SDC T&TC Paper No. 9/2014 Southern District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Revised Public Transport Re-organisation Plan to tie in with the Commissioning of the South Island Line (East) (as at March 2014) Purpose This paper seeks the views of the Traffic and Transport Committee (“T&TC”) under the Southern District Council (“SDC”) on the Revised Public Transport Re-organisation Plan (“Revised PT Plan”)(as at March 2014) to tie in with the commissioning of the South Island Line (East) (“SIL(E)”) in 2015. Background 2. The Transport Department has commenced the consultation with T&TC on the preliminary PT Plan since July 2013. Thereafter, we have continuously received views on the PT Plan from local representatives and the public. After obtaining the views and suggestions from District Councils, Area Consultative Forums, local representatives and the public from various channels, we have followed up and reviewed the preliminary proposals in the PT Plan with the relevant public transport operators and formulated the Revised PT Plan to tie in with the commissioning of the SIL(E) (as at March 2014) in reference to the views collected. Details of the Revised PT Plan are set out in Annex 1-12. Advice Sought 3. Members are invited to comment on the revised PT Plan (as at March 2014) proposed for the Southern District to tie in with the commissioning of the SIL(E). Transport Department March 2014 Annex 1 Revised Public Transport Re-organisation Plan to tie in with the Commissioning of the SIL(E) Re-organisation of CTB 48, 71 and 75 I. Background It is expected that upon the commissioning of the SIL(E), some residents in Wong Chuk Hang and Shum Wan who are taking bus service to Sheung Wan and Central or interchange at there with railway service will switch to more convenient feeder service to reach the SIL(E) stations nearby (such as Wong Chuk Hang Station) and resulting in ridership loss of the captioned routes. Thus, it is necessary to re-organise them to tie in with the commissioning of the SIL(E). Details of Existing Services CTB 48：：： Terminating Points Wah Fu (North) – Shum Wan / Ocean Park (Cir.) Peak Headway 4-16 minutes Off-peak Headway 12 minutes Average Peak Patronage 75% Average Off-peak 57% Patronage Full Fare Per Single Trip $3.0 Service Hours From 5.36 am to 11.41 pm daily Number of Vehicles 3 air-conditioned double-deckers CTB 71：：： Terminating Points Wong Chuk Hang – Central (Wing Wo Street) (Cir.) Peak Headway 17-18 minutes Off-peak Headway 14-20 minutes Average Peak Patronage 74% Average Off-peak 39% Patronage Full Fare Per Single Trip $5.3 Service Hours From 5.35 am to 11.30 pm daily Number of Vehicles 5 air-conditioned double-deckers [Service will be adjusted subject to change in passenger demand after the commissioning of WIL] CTB 71P (Supplemntary Service)：：： Terminating Points Shum Wan to Central Ferry Piers Service Hours 7.55 am on Mondays to Saturdays (except public holidays) Average Patronage 97% Number of Vehicles 1 air-conditioned double-decker CTB 75：：： Terminating Points Shum Wan – Central (Exchange Square) Peak Headway 7-15 minutes Off-peak Headway 15 minutes Average Peak Patronage 65% Average Off-peak 29% Patronage Full Fare Per Single Trip $4.7 Service Hours From Shum Wan: From 5.10 am to 11.30 pm daily From Central: From 5.45 am to 12.00 midnight daily Number of Vehicles 9 air-conditioned double-deckers CTB 72A：：： Terminating Points Shum Wan – Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) Peak Headway 14-15 minutes Off-peak Headway 14-20 minutes Average Peak Patronage 58% Average Off-peak 26% Patronage Full Fare Per Single Trip $4.5 Service Hours From Shum Wan: From 6.00 am to 11.30 pm on Mondays to Saturdays From 6.45 am to 11.30 pm on Sundays and public holidays From Causeway Bay: From 6.30 am to 12.20 am on Mondays to Saturdays From 7.15 am to 12.20 am on Sundays and public holidays Number of Vehicles 5 air-conditioned double-deckers II. Re-organisation Proposals 2. In the first round consultation, we have put forward the following re-organisation proposals for these routes: (1) To amalgamate CTB 71P (supplementary service) and CTB 75 with CTB 71; (2) To extend the southern end of CTB 71 to Shum Wan and it will continue to operate in a circular route; and (3) To divert CTB 48 via the new Wong Chuk Hang Station. 2 III. First Round Public Consultation and Revised Proposals 3. During the first round consultation, we have received valuable views from district councilors, local representatives and residents on the proposals, including the passengers need of direct bus service from Shum Wan to Central for work commuters in morning peak priod. Our initial response to the major comments are set out below： (1) Given consideration to passenger demand for work commuters in morning peak period, it is poposed to convert CTB 75 as morning peak only service. Three uni-directional trips on CTB 75 from Shum Wan to Central will be provided in morning peak period on Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays). Meanwhile, service of CTB 72A will be obviously strengthened to 10 to 12 minutes in daytime non-peak hours to provide frequent bus services for Shum Wan/Wong Chuk Hang residents to and from the northshore of Hong Kong Island. During the hours when CTB 75 is not in operation, passengers can use new Octopus BBI schemes between CTB 72A and CTB 37A (Central bound) / CTB 37B(37X) (Southern District bound) / CTB 90 (both bounds) to and from Shum Wan/Wong Chuk Hang and Wan Chai/Admiralty/Central； (2) It is proposed to cancel CTB 71 and 71P which serving Shum Wan/Wong Chuk Hang via Pok Fu Lam Road. Affected passengers can use a new Octopus BBI scheme between CTB 48 and 7 to and form Wong Chuk Hang and Pok Fu Lam Road；and (3) To maintain the route diversion of CTB 48 via the new Wong Chuk Hang Station to facilitate residents of Shum Wan, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen, Tin Wan and Wah Fu traveling to and from the new railway station. 4. Please refer to Appendix for details of the revised proposals. 3 Appendix of Annex 1 A. Service Details of Revised Proposals CTB 48：：： Terminating Wah Fu (North) – Shum Wan / Ocean Park (Cir.) Points Routes Shum Wan Road, Nam Long Shan Road, Heung Yip Road, Wong Chuk Hang Staion, Heung Yip Road, Nam Long Shan Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen Praya Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Victoria Road, Wah Hong Street, Wah King Street, Wah Fu Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Aberdeen Praya Road, Aberdeen Main Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Nam Long Shan Road, Heung Yip Road, Wong Chuk Hang Station, Heung Yip Road, Nam Long Shan Road and Shum Wan Road. Peak Headway 4-16 minutes Off-peak 12 minutes Headway Full Fare Per $3.0 Single Trip Service Hours From 5.36 am to 11.41 pm daily Number of 3 air-conditioned double-deckers Vehicles CTB 75：：： Terminating Shum Wan to Central (Exchange Square) Points Routes Shum Wan Road, Wong Chuk Hang Temporary Bus Terminus, Nam Long Shan Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen Tunnel, Wong Nai Chung Road, Morrison Hill Road, Tin Lok Lane, Hennessy Road, Queensway, Queen's Road Central, Pedder Street, Connaught Place and Harbour View Street. Peak Headway 15 minutes Full Fare Per $4.7 Single Trip Service Hours Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays) From 7.45 am to 8.15 am Number of 3 air-conditioned double-deckers Vehicles CTB 72A：：： Terminating Shum Wan – Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) Points Peak Headway 14-15 minutes 4 Off-peak 10-12 minutes Headway Full Fare Per $4.5 Single Trip Service Hours From Shum Wan: From 6.00 am to 11.30 pm on Mondays to Saturdays From 6.45 am to 11.30 pm on Sundays and public holidays From Causeway Bay: From 6.30 am to 12.20 am on Mondays to Saturdays From 7.15 am to 12.20 am on Sundays and public holidays Number of 5 air-conditioned double-deckers Vehicles B. New Octopus Interchange Concessions Shum Wan/Wong Chuk Hang and Wan Chai/Admiralty/Central: 1st Trip Destination Fare 2nd Destination Fare Discount Total Interchange Trip Location CTB Causeway Bay $4.50 CTB Central/ $4.70/ $4.50 $4.70 Lap Tak Lane, 72A 37A/90 Wan Chai $4.70 Morrison Hill Road CTB Chi Fu Fa Yuen/ $4.70/ CTB Shum Wan $3.0 $3.0 $4.70 Toll Plaza, 37B/ South Horizons $4.70 72A Aberdeen 37X/ Tunnel 90 C. Route Map Please see Drawing 1 5 Annex 2 Revised Public Transport Re-organisation Plan to tie in with the Commissioning of the SIL(E) Proposed Re-routeing of CTB 78 I. Background It is proposed to strengthen the intra-district bus service in Southern District in order to better perform the role of feeder service to and from new railway stations. Details of Existing Service NWFB 78：：： Terminating Points Wah Kwai Estate – Wong Chuk Hang Estate (Cir.) Peak Headway 7-9 minutes Off-peak Headway 12 minutes Average Peak Patronage 64% Average Off-peak 22% Patronage Full Fare Per Single Trip $3.2 Service Hours From 6.10 am to 12.00 midnight daily Number of Vehicles 2 air-conditioned double-deckers 3 air-conditioned single-deckers II. Re-organisation Proposal 2. In the first round consultation, we have put forward the following re-organisation proposals for this route: (1) It is proposed to relocate the terminal point of CTB 78 to the new public transport interchange facilities of Wong Chuk Hang Station (i.e.