Citybus Limited's bus which can be easily seen in Hong Kong Island.
Kowloon Motor Bus's bus which can be easily seen in Kowloon and New Territories. Bus services have a long history in Hong Kong. In 2005, five companies operate franchised public bus services. There are also a variety of non-franchised public buses services, including feeder bus services to railway stations operated by the railway companies, and residents' services for residential estates (particularly those in the New Territories). Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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A Go North East bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England. ...
Collection of KMB bus models, from past to present. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A major road, Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po, a town in the New Territories. ...
Types of bus service
Franchised bus The five franchised bus companies in Hong Kong are: Founded in 1933, the Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world. KMB's fleet consist of 4,058 buses on 402 routes and a staff of over 12,000. In 1979, Citybus began its operation in Hong Kong with one double-decker, providing shuttle service for the Hong Kong dockyard. It later expanded into operating a residential bus route between City One, Shatin and Kowloon Tong MTR station. New World First Bus Services Limited was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Bus's franchise to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus. NWFB's parent company later bought Citybus, but the two companies have basically been operating independently. The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB; Chinese: ), a company of the Transport International Holdings Limited, is the largest franchised bus operators in Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world. ...
Citybus is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. ...
Long Win Bus Company Limited (é¾é‹å·´å£«) provides bus services for northern Lantau Island (Tung Chung new town and Hong Kong Disneyland) and the Hong Kong International Airport. ...
New World First Bus Services Limited (First Bus, or NWFB) was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Buss franchise on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus. ...
New Lantao Bus Co. ...
A Go North East bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England. ...
Collection of KMB bus models, from past to present. ...
Citybus is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. ...
Sha Tin (Chinese: 沙田 Pinyin: Shātián, literally Sandy Farm), formerly named Lek Yuen (Chinese: 瀝源 Pinyin: Lìyuán, literally Source of Trickling or Source of Clear Water), is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ...
Kowloon Tong station sign Kowloon Tong (Chinese: ä¹é¾å¡˜, Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: gau2 lung4 tong4 zaam6, Mandarin Pinyin: JiÇ”lóngtáng Zà n) is a station on MTRs Kwun Tong Line in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...
China Motor Bus Company Ltd. ...
The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: XiÄnggÇŽngdÇŽo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory...
Non-franchised bus The non-franchised bus services of Hong Kong are provided by different private bus companies as a mean to relieve the demand of franchised bus and green public minibus in rush hour. They also serve some remote places which are non-profitable for franchised bus and green public minibus operators. According to the Transport Department, there were 7206 registered non-franchised buses in Hong Kong up to 31 December, 2003. Generally speaking, the services are divided into the following categories: December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
- Residential services: Literally called "Estate bus"(邨巴), providing feeder services between new towns and urban area; it sometimes also operates between the management company of private housing estates and bus companies, as a mean to carry residents from where they live to major transport interchanges.
- Tourist services: Literally called "Travel bus"(旅遊巴), providing transport services for tourists between tourist attractions.
- Hotel services: operated by hotels or by bus companies, providing transport services for hotel customers.
- School services: operated by schools or by bus companies, providing transport services for students.
- Employee services: operated by different institutes or by bus companies, providing transport services for employees.
- Contract hire services: Hired by person or groups for transport services.
A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit. ...
Public light bus -
The public light buses in Hong Kong are passenger transport vehicles (minibuses) with capacity of 16 passengers, they provide feeder services to buses and railway. According to the law, there can only be 4350 minibuses. They can be divided into two types: red public minibus and green public minibus. A green public minibus awaiting at the station at Tsim Sha Tsui. ...
Volkswagen minibus A minibus is a motor vehicle that is designed to carry fewer people than a full-size bus. ...
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