The public transport terminus beneath Site 8 in Whampoa Gardens (黃埔花園第八期下面的公共交通總站[Remark 1][Remark 2])[2], also named as Whampoa Garden Public Transport Interchange (黃埔花園公共運輸交匯處[Remark 3][Remark 4], Citybus Location Code WHG, whereas KMB and LWB Location Code 黃埔) is located at G/F Whampoa Plaza (Gourmet Place, The Whampoa), Whampoa Garden Phase 8, 7 Tak On Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon City District, Kowloon. It is a parallel platform bus terminus, with a GMB terminus situated beside it; the entrance for franchised buses is located at Tak On Street and the exit at Tak Hong Street.
Besides, there are two free shuttle bus routes for The Whampoa - Ho Man Tin Route and Chun Seen Mei Route, which terminates at Tak Ting Street beside the entrance to the minibus terminus and at Shung King Street near The Whampoa respectively, providing convenience for the shoppers living in Ho Man Tin and To Kwa Wan.
History[]
Formerly known as Whampoa Dockyard, established in 1863, it was one of the largest dry-docking, ship-repairing and shipbuilding companies in the Far East. On 14 December 1984, Whampoa Dockyard signed a land exchange with the Hong Kong Government to terminate its shipbuilding and ship-repairing business, and the original site was converted into a large-scale private housing estate, "Whampoa Garden". With an investment of HK$4 billion in the project, Hung Hom was transformed into a new city with schools, shopping malls, a bus terminal and other ancillary facilities.
The earliest bus route serving Whampoa Garden residents was KMB Route 8A, which was extended to Whampoa Garden on 8 June 1987, with the bus terminus located at the roadside bus terminus opposite Phase 5 Oak Mansions off Tak On Street. In November of the same year, Route 12A was extended from Kowloon City Ferry to Whampoa Garden, with the terminus located at Tak On Street near Phase 11 Bauhinia Court, to tie in with the opening of Hung Hom Road, and in February 1989, Route 30X was launched, with the terminus located in front of Route 8A.
Half a year later, Whampoa Garden Phase 8 "Whampoa Plaza" was completed in August, and the bus terminus on the ground floor was opened on 18 November 1990[3], with all the above bus routes originally terminating on-street moving into the area on 25 November.
GMB operator Chit Fai Motors (CFM) had always been based in Whampoa Garden. Routes 2 and 6 were extended to Whampoa Garden on 18 December 1987, with the terminus initially located at the secondary road near Hung Hom Road in Phase 2 (around the ground floor of Block 8 of Cherry Mansions), and then relocated to the permanent public transport interchange under Whampoa Plaza in November 1990 together with the franchised bus routes.
In addition, three free shuttle bus routes are provided by The Whampoa (黃埔天地, named "黃埔新天地" in Chinese before 2018), a large shopping mall, to and from Ho Man Tin, To Kwa Wan and Chun Seen Mei Chuen. Customers who make purchases at any of the shops in The Whampoa and present their receipts at the Customer Service Counter to redeem a travel voucher will be entitled to a free ride on the shuttle buses. In response to a complaint about the illegal resident/free shuttle buses at Whampoa Garden, Chit Fai Motors wrote to the Office of The Ombudsman in 1999 to complain against the Transport Department. The Ombudsman pointed out that the Transport Department was ‘weak and ineffective in investigating the complaint’. As the problem was still serious, the Ombudsman wrote to the Complaints Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat in 2001. [4]
Chit Fai Motors once strongly promoted its 4 routes but eventually ended up in vain
In conjunction with the commissioning of the Whampoa Station of the MTR Kwun Tong Line Extension, GMB Route 2M commenced service on 23 October 2016 with this stop being its terminus. Due to manpower shortage, the service of the route has been suspended since 5 July 2018 and was permanently discontinued on 23 December of the same year.
Chit Fai Motors, which has stood in Whampoa Garden for more than 30 years, suddenly announced on 9 April 2020 that it would terminate the service of four GMB routes from the following day. After co-ordination with the Transport Department (TD), another GMB operator, Kellis, temporarily took over the operation of Routes 2 and 2A from 12 April, with the initial service hours shortened to daily, while Routes6 and 6X ceased to operate on 12 April, and TD has not considered re-tendering and selecting a new operator for the routes.
Surrounding facilities[]
The public transport interchange is in close proximity to Harbourfront Landmark, One Harbourfront, Harbour Grande Kowloon and Tai Wan Shan Swimming Pool.
Route information[]
Franchised buses[]
Terminating routes[]
| List of Franchised Bus Routes terminating at Whampoa Garden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route No. | Origin | Destination | Service Type |
| KMB | 8A | Whampoa Garden | Star Ferry Bus Terminus (Circular) |
Service daily ● |
| KMB | 12A | Whampoa Garden | Cheung Sha Wan (Sham Mong Road) | Service daily ● |
| KMB | 30X | Whampoa Garden | Tsuen Wan (Allway Gardens) | Service daily ● |
| Template:KMB 230X doesn't exist! | ||||
| Citybus | NA20 | Whampoa Garden | HZMB Hong Kong Port | Inbound daily during early morning ● |
Intermediate stop routes[]
| List of Franchised Bus Routes observing "Whampoa Garden Bus Terminus" stop | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route No. | Origin | Destination | Service Type |
| KMB | 5D | Telford Gardens (Circular point here) | Service daily ● | |
| KMB | 8P | Laguna Verde | Star Ferry Bus Terminus (Circular) |
Service daily ● |
| Template:CHT 115 doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:CHT 115P doesn't exist! | ||||
| Citybus | E23 | Tsz Wan Shan (South) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Outbound service daily during morning ● |
| Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Tsz Wan Shan (South) | Inbound service daily during afternoon to nighttime ● | ||
| Citybus | E23A | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Tsz Wan Shan (South) | Outbound service daily during morning, via Tung Chung North ● |
| Tsz Wan Shan (South) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Inbound service daily during afternoon to nighttime, via Tung Chung North ● | ||
| Citybus | N23 | Tung Chung Station | Tsz Wan Shan (North) | Outbound service daily overnight ● |
| Tsz Wan Shan (North) | Tung Chung Station | Inbound service daily during early morning ● | ||
Green minibuses[]
| List of Green Minibus (GMB) Routes terminating at Whampoa Garden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route No. | Origin | Destination | Service Type |
| Kellis | 2 | Whampoa Garden | Festival Walk | Service daily, Via Ma Tau Wai Road ● |
| Kellis | 2A | Whampoa Garden | Festival Walk | Service daily, via Hung Hom Road ● |
| Kellis | 26A | Whampoa Garden | Tsim Sha Tsui (Canton Road) (Circular) |
Service daily ● |
Non-franchised buses[]
| List of Non-franchised buses Routes terminating at The Whampoa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route No. | Origin | Destination | Service Type |
| Sun Bus | The Whampoa Shuttle Bus Ho Man Tin Route | The Whampoa | Ho Man Tin ↺ | Saturday, Sunday and holiday noon to evening service |
Previously served routes[]
| List of Bus Routes once terminating at Whampoa Garden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route No. | Destination at that time | Terminus changed to | Date no longer using this terminus |
| KMB | 5D Special trip |
→ Telford Gardens | Special trip discontinued | 6 December 2017 |
| KMB | 212 | Cheung Sha Wan (Sham Mong Road) | Route discontinued | 2017年7月1日 |
| List of Green Minibus (GMB) Routes once terminating at Whampoa Garden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route No. | Destination at that time | Terminus changed to | Date no longer using this terminus |
| Chit Fai Motors | 2M | Kowloon City (Fuk Lo Tsun Road) | Route discontinued | 23 December 2018 |
| Chit Fai Motors | 6 | Tsim Sha Tsui (Hankow Road) | Route discontinued | 12 April 2020 |
| Chit Fai Motors | 6A | Tsim Sha Tsui (Hankow Road) | The Whampoa (Tak Man Street)[5] | TBC |
| Chit Fai Motors | 6C 1st generation |
Tsim Sha Tsui (Hankow Road) | Route discontinued | [Source Request] |
| Chit Fai Motors | 6C | Tsim Sha Tsui (Hankow Road) | Route discontinued | 23 December 2018 |
| Chit Fai Motors | 6X | Tsim Sha Tsui (Hankow Road) | Route discontinued | 10 April 2020 |
Lay-by allocation[]
Bus terminus[]
| Lay-by allocation (from the entrance on the leftmost side) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| No. | Width | Route | Stop pole no. |
| 1 | Single-lane | 12A | WH01-T-1000-0 |
| 2 | Single-lane | 30X, 230X (Alighting stop) | WH01-T-1050-0 |
| 3 | Single-lane | 8A, 8P[6] | WH01-T-1100-0 |
| 4 | Dual-lane (Entrance access of Route8P)[6] |
NA20 | 1596A |
| 115, 115P | WH01-T-1150-0 | ||
| 5D | WH01-T-1200-0 | ||
| E23, E23A, N23 (to Tsz Wan Shan) | 1596A | ||
| E23, E23A, N23 (to Airport/Tung Chung) | 1596B | ||
GMB terminus[]
| Lay-by allocation (from the entrance on the leftmost side) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Width | GMB routes |
| 1a | Stop near exit | 2, 2A |
| 1 | Single lane | 2, 2A (Parking lay-by) |
| 2 | Dual lane | Spare[7] |
| 3 | Single lane | 26A[8] |
| 4 | Single lane | Spare |
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
- ↑ Cantonese pronounciation: wong4 bou3 faa1 jyun4 dai6 baat3 kei4 haa6 min6 dik1 gung1 gung6 gaau1 tung1 zung2 zaam6
- ↑ Mandarin pronounciation: huáng pǔ huā yuán dì bā qī xià miàn de gōng gòng jiāo tōng zǒng zhàn
- ↑ Cantonese pronounciation: wong4 bou3 faa1 jyun4 gung1 gung6 wan6 syu1 gaau1 wui6 cyu3
- ↑ Mandarin pronounciation: huáng pǔ huā yuán gōng gòng yùn shū jiāo huì chǔ
Related articles[]
- Hung Hom Ferry Bus Terminus
- Laguna Verde Public Transport Interchange
- Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) Public Transport Interchange
References[]
- ↑ Jusco was renamed as AEON from October 2010 onwards.
- ↑ G. N. 348: Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap 374) --Prohibited Zone at the public transport terminus beneath Site 8 in Whampoa Gardens, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 13 Issue No. 03, 16 January 2009.
- ↑ G.N. 4152, Hong Kong Government Gazette, vol. 132, No. 46, 16 November 1990
- ↑ See Legislative Council Panel on Transport's letter of complaint dated 25 December 2001 from Chit Fai Motors Company Limited on regulation of non-franchised bus services and the Administration's reply dated 22 January 2002 (Chinese only) for the concerned official document.
- ↑ As the minibuses are dispatched from Whampoa Garden terminus, passengers travelling to Tsim Sha Tsui are still sometimes picked up from this stop.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Due to the width of lay-by 3, if other buses are already parked in lay-by 3 when KMB Route 8P arrives at this stop, it will use lay-by 4 to enter the stop and then pick up/drop off passengers in front of lay-by 3.
- ↑ Former stop position of GMB Route 6.
- ↑ Former stop position of GMB Route 6X.
External links[]
Whampoa Garden Bus Terminus
Template:List of Bus Termini in Kowloon City District Template:List of Minibus Termini in Kowloon City District