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KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY (1933) LIMITED
| Group of Routes |
Number of routes operated |
Fares ($)
(as at 31.12.1999)
|
Kowloon Urban Special
|
1 (0) |
4.80 |
Kowloon Urban
|
56 (0) |
2.4 - 5.90 |
Kowloon Urban Express
|
2 (0) |
4.70 |
Kowloon Urban Coach or Air-conditioned
|
17 (2) |
2.70 - 11.20 |
|
|
|
NT Urban
|
90 (1) |
2.40 - 10.20 |
NT Rural
|
18 (3) |
1.20 - 7.50 |
NT Express
|
21 (0) |
5.30 - 14.50 |
NT Recreation
|
4 (0) |
12.00 - 23.60 |
NT Coach or Air-conditioned
|
114 (11) |
3.00 - 38.00 |
NT Special
|
11 (0) |
4.00 - 15.50 |
|
|
|
Cross Harbour
|
|
|
New Territories
|
1 (0) |
10.60 - 18.20 |
Coach or Air-conditioned
|
62 (0) |
8.10 - 34.20 |
|
| Total |
397 (17) |
|
(figures in brackets show new routes introduced in 1999)
Vehicles (registered as at 31 December 1999)
| Configuration/class/(code) |
Passenger
Capacity |
Number |
|
|
|
|
| i) |
rear-engined double-deck two-axle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leyland B45 "Olympian", 9.5m, Alexander body (BL) |
108/111 |
119 |
|
Mercedes-Benz 0.305 (ME) |
123 |
41 |
|
Metro-Cammell-Waymann 9.7m(M) |
95/110/112 |
82 |
|
Dennis "Dominator"(DM) |
103 |
40 |
|
|
|
|
| ii) |
rear-engined double-deck three-axle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Volvo Super Olympian LF 12 metre (air-con) (3ASV) |
132 |
61 |
|
Metro-Cammell-Waymann 11.0m (S3M) |
142/143/150 |
254 |
|
Dennis "Dragon" 12 metre (3N) |
140/148 |
170 |
|
Dennis "Dragon" 11 metre (S3N) |
141/143/144/151 |
367 |
|
Dennis "Dragon" 11 metre (air-con)(AD) |
119/135/136/141 |
359 |
|
Leyland "Olympian" 12M Alexander body (3BL) |
149/163/164 |
153 |
|
Leyland "Olympian" 11 metre (S3BL) |
133/142/143/150 |
467 |
|
Leyland "Olympian" 11 metre (air-con)(AL) |
120/132/138 |
150 |
|
Dennis "Dragon" 10 metre (air-con)(ADS) |
104/114/117 |
235 |
|
Scania N11B DRB 11.5 metre (air-con)(AS) |
123/125 |
22 |
|
Volvo "Olympian" 11.3 metre (air-con) (AV) |
124/131 |
531 |
|
Volvo "Olympian" 12 metre (air-con) (3AV) |
137 |
348 |
|
Volvo "Olympian" 11 metre (S3V) |
141 |
30 |
|
Dennis "Dragon" 12 metre (air-con) (3AD) |
134 |
170 |
|
Dennis "Trident" 12 metre (air-con) (ATR) |
126/131/133/135 |
188 |
|
Neoplan SLF 12 metre (air-con) (AP) |
126/128 |
20 |
|
Dennis "Trident" 10.6 metre (air-con) (ATS) |
106 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
| iii) |
standard single-deck buses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dennis Lance (air-con) (AN) |
65/78 |
14 |
|
Dennis Dart (air-con) (AA) |
49/53/54/60/61 |
53 |
|
Mitsubishi MK117J (air-con) (AM) |
45/50 |
182 |
|
Dennis Falcon (air-con) (AF) |
52 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
4,078 |
Vehicle kilometres operated |
|
|
|
|
1998
('000) |
1999
('000) |
% Change |
|
|
|
|
| Recreation and special services |
5,810 |
7,192 |
+23.79 |
| Urban Kowloon Routes |
50,736 |
50,289 |
-0.88 |
| New Territories/Rural |
15,972 |
16,238 |
+1.67 |
| New Territories/Urban |
216,059 |
229,573 |
+6.25 |
| Cross-Harbour Tunnel |
38,795 |
40,215 |
+3.66 |
| Racecourse |
82 |
76 |
-7.32 |
| Airport Service |
1,293 |
0 |
- |
|
|
| Total |
328,747 |
343,583 |
+4.51 |
|
|
|
|
| Passengers carried |
|
|
|
|
1998
('000) |
1999
('000) |
% Change |
|
|
|
|
| Recreation and special services |
6,030 |
7,507 |
+24.49 |
| Urban Kowloon Routes |
278,825 |
270,141 |
-3.11 |
| New Territories/Rural |
49,114 |
58,473 |
+19.06 |
| New Territories/Urban |
606,335 |
630,552 |
+3.99 |
| Cross-Harbour Tunnel |
92,149 |
93,182 |
+1.12 |
| Racecourse |
192 |
156 |
-18.75 |
| Airport Service |
1,706 |
0 |
- |
|
|
| Total |
1,034,351 |
1,060,011 |
+2.48 |
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited came into being in April 1933 with rights to operate bus services in Kowloon and the New Territories.
Enquiry Hotline : 2745 4466
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