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Star Ferry Central - Tsim Sha Tsui Route

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Star Ferry Central - Tsim Sha Tsui Route is a cross-harbour ferry route operated by The Star Ferry. It runs between Central Star Ferry Pier and Star Ferry, Tsim Sha Tsui.

As the oldest ferry service in Hong Kong, this route entered service as early as 1898, with an average of 38,700 passengers in 2017 which was the highest among all cross-harbour ferry routes in Hong Kong.[1]

History[]

In 1898, Wharf Holdings Limited acquired the ferry service operated by businessman Dorabjee Nawrojee and established the The "Star" Ferry Company, Limited to operate ferry services between City of Victoria and Tsim Sha Tsui.

  • 1 March 1945: Yaumati Ferry took over the ferry service originally operated by Shipping Bureau, Department of Transport under the Japanese occupation government.[2]
  • 17 March 1957: The berthing point at Tsim Sha Tsui was relocated to Star Ferry, Tsim Sha Tsui.[3]
  • 15 December 1957: The Central berthing point was relocated to Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier.
  • 4 January 1981: Headways of sailings from Central from 06:00 to 06:30 and from 23:45 to 02:00 were adjusted to 20 minute interval with the significant decrease in ridership in these two time periods following the opening of Mass Transit Railway.[4]
  • 15 August 1982: Service hour was changed to 06:30 - 23:30 due to low ridership during night hours.[5]
  • 12 November 2006: The berthing point at Central was relocated to Pier No.7 at Central Piers.
  • 15 July 2017: Fares were adjusted.[6]
  • 9 February 2021: Fares were adjusted.[7]
  • 3 April 2023: Fares were adjusted.[8]

Timetable[]

  • Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis, passengers please wait for the next sailing when the current sailing is full.

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From Central
Service hours Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
06:30-07:25 10/12
07:25-09:55 6
09:55-20:40 6/8
20:40-23:30 10/12
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
06:30-07:25 10/12
07:25-22:40 6/8
22:40-23:30 10/12
From Tsim Sha Tsui
Service hours Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
06:30-07:15 10/12
07;15-09:45 6
09:45-20:30 6/8
20:30-23:30 10/12
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
06:30-07:15 10/12
07:15-22:30 6/8
22:30-23:30 10/12


Remarks
  • The times listed above are pier closing times (except when ferry tickets are sold out in advance).
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Fares[]

Ordinary Ferry Service Mondays to Saturdays Sundays and Public Holidays
Upper deck
Adult $5.0 $6.5
Child $2.9 $3.9
Elderly and Disabled
(Cash)
Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities
(Elderly or Personalised Octopus card, JoyYou Card)		 $2.0
Lower deck
Adult $4.0 $5.6
Child, Elderly and Disabled $2.8 $3.7
Elderly and Disabled
(Cash)
Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities
(Elderly or Personalised Octopus card, JoyYou Card)		 $2.0
Special tickets
Monthly Pass $190
4-day Tourist Pass $50


Fare remarks
  • This route has adult and concessionary fares (Child, Senior and Disabled) and the fare payable is as shown above.
  • Children aged 3 to 11 can enjoy half-fare concession/fare discount.
  • Infants or babies aged 2 or below can enjoy free travel concession if they do not occupy a seat.
    • If the passenger is taller than 95cm, he/she will be counted as a 3-year-old passenger unless proof of age is provided.
  • Elderly aged 65 or above can enjoy half-fare concession/fare discount.
  • Holders of Registration Card for People with Disabilities can enjoy half-fare concession/fare discount.
  • Hong Kong residents aged 60 or above using JoyYou Card, as well as eligible persons with disabilities aged less than 60 paying the fare with their "Persons with Disabilities" personalised Octopus card can enjoy a flat concessionary fare of $2.0; beneficiaries aged 65 or above will only need to pay the original concessionary fare if the concessionary fare after half-price discount of the regular fare for senior citizens or eligible persons with disabilities is less than $2.0. If the original full fare for Hong Kong residents aged between 60 and 64 is already below $2.0, the beneficiary only needs to pay the original full fare.
  • This route has joined the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme, in which passengers paying their fare by Octopus cards will be included in the calculation of the subsidy.
  • Passengers must tender fares by Octopus cards, credit cards, mobile payment devices or cash at the pier or upon embarkation.
    • Passengers paying by credit cards, mobile payment devices or by cash are NOT entitled to benefit from the "Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities" and the "Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme", not they are eligible for interchange concessions (if any).
  • This route accepts payment of ferry fares by QR ride codes (AlipayHK "Ride Code", Alipay, WeChat Pay or BoC Pay "RideCode"). Passengers using this form of payment are NOT entitled to benefit from the "Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities" and the "Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme", not they are eligible for interchange concessions (if any).
  • This route has weekday (Mondays to Saturdays) and holiday fares.
  • This route has upper deck and lower deck fares.

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Notes and References[]

  1. ↑ Waterborne transport services in selected places, Legislative Council Brief.
  2. ↑ "香港尖沙咀航線小輪 由油麻地公司辦理" (HK Island - Tsim Sha Tsui ferry to operate by Yaumati Ferry), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 2 March 1945.
  3. ↑ "尖沙咀新天星碼頭 今晨六時正式啟用 碼頭旁各線巴士站同時起調整" (New Star Ferry Pier at TST to open 6am today with bus routes beside the pier adjusted at the same time), Ta Kung Pao, 17 March 1957.
  4. ↑ "中區尖沙咀天星小輪航綫上午六時半前及深夜班次" (Frequency of Star Ferry Central - Tsim Sha Tsui Route before 6am and during late-night hours), Government Press Release, 31 December 1980.
  5. ↑ "天星小輪周日起提早收班" (Last sailing of Star Ferry to be advanced this Sunday), Government Press Release, 13 August 1982.
  6. ↑ Chief Executive in Council approves Star Ferry's application for fare increase, HKSAR Government Press Release, 11 April 2017.
  7. ↑ https://www.hkitalk.net/HKiTalk2/thread-1190411-1-1.html
  8. ↑ Executive Council approves Star Ferry's application for fare increases, HKSAR Government Press Release, 31 January 2023.

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