The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited

Group of Routes Number of
routes operated
Fares ($)
(as at 31.12.2013)
Kowloon Urban Coach or Air-conditioned 74 3.1 – 12.9
N.T. Coach or Air-conditioned 255 1.9 – 45
Cross Harbour 63 8.4 - 35.6
Total 392  

Vehicles (registered as at 31 December 2013)

Configuration / class / (code) Passenger Capacity Number
i) Rear-engined double-deck three-axle buses
Volvo Super Olympian LF 12 metre (air-con) (3ASV) 130/132 488
Dennis "Dragon" 11 metre (S3N) 143 1
Dennis "Dragon" 11 metre (air-con) (AD) 119/136 101
Dennis "Dragon" 10 metre (air-con) (ADS) 104/114 202
Scania N11B DRB 11.5 metre (air-con) (AS) 123 20
Volvo "Olympian" 11.3 metre (air-con) (AV) 124 419
Volvo "Olympian" 12 metre (air-con) (3AV) 137 227
Volvo "Olympian" 11 metre (S3V) 141 1
Dennis "Dragon" 12 metre (air-con) (3AD) 134 168
Dennis "Trident" 12 metre (air-con) (ATR) 126/131/133/134/135 443
Neoplan SLF 12 metre (air-con) (AP) 123/126/128/129 161
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" Enviro 500 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 63
Volvo B9TL Volgren Body 12 metre (air-con) (AVD) 128 1
Dennis "Trident" Enviro 500 – Euro IV 12 metre (air-con) (ATEU) 118/124 35
Scania K310 UD Caetano Body 12 metre (air-con) (ASU) 123 20
Volvo B9TL Wright Body – Euro V 12 metre (air-con) (AVBWU) 126 296
Trident Enviro 500 – Euro V 12 metre (air con) (ATEE) 124 6
Trident Enviro 500 – Turbo 12 metre (air con) (ATENU) 131/137 214
ii) Rear-engined double-deck two-axle buses
Trident Enviro 400 10.5 metre (air-con) (ATSE) 88/90 51
Volvo B9TL Wright Body 10.6 metre (air-con) (AVBWS) 85 1
iii) Standard single-deck buses
Dennis Dart (air-con) (AA) 54/61/65 16
Scania K230 UB 12 metre (air-con) (ASC) 81 29
Scania K230 UB 10.6 metre (air-con) (ASB) 68 20
Scania K230 UB – Euro V 12 metre (air-con) (ASCU) 81 1
Volvo B7RLE MCV 12 metre (air-con) (AVC) 75 70
Dart Enviro 200 – Euro V 10.4 metre (air con) (AAU) 62 30
Dart Enviro 200 – Euro V Single Door 10.4 metre (air con) (AAS) 59 11
Total   3,847

Vehicle kilometres operated

  2012
(‘000)
2013
(‘000)
%
Change
Recreation and special services 5,798 5,675 -2.1
Urban Kowloon 39,147 38,008 -2.9
N.T. Rural 21,798 21,528 -1.2
N.T. Urban 205,917 201,504 -2.1
Cross Harbour 34,882 33,924 -2.7
Racecourse 22 22 0
Total 307,564 300,661 -2.2

Passengers carried

  2012
(‘000)
2013
(‘000)
%
Change
Recreation and special services 7,228 7,447 3
Urban Kowloon 215,384 215,589 0.1
N.T. Rural 86,114 89,298 3.7
N.T. Urban 539,747 544,547 0.9
Cross Harbour 94,355 95,866 1.6
Racecourse 66 66 0
Total 942,894 952,813 1.1

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.