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Citybus Launches Route 606X
with Service Adjustment on Route 606 Series
(9 December 2013, Hong Kong) Effective 15 December (Sunday), Citybus and Kowloon Motor
Bus will jointly introduce a morning express Route 606X to provide service between Siu Sai Wan
and Kowloon Bay. Meanwhile, service adjustment on Route 606 series will be implemented.
Details are as follows:
New Route 606X Effective 16 December (Monday), the new morning express Route 606X departing from Siu Sai
Wan (Island Resort) will run via the current routeing of Route 606 to Chai Wan Road (A Kung
Ngam Road stop) and divert to operate via Shau Kei Wan Road, Aldrich Street, Nam On Street,
Shau Kei Wan Bus Terminus, Nam On Lane, Island Eastern Corridor, Eastern Harbour Crossing
and then resume the original routeing of Route 606 to Wang Chiu Road (Sheung Yuet Road stop),
before diverting via Sheung Yuet Road, Wang Kwun Road, Lam Lok Street and terminating at
Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square). The service hours will be every Monday to Saturday (except
public holiday) from 6:10am to 9:10am. For Siu Sai Wan bound departures, it will operate from
Kowloon Bay or Kai Yip. Departures from Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square) running via Sheung
Yuet Road, Wang Kwong Road, Kai Fuk Road and Sheung Yee Road will then resume to the
current routeing of Route 606 and divert after Island Eastern Corridor via Nam On Lane, Nam On
Street, Shau Kei Wan Bus Terminus, Nam On Lane, Shau Kei Wan Road, Chai Wan Road, Siu Sai
Wan Road before resuming to the current routeing of Route 606. The service hours will be every
Monday to Saturday (except public holiday) from 6:30am to 8:50am. Departures from Kai Yip will
operate from Kai Yip Bus Terminus, via Wang Chiu Road, Sheung Yuet Road, Lam Lok Street, and
run via the same routeing as departures from Kowloon Bay. The service hours will be every
Monday to Saturday (except public holiday) at 7:45am and 8:05am. The full fare is HK$11, and
HK$5.7 after Eastern Harbour Crossing.
Route 606 Series
Effective 15 December (Sunday), the new service hours of Route 606 every Monday to Saturday
(except public holiday) will be from 9:27am to 8:00pm, while the original service of Route 606A on
Sunday and public holiday will be renumbered as Route 606 (Special departure via Choi Ha Road).
Route 606A will relocate its terminating point at Hong Kong Island to Yiu Tung and will provide
bus service for both bounds. Kowloon bound departures will run via the current routeing of Route
606 to Choi Wan via Kowloon Bay Business Area after departing from Yiu Tung. The service
hours will be from 6:30am to 9:30am. For Hong Kong Island bound departures, it will depart from
Choi Wan, and then resume the current routeing of Route 606A and run via Choi Ha Road to Yiu
Hing Road before terminating at Yiu Tung. The service hours will be from 6:10am to 9:10am.
Meanwhile, service of Route 606P will be cancelled from the same day.
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New Octopus Bus-Bus Interchange (“BBI”) concessions will be implemented between Citybus
Route 606A and NWFB Route 106 to facilitate passengers traveling between Siu Sai Wan and Choi
Wan.
For further enquiries, please call the Citybus Customer Service Hotline at 2873 0818 during service
hours; visit the Citybus website at www.citybus.com.hk or download the NWFB & Citybus Mobile
Application to keep track of our latest updates on the service information.
Citybus is jointly owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and NWS Holdings Limited. Like
our holding companies, Citybus is committed to improving the quality of life for the public we
serve, and providing reliable bus services.
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