The Central (Exchange Square) Bus Terminus () is a major
bus terminus
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located in
Central,
Central and Western District
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,
Hong Kong
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. Situated on the ground floor of the
Exchange Square commercial complex, the terminus is regarded as the central hub of
bus routes
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in the Central District.
With a total of 14 berths for
franchised buses, Central (Exchange Square) is now the largest bus station in
Hong Kong
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which still functions as a bus terminus, in terms of the number of boarding platforms.
Location and structure
Central (Exchange Square) Bus Terminus is situated on the ground floor of the
Exchange Square complex, which consists of 3 office blocks. The bus terminus is located beneath Two Exchange Square and Three Exchange Square.
The terminus consists of 14 boarding/alighting platforms for
franchised bus routes. In addition to the franchised bus terminus, a smaller station with a
public light bus
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terminus, a public loading/unloading area as well as a
taxi stand
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Operation
Stands are normally located at high-traffic l ...
is located under One Exchange Square.
For the franchised bus terminus, buses enter via the three entrances located at
Harbour View Street, and leave the terminus through the two exits at
Connaught Road Central
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; for the minibus and taxi stand, both the entrance and the exit are located on Harbour View Street.
Routes serving the terminus
As of August 2012, 18 franchised bus routes terminate at Exchange Square, most of them being local routes serving the
Southern District (including the area around
Aberdeen Harbour
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as well as
Stanley
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) as well as cross-harbour routes to points in the
New Territories
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.
Feeder transport
*
MTR
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and
Hong Kong station
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See also
*
Exchange Square (Hong Kong)
Exchange Square () is a building complex located in Central, Hong Kong. It houses offices and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It is served by the Central and Hong Kong stations of the MTR metro system.
Most of the Exchange Square is owned by H ...
References
* ''Public Transport Atlas'' 6th edition, published by Universal Publications
* ''The Development of Hong Kong Island Bus Routes in the 20th Century'' by Stanley Yung, published by BSI Hobbies
External links
Terminus Information on Citybus/NWFB Website
{{Bus termini in CWD, Hong Kong
Central, Hong Kong