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CITYBUS LIMITED
Group of Routes Number of
routes operated
Fares ($)
(as at 31.12.2003)
Hong Kong Island:
Urban 46 2.50 - 8.40
Mid-Levels 10 4.00 - 6.10
Overnight 4 7.90 - 11.90
Recreation 6 6.90 - 10.60
Cross Harbour:
Air-conditioned Services (Regular) 21 8.90 - 20.70
Air-conditioned Services (All Night) 8 (1) 12.80 - 31.00
Sha Tin Racecourse 1 34.20
Recreation 1 (1) 21.00
North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport:
Airbus 4 33.00 - 45.00
External 4 14.00 - 24.00
Shuttle 3 (1) 3.00 - 4.00
Overnight 5 23.00 - 31.00
Total 113 (3)
Note : Figures in brackets denote new routes introduced in 2003

Vehicles - Franchise 1 (registered as at 31 December 2003)
Configuration/class/(code) Passenger Capacity Number
(i) Rear-engined single-deck two axle
     Volvo B6 (air-con) 52 7
     MAN 11.6-metre (air-con) 69 80
(ii) Rear-engined double-deck three axle
     Leyland Olympian 12-metre (air-con) 137 55
     Leyland Olympian 10.4-metre (air-con) 114 33
     Volvo Olympian 10.4-metre (air-con) 114 10
     Volvo Olympian 11-metre (air-con) 124/125 142
     Volvo Olympian 12-metre (air-con) 132/135/136/140 308
     Dennis Dragon 10.3-metre (air-con) 116/115 39
     Dennis Dragon 12-metre (air-con) 130/129/133 80
     Dennis Trident 10.6-metre (air-con) 97 1
     Dennis Trident 12-metre (air-con) 124/125 22
     MAN 12-metre (air-con) 120 1
     Scania K94UB 12-metre (air-con) 127 1
     Total 779

Vehicle - Franchise 2 (Airport) (registered as at 31 December 2003)
Configuration/class/(code) Passenger Capacity Number
(i) Rear-engined single-deck two axle
     Volvo B6 (air-con) 52 22
(ii) Rear-engined double-deck three axle
     Dennis Trident 12-metre (air-con) 108/109/110/113/124 142
     Total 164

Citybus Limited has a fleet of non-franchised buses and coaches for use on its residents' services and other non-franchised routes.

Vehicle kilometres operated
2002
('000)
2003
('000)
% Change
Hong Kong Island routes 36766 35766 -2.7
Cross Harbour routes 23386 23857 +2.0
North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport routes 23566 23209 -1.5
Total 83718 82832 -1.1

Passengers carried
2002
('000)
2003
('000)
% Change
Hong Kong Island routes 158665 147771 -6.9
Cross Harbour routes 45780 44417 -3.0
North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport routes 15930 15149 -4.9
Total 220375 207337 -5.9

Citybus began as a non-franchised operator in 1979 and became a franchised operator in 1991 to operate bus services on Hong Kong Island (Franchise 1). Commencing from June 1997, Citybus also operated bus services in North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport (Franchise 2).