Franchised Buses and MTR Passenger Journeys by Region during 2008 - 2017 (in thousands)

Year	Franchised Buses			MTR (MTR Lines + AEL) (1)
	Intra HK	Intra Kowloon/NT	Cross Harbour	Intra HK	Intra Kowloon/NT	Cross Harbour
2008	241,145	970,266	205,713	115,579	864,050	333,040
2009	238,496	949,944	202,874	113,298	876,641	335,663
2010	239,068	935,203	204,134	119,170	938,784	355,102
2011	245,517	930,391	206,712	123,383	989,648	373,024
2012	250,967	940,638	211,348	127,817	1,042,779	386,874
2013	254,452	955,245	216,729	128,921	1,078,299	396,777
2014	249,297	965,936	213,378	144,805	1,118,020	417,209
2015	233,242	981,337	214,558	162,510	1,120,384	428,609
2016	230,046	1,001,078	217,277	165,460	1,125,343	428,866
2017	210,910	1,022,686	214,186	182,062	1,146,216	442,489

Note:

(1)

The operations of the MTR and KCRC were merged on 2 December 2007. Afterwards, the counting of passenger journey for passengers making railway interchanges at Kowloon Tong, Mei Foo, Nam Cheong, Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui stations was different. Hence, the figures after the merger are not strictly comparable with those of earlier figures. Since then, MTR Lines include Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, Island, Tung Chung, Disneyland Resort, Tseung Kwan O, East Rail, West Rail, Ma On Shan and South Island Lines, and Intercity. MTR Tseung Kwan O Line LOHAS Park Station was opened on 26 July 2009 while West Rail Line Austin Station was opened on 16 August 2009. MTR Island Line extended to HKU Station and Kennedy Town Station on 28 December 2014 while Sai Ying Pun Station was opened on 29 March 2015. MTR Kwun Tong Line extended to Ho Man Tin Station and Whampoa Station on 23 October 2016. South Island Line was opened on 28 December 2016.