SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1977
TWO MAXICAB ROUTES TO BE IMPROVED
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THE SERVICES ON TWO MAXICAB ROUTES ARE TO BE IMPROVED FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY). THESE ARE ROUTE 7 (PREVIOUSLY ROUTE 8) FROM MT. NICHOLSON TO CENTRAL AND ROUTE 6 FROM CENTRAL TO OCEAN PARK (PREVIOUSLY CENTRAL TO SHOUSON HILL).
THE ROUTING OF ROUTE 7 HAS BEEN ALTERED TO PROVIDE A QUICKER AND BETTER PEAK-HOUR SERVICE TO CENTRAL AS WELL AS SERVING WIDER BUSY AREAS DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS.
DURING PEAK HOURS, FROM 7.40 A.M. TO 8.40 A.M. AND FROM 4.40 P.M. TO 5.40 P.MM., BUSES ON ROUTE 7 WILL TRAVEL IN A ONE-WAY DIRECTION ONLY FROM MT. NICHOLSON TO CENTRAL VIA STUBBS ROAD, COOMBE ROAD, MAGAZINE GAP ROAD, GARDEN ROAD, LOWER ALBERT ROAD AND ICE HOUSE STREET WITH STOPPING PLACES IN COOMBE ROAD, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, GARDEN ROAD AND ICE HOUSE STREET.
DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE IN A TWO-WAY DIRECTION VIA WANCHAL ROAD, HENNESSY ROAD, JOHNSTON ROAD, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, PEDDER STREET TO CENTRAL.
THE SERVICE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO OPERATE FROM 7.40 A.M. TO 6.40 P.M. FROM MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS AT A REGULAR FREQUENCY OF 30 MINUTES.
ROUTE 6 PRIMARILY SERVED THE SHOUSON HILL AREA VIA THE WATERFRONT. THERE WERE SPECIAL JOURNEYS TO OCEAN PARK ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS TO MEET PASSENGER DEMAND.
HOWEVER, UNDER NEW ARRANGEMENTS, ROUTE 6 WILL NOW PLY BETWEEN CENTRAL AND OCEAN PARK VIA QUEENSWAY, HENNESSY ROAD, FENWICK STREET, JOHNSTON ROAD, WANCHA ROAD, MORRISON HILL ROAD, LEIGHTON ROAD, WONGNE ICHUNG GAP ROAD AND THEN VIA SHOUSON HILL ROAD TO OCEAN PARK.
THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE WEEK-DAY TIME SCHEDULE. BUSES WILL RUN EVERY 15 MINUTES DURING PEAK HOURS AND EVERY 30 MINUTES DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS.
ONE NEW ASPECT OF THE SERVICE IS THAT BEFORE 10 A.M. BUSES ON THIS ROUTE WILL START AND TERMINATE AT SHOUSON HILL ROAD AS USUAL. BUT AFTER THIS TIME THE SERVICE WILL START AND TERMINATE AT OCEAN PARK.
PREVIOUSLY, ROUTE 6 DID NOT OPERATE A FIXED SERVICE TO OCEAN PARK ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. SPECIAL SERVICES WERE RUN TO MEET DEMAND. NOW, A REGULAR 20-MINUTE SERVICE WILL OPERATE ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS BETWEEN 7.30 A.M. AND 6.30 P.M. ON SATURDAYS, THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE FROM 7.30 A.M. TO 1.30 P.M.
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