TTC Paper No. 8/2020

Annex 7 Proposed Service Adjustment of CTB Route no. 260 Existing Operation Details Route 260 Terminating Points Stanley Village – Central (Exchange Square) Service Hours From Stanely Village: Mondays to Saturdays (except public holidays) 6.30 a.m. – 11.40 p.m. Sundays and public holidays 8.00 a.m – 11.40 p.m. From Central (Exchange Square): Mondays to Saturdays (except public holidays) 7.12 a.m. – 12.02 a.m. Sundays and public holidays 8.10 a.m. – 12.00 midnight Morning Peak 15－20 minutes Hour Frequency Full Fare per Single $11.4 Journey Patronage Maximum occupancy in the peakiest one hour: 74% Vehicle Allocation 5 Double-deckers The Proposal The service areas of Route no. 260 generally overlaps with that of Route no. 6. In addition, its patronage shows a drastic decrease after the evening peak hours, with the average and maximum hourly occupancy rates being only 17% and 26% respectively, indicating that the bus resources have not been utilised effectively. It is proposed to adjust the route’s last departure time of both bounds to 8 p.m. Details of the proposal are as follows: Route 260 Terminating Stanley Village – Central (Exchange Square) Points Service Hours From Stanely Village: Mondays to Saturdays (except public holidays) 6.30 a.m. – 8.00 p.m. Sundays and public holidays 8.00 a.m – 8.00 p.m. Page 1 of 3 Annex 7 From Central (Exchange Square): Mondays to Saturdays (except public holidays) 7.12 a.m. – 8.00 p.m. Sundays and public holidays 8.10 a.m. – 8.00 p.m. Routeing Unchanged Morning Peak Unchanged Hour Frequency Full Fare per Unchanged Single Journey Journey Time Unchanged Vehicle Unchanged Allocation To tie in with the adjustment to the service timetable of route no. 260, the bus company will offer the following new Octopus bus-bus interchange concessions at San Wai, Wong Chuk Hang and the Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza. The details are tabulated below: First leg Second leg Destination Fare Destination Fare Discount Total Fare journey journey Stanley Bound (interchange at San Wai, Wong Chuk Hang) Stanley (alight Route Nos. Southern $5.1 Route No. 73 before $6.2 $4.2 $7.1 70/75/90/97 District Repulse Bay Beach) Central Bound (interchange at Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza) Cyberport (board $4.2 $2.2 Route Nos. Route No. 73 before － Central $5.1 － $7.1 70/75/90/97 Repulse $4.7 $2.7 Bay Beach) Arrangement after the Service Adjustment About 380 passengers who take Route no. 260 travelling between Central and Stanely after 8.00 p.m. can use Route no. 6, which charges a lower fare or use the above newly-provided Octopus bus-bus interchange concessions to access their destinations. Passengers’ alternatives are tabulated below: Page 2 of 3 Annex 7 Origin Destination Alternative Fare of Alternative Central (Exchange Square) Bound Between Stanley and Decreased from Route no. 6 Repulse Bay Beach $11.4 to $8.5 Between Wan Chai Between Repulse Decreased from and Central Route no. 73 interchange Bay Beach and $7.1－$11.4 to Route nos. 70/75/90/97 Wong Chuk Hang $7.1－$11.3 Between Stanley and Repulse Bay/Wong $3.7 Route nos. 6/73 Chuk Hang (remain unchanged) Stanley Bound Between Wong Chuk Route nos. 70/75/90/97 Decreased from Hang and Repulse interchange $7.1－$11.4 to Between Wan Chai Bay Beach Route no. 73 $7.1－$11.3 and Central Between Repulse Decreased from Bay Beach and Route no. 6 $11.4 to Stanley $8.5 Decreased from Between Wong Chuk Hang/ Repulse Bay Route nos. 6/73 $2.9－$7.1 to to Stanley $2.9－$6.2 Proposed Implementation Date 3rd Quarter 2020 Page 3 of 3 .

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