Hong Kong authorities could cut cross-harbour bus services next month as passengers switch to Sha Tin to Central MTR link
South China Morning Post
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May 27, 2022
Hong Kong’s franchised bus operators are facing another hit from the recent launch of the East Rail line cross-harbour extension after officials revealed the Transport Department is considering reducing their services in phases from next month.
Assistant Commissioner for Transport Honson Yuen Hong-shing on Friday told lawmakers that franchised buses had lost 20,000 passengers a day and experienced an up to 50 per cent drop in ridership since the cross-harbour section of the HK$90.7 billion Sha Tin to Central rail link opened on May 15.
“For example, the ridership on the special departures of route 104 has dropped from over 70 per cent to about 20 per cent after the opening of the East Rail line cross-harbour extension,” he said at a Legislative Council subcommittee meeting on railway affairs.
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