Estimation of efficient timevarying tolls for cross harbor tunnels in hong kong 469. Cross harbour tunnel cross harbour tunnel possible keywords cross harbour tunnel, cross harbour bridge. The cross harbour tunnel cht will be reopened to all traffic from 5am tomorrow november 27. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Note that hong kong island, kowloon and new territories and lantau island have their own, separate route numbering systems. Western harbour tunnel project update western harbour tunnel project update.
It opened in 1972, and it connects hong kong island and kowloon at kellett island and a reclaimed site at hung hom bay, respectively ferries. Government arranges free ferry services for hung homkowloon. In this nov 20, 2019 photo, debris remains on roads leading to the closed cross harbour tunnel near the hong kong polytechnic university in hong kong. Crossharbour tunnel wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Cross harbour tunnel wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclop. Eastern harbour crossing routes hong kong island routes bus. Passengers who travel between ma on shan shui chuen o and siu. In that accident, nobody was hurt, but the traffic was blocked for several hours, leading to huge economic losses.
Fueling hopes among ordinary residents that the situation in hong kong may have calmed at least temporarily, the cross harbour tunnel reopened on wednesday and search teams sweeping the hong kong polytechnic university campus for a second day found no rioters still holding out. Contents corporate information 1 chairmans statement 2. Cmb was awarded this franchise to operate bus services on hong kong island. Vincent yu ap hong kong authorities will reopen the cross harbour tunnel at 5 am on wednesday after violent protests forced it to close for two weeks. Hong kong buses 2017 cross harbour tunnel services youtube. Investigation and preliminary plans construction of tunnel cross harbour traffic possible keywords cross harbour tunnel, cross harbour bridge possible keywords harbour crossing cross harbour possible keywords cross harbour vehicle, transport, public transport archival holding examples hkrs15614797 cross harbour bridge press correspondence and comment on. It consists of two steel road tunnels each with two lanes constructed using the single shell immersed tube method. All three major franchised operators invest serious resources. Chi street, chatham road northcross harbour tunnel toll plazacannon street. Bus maps for city bus routes and other city bus questions.
The concession was given to the then crossharbour tunnel company limited chinese. Tunnel, which is within the tsing ma control area, forms part. The western harbour tunnel and beaches link is a proposed northsouth motorway in sydney, between burnt bridge creek deviation at balgowlah a8 and westconnex m4m5 link at rozelle interchange, with connection to warringah road underpass a38 at frenchs forest, gore hill freeway and lane cove tunnel at artarmon, warringah freeway at cammeray and city west link at rozelle. Is the sole etc service provider for all 11 toll roads and tunnels in the hong kong special administration region aberdeen tunnel, cross harbour tunnel, eastern harbour tunnel, western harbour tunnel, lion rock tunnel, tates cairn tunnel, tai lam tunnel, lantau link, shing mun tunnels, tseung kwan o tunnel and tsing sha control area. The rates for taxis, light goods, medium goods vehicles, and heavy goods vehicles for the toll fee structure in 2002 are shown in table 1.
Bus stop list bs1601158 kai yip 2745 r108 special bus service causeway bayvictoria park 17 january 2016 sunda from kai yip. The crossharbour tunnel abbreviated cht or xht is the first tunnel in hong kong built underwater. Tunnel bus from kowloon or new territories take any tunnel bus passing hong kong cross harbour tunnel, get off at the last bus stop before crossing the tunnel in hung hom, kowloon. Lai tak tsuen road li kwan avenue 11 moreton terrace 3034 yee wo street canal road flyover cross harbour tunnel approach valley road. Crossharbour tunnel bus stop bus to hong kong island. It opened in 1972, and it connects hong kong island and kowloon at kellett island and a reclaimed site at hung hom bay, respectively. Limited franchise for the hong kong island and cross harbour bus network new world first bus services limited has been approved by the chief executive in council with effect from 20 january 2019. With a fleet of 745 airconditioned buses, this network carries about 507 000 passengers a day. It is one of the largest openair bus terminus in hong kong and is home to a large variety of cross harbour tunnel bus routes towards points in kowloon and the new territories, making the terminus one of the most important transport interchanges in hong kong. It has become one of the most congested roads mainly towards the hong kong island direction in hong kong and the world.
Hung hom station is almost next to the tunnel exit. Witth the opening of the cross harbour tunnel the first one in the 70s, kmb and cmbs bus routes start to cross each other. Council advised and the chief executive ordered that the road tunnels government amendment bill 1999, at annex, should be introduced into the legislative council to provide for the continual operation and management of the cross harbour tunnel cht after its franchise expires on 31 august 1999. Cross harbour tunnel, eastern harbour crossing, lion rock tunnel, shing mun tunnel, tates. Braemar hill has 30 stops departing from kai yip bt and ending in braemar hill. No change to bus stops on island bound only these stops are observed on kowloon bound all from the 1st stop up to cross harbour tunnel kei wing primary school and all stops thereafter iec reopened with wan chai north closure. Authority, new lantao bus company 1973 limited and hong kong society of rehabilitation for offering. Legislative council to provide for the continual operation and management of the cross harbour tunnel cht after its franchise expires on 31 august 1999. Hong kong cross harbour tunnel increase of capacity. Fueling hopes among ordinary residents that the situation in hong kong may have calmed at least temporarily, the cross harbour tunnel reopened on wednesday and search teams sweeping the hong kong polytechnic university campus for a second day found no rioters still holding out the polytechnic university campus was one of five that the rioters occupied to use as bases from which to disrupt. Route 108 is a cross harbour bus route operated by kowloon motor bus, plying between braemar hill on hong kong island and kai yip estate on kowloon peninsula, via lai tak tsuen, causeway bay. Motor bus company 1933 limited kmb operates 346 bus routes in kowloon and the new territories and 64 cross harbour routes. Look for the exit to the hong kong polytechnic university, then walk across the footbridge to the university.
With the current laws of hong kong available on the web, the historical laws of hong kong online database rightly. The cross harbour tunnel abbreviated cht or xht is the first tunnel in hong kong built underwater. For discussion on 15 february 2019 the kowloon motor bus. Transportation planning casebookwestern harbour tunnel. The transport department td reminds motorists and member of the public to pay attention to the following traffic arrangements before starting their journeys. Since their introduction in 1972, tunnel services have become an absolutely fundamental part of hong kongs extensive bus network.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Hks crossharbour tunnel to reopen 5 am wednesday hong. Hung hom station is almost next to the tunnel exit from causeway bay or north point buses 102, 112 and 116 pass hung hom station you can get exact route and bus stops at the kmb website route search. However in 1933, the government invited tenders from transport operators for the exclusive franchise to operate and maintain public omnibus services. It consists of two steel road tunnels each with two lanes constructed using the single shell immersed tube method it is the earliest of three vehicular harbour crossings in hong kong, opened for traffic on 2 august 1972.
Regarding manual toll collection, motorists can continue to pay the toll in cash. Bus services and other public transport arrangements. Western harbour tunnel is a major transport infrastructure. All current franchised bus routes are operated by airconditioned buses only and fares are paid through flat fares. The route via sham shui po, cross harbour tunnel, causeway bay.
It is one of the largest openair bus terminus in hong kong and is home to a large variety of cross harbour tunnel bus routes towards points in kowloon and the new territories. It is adjacent to hong kong cross harbour tunnel and mtr hung hom station, with tsimshatsui commercial area in its vicinity, and is easily accessible by various means of public. Aug 16, 2017 route 108 is a cross harbour bus route operated by kowloon motor bus, plying between braemar hill on hong kong island and kai yip estate on kowloon peninsula, via lai tak tsuen, causeway bay. The hong kong government participated to 20% in order not to fully hand over their influence on the project. Due to the damage to the facilities of the cross harbour tunnel cht, the tunnel cannot be reopened within a short period of time. The tunnel was constructed using the immersed tube method. It was constructed under a 30year privatesector franchise based on a. Cht enjoys the best connecting road systems compared to. The following is a list of current franchised bus routes in hong kong, sorted according to bus companies. The cross harbour tunnel cht is the most heavily utilised crossing amongst the three rhcs, and congestion at cht is a long standing problem. Historical laws of hong kong online crossharbour tunnel. It runs between so uk estate in sham shui po district and north point pak fuk road in eastern district and provides airconditioned service.
China motor bus operated services in kowloon in the 1920s. To assist members of the public to commute, the transport department td has arranged special free ferry services starting from tomorrow november 20. Some of them are crossharbour routes, either solely operated or jointly operated with. Cht has a clear natural advantage given its central location and connectivity. Connaught road central, rumsey street, des voeux road central, queensway, hennessy road, fleming road, wan chai road, morrison hill road, leighton road, canal road west, canal road flyover, cross harbour tunnel, hong chong road, chatham road north, ma tau wai road, ma tau chung road, prince edward road west, prince edward road east, choi hung road, choi hung estate. Connaught road central, rumsey street, des voeux road central, queensway, hennessy road, fleming road, wan chai road, morrison hill road, leighton road, canal road west, canal road flyover, cross harbour tunnel, hong chong road, chatham road north, ma tau wai road, ma tau chung road, prince edward road west, prince edward road east, choi hung road, choi hung estate access road. The historical laws of hong kong online is a fulltext image database providing access to past revised editions of hong kong laws. Cross harbour tunnel bus to hung hom hong kong forum. A vehicle fire occurred in a crossharbour tunnel in hong kong in may 2000. Cross harbour tunnel route 108 kowloon bound service is diverted via inner gloucester road and canal road west cross harbour tunnel route 88r is converted into a circular route and diverted via convention avenue westbound, fleming road southbound, harbour road before resuming the normal routeing for city one, sha tin bound service. The crossharbour tunnel is an underground underwater tunnel built in the early 1970s to link the kowloon peninsula with hong kong island. Chiang cheng studio theatre is located in chung sze yuen building right at the fountain square entrance of the hong kong polytechnic university at cheong wan road.
Infobox bus line cross harbour bus route 112 is a bus route operated by kowloon motor bus kmb and new world first bus nwfb in hong kong. Buses 101, 104 and 111 all pass through central, admiralty and wan chai before going through the cross harbour tunnel. Historical laws of hong kong online crossharbour tunnel by. Crossharbour tunnel bus stop bus to hong kong island hong kong china hongkong hong kong world china hongkong hong kong world hong kong. Route 108 is a cross harbour bus route operated by kowloon motor bus, plying between braemar hill on hong kong island and kai yip estate on kowloon peninsula, via. It provides for the public to enter the tunnel area on foot to get to the bus stops. The database comprises a total of seven consolidations of the laws of hong kong. Kai yip has 30 stops departing from braemar hill and ending in. Media in category citybus route 118 the following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total.
Oct 03, 2014 cross harbour tunnel route 108 kowloon bound service is diverted via inner gloucester road and canal road west cross harbour tunnel route 88r is converted into a circular route and diverted via convention avenue westbound, fleming road southbound, harbour road before resuming the normal routeing for city one, sha tin bound service. Take the footbridge leading to the podium of the university, and follow the directional signage for jockey club auditorium on campus. Jun 16, 2017 since their introduction in 1972, tunnel services have become an absolutely fundamental part of hong kongs extensive bus network. Since its construction, its traffic has increased, becoming one of the most congested roads in hong kong and the world. Western harbour tunnel roads and maritime services. Government arranges free ferry services for hung hom. Cross harbour tunnel hong kong 2020 all you need to. On the other hand, the railway project under construction the guangzhoushenzhenhong kong express rail link, however, will be conducive to both cross harbour traffic and whts throughput in the long run. History constructed by a private company and operated under a 30year franchise, the 1. The cross harbour tunnel was the first road tunnel in hong kong that was built under water. After victoria park rd, divert via gloucester rd flyover canal rd flyover harbour rd routeing.
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