageway to a three-lane carriageway, and to reconstruct the junction of Sha Tin Rural Committee Road. With the funding approval of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council in May 2018, the widening of this section of Tai Po Road (Sha Tin Section) has commenced and is targeted for completion in the second half of 2023 to alleviate the traffic congestion problem at the road section.
Structure[]
The Sha Tin section connects the Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui and the Tai Po Road - Tai Wai, and is also the junction of two major strategic routes in Hong Kong. The eastern terminus of Route 8 is close to the southern terminus of the Sha Tin section, while the northern terminus of Route 1 is at the junction of Tai Po Road and Sha Tin Road.
All bus routes to and from the Chinese University of Hong Kong passes through Tai Po Road pass through the Sha Tin section. There are two sets of connections to Tai Po Road opposite the Sha Tin Racecourse: the northern set connects to the Racecourse Grandstand, commonly known as the "Sha Tin Racecourse Interchange", and the section north of this does not form part of Hong Kong strategic routes; the southern set connects to the Sha Tin Racecourse Bus Terminus, with the route shown as "Penfold Park"; and the eastern end of the Sha Tin section connects to the Tolo Highway.
Vehicles travelling from Shing Mun Tunnel Road or Tolo Highway to Sha Tin Town Centre have to enter Sha Tin Rural Committee Road. Buses travelling to the Sha Tin town centre terminus can enter the terminus via the southbound slip road of Sha Tin Heung Sze Wui Road, which is not part of Tai Po Road. Vehicles using Sha Tin Rural Committee Road can also take the southbound slip road to Shing Mun Tunnel or the northbound slip road to Tolo Highway.
The northbound slip road from Tai Wai to the Sha Tin section was interrupted during the works at Shing Mun Tunnel Road. Vehicles have to access the Sha Tin section via the slip road off Mei Tin Road in the eastbound direction via Tsing Sha Highway. At the initial stage of the commissioning of Tsing Sha Highway, southbound traffic could still access the Tai Wai section via the slow lane off Scenery Court, but the slip road was closed on 8 June 2014 and traffic heading for the Tai Wai section now has to detour via Sha Tin Rural Committee Road and Sha Tin Centre Street.
Exit locations[]
| Intersection points of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin (from south to north) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Exit no. | Intersection name | Connecting road(s) | Remarks |
 Shing Mun Tunnel Road
| |||
| 1 |  Tsing Sha Highway |
Southbound only | |
| 2 | Sha Tin Rural Committee Road | Southbound slip road connects to Shatin Central Bus Terminus | |
| 2A | Fo Tan Road | Northbound only, accessible to Fo Tan/Penfold Park | |
| 2B |  Sha Tin Road |
Southbound only, accessible to Lion Rock Tunnel | |
| 2C | Sha Tin Racecourse access | Southbound only, accessible to Sha Tin Racecourse/Penfold Park | |
| 2D | Sha Tin Racecourse Interchange | Tolo Highway |
Northbound only |
| Tolo Highway (Sections north of this point do not belong to Route 9)
| |||
| Tsun King Road | |||
| Kau To Shan Road (connects to Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui) | |||
Bus stops[]
The Tai Po Road - Sha Tin section has only one northbound en-route bus stop at Lok Lo Ha, which is located at the section north of the junction of Tsun King Road near Kau To Shan, and is prefixed with KMB code TA21.
The section south of Tsun King Road does not have any en-route bus stops.
Routes observed[]
Routes only passing through the slip road from Sha Tin Rural Committee Road to Shatin Central Bus Terminus are excluded. At present, no single bus or green minibus runs through the entire Tai Po Road - Sha Tin.
| Information of bus routes passing through Tai Po Road - Sha Tin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus company | Bus route | Origin | Destination | Service mode |
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin between Tolo Highway and Shing Mun Tunnel Road/Tsing Sha Highway | ||||
| KMB | 43P | Tsuen Wan West Station | Hong Kong Science Park | Outbound service Mondays to Saturdays during morning peak hours ● |
| Hong Kong Science Park | Tsuen Wan West Station | Inbound service Mondays to Saturdays during afternoon peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 73D | Kwong Fuk Market | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Outbound service Mondays to Saturdays during morning peak hours, via Pak Shek Kok ● |
| Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Tai Po (Fu Shin) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours, via Pak Shek Kok ● | ||
| KMB | 73F | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | EdUHK | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
| EdUHK | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 73P | Tai Mei Tuk | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
| Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Tai Mei Tuk | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 73X | Tai Po (Fu Shin) | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Tai Po (Fu Shin) | |||
| Citybus | 79P | Queen's Hill Fanling | HSR West Kowloon Station | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
| HSR West Kowloon Station | Queen's Hill Fanling | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours ● | ||
| Citybus | 79X | Queen's Hill Fanling | Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) | Outbound service daily during morning to nighttime ● |
| Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) | Queen's Hill Fanling | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays whole-day, Saturdays and holidays after morning peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 263C | The Education University of Hong Kong | Tuen Mun Station | Service Mondays to Fridays during peak hours, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tuen Mun Station | The Education University of Hong Kong | |||
| KMB | 270B | Sheung Shui | Olympic Station | Outbound service daily ● |
| Olympic Station | Sheung Shui | Inbound service daily after morning peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 270B | Sheung Shui | Charming Garden (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound ● |
| KMB | 270B Special Trips |
Sham Shui Po | Sheung Shui (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | 270D | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Sham Shui Po | Outbound Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound ● |
| KMB | 270P | Sheung Shui | Kowloon Station (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Saturdays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound ● |
| KMB | 270S | Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) (One-way) |
Service daily overnight, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | 271A | Fu Tip Bus Terminus | Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
| Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | Fu Tip Bus Terminus | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 271X | Jordan (West Kowloon Station) | Tai Po (Fu Heng) (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | 272E | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Mong Kok (Park Avenue) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
| Mong Kok (Park Avenue) | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 272P | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | Kwai Hing Station | Service Mondays to Saturdays during peak hours, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Kwai Hing Station | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | |||
| KMB | 272X | Tai Po Central | Mong Kok East Station | Outbound service daily daytime, via Pak Shek Kok ● |
| Mong Kok East Station | Tai Po Central | Inbound service daily during noon to nighttime, via Pak Shek Kok ● | ||
| KMB | 273C | Kau Lung Hang | Tsuen Wan West Station (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound ● |
| KMB | 273P | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Tsuen Wan West Station (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Saturdays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound ● |
| KMB | 278A | Queen's Hill | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Outbound service daily daytime ● |
| Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Queen's Hill | Inbound service daily ● | ||
| KMB | 278P | Sheung Shui (Tai Ping) | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound ● |
| KMB | 278X | Sheung Shui | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Sheung Shui | |||
| KMB | 900 | Pak Shek Kok | Wan Chai (HKCEC) | Outbound Saturdays during AM and afternoon peak hours, holidays during morning, one-way southbound ● |
| KMB, Citybus | 907C | Fu Tip Bus Terminus | Wan Chai (HKCEC) | Outbound Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound ● |
| Citybus | 979 | Queen's Hill Fanling | Central (Hong Kong Station) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
| North Point Ferry Pier | Queen's Hill Fanling | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours ● | ||
| LWB | A47X | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Outbound service daily ● |
| Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Inbound service daily after morning peak hours ● | ||
| LWB | A47X Special Trips |
Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Outbound service daily during morning, via Pak Shek Kok ● |
| Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Inbound service daily during afternoon peak hours to nighttime, via Pak Shek Kok ● | ||
| LWB | E41 | Tai Po Tau | SKYCITY | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| SKYCITY | Tai Po Tau | |||
| LWB | N42A | Tung Chung Station | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Outbound service daily overnight, via Tai Po ● |
| Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Tung Chung Station | Inbound service daily during early morning, via Tai Po ● | ||
| LWB | NA47 | HZMB Hong Kong Port | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Outbound service daily overnight ● |
| Tai Po (Tai Wo) | HZMB Hong Kong Port | Inbound service daily during early morning ● | ||
| KMB | W3 | Sheung Shui | Jordan (West Kowloon Station) | Outbound service daily daytime, Detouring via Sha Tin Station intermediately ● |
| Jordan (West Kowloon Station) | Sheung Shui | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during noon to nighttime, Saturdays and holidays after morning peak hours, Detouring via Sha Tin Station intermediately ● | ||
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Sha Tin Racecourse access to Shing Mun Tunnel Road/Tsing Sha Highway | ||||
| KMB | 848 | Shatin Racecourse | Kwai Fong Station (One-way) |
Service during dismissal at Sha Tin Racecourse, one-way southbound ● |
| KMB | 868 | Shatin Racecourse | Tuen Mun Central | Inbound during dismissal at Sha Tin Racecourse, one-way southbound ● |
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Fo Tan Road to Shing Mun Tunnel Road/Tsing Sha Highway | ||||
| KMB | 43S | Shek Yam | Hong Kong Science Park | Outbound Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | 43X | Yiu On | Tsuen Wan West Station | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsuen Wan West Station | Yiu On | |||
| KMB | 43X Special Trips |
Po Tai Street | Tsuen Wan West Station (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Saturdays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound ● |
| KMB | 263A | Tuen Mun Station | Hong Kong Science Park | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
| Hong Kong Science Park | Tuen Mun Station | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 263B | Tuen Mun Station | Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
| Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) | Tuen Mun Station | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 286C | Ma On Shan (Lee On) | Cheung Sha Wan (Hoi Tat Estate) | Outbound service daily, via Tsing Sha Highway ● |
| Cheung Sha Wan (Hoi Tat Estate) | Ma On Shan (Lee On) | Inbound service daily after morning peak hours, via Tsing Sha Highway ● | ||
| KMB | 287D | Hung Hom Station | Kam Ying Court (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours, via Tsing Sha Highway, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | 868 | Tuen Mun Central | Shatin Racecourse | Outbound during admission at Sha Tin Racecourse on holidays, one-way northbound, also passes through a section from Sha Tin Racecourse access to Sha Tin Road ● |
| LWB | A41P | Wu Kai Sha Station | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Wu Kai Sha Station | |||
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui to Sha Tin Road | ||||
| KMB | 72 | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Cheung Sha Wan | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Cheung Sha Wan | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | |||
| KMB | 72A | Tai Wai Station | Tai Po Industrial Estate | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tai Po Industrial Estate | Tai Wai Station | |||
| KMB | 73A | Fanling (Wah Ming) | Yu Chui Court | Service daily, via Fo Tan, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Yu Chui Court | Fanling (Wah Ming) | |||
| KMB | 74A | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Kai Yip | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Kai Yip | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | |||
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Tolo Highway to Sha Tin Road | ||||
| KMB | 72X | Fu Tip Bus Terminus | Mong Kok (Park Avenue) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Mong Kok (Park Avenue) | Fu Tip Bus Terminus | |||
| Citybus | 79 | Queen's Hill Fanling | Tai Wai Station | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tai Wai Station | Queen's Hill Fanling | |||
| KMB | 270A | Sheung Shui | Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | Sheung Shui | |||
| KMB | 270C | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
| Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 271 | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | Jordan (West Kowloon Station) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Jordan (West Kowloon Station) | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | |||
| KMB | 271B | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | Jordan (West Kowloon Station) | Service Mondays to Fridays during peak hours, via Pak Shek Kok, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Jordan (West Kowloon Station) | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | |||
| KMB | 271P | Kau Lung Hang | Tsim Sha Tsui (Canton Road) (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound ● |
| KMB | 271S | Hung Hom Station | Tai Po (Tai Wo) (One-way) |
Service daily overnight, omit Sha Tin and Wan Tau Tong Estate, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | 373 | Central (Hong Kong Station) | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Inbound Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours, via Tai Wo Service Road West, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | 869 | Shatin Racecourse | Tin Shui Wai Town Centre (One-way) |
Service during dismissal at Sha Tin Racecourse, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | 900 | Pak Shek Kok | Wan Chai (HKCEC) | Outbound service Saturdays during AM and afternoon peak hours, holidays during morning, also passes through a section from Sha Tin Rural Committee Road to Shing Mun Tunnel Road/Tsing Sha Highway ● |
| Wan Chai (HKCEC) | Pak Shek Kok | Inbound service Mondays to Saturdays during afternoon peak hours to nighttime, also passes through a section from Sha Tin Rural Committee Road to Shing Mun Tunnel Road/Tsing Sha Highway ● | ||
| KMB, Citybus | 907C | Admiralty Station | Fu Tip Bus Terminus | Inbound Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | N73 | Lok Ma Chau | Shatin Central | Service daily overnight, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Shatin Central | Lok Ma Chau | |||
| KMB | N271 | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | Hung Hom Station | Service daily overnight, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Hung Hom Station | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | |||
| KMB | N373 | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Central (Macau Ferry) | Service daily overnight, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Central (Macau Ferry) | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | |||
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Sha Tin Racecourse access to Sha Tin Road | ||||
| KMB | 868 | Tuen Mun Central | Shatin Racecourse | Outbound during admission at Sha Tin Racecourse on holidays, one-way northbound, also passes through a section from Fo Tan Road to Shing Mun Tunnel Road/Tsing Sha Highway ● |
| KMB | 869 | Shatin Racecourse | Tin Shui Wai Town Centre (One-way) |
Service during dismissal at Sha Tin Racecourse, one-way southbound ● |
| KMB | 887 | Sha Tin Racecourse | Mong Kok (Park Avenue) (One-way) |
Service during dismissal at Sha Tin Racecourse, one-way southbound ● |
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| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Sha Tin Racecourse access to Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui | ||||
| KMB | 872 | Sha Tin Racecourse | Tai Po Central (One-way) |
Service during dismissal at Sha Tin Racecourse, via Tai Po Kau, one-way northbound ● |
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Sha Tin Rural Committee Road to Shing Mun Tunnel Road/Tsing Sha Highway | ||||
| KMB | 33R | Tsuen Wan (Discovery Park) | Pak Tam Chung | Outbound service Saturdays and holidays during morning ● |
| Pak Tam Chung | Tsuen Wan (Discovery Park) | Inbound service Saturdays and holidays during afternoon ● | ||
| KMB | 38B | Tsuen Wan (Riviera Gardens) | Shek Mun Estate | Outbound Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | 40E | Nai Chung | Kwai Chung (Kwai Fong Estate) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
| Kwai Fong (South) | Nai Chung | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 40X | Wu Kai Sha Station | Kwai Chung Estate | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Kwai Chung Estate | Wu Kai Sha Station | |||
| KMB | 47A | Shui Chuen O | Kwai Fong (South) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays daytime, Saturdays and holidays whole-day ● |
| Kwai Fong (South) | Shui Chuen O | Inbound service daily after morning peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 47X | Chun Shek | Kwai Shing (East) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Kwai Shing (East) | Chun Shek | |||
| KMB | 48P | Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate | Tsing Lung Tau | Service Mondays to Fridays during peak hours, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsing Lung Tau | Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate | |||
| KMB | 48X | Wo Che | Tsuen Wan (Bayview Garden) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsuen Wan (Bayview Garden) | Wo Che | |||
| KMB | 49P | Shatin Central | Tsing Yi Ferry (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Saturdays during afternoon peak hours, bypasses Tsuen Wan Town Centre, one-way southbound ● |
| KMB | 49X | Kwong Yuen | Tsing Yi Ferry | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsing Yi Ferry | Kwong Yuen | |||
| KMB | 263 | Tuen Mun Station | Sha Tin Station | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Sha Tin Station | Tuen Mun Station | |||
| KMB | 269D | Tin Fu | Lek Yuen | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Lek Yuen | Tin Fu | |||
| KMB | 280X | Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | Fo Tan (Sui Wo Court) | Service daily, one-way northbound ● |
| Citybus | 798P | Tai Wai Station | Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate | Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | 900 | Pak Shek Kok | Wan Chai (HKCEC) | Outbound service Saturdays during AM and afternoon peak hours, holidays during morning, also passes through a section from Tolo Highway to Sha Tin Road ● |
| Wan Chai (HKCEC) | Pak Shek Kok | Inbound service Mondays to Saturdays during afternoon peak hours to nighttime, also passes through a section from Tolo Highway to Sha Tin Road ● | ||
| KMB, Citybus | 980A | Shek Mun Estate | Wan Chai (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound ● |
| LWB | NA40 | HZMB Hong Kong Port | Wu Kai Sha Station | Outbound service daily overnight ● |
| Wu Kai Sha Station | HZMB Hong Kong Port | Inbound service daily during early morning ● | ||
| LWB | R42 | Tai Wai Station | Disneyland | Outbound service holidays during morning ● |
| Disneyland | Tai Wai Station | Inbound service nightly during Disneyland open days ● | ||
| Information of GMB routes passing through Tai Po Road - Sha Tin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Minibus route | Origin | Destination | Service mode |
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Fo Tan Road to Shing Mun Tunnel Road/Tsing Sha Highway | ||||
| Aberdeen Maxicab Service | 481 | Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan Market Street) | Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) | Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan Market Street) | |||
| Aberdeen Maxicab Service | 481X | Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan Market Street) | Fo Tan (Chun Yeung Estate) | Service Saturdays during peak hours, holidays during morning peak hours, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Fo Tan (Chun Yeung Estate) | Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan Market Street) | |||
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui/Kau To Shan Road to Sha Tin Rural Committee Road | ||||
| Easy Well Industrial | 66K | Sha Tin Station | Kau To Shan | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Kau To Shan | Sha Tin Station | |||
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui to Tsun King Road | ||||
| Charm King | 28K | Tai Po Market Station | ↺New Town Plaza | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, also passes through a section from Fo Tan Road to Sha Tin Rural Committee Road ● |
| ↺New Town Plaza | Tai Po Market Station | |||
| Charm King | 28S | Pak Shek Kok (Providence Bay) | ↺New Town Plaza | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, also passes through a section from Fo Tan Road to Sha Tin Rural Committee Road ● |
| ↺New Town Plaza | Pak Shek Kok (Providence Bay) | |||
| Charm King | 814 | Lai Ping Road | ↺Sha Tin (Pak Hok Ting Street) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| ↺Sha Tin (Pak Hok Ting Street) | Lai Ping Road | |||
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Tolo Highway to Sha Tin Rural Committee Road | ||||
| Powerful Resources Technology | 27 | Hong Kong Science Park | Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Hong Kong Science Park | |||
| Powerful Resources Technnology | 27A | Pak Shek Kok (Providence Bay) | Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Service daily, via Hong Kong Science Park, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Pak Shek Kok (Providence Bay) | |||
| Powerful Resources Technology | 27B | Pak Shek Kok (Providence Bay) | Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Outbound service daily during morning peak hours, via Hong Kong Science Park and University Station ● |
| Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Pak Shek Kok (Providence Bay) | Inbound service daily during afternoon peak hours, via Hong Kong Science Park and University Station ● | ||
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Sha Tin Racecourse access to Sha Tin Rural Committee Road | ||||
| Rich Success Transportation | 60R | Sha Tin Station | Sha Tin Racecourse (Penfold Park) | Service Non-racing Holidays AM period, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Sha Tin Racecourse (Penfold Park) | Sha Tin Station | |||
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Fo Tan Road to Sha Tin Rural Committee Road | ||||
| Charm King | 28K | Tai Po Market Station | ↺New Town Plaza | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, also passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui to Tsun King Road ● |
| ↺New Town Plaza | Tai Po Market Station | |||
| Charm King | 28S | Pak Shek Kok (Providence Bay) | ↺New Town Plaza | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, also passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui to Tsun King Road ● |
| ↺New Town Plaza | Pak Shek Kok (Providence Bay) | |||
| Rich Success Transportation | 60P | Sha Tin Station | Chun Yeung Estate | Service Saturdays during peak hours, holidays during morning peak hours to noon, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Chun Yeung Estate | Sha Tin Station | |||
| Himwell | 69K | Greenwood Terrace | Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Greenwood Terrace | |||
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Tolo Highway to Sha Tin Road | ||||
| Fully Mint | 501S | Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) | Kwun Tong Station (Yue Man Square) | Service daily overnight, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Kwun Tong Station (Yue Man Square) | Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) | |||
| Honest Profit Corporation | 616S | Mong Kok (Sai Yeung Choi Street South) | Lok Ma Chau Control Point | Service daily overnight, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Lok Ma Chau Control Point | Mong Kok (Sai Yeung Choi Street South) | |||
| The following routes pass through a section of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from Sha Tin Rural Committee Road to Shing Mun Tunnel Road | ||||
| Kit Kee Transport | 403 | Shek Lei (Lei Pui Street) | ↺Sha Tin Wai | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| ↺Sha Tin Wai | Shek Lei (Lei Pui Street) | |||
| Kit Kee Transport | 403A | On YamEstate | Shatin Town Hall | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Shatin Town Hall | On YamEstate | |||
| Kit Kee Transport | 403P | Shek Lei (Lei Pui Street) | Shatin Town Hall | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Shatin Town Hall | Shek Lei (Lei Pui Street) | |||
| Aberdeen Maxicab Service | 481A | Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan Market Street) | Shatin Town Hall | Service Mondays to Saturdays after morning peak hours, holidays whole-day, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Shatin Town Hall | Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan Market Street) | |||
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- Tai Po Road
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- Sha Tin Road
- Sha Tin Rural Committee Road
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 2022 (Urban Council: Naming of Streets), 1968.
- ↑ Gazette No. 1761 (New Territories Home Affairs Department: Naming of Streets), Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 123, No. 25, 19 June 1981
- ↑ At present, only the Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Sha Tin Road, a section of Tsuen Wan Road between Tai Chung Road and Kwai Chung Road, and a section of the Island Eastern Corridor between the Eastern Harbour Crossing and Man Hong Street (westbound only)/Chai Wan Hilly are the only expressways legally usable by red minibuses.
- ↑ Transport Department Traffic Notice: Traffic Management Measures at Tai Po Road - Sha Tin (Kowloon Bound) to be Implemented on 14 August 2011, 8 August 2011.
- ↑ 改善大埔公路—沙田段的交通流量 (Improvement of traffic flow on Tai Po Road - Sha Tin section) (p.13), Traffic Complaints Unit Working Report 2015
| Hong Kong Strategic Routes | |
|---|---|
| Route 1 | Aberdeen Praya Road • Wong Chuk Hang Road • Wong Chuk Hang Road Flyover • Aberdeen Tunnel • Wong Nai Chung Gap Flyover • Canal Road Flyover • Cross-Harbour Tunnel • Hong Chong Road • Princess Margaret Road • Waterloo Road • Lion Rock Tunnel • Lion Rock Tunnel Road • Sha Tin Road |
| Route 2 | Eastern Harbour Crossing • Lei Yue Mun Road • Kwun Tong Bypass • Tate's Cairn Tunnel • Tate's Cairn Highway |
| Route 3 | Western Harbour Crossing • West Kowloon Highway • Tsing Kwai Highway • Cheung Tsing Highway • Cheung Tsing Tunnel • North West Tsing Yi Interchange • Ting Kau Bridge • Tsing Long Highway • Tai Lam Tunnel |
| Route 4 | Island Eastern Corridor • Central - Wan Chai Bypass • Rumsey Street Flyover • Connaught Road West Flyover |
| Route 5 | Kai Fuk Road • Kai Tak Tunnel • East Kowloon Corridor • Chatham Road North • Chatham Road South • Gascoigne Road • Ferry Street • West Kowloon Corridor • Lai Chi Kok Road • Kwai Chung Road (including Lai Chi Kok Bridge) • Tsuen Wan Road |
| Route 6 | Tseung Lam Highway (including Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel) |
| Route 7 | Wan Po Road • Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road • Tseung Kwan O Tunnel • Tseung Kwan O Road • Lei Yue Mun Road • Kwun Tong Road Underpass • Kwun Tong Road • Lung Cheung Road • Ching Cheung Road |
| Route 8 | Tsing Sha Highway (including Tai Wai Tunnel, Sha Tin Heights Tunnel and Eagle's Nest Tunnel) • Stonecutters Bridge • Nam Wan Tunnel • Cheung Tsing Tunnel • North West Tsing Yi Interchange • Lantau Link (including Tsing Ma Bridge, Ma Wan Viaduct and Kap Shui Mun Bridge) • North Lantau Highway |
| Route 9 | Shing Mun Tunnels and Shing Mun Tunnel Road • Tai Po Road - Sha Tin • Tolo Highway • Fanling Highway • San Tin Highway • Tsing Long Highway • Yuen Long Highway • Tuen Mun Road • Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan • Cheung Pei Shan Road |
| Route 10 | |