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Residents' Service Between Discovery Bay and Tung Chung Annex 1 Route No. DB08R SCHEDULE OF SERVICE New Territories Residents’ Service Route No. DB08R I. ROUTEING DISCOVERY BAY to CENTRAL (CENTRAL FERRY PIER NO. 3) : via Discovery Bay Road, Discovery Bay Road Underpass, Siena Avenue, Discovery Bay Road Underpass, Discovery Bay Tunnel, Discovery Bay Tunnel Link Road, Cheung Tung Road, Sunny Bay Road, roundabout, Penny’s Bay Highway, North Lantua Highway, Lantau Link, Kap Shui Mun Bridge, Tsing Ma Bridge, Cheung Tsing Highway, Tsing Sha Highway, Nam Wan Tunnel, Stonecutters Bridge, Tsing Sha Highway, West Kowloon Highway, Western Harbour Crossing, Connaught Road West, Connaught Road Central and Man Kwong Street. CENTRAL (CENTRAL FERRY PIER NO. 3) to DISCOVERY BAY : via Man Kwong Street eastbound, Man Yiu Street southbound, Harbour View Street, Connaught Road Central eastbound, Connaught Road Central westbound, Connaught Road West, Western Harbour Crossing, West Kowloon Highway, Tsing Sha Highway, Stonecutters Bridge, Nam Wan Tunnel, Tsing Sha Highway, Cheung Tsing Highway, Tsing Ma Bridge, Kap Shui Mun Bridge, Lantau Link, North Lantau Highway, Penny’s Bay Highway, roundabout, Sunny Bay Road, Cheung Tung Road, Discovery Bay Tunnel Link Road, Discovery Bay Tunnel, Discovery Bay Road underpass, Siena Avenue, Discovery Bay Road underpass and Discovery Bay Road. II. PICK UP/SET DOWN POINTS Discovery Bay to Central Pick Up Points: 1. Discovery Bay outside No. 28 Coastline Villa 2. Discovery Bay outside No. 8 Coastline Villa 3. Discovery Bay near Capevale Drive 4. Discovery Bay Road opposite Block 22 of La Costa 5. DB Plaza Bus Terminus 6. Discovery Bay Road opposite Block 15 of Seabird Lane 7. Discovery Bay Road opposite Discovery Bay International School 8. Discovery Bay Road outside Greenfield Court 9. Discovery Bay Road outside Neo Horizon 10. Discovery Bay North Plaza near Inclined Lift 11. Discovery Bay Road Chianti Transport Interchange 12. Discovery Bay Tunnel Link Road opposite Discovery Bay Tunnel Control Building P. 1 Annex 1 Set Down Points: 1. Lantau Link Toll Plaza 2. Connaught Road West outside Macau Ferry Bus Terminus 3. Man Kwong Street outside Central Ferry Pier No. 3 Central to Discovery Bay Pick Up Points: 1. Man Kwong Street outside Central Ferry Pier No. 3 2. Connaught Road Central outside Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Building 3. Lantau Link Toll Plaza Set Down Points: 1. Discovery Bay Tunnel Link Road outside Discovery Bay Tunnel Control Building 2. Discovery Bay North Plaza near Inclined Lift 3. Discovery Bay Road outside Joyful Mansion 4. Discovery Bay Road opposite Neo Horizon 5. Discovery Bay Road opposite Greenland Court 6. Discovery Bay Road outside Parkridge Village 7. Discovery Bay Road outside Block 15 of Seabird Lane 8. DB Plaza Bus Terminus 9. Discovery Bay Road outside Block 20 of La Costa 10. Discovery Bay near Capevale Drive 11. Discovery Bay opposite No. 8 Coastline Villa 12. Discovery Bay outside No. 28 Coastline Villa III. TIMETABLE DB08R Mondays to Fridays (except Public Holidays) From Discovery Bay to Central From Central to Discovery Bay 00:15 am 00:50 am 00:40 am 01:10 am 01:10 am 01:35 am 02:05 am 02:05 am 03:00 am 03:00 am 04:00 am 04:00 am 05:00 am 05:00 am 11:50 pm * 05:50 am * Sundays to Thursdays only (except the days preceding Public Holidays) P. 2 Annex 1 Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays From Discovery Bay to Central From Central to Discovery Bay 00:15 am 01:10 am 00:40 am 01:35 am 01:10 am 02:05 am 02:05 am 03:00 am 03:00 am 04:00 am 04:00 am 05:00 am 05:00 am 05:50 am IV. FARETABLE Fare per single journey: Fare (i) Residents – Paid by Registered Octopus Card Note 1 Adult $38 Child under 12 years old $19 Passenger aged 65 or above $2 (ii) Visitors – Paid in cash and Non-registered Octopus Card Adult $52 Child under 12 years old $26 Passenger aged 65 or above $2 Note 1: Registered Octopus Cards refer those Octopus Cards that have been registered with Discovery Bay Services Management Limited for Discovery Bay Residents. V. JOURNEY TIME Discovery Bay to Central: 50 minutes Central to Discovery Bay: 50 minutes VI. VEHICLE ALLOCATION/HOURLY CAPACITY 5 double-deck buses of capacity not exceeding 127 Maximum hourly carrying capacity: 254 Single-deck buses of capacity not exceeding 81 may be deployed for substitution subject to demand. Additional departures operated by double-deck buses of capacity not exceeding 127 may be deployed subject to demand. P. 3 .
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