KCR Feeder Bus
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The MTR Corporation
(MTRC) is a Hong Kong
railway company which also operates the MTR
Bus (Northwest New Territories) and MTR
Feeder Bus (previously known as KCR Feeder Bus) routes in order to complement its rail systems. Currently, MTRC operates 17 bus routes.
rail networks. The routes provide access to and between many MTR stations for thousands of passengers everyday. The MTRC's integrated fare system also allows East Rail Line, West Rail Line and Light Rail passengers who use Octopus card
s to enjoy the free feeder bus services that link many housing estates to East Rail Line, West Rail Line stations and Light Rail stops.
The Corporation operates a total of 13 routes, including West Rail Line and Light Rail feeder bus services, as well as an additional 4 East Rail Line feeder routes between Tai Po Market Station operated under Kowloon Motor Bus
's franchise.
The current fleets are all air-conditioned. They include:
MTR Feeder Bus
MTR Bus (Northwest New Territories)
Between 2002 and 2003, KCRC hired 8 buses from Citybus
, and 35 from New World First Bus
between 2003 and 2004, for rail replacement services due to the suspension of Light Rail routes 505 and 506. In late 2004, KCRC acquired 53 Dennis Tridents
from New World First Bus.
Unofficial websites
MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation Limited is a company listed on the Hong Kong Exchange and included in the Hang Seng Index. MTR owns and runs the Hong Kong MTR metro system, and is also a major property developer and landlord in Hong Kong...
(MTRC) is a Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
railway company which also operates the MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
Bus (Northwest New Territories) and MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
Feeder Bus (previously known as KCR Feeder Bus) routes in order to complement its rail systems. Currently, MTRC operates 17 bus routes.
Feeder bus
A feeder bus is a bus service that picks up and delivers passengers to a rail rapid transit station or express-bus stop or terminal.Operation
MTRC provides feeder bus services for the convenience of passengers using MTRMTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
rail networks. The routes provide access to and between many MTR stations for thousands of passengers everyday. The MTRC's integrated fare system also allows East Rail Line, West Rail Line and Light Rail passengers who use Octopus card
Octopus card
The Octopus card is a rechargeable contactless stored value smart card used to transfer electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Kong...
s to enjoy the free feeder bus services that link many housing estates to East Rail Line, West Rail Line stations and Light Rail stops.
The Corporation operates a total of 13 routes, including West Rail Line and Light Rail feeder bus services, as well as an additional 4 East Rail Line feeder routes between Tai Po Market Station operated under Kowloon Motor Bus
Kowloon Motor Bus
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited , 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...
's franchise.
MTR Feeder Bus
These routes are operated by MTR Feeder Bus, but the franchise goes to KMB.| No. | Route | Routemap | Remarks |
| K12 | Tai Po (Eightland Garden) ↔ Tai Po Market Station | http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K12a.pdf | No free interchange on Sundays and Public Holidays |
| K14 | Tai Po Centre → Tai Po Market Station | http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K14a.pdf | Peak hours only |
| K17 | Fu Shin Estate ↔ Tai Po Market Station | http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K17a.pdf | No service on Sundays and public holidays |
| K18 | Kwong Fuk Estate ↔ Tai Po Market Station | http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K18a.pdf | No service on Sundays and public holidays |
MTR Bus (Northwest New Territories)
These routes are not franchised routes, but the areas served by the LRT is a franchised area of the KCR Corporation / MTR Corporation Limited, and that other bus companies were not allowed to run similar local routes in the northwestern New Territories. The restriction was lifted in 2006.| No. | Route | Routemap | Remarks |
| 506 | Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Tuen Mun Ferry Pier , or Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal, is a public pier located in the southern area of Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.Tuen Mun Ferry Pier, Tuen Mun Pier Head, and Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Stop refer to the street-level transportation hub that is adjacent to the pier and consists of a light rail... ↺ Siu Lun |
http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/506.pdf | Circular Route. It was a Light Rail route before, so it has the prefix 5, rather than K for other routes. |
| K51 | Fu Tai ↔ Tai Lam | http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K51.pdf | |
| K52 | Tuen Mun Station ↔ Lung Ku Tan | http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K52.pdf | |
| K53 | Tuen Mun Station ↺ So Kwun Wat So Kwun Wat So Kwun Wat, commonly pronounced So Kwun Fat , is an area on the south coast of the western mainland New Territory in Hong Kong. The proper So Kwun Wat is a human inhabitant in the valley between Siu Lam and Sam Shing Hui... |
http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K53.pdf | Circular Route, Peak hours only, No service on Sundays and Public Holidays |
| K58 | Fu Tai ↔ Castle Peak Bay Castle Peak Bay Castle Peak Bay is a bay outside Tuen Mun. Tuen Mun River empties into the bay. In the past, large amount of Tanka fishermen harboured at the bay.... |
http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K58.pdf | Peak hours only, No service on Sundays and Public Holidays |
| K65 | Yuen Long Yuen Long Yuen Long , formerly Un Long, is an area and town located in the northwest of Hong Kong, on the Yuen Long Plain. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai.-Name:The Cantonese name Yuen Long 元朗... East ↔ Lau Fau Shan Lau Fau Shan Lau Fau Shan is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is at the shore of Deep Bay, near Tin Shui Wai and facing Shekou in Shenzhen, China. It is traditionally famous for fresh oysters. About 100 tons were harvested every year, some for consumption in Hong Kong restaurants and some for... |
http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K65.pdf | |
| K66 | Tai Tong Tai Tong Tai Tong is a village situated in Yuen Long, Northwest of Hong Kong. Tai Tong is famous for its Lychee mountain. Over there, it has been a prime spot for Hong Kong programs set in the olden times.... ↔ Long Ping |
http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K66.pdf | |
| K68 | Yuen Long Industrial Estate ↺ Yuen Long Town Park | http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K68.pdf | Circular Route |
| K73 | Tin Heng ↺ Yuen Long West | http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K73.pdf | Circular Route |
| K74 | Tin Shui ↺ Yuen Long East | http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K74.pdf | Circular Route, Peak hours only, No service on Sundays and Public Holidays |
| K75 MTR Bus Route K75 Route K75 is a bus route operated by MTR Bus in Hong Kong, utilizing circular operation between MTR Tin Shui Wai Station and Hung Shui Kiu, serving the rural communities in southern Ha Tsuen and Hung Shui Kiu areas... |
Tin Shui Wai Station ↺ Hung Shui Kiu Hung Shui Kiu Hung Shui Kiu is an area between Ping Shan and Lam Tei, in the western part of the New Territories of Hong Kong. It covers parts of Yuen Long andTuen Mun districts. It is largely rural residential.-Transportation:... |
http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K75.pdf | Circular Route |
| K75P | Tin Shui ↺ Hung Shui Kiu Hung Shui Kiu Hung Shui Kiu is an area between Ping Shan and Lam Tei, in the western part of the New Territories of Hong Kong. It covers parts of Yuen Long andTuen Mun districts. It is largely rural residential.-Transportation:... |
http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K75P.pdf | Circular Route, Peak hours only, No service on Sundays and Public Holidays |
| K76 | Tin Heng ↔ Tin Shui Wai Station | http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/lr_bus/images/K76.pdf |
Fleet
The MTR Bus fleet comprises 143 buses, which provide service for 19 hours every day.The current fleets are all air-conditioned. They include:
MTR Feeder Bus
- Alexander Dennis Enviro500
MTR Bus (Northwest New Territories)
- Dennis TridentDennis Trident 3Dennis Trident 3 is the first low floor double-decker bus chassis built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, with a large number purchased by bus companies in Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States and Canada.-Design:...
- Volvo OlympianVolvo OlympianThe Volvo Olympian was a rear-engine double decker bus built by Volvo at Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was first built in 1992 and entered production in March 1993, replacing the Leyland Olympian....
- Volvo B10MVolvo B10MThe Volvo B10M is a popular mid-engined bus and coach chassis built by Volvo between 1978 and 2001. It was built as the successor of the B58 and was equipped with a 9.6-litre horizontally-mounted Volvo THD100/THD101/THD102/THD103/THD104/DH10A diesel engine mounted under the floor, near the middle...
- Dennis DartDennis DartThe Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart
- Alexander Dennis Enviro500
Between 2002 and 2003, KCRC hired 8 buses from Citybus
Citybus (Hong Kong)
Citybus Limited is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. It provides both franchised and non-franchised bus service. The franchised route network serves mainly Hong Kong Island, cross-harbour routes , Ocean Park, North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport...
, and 35 from New World First Bus
New World First Bus
New World First Bus Services Limited , abbreviated as First Bus and "NWFB", is the third largest public bus operator in Hong Kong.NWFB was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Bus's franchise on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus...
between 2003 and 2004, for rail replacement services due to the suspension of Light Rail routes 505 and 506. In late 2004, KCRC acquired 53 Dennis Tridents
Dennis Trident 3
Dennis Trident 3 is the first low floor double-decker bus chassis built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, with a large number purchased by bus companies in Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States and Canada.-Design:...
from New World First Bus.
Competitors
- Kowloon Motor BusKowloon Motor BusThe Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited , 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...
- although also operates the MTR East Rail Line Feeder Bus routes - Public light busPublic light busA Public light bus is a common public mode of transport in Hong Kong. It mainly serves the area that standard Hong Kong bus lines cannot reach as efficiently. It is also colloquially known as a minibus or a van, defined as a kind of share taxi....
External links
Official websitesUnofficial websites
- New livery of MTR bus, hkitalk.net