Tolo Highway (吐露港公路) is part of Route 9 (formerly known as the New Territories Circular Road), connects Fanling Highway near Lam Kam Road Interchange in the north and Tai Po Road - Sha Tin in the south, with an intermediate exit to Tate's Cairn Highway. The total length of the road is about 12 kilometres, with the section from Tate's Cairn Highway to Yuen Shin Road being a four-lane dual carriageway and the rest of it a three-lane dual carriageway with a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour, which is one of the roads with the second highest speed limit in Hong Kong.
History[]
The development of the new towns of Tai Po, Fanling and Sheung Shui began in the late 1970s, and in 1980 the government began construction of a high capacity road, the New Territories Circular Road, to link these new towns. The main part of the ring road was the Tolo Highway, which was constructed in 1982[1]. It was mainly a highway along the Tolo Highway coastline between Tai Po and Sha Tin, and made use of another highway, Sha Tin Road, to connect the Tolo Highway with the Lion Rock Tunnel, thus making it more convenient for Tai Po to travel to and from Kowloon.
The section of the Tolo Highway linking Tai Po and Sha Tin was completed in mid-1985, and the entire section was gazetted on 30 August of the same year[2] and opened to traffic at 1:00 pm on 25 September.[3] KMB introduced the first two Tolo Highway bus routes, 72X and 74X, the following day, followed by 75X on 28 February 1986 and 73X on 7 April 1987. These express routes to and from Tai Po were well received, with patronage continuing to rise, and took over the position of the Tai Po Road bus routes.
In the North District, KMB introduced Route 70X on 7 April 1986, a route that was conceived out of the blue and had not been mentioned in any of KMB's previous bus route development porgrammes. At that time, Route 70X detoured via Tai Po, so the section of Tolo Highway between Tai Po and Lam Tsuen was not yet served by regular bus routes. As a result of pressure from the North District, Tai Po District Council and the Transport Department, on 17 April 1989, Route 70X ceased to operate via Tai Po and Route 71X was launched, but the latter was discontinued in 1991 due to its low patronage.
In view of the increasing volume of cross-boundary traffic as a result of the growing trade between Hong Kong and Mainland China, the Highways Department started to widen the section of Tolo Highway between Yuen Chau Tsai Interchange and Ma Liu Shui Interchange from a dual three-lane to a four-lane carriageway in March 1999 to cope with the demand.
The first cycle track in Hong Kong was commissioned in 1981, extending from Tolo Highway to Tai Po. Together with the interconnecting cycle tracks in many housing estates and courts in Sha Tin, the cycle track network has become quite extensive.
Exit locations[]
Intersections of Tolo Highway (from north to south) | |||
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Exit no. | Intersection name | Connecting road(s) | Remarks |
Fanling Highway | |||
7 | Lam Kam Road Interchange | Tai Po Road - Tai Wo Lam Kam Road |
Northbound only |
6 | Tai Po Tai Wo Road | The slip road to the southbound carriageway is located further back Accessible to Tai Po North | |
5A | Tat Wan Road | Northbound only | |
5 | Yuen Chau Tsai Interchnage | Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai Yuen Shin Road |
The slip road to Yuen Shin Road is only for northbound Accessible to Tai Po South |
4A | Chong San Road | Southbound only Accessible to Hong Kong Science Park | |
4 | Ma Liu Shui Interchange | Chak Cheung Street | Accessible to Ma Liu Shui and Hong Kong Science Park |
3A | Tate's Cairn Highway | Southbound only Accessible to Ma On Shan, Kowlon East (via Tate's Cairn Tunnel) and Hong Kong Island East (via EHC) | |
3 | Sha Tin Racecourse access | Connects to Sha Tin Racecourse | |
Tai Po Road - Sha Tin |
List of bus routes passing through Tolo Highway[]
List of bus routes passing through Tolo Highway | ||||
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Company | Route | Origin | Destination | Service mode |
The following routes pass through the whole of Tolo Highway | ||||
Template:CTB 79P doesn't exist! | ||||
Citybus | 79X | Queen's Hill Fanling | Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays daytime, Saturdays and holidays 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 | 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 | 270B | Sheung Shui | Olympic Station | Outbound service daily ● |
Olympic Station | Sheung Shui | Inbound service daily after Morning Peak Hours ● | ||
Template:KMB 270C doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 270D doesn't exist! | ||||
KMB | 270P | Sheung Shui | Kowloon Station (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Saturdays during Morning Peak Hours, one-way southbound ● |
Template:KMB 270S doesn't exist! | ||||
KMB | 278A | Queen's Hill | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during AM and Afternoon Peak Hours hours, Saturdays and holidays daytime ● |
Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Queen's Hill | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours and Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime, Saturdays and holidays whole-day ● | ||
Template:KMB 278P doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 278X doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:CHT 373 doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 869 doesn't exist! | ||||
Citybus | 979 | Queen's Hill Fanling | Central (Hong Kong Station) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, via Sheung Wan ● |
Central (Hong Kong Station) | Queen's Hill Fanling | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours, via Sheung Wan ● | ||
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 from Fanling Highway to Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai | ||||
Template:KMB 265S doesn't exist! | ||||
The following routes pass through a section from Tat Wan Road to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin | ||||
Template:KMB 273C doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 273P doesn't exist! | ||||
The following routes pass through a section from Tai Po Tai Wo Road to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin | ||||
KMB, Citybus | 907B | Tai Po Kwong Fuk Playground | Wan Chai (HKCEC) (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, one-way southbound ● |
The following routes pass through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai/Yuen Shin Road to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin | ||||
KMB | 72X | Tai Po Central | Mong Kok (Park Avenue) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
Mong Kok (Park Avenue) | Tai Po Central | |||
Template:KMB 73P doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 73X doesn't exist! | ||||
Citybus | 79 | Queen's Hill Fanling | Tai Wai Station | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, also passes through a section from Fanling Highway to Tai Po Tai Wo Road ● |
Tai Wai Station | Queen's Hill Fanling | |||
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) | |||
Template:KMB 271P doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 271S doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 271X doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 272E doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 872X doesn't exist! | ||||
KMB, Citybus | 907C | Fu Tip Bus Terminus | Wan Chai (HKCEC) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours ● |
Admiralty Station | Fu Tip Bus Terminus | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours ● | ||
LWB | A47X | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Outbound service daily, except special trips via Pak Shek Kok ● |
Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Inbound service daily after Morning Peak Hours, except special trips via Pak Shek Kok ● | ||
LWB | E41 | Tai Po Tau | SKYCITY | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
SKYCITY | Tai Po Tau | |||
LWB | N42A | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Tung Chung Station | Outbound service daily during early morning, via Tai Po, also passes through a section from Fanling Highway to Tai Po Tai Wo Road ● |
Tung Chung Station | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Inbound service daily overnight, via Tai Po, also passes through a section from Fanling Highway to Tai Po Tai Wo Road ● | ||
Template:KMB N73 doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB N271 doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB W3 doesn't exist! | ||||
The following routes pass through a section from Lam Kam Road Interchange/Fanling Highway to Tate's Cairn Highway | ||||
Citybus | 78C | Queen's Hill Fanling | Kai Tak | Outbound service Saturdays and holidays during morning to nighttime, via Kwun Tong Town Centre ● |
Kai Tak | Queen's Hill Fanling | Inbound service Saturdays and holidays during noon to nighttime, via Kwun Tong Town Centre ● | ||
Citybus | 78X | Queen's Hill Fanling | Kai Tak | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning to afternoon non-peak hours ● |
Kai Tak | Queen's Hill Fanling | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during noon to nighttime ● | ||
KMB | 277A | Sha Tau Kok | Lam Tin Station | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning, Saturdays and holidays during after Morning Peak Hours to noon ● |
Lam Tin Station | Sha Tau Kok | Inbound service daily during Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime ● | ||
Template:KMB 277E doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 277P doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 277X doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:CHT 373 doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:CHT 673 doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:CHT 673A doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:CHT 673P doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:CHT 678 doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:CHT 679 doesn't exist! | ||||
KMB | T277 | Sheung Shui | Lam Tin Station | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, via Kowloon Bay Business Area and Kwun Tong Business Area ● |
Lam Tin Station | Sheung Shui | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours, via Kowloon Bay Business Area and Kwun Tong Business Area ● | ||
The following routes pass through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai/Yuen Shin Road to Tate's Cairn Highway | ||||
Template:KMB 74B doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 74C doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 74E doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 74F doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 74R doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 74X doesn't exist! | ||||
KMB | 75X | Tai Po (Fu Shin) | Kowloon City Ferry | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
Kowloon City Ferry | Tai Po (Fu Shin) | |||
Template:KMB 274X doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 275X doesn't exist! | ||||
KMB, Citybus | 307 | Tai Po Central | Central Ferry Piers | Outbound service daily ● |
Central Ferry Piers | Tai Po Central | Inbound service daily after Morning Peak Hours ● | ||
KMB, Citybus | 307A | Tai Po Tau | Sheung Wan (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, one-way southbound ● |
KMB, Citybus | 307P | Tai Po (Ting Tai Road) | Tin Hau Station | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours ● |
Tin Hau Station | Tai Po (Ting Tai Road) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours ● | ||
Citybus | B8 | Tai Wai Station | Heung Yuen Wai Port | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during after Morning Peak Hours to noon, Saturdays and holidays whole-day, also passes through a section from Fanling Highway to Tai Po Tai Wo Road ● |
Heung Yuen Wai Port | Tai Wai Station | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime, Saturdays and holidays whole-day, also passes through a section from Fanling Highway to Tai Po Tai Wo Road ● | ||
Template:CHT N307 doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB T74 doesn't exist! | ||||
The following routes pass through a section from Tat Wan Road to Chong San Road | ||||
KMB | 96 | Hong Sing Garden | Tai Po Industrial Estate | Service Mondays to Fridays during peak hours, observes this stop in both directions ● |
Tai Po Industrial Estate | Hong Sing Garden | |||
The following routes pass through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Chong San Road | ||||
Template:KMB 64X doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 65X doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 73D doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 74D doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 74P doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 263C doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 271B doesn't exist! | ||||
KMB | 272P | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | kwai Hing Station | Service Mondays to Saturdays during peak hours, observes this stop in both directions, also passes through a section from Sui Cheung Street/Chak Cheung Street to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● |
kwai Hing Station | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | |||
Template:KMB 272X doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 274 doesn't exist! | ||||
KMB | 274P | Wu Kai Sha Station | Tai Po Industrial Estate | Service daily during peak hours, via Pak Shek Kok, observes this stop in both directions ● |
Tai Po Industrial Estate | Wu Kai Sha Station | |||
LWB | A47X Special Trips |
Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Outbound service daily during morning, via Pak Shek Kok, also passes through a section from Sui Cheung Street/Chak Cheung Street to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● |
Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Inbound service daily during Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime, via Pak Shek Kok, also passes through a section from Sui Cheung Street/Chak Cheung Street to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● | ||
LWB | NA47 | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | HZMB Hong Kong Port | Outbound service daily during early morning, also passes through a section from Sui Cheung Street/Chak Cheung Street to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● |
HZMB Hong Kong Port | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Inbound service daily overnight, also passes through a section from Sui Cheung Street/Chak Cheung Street to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● | ||
The following routes pass through a section from Lam Kam Road Interchange/Fanling Highway to Tai Po Tai Wo Road | ||||
Template:KMB 64X doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 65X doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 73B doesn't exist! | ||||
Citybus | 79 | Queen's Hill Fanling | Tai Wai Station | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, also passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● |
Tai Wai Station | Queen's Hill Fanling | |||
Template:KMB 264R doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 271P doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 273C doesn't exist! | ||||
Citybus | B8 | Tai Wai Station | Heung Yuen Wai Port | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during after Morning Peak Hours to noon, Saturdays and holidays whole-day, also passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Tate's Cairn Highway ● |
Heung Yuen Wai Port | Tai Wai Station | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime, Saturdays and holidays whole-day, also passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Tate's Cairn Highway ● | ||
LWB | N42A | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Tung Chung Station | Outbound service daily during early morning, via Tai Po, also passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● |
Tung Chung Station | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Inbound service daily overnight, via Tai Po, also passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● | ||
Template:KMB W3 doesn't exist! | ||||
The following routes pass through a section from Sui Cheung Street/Chak Cheung Street to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin | ||||
Template:KMB 43P doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 73D doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 263C doesn't exist! | ||||
Template:KMB 271B doesn't exist! | ||||
KMB | 272P | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | kwai Hing Station | Service Mondays to Saturdays during peak hours, observes this stop in both directions, also passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Chong San Road ● |
kwai Hing Station | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | |||
Template:KMB 272X doesn't exist! | ||||
KMB | 900 | Pak Shek Kok | Wan Chai (HKCEC) | Outbound service Saturdays during AM and Afternoon Peak Hours hours, holidays during morning ● |
Wan Chai (HKCEC) | Pak Shek Kok | Inbound service Mondays to Saturdays during Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime ● | ||
LWB | A47X Special Trips |
Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Outbound service daily during morning, via Pak Shek Kok, also passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Chong San Road ● |
Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Inbound service daily during Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime, via Pak Shek Kok, also passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Chong San Road ● | ||
LWB | NA47 | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | HZMB Hong Kong Port | Outbound service daily during early morning, also passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Chong San Road ● |
HZMB Hong Kong Port | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Inbound service daily overnight, also passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Chong San Road ● |
Information of bus routes passing through Tolo Highway | ||||
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Operator | Minibus route | Origin | Destination | Service mode |
Wyman Development | 26 | Ma On Shan (Bayshore Towers) | Tai Po (The Education University of Hong Kong) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Tate's Cairn Highway ● |
Tai Po (The Education University of Hong Kong) | Ma On Shan (Bayshore Towers) | |||
Powerful Resources Technology | 27 | Hong Kong Science Park | Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section from Sui Cheung Street/Chak Cheung Street to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● |
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, passes through a section from Sui Cheung Street/Chak Cheung Street to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● |
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, passes through a section from Sui Cheung Street/Chak Cheung Street to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● |
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, passes through a section from Sui Cheung Street/Chak Cheung Street to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● | ||
Wai Ching Industrial | 29 | Ma Liu Shui Ferry Pier | Wan Tau Tong | Service Mondays to Fridays during peak hours, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Chong San Road ● |
Wan Tau Tong | Ma Liu Shui Ferry Pier | |||
Fully Mint | 501S | Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) | Kwun Tong Station (Yue Man Square) | Service daily overnight, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Tai Po Road - Sha Tin ● |
Kwun Tong Station (Yue Man Square) | Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) | |||
Vantage Billion Development | 505 | Sheung Shui (San Fat Street) | Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section from Fanling Highway to Tate's Cairn Highway ● |
Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) | Sheung Shui (San Fat Street) | |||
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, passes through the whole of Tolo Highway ● |
Lok Ma Chau Control Point | Mong Kok (Sai Yeung Choi Street South) | |||
Wai Ching Industrial | 806A | Wong Nai Tau | Wan Tau Tong | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Chong San Road ● |
Wan Tau Tong | Wong Nai Tau | |||
Wai Ching Industrial | 806B | Shek Mun Estate | Wan Tau Tong | Service daily, via Tai Shui Hang, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Chong San Road ● |
Wan Tau Tong | Shek Mun Estate | |||
Wai Ching Industrial | 806C | Hong Kong Science Park | Wan Tau Tong | Service Mondays to Fridays during daytime non-peak hours, Saturdays and holidays during daytime after Morning Peak Hours, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section from Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai to Chong San Road ● |
Wan Tau Tong | Hong Kong Science Park |
Related incidents[]
- 13 November 2019: In response to a three-strike action initiated by members of the public, some protesters stood at the No. 2 Bridge of the Chinese University, throwing miscellaneous objects and blocking the Tolo Highway. The highway was once reopened on the morning of 15 November for one lane each way, but it was blocked again at around 7:00 p.m., and was not fully reopened until 11:00 a.m. the following morning.
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
References[]
- ↑ 改善吐露網絡 應付交通需求 (Improving Tolo Harbour road networks to meet traffic demands), news.gov.hk, 23 March 2003.
- ↑ Gazette No. 2853 (City and New Territories Administration: Naming of Streets), Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 127, No. 35, 30 August 1985
- ↑ Transport Department Notice : "Traffic and Transport Measures to tie in with the Commissioning of Tolo Highway and Tai Po Road - Tai Wo", posted to Wah Kiu Yat Po, 1985-09-24, p.10
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