Public Transport

Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited

Group of Routes	Number of routes operated	Fares ($) (as at 31.12.2004)
Kowloon Urban	38 (0)	2.40 - 5.90
Kowloon Urban Express	2 (0)	4.70 - 6.20
Kowloon Urban Coach or Air-conditioned	34 (0)	2.70 - 11.20
NT Urban	65 (1)	2.40 - 11.20
NT Rural	8 (0)	2.50 - 4.00
NT Express	2 (0)	5.30 - 14.50
NT Recreation	0 (0)	-
NT Coach or Air-conditioned	180 (2)	1.60 - 38.00
NT Special	11 (0)	4.00 - 15.50
Cross Harbour	65 (0)	8.10 - 34.20
Total	405 (3)

Note : Figures in brackets denote new routes introduced in 2004

Vehicles (registered as at 31 December 2004)

Configuration/class/(code)	Passenger Capacity	Number
i) Rear-engined double-deck three-axle
Volvo Super Olympian LF 12 metre (air-con) (3ASV)	130/132	492
Metro-Cammell-Waymann "Metrobus" 11.0m M(S3M)	142/143	86
Dennis "Dragon" 11 metre (S3N)	141/143	160
Dennis "Dragon" 11 metre (air-con) (AD)	119/135/136/141	359
Leyland "Olympian" 11 metre (S3BL)	142/143	249
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)	126/131/133/134/135	391
Neoplan SLF 12 metre (air-con) (AP)	126/128/129	161
Dennis "Trident" 10.6 metre (air-con) (ATS)	110/111	150
MAN 12 metre (air-con) (AMN)	118/122	47
Volvo Super Olympian LF 10.6 metre (air-con) (ASV)	109	98
Dennis "Trident" Enviro500 12 metre (air-con) (ATE)	124	224
Volvo Wright Body 12 metre (air-con) (AVW)	121	71
NEO-MAN 12 metre (air-con) (APM)	122	1
ii) Standard single-deck buses
Dennis Lance (air-con) (AN)	65/78	15
Dennis Dart (air-con) (AA)	53/54/60/63/65	57
Mitsubishi MK117J (air-con) (AM)	45	103
Total		4150

Vehicle kilometres operated

	2003 ('000)	2004 ('000)	% Change
Recreation and special services	7138	7181	+0.6
Urban Kowloon Routes	45723	45729	-
New Territories/Rural	19931	20382	+2.3
New Territories/Urban	234673	232154	-1.1
Cross-Harbour Tunnel	36792	37304	+1.4
Racecourse	42	38	-9.5
Airport Service	0	0	-
Total	344299	342788	-0.4

Passengers carried

	2003 ('000)	2004 ('000)	% Change
Recreation and special services	8115	8712	+7.4
Urban Kowloon Routes	255610	259403	+1.5
New Territories/Rural	68112	69136	+1.5
New Territories/Urban	635161	630337	-0.8
Cross-Harbour Tunnel	93377	96146	+3.0
Racecourse	133	116	-12.8
Airport Service	0	0	-
Total	1060508	1063850	+0.3

The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited came into being in April 1933. Currently, the Company operate bus services in Kowloon and the New Territories, and cross harbour services.