Section 5 - Public Transport

Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited

Group of Routes

Number of
routes operated

Fares ($)
(as at 31.12.2008)

Kowloon Urban

24

2.50 -6.20

Kowloon Urban Express

1

5.00 - 6.50

Kowloon Urban Coach or Air-conditioned

49

2.80 - 11.80

NT Urban

45

2.50 - 10.70

NT Rural

3

2.60 - 5.60

NT Express

2

5.60 - 14.70

NT Coach or Air-conditioned

209

1.70 - 40.00

NT Special

4

6.80 - 12.30

Cross Harbour

62

8.40 - 35.60

Total

399

 

Note : No new route was introduced in 2008.

Vehicles (registered as at 31 December 2008)

Configuration / class / (code)

Passenger Capacity

Number

i) Rear-engined double-deck three-axle

Volvo Super Olympian LF 12 metre (air-con) (3ASV)

130/132

490

Dennis "Dragon" 11 metre (S3N)

143

100

Dennis "Dragon" 11 metre (air-con) (AD)

119/135/136

342

Leyland "Olympian" 11 metre (S3BL)

142/143

62

Leyland "Olympian" 11 metre (air-con) ( AL )

120/132

108

Dennis "Dragon" 10 metre (air-con) (ADS)

104/114/117

234

Scania N11B DRB 11.5 metre (air-con) (AS)

123/125

22

Volvo "Olympian" 11.3 metre (air-con) (AV)

124/131

530

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)

126/131/133/134/135

388

Neoplan SLF 12 metre (air-con) (AP)

126/128/129

161

Dennis "Trident" 10.6 metre (air-con) (ATS)

110/111

149

MAN 12 metre (air-con) (AMN)

118/122

47

Volvo Super Olympian LF 10.6 metre (air-con) (ASV)

109

100

Dennis "Trident" Enviro500 12 metre (air-con) (ATE)

124

270

Volvo Wright Body 12 metre (air-con) (AVW)

121

99

NEO-MAN 12 metre (air-con) (APM)

122

1

Volvo B9TL Enviro 500 12 metre (air-con) (AVBE)

116/122

86

Volvo B9TL Wright Body 12 metre (air-con) (AVBW)

123

64

Volvo B9TL Volgren Body 12 metre (air-con) (AVD)

128

1

Dennis "Trident" Enviro500-Euro IV 12 metre (air-con) (ATEU)

124

1

Scania K310 UD Caetano Body 12 metre (air-con) (ASU)

123

2

ii) Standard single-deck buses

Dennis Lance (air-con) (AN)

65/78

15

Dennis Dart (air-con) (AA)

54/60/61/65

56

Mitsubishi MK117J (air-con) (AM)

45

57

Total

 

3,933


Vehicle kilometres operated

 

2007
('000)

2008
('000)

% Change

Recreation and special services

6,911

6,435

 -6.9

Urban Kowloon Routes

43,860

42,646

 -2.8

New Territories/Rural

21,278

21,277

 0.0

New Territories/Urban

222,566

218,642

 -1.8

Cross-Harbour

36,517

36,368

 -0.4

Racecourse

32

30

 -6.3

Total

331,164

325,398

 -1.7

Passengers carried

 

2007
('000)

2008
('000)

% Change

Recreation and special services

8,012

 7,714

-3.7

Urban Kowloon Routes

244,235

 236,954

-3.0

New Territories/Rural

71,121

 72,714

2.2

New Territories/Urban

587,087

 574,454

 -2.2

Cross-Harbour

97,594

 94,567

 -3.1

Racecourse

92

 84

 -8.7

Total

1,008,141

 986,487

 -2.1


The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited commenced operations in April 1933. Currently, the Company operates bus services in Kowloon and the New Territories, and cross harbour services.