Inter-zone route 462 is operated by Horizon Group, travelling between Norton Town Center and Horizon Depot.
History[]
- On 14 April 2018, 462 started its service. At first it travelled between Downhill Estate and West Horizon.
- On 30 January 2019, South Central Road tunnel is opened, eastbound trips now travels via the tunnel.
- On 31 January 2019, Sunshine Road rebuilt bridge is opened, eastbound trips now travels via that bridge.
- On 28 June 2019, 462 extended from West Horizon to Horizon Depot.
- On 4 August 2019, Sunshine Road near Central Hospital is rebuilt, stop location changed.
- On 9 December 2019, additional bus stop at Southern Market for Downhill Estate bound journeys, and The Southern for Horizon Depot bound journeys.
- On 10 December 2019, the Uphill Slope bus stop is cancelled for both directions, Downhill Estate Bus Terminus is rebuilt, bus stop there relocated.
- On 13 December 2019, North Island Garden South Tower Stop (both directions) renamed as North Island Estate Shopping Centre, Stop location also changed
- On 20 June 2020, the route is extended 4 stops from Downhill Estate to Norton Town Center, omitting Downhill Estate in the process and running via NIE Shopping Centre.
- On 25 July 2020, the route now bypasses Zone 7 Interchange and operates as a peak direction rush hour route (buses travel to Norton in AM peak and return to Horizon Depot in PM peak).
- On 13 January 2022, Sunshine Square was removed.
- On 26 January 2022, Central Hospital and Sunshine Station were removed.
- Effective 1 June 2024, service has been suspended due to Horizon Island being closed for revamp work.
Timetable[]
| Departure time |
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| 1810, 1835, 1915 |
| Departure Time |
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| 0715, 0735, 0810 |
Fare[]
Full Fare : $11.3
Sectional Fare:
- From Horizon Beach onwards to Horizon Depot : $3.2
- From Sunshine Station onwards to Norton Town Center : $5.2
Stops[]
To Horizon Island[]
| HZSI Bus Route 462 (Norton Town Center → Horizon Depot) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Place | Street Name | Stop Name (English) | Stop Name (Chinese) | Note |
| 1 | Zone 4 (North Island) |
Norton Town Center | 北頓市中心 | ||
| 2 | North Island Road | Norton Road | 北頓路 | ||
| 3 | Shekton Road | North Island Estate | 北島花園 | ||
| 4 | North Island Estate Shopping Centre | 北島邨商場 | |||
| Rainbow Bridge | |||||
| 5 | Zone 4 (University Island) |
University Road | Sunshine University | 陽光大學 | |
| Moon Island Bypass, University Bridge | |||||
| 6 | Zone 4 (Central) |
Moon Island Bypass | Moon Island Bypass | 月亮繞道 | |
| 7 | Central Road | HSBC Headquarters | 匯豐總行 | ||
| 8 | Glass Office | 玻璃樓 | |||
| 9 | The ONE | - | |||
| 10 | Zone 4 (Southern) |
Johnson Market | 強生街市 | ||
| 11 | The Southern | 南環中心 | |||
 Southern Central Road, Leafy-Central Tunnel;  Senpai Bypass; Horizon Bridge
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| 12 | Zone 6 (Horizon) |
Horizon Island Road | Horizon Beach | 海怡沙灘 | |
| 13 | Horizon Tower | 海怡摩天大廈 | |||
| 14 | West Horizon | 海怡西 | |||
| 15 | Horizon Depot | 海怡車廠 | |||
To Norton[]
| HZSI Bus Route 462 (Horizon Depot → Norton Town Center) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Place | Street Name | Stop Name (English) | Stop Name (Chinese) | Note |
| 1 | Zone 6 (Horizon) |
Horizon Depot | 海怡車廠 | ||
| 2 | Horizon Island Road | West Horizon | 海怡西 | ||
| 3 | Rio House | - | |||
| 4 | Horizon Beach | 海怡沙灘 | |||
| Horizon Bridge, Leafy-Central Tunnel, Southern Central Road; Central Road
| |||||
| 5 | Zone 4 (Southern) |
Central Road | Southern Market | 南環街市 | |
| 6 | Johnson Market | 強生街市 | |||
| 7 | Zone 4 (Central) |
The ONE | - | ||
| 8 | Glass Office | 玻璃樓 | |||
| 9 | HSBC Headquarters | 匯豐總行 | |||
| 10 | Moon Island Bypass | Moon Island Bypass | 月亮繞道 | ||
| Moon Island Bypass, University Bridge | |||||
| 11 | Zone 4 (University Island) |
University Road | Sunshine University | 陽光大學 | |
| Rainbow Bridge | |||||
| 12 | Zone 4 (North Island) |
North Island Road | North Island Estate Shopping Centre | 北島花園商場 | |
| 13 | Norton Road | 北頓路 | |||
| 14 | Norton Ferry Pier | 北頓碼頭 | |||
| 15 | Norton Town Center | 北頓市中心 | |||
Usage Status[]
Since Zone 6 is small, the demand for bus transport between Zone 4 and Zone 6 is not high, therefore the level of passengers is low outside of rush hours, while patronage during rush hours is also moderate only. Prior to July 25, 2020, most passengers would ride from Zone 7 Interchange to Zone 4 (where it would be easier to board, as opposed to the more crowded Zone 4-Zone 7 routes) on trips to Norton while trips towards Horizon Depot, which never stopped at Zone 7 Interchange would have low ridership, with a service break between 9:00-10:00 am prior to service reduction. In addition, when the route operated as a full day service, departures ended at 9:00 pm and late night travel would require a transfer from a Zone 4-Zone 7 route to route 670 and vice versa.
As a result, unlike other bus companies in the Islands, Horizon did not have to invest in larger double deck buses until recently and kept a small amount of such buses in service. It also did not have to deal with extremely heavy passenger loads on this route and consequently, Horizon plans to restrict this route to its single deck buses in the future.
With trips towards Norton now bypassing Zone 7 Interchange, demand has subsequently decreased with traffic from Zone 7 being accommodated on other routes. As a result, service has been reduced to 3 trips to Norton during morning rush hour and 3 trips in the evening to Horizon Depot, with buses going out of service upon reaching the terminal. Outside of peak hours, passengers travelling between Zone 4 and Horizon Island must take the Sunshine Islands Metro or routes 472, 473, 475, 475A or 476 and transfer at Zone 7 Interchange for route 670 or 673. Furthermore, as buses on this route bypass Sunshine Station and Central Hospital with the revamp of the Southern Interchange, demand has subsequently decreased (as travel to these stops requires taking routes 670/673 and 472/476).
Currently, service on this route is suspended due to the Horizon Island revamp, as well as a lack of passengers.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The official website and the bus route sign tell us that this bus route must not stop in Norton Ferry Pier, but the guide in the game tell us that this bus route must stop there. Buses may still stop there to drop off passengers if requested. This issue will be fixed once the Horizon Island revamp is complete.
- This route is one of the primary reasons why Horizon Group mostly ran single deck buses in Version 1 of the Sunshine Islands, which will likely change after Horizon Island reopens.
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