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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1980
PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMIRALTY AND CHATER STATIONS
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SPECIAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED NEXT TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 12) WITH THE OPENING OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY'S CHATER AND ADMIRALTY STATIONS AT 2 PM ON THAT DAY.
PASSENGERS ON WESTBOUND JOURNEYS ON THE FOLLOWING CMB ROUTES - 5, 5A, 58, 6, 10, 11, 15, 23, 23A, 238, 25, 61, 260 AND 262- CAN AL IGHT AT THE BUS STOP ON QUEENSWAY NEAR VICTORIA BARRACKS AND USE THE FOOTBRIDGE TO GO TO ADMIRALTY STATION.
BUS PASSENGERS ON EASTBOUND JOURNEYS ON ROUTES 5, 5A, 5B, 10, 10A, 17, 20, 22, 23A, 23B AND 24 CAN GET OFF AT CHATER ROAD FOR CHATER STATION.
THOSE ON THE FOLLOWING CMB ROUTES 1, 2, 10A, 22, 24 AND 80 ON WESTBOUND JOURNEYS CAN ALIGHT AT CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL OUTSIDE THE CITY HALL AND INTERCHANGE AT CHATER STATION.
IN ADDITION, FIVE NEW CMB ROUTES WILL BE PROVIDED AT TWO NEW BUS TERMINI AT ADMIRALTY STATION FROM 1 PM NEXT TUESDAY. OF THESE TWO ROUTES WILL TERMINATE AT THE STATION'S WESTERN BUS TERMINUS. THEY ARE ROUTE 5M - ADMIRALTY TO WESTERN DISTRICT AND KENNEDY TOWN (FARE 50 CENTS), AND ROUTE 70M
AND ROUTE 70M - ADMIRALTY TO WESTERN DISTRICT, POKFULAM AND ABERDEEN (FARE $1).
THREE OTHER ROUTES WILL TERMINATE AT THE STATION'S EASTERN BUS TERMINUS. THEY ARE ROUTE 10M - ADMIRALTY TO NORTH POINT (FARE 60 CENTS)= ROUTE 22M - ADMIRALTY TO QUARRY BAY (FARE 70 CENTS), AND ROUTE 20M - ADMIRALTY TO SHAU KEI WAN (FARE 80 CENTS).
IN ADDITION BUS ROUTE 40 FROM WAH FU ESTATE WILL BE EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL BUS TERMINUS TO WAN CHAI FERRY VIA ADMIRALTY STATION. ROUTE 37 FROM CHI FU FA YUEN WILL ALSO BE EXTENDED FROM GILMAN STREET TO CENTRAL BUS TERMINUS WHICH HAS A FOOTBRIDGE LINK TO CHATER STATION,
WESTBOUND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES GOING TO CENTRAL DISTRICT ON QUEENSWAY WILL BE ABLE TO STOP IN THE WESTBOUND LOOP ROAD ON QUEENSWAY NEAR THE FOOTBRIDGE TO ADMIRALTY STATION.
EASTBOUND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES CAN USE THE PLB TERMINUS ON CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL NEXT TO THE CENTRAL BUS TERMINUS TO PICK UP MTR PASSENGERS ALIGHTING AT CHATER STATION.
TAXIS CAN REACH THE ADMIRALTY STATION VIA QUEENSWAY, WITH EXIT FROM COTTON TREE DRIVE. EXISTING TAXI STANDS AT JACKSON ROAD AND THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSE WILL BE MAINTAINED.
TO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW IN AREAS AROUND ADMIRALTY AND CHATER STATIONS, 24-HOUR URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IMPOSED ON COTTON TREE DRIVE SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN HARCOURT ROAD AND QUEENSWAY, AND ON QUEENSWAY FROM COTTON TREE DRIVE TO ADMIRALTY STATION EASTERN BUS TERMINUS.
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