ABERDEEN TUNNEL
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1982
BUS AND MAXICAB SERVICES *****
SIX BUS SERVICES AND TWO MAXICAB ROUTES WILL BE CHANNELLED TO USE THE NEW LINK TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AND MORE CONVENIENT SERVICES FOR THOSE COMMUTING FROM ABERDEEN TO WAN CHAI, CENTRAL, CAUSEWAY BAY, NORTH POINT AND TO KOWLOON.
THESE SERVICES WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON MONDAY (MARCH 15) FOLLOWING THE PARTIAL OPENING OF THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL ON FRIDAY.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER, MRS DOROTHY CHAN SAID THE SINGLE TUBE WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 6.30 AM AND 10.30 PM.
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THE TWO NEW BUS ROUTES - NO. 70 AND NO. 75 FROM ABERDEEN TO CENTRAL BUS STATION AND WONG CHUK HANG TO CENTRAL WILL ONLY OPERATE DURING THE OPERATIONAL PERIOD OF THE TUNNEL AT A FARE OF $1.40 FOR A SINGLE JOURNEY.
THREE OTHER ROUTES, NO. 72 FROM ABERDEEN TO CAUSEWAY BAY- ROUTE 90M FROM AP LEI CHAU TO ADMIRALTY AND ROUTE 38 FROM CHI FU FA YUEN TO NORTH POINT WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AFTER THE TUNNEL'S CLOSURE AT 10.30 PM BUT WILL USE DEEP WATER BAY ROAD AND STUBBS ROAD. THE OPERATION HOURS OF ROUTE 170 FROM WAH FU TO SHA TIN, WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. FARES FOR THESE FOUR ROUTES WILL BE BETWEEN $1.40 AND $4.
ANOTHER NEW ROUTE - BUT ONE WHICH WILL NOT BE USING THE TUNNEL - WILL BE INTRODUCED DURING THE MORNING PEAK BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 AM FROM TIN WAN TO CHATER MTR STATION. ROUTE 79M WILL OPERATE EVERY TEN MINUTES AND ONLY FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY AT A FARE OF $1.30.
IN ADDITION, WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF ROUTE 70, THE EXISTING NO. 70M SERVICE BETWEEN SHEK PAI WAN AND CHATER STATION WILL BE CANCELLED AND ROUTE 7 FROM ABERDEEN TO CENTRAL BUS STATION WILL BE EXTENDED TO SHEK PAI WAN.
AT THE SAME TIME, ROUTE 95 FROM AP LEI CHAU TO SHEK PAI WAN WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A CIRCULAR ROUTE.
AS TO THE TWO MAXICAB SERVICES, MRS CHAN SAID THEY WILL OPERATE FROM ABERDEEN TO CAUSEWAY BAY (ROUTE 4) AND TO WAN CHAI (ROUTE 35).
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