Appendix 4 (Page 1 of 8) Service Adjustments of CTB Route Nos. 40 and 40M Details of Existing Services of CTB Route Nos. 40 and 40M Route Number 40 40M Terminating Wah Fu (North) – Wan Chai North Wah Fu (North) – Admiralty Points Temporary Public Transport (Government Headquarters) Interchange Peak Hour 12 - 15 minutes 13 - 15 minutes Headway Full Fare Per $5.3 $5.3 Single Journey Service Hours From Wah Fu (North): From Wah Fu (North): From 6.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. on From 6.06 a.m. to 10.57 p.m. on Mondays to Saturdays Mondays to Saturdays From 6.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. on From 6.10 a.m. to 10.50 p.m. on Sundays and public holidays Sundays and public holidays From Wan Chai North Temporary From Admiralty (Government Public Transport Interchange: Headquarters): From 6.37 a.m. to 11.48 p.m. on From 6.42 a.m. to 11.42 p.m. on Mondays to Saturdays Mondays to Saturdays From 6.35 a.m. to 11.35 p.m. on From 6.45 a.m. to 11.45 p.m. on Sundays and public holidays Sundays and public holidays Patronage Maximum Occupancy in the peakest Maximum Occupancy in the one hour : 60% peakest one hour : 52% Number of 9 air-conditioned double deckers 7 air-conditioned double deckers Vehicles Background Upon the commissioning of the MTR West Island Line, the catchment of the sections of route nos. 40 and 40M from University of Hong Kong, the Mid-levels, Central, Admiralty to Wan Chai overlaps with that of the railway. The daily patronage of the routes drops over 34% and 30% respectively, and the average occupancy remains low. Appendix 4 (Page 2 of 8) The Proposal To better utilise resources and to cope with actual passenger demand, it is proposed to reorganise route nos. 40 and 40M as follows: Route no. 40M To relocate the current terminating point in Admiralty from Admiralty (Government Headquarters) to Wan Chai North Temporary Public Transport Interchange. To divert both bound journeys via Chi Fu Road. Departures to Wah Fu (North) will begin their journey from Wan Chai North Temporary Public Transport Interchange and travel via Cotton Tree Drive and Caine Road after Hennessy Road and Queensway in lieu of Queen’s Road Central, D’Aguilar Street and Lyndhurst Terrace to avoid congestion in Central. Route No. 40M Terminating Wah Fu (North) – Wan Chai North Temporary Public Transport Interchange Points Routeing From Wah Fu (North): via Wah Fu Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Pok Fu Lam Road, flyover, Chi Fu Road, Claymore Avenue, flyover, Pok Fu Lam Road, flyover, Bonham Road, Caine Road, Upper Albert Road, Garden Road, Queen's Road Central, *(Des Voeux Road Central, Ice House Street, Chater Road, Murray Road), Queensway, Hennessy Road, Fleming Road, flyover Fleming Road, Convention Avenue and Hung Hing Road. *Departures from Wah Fu (North) are diverted via Queen's Road Central, Pedder Street, Connaught Road Central, Harcourt Road and Cotton Tree Drive slip road on Sundays and public holidays. From Wan Chai North Temporary Public Transport Interchange: via Hung Hing Road, Convention Avenue, Fleming Road, flyover, Fleming Road, Hennessy Road, Queensway, Cotton Tree Drive, Kennedy Road, Upper Albert Road, Caine Road, Bonham Road, Pok Fu Lam Road, Claymore Avenue, Chi Fu Road, Pok Fu Lam Road, Shek Pai Wan Road and Wah Fu Road. Full Fare Per $5.30 Single Journey Service Hours From Wah Fu (North): From 6.10 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. on Mondays to Saturdays From 6.15 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. on Sundays and public holidays From Wan Chai North Temporary Public Transport Interchange: From 6.37 a.m. to 11.48 p.m. daily Appendix 4 (Page 3 of 8) Mondays to Morning peak hours: 15 minutes Fridays Evening peak hours: 18-20 minutes (Except Public Holidays) Peak Headway Mondays to 15-25 minutes Fridays (Except Public Holidays) Non-peak Headway Saturdays 15-24 minutes (Except Public Holidays) Headway Sundays and 20-24 minutes Public Holidays Headway Journey Time About 60 minutes Number of 10 air-conditioned double deckers Vehicles Buses will be shared with route no. 40 outside peak hours Route no. 40 To be converted as uni-directional service from Wah Fu (North) to Wan Chai (Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre). Departures from Wah Fu will omit Chi Fu Road to tie in with the diversion of route no. 40M via Chi Fu. To relocate the terminating point from Wan Chai North Temporary Public Transport Interchange to Fleming Road, Wan Chai outside Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Service hours will be adjusted to 6.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. daily. Passengers travelling from Wan Chai and Admiralty to the Mid-levels, Pok Fu Lam Road, Chi Fu and Wah Fu may choose the re-organised route no. 40M. Route No. 40 Terminating Wah Fu (North) to Wan Chai (Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Points Centre) Routeing From Wah Fu (North): via Wah Fu Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, Pok Fu Lam Road, flyover, Bonham Road, Park Road, Robinson Road, Garden Road, flyover, Queensway, Hennessy Road, Fleming Road, flyover and Fleming Road. Appendix 4 (Page 4 of 8) Full Fare Per $5.30 Single Journey Service Hours 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.: 20 minutes and 6.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.: 30 minutes Headway on Mondays to Fridays (Except Public Holidays) Service Hours 6.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon: 20 minutes and 12.00 noon to 9.00 p.m.: 30 minutes Headway on Saturdays (Except Public Holidays) Service Hours 6.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.: 30 minutes and Headway on Sundays and Public Holidays Journey Time About 60 minutes Number of 4 air-conditioned double deckers Vehicles Buses will be shared with route no. 40M outside peak hours New Octopus Interchange Concessions From Wah Fu / Pok Fu Lam to Robinson Road: 2nd Total Interchange 1st Trip Destination Fare Destination Fare Discount Trip Fare Location CTB CTB $5.3/ route $5.3/ route no. Wan Chai Park Road $4.3 $4.3 Bonham Road $4.8 no. $4.8 40M 12M Appendix 4 (Page 5 of 8) 2nd Total Interchange 1st Trip Destination Fare Destination Fare Discount Trip Fare Location CTB NWFB $5.3/ North Point $5.3/ Pok Fu Lam Road route no. Wan Chai route $6.9 $6.9 $4.8 Ferry Pier $4.8 near Pokfield Road 40M no. 23 From Robinson Road to Central / Wan Chai: 2nd Total Interchange 1st Trip Destination Fare Destination Fare Discount Trip Fare Location CTB Central route no. CTB Ferry Piers 12 route Garden Road outside $4.3 Wan Chai $4.8 $4.3 $4.8 CTB Admiralty no. St. John's Cathedral route no. (Tamar 40M 12M Street) From Robinson Road to Wan Chai: 2nd Total Interchange 1st Trip Destination Fare Destination Fare Discount Trip Fare Location CTB Connaught Road Central CTB route no. Central outside Ferry Piers route 12 Jardine House $4.3 nos. Wan Chai $5.7 $5.2 $4.8 CTB Admiralty 930/ Queensway outside route no. (Tamar 930A United Centre 12M Street) Advantages Route no. 40M By diverting both bound journeys via Chi Fu Road, passengers travelling from Chi Fu to Central will enjoy more route choices. Route no. 40 By omitting Chi Fu Road, passengers from Wah Fu will have a more convenient and direct bus service to the Mid-levels, Admiralty and Wan Chai. Effect on Passengers Route no. 40M Appendix 4 (Page 6 of 8) From Wah Fu (North): Origin Destination No. of Alternative Fare Affected Passengers (% of Total Passengers) Wah Fu to Admiralty Taking Citybus route Murray Road About 10 $5.3/$4.8/$3.4 (Government no. 40M and alighting Multi-storey Car (About 0.2%) (unchanged) Headquarters at Queensway Park From Admiralty (Government Headquarters): Origin Destination No. of Alternative Fare Affected Passengers (% of Total Passengers) Admiralty (Government Taking Citybus route Queen’s Road Headquarters) to About 240 no. 40M along $5.3 Central to Wah Harbour Road (About 4%) Queensway and (unchanged) Fu outside Shui On Hennessy Road Centre Caine Road to Bonham Road About 230 $5.3 reduced Citybus route no. 12M near Centre (About 4%) to $4.3 Street Queen’s Road NWFB route nos. Central to 4/4X or taking the Arbuthnot Road Bonham Road About 240 Mid-levels Pedestrian $5.3 near HKU East (About 4%) Escalator to Caine (unchanged) Gate to Wah Fu Road for Citybus route no. 40M Appendix 4 (Page 7 of 8) Route no. 40 From Wah Fu (North): Origin Destination No. of Alternative Fare Affected Passengers (% of Total Passengers) $5.3 (unchanged) (route no. About 170 CTB route nos. 40M Wah Fu Chi Fu 40M) / (About 2%) or 40P $5.3 reduced to $4.7 (route no. 40P) $5.3 [1] New bus-bus (unchanged) interchange (BBI): (interchanging from route Park Road to About 100 interchanging from nos. 40M to Robinson Road (About 1%) CTB route nos. 40M Chi Fu 12M) / to 12M; or $5.3 reduced [2] CTB route no. 40P to $4.7 (route no. 40P ) Garden Road, $5.3 About 110 Admiralty and (unchanged) (About 1%) CTB route no. 40M Wan Chai Wah Fu and Pok New BBI: Fu Lam Road Park Road to About 10 interchanging from $5.3/$4.8 opposite to Pok Robinson Road (About 0.1%) CTB route nos. 40M (unchanged) Fu Lam Village to 12M to Bonham Road Garden Road to About 10 $5.3/$4.8 CTB route no.