Vehicles - Franchise 1 (registered as at 31 December 2005)
Configuration/class/(code)
Passenger Capacity
Number
(i) Rear-engined single-deck two axle
Volvo B6 (air-con)
52
14
MAN 11.6-metre (air-con)
69
68
(ii) Rear-engined double-deck three axle
Leyland Olympian 12-metre (air-con)
137
54
Leyland Olympian 10.4-metre (air-con)
114
25
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
300
Dennis Dragon 10.3-metre (air-con)
116/115
38
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)
124/125/131
25
MAN 12-metre (air-con)
120
1
Scania K94UB 12-metre (air-con)
127
1
Total
759
Vehicle - Franchise 2 (Airport) (registered as at 31 December 2005)
Configuration/class/(code)
Passenger Capacity
Number
(i) Rear-engined single-deck two axle
Volvo B6LE (air-con)
52
12
(ii) Rear-engined double-deck three axle
Dennis Trident
108/109/110/113/123/124
148
Total
160
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
2004
('000)
2005
('000)
% Change
Hong Kong Island routes
33995
32544
-4.3
Cross Harbour routes
25039
24717
-1.3
North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport routes
25161
25034
-0.5
Total
84195
82295
-2.3
Passengers carried
2004
('000)
2005
('000)
% Change
Hong Kong Island routes
146664
141169
-3.7
Cross Harbour routes
46217
45072
-2.5
North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport routes
17922
18840
+5.1
Total
210803
205081
-2.7
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).
