Citybus' old logo
The Citybus Limited (城巴有限公司), or Citybus (城巴) for short, is a public transport operator in Hong Kong with a comprehensive portfolio of franchised and non-franchised bus services. It was established on 5 August 1977 and it belongs to the public transport agency Bravo Transport.
Citybus currently operates two bus route networks under two franchises, namely the Urban and New Territories Bus Network and the Airport and North Lantau Bus Network, and is the only franchised bus company in Hong Kong with such an arrangement. The route networks cover all 18 districts in Hong Kong, including Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the Hong Kong International Airport, North Lantau, Disneyland, New Territories East, New Territories West and the Shenzhen Bay Port.
History[]
The Citybus Limited, formerly known as Passenger Transport Services (Asia) Limited ("PTS"), was founded on 5 August 1977 by Mr. Lyndon Rees, a British national. Mr Rees came to Hong Kong as early as 1969 to work in the Transport Branch, and in the following year, he joined China Motor Bus (CMB) as Transport Manager. Since April 1982, he has been the Managing Director of Citybus, responsible for the formulation of the Group's strategy and overall management, and has nearly 50 years of management experience in the public bus services industry in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, and is well versed in all aspects of bus operation.
He is known as the "Father of Citybus" and the "Godfather of Buses", and is even honoured as "Grandpa" by staff and bus enthusiasts, thus establishing his high status in the local bus industry.
Start-up period: Transport consultancy and conversion to bus company[]
In its early years, PTS mainly provided public transport management consultancy services, but also engaged in the re-export of retired UK buses to Mainland China. 3 retired Bristol MW single-deck buses of Bristol Omnibus Co. were resold to Shenzhen for use as tour buses, etc. PTS also provided conversion services for a fleet of staff buses of China Shipyard, which was later converted to Argos Bus, to meet the inspection requirements of the authorities. In short, PTS was not yet in the transport business.
PTS started its business as City Buses in 1979 with a single double-decked bus, an Alisa Volvo B55 (fleet number V1), providing staff shuttle services to Hongkong United Dockyards, and Hutchison and Reader's Digest were also among its early customers.
At the same time, PTS was keen to expand its double-decker bus leasing business in Hong Kong. When the Government amended the law prohibiting the importation of second-hand buses for non-franchised buses to allow the importation of second-hand double-deck buses, PTS brought in nine Daimler Fleetline buses from Bournemouth Corporation (the first three) and the West Midlands Public Transport Executive. The first three came from Bournemouth Corporation and the first three from the West Midlands Public Transport Executive (WMPTE). Citybus has since purchased second-hand buses, including the Daimler Fleetline DMS from Transport for London, and two-axle buses from Leyland Olympian, and has also focused on leasing services. [3]
1980s: Dabbling in Resident Buses and Rapid Development[]
Route 62R was Citybus' first resident bus route, providing service from 1981 onwards until 2013 when it was discontinued; the photo was taken in 2013, with the pictured 179 resembled the "Ghoul" body livery in the 1980s
The original English name "City Buses" was simplified to the current "Citybus" in 1981, and the colour of the bus body was changed from the previous design of a light yellow background with dark brown lines to a bright yellow background with dark orange and dark blue lines, and a simple "Ghoul" logo was adopted for the first time, thus establishing the distinctive corporate image of Citybus in the future.
In the same year, Citybus took the initiative to liaise with Ocean Park to introduce a new non-franchised bus service to and from the urban area. The route between Central, Admiralty and Ocean Park has since gained popularity and has become the preferred mode of transport for both Hong Kong residents and tourists travelling to Ocean Park. In the same year, Citybus was also invited to introduce its first resident bus route, Route 602, to serve the residents of City One Shatin, who had just moved in but refused to be served by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB), and the route was subsequently renumbered as Route 62R, as the route was well received by the residents.
However, Citybus's aggressive business expansion measures were met with dissatisfaction by KMB, the franchisee, which launched a new route, 82M, in October 1983, and a new route, 82X, with a routing very similar to that of 62R, the following year, in an attempt to regain market share. In the face of KMB's fierce attack, Citybus invested in the first air-conditioned bus and the first three-axle air-conditioned bus in Hong Kong, the Leyland Olympian 12m (102/DE4281), which joined route 62R in 1985, successfully defeating KMB. Citybus' move eventually led to a complaint by KMB against Citybus for providing illegal services, and the Transport Department (TD) revoked the Passenger Service Licences of five of its vehicles running on Route 62R in the following year [4], in which Citybus later appealed and was successful.[5] Since then Citybus had been acquiring air-conditioned buses, such as the single-decker Volvo B10M and the double-decker Leyland Olympian, which have become the mainstay of Citybus' fleet.
Citybus also tailored its bus services to suit the needs of different organisations. When the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) first started operation, it was interested in providing feeder bus services to increase patronage and signed a five-year contract with Citybus on 9 February 1983 [6]. MTR even purchased 20 DMS from London in advance as a sign of confidence that the feeder bus programme would be approved by the government. According to the plan, the buses would be leased to Citybus, which would be responsible for the maintenance and driving of the buses, while the MTRC would set up maintenance facilities at its Tsuen Wan Depot. However, the introduction of MTR feeder buses would undoubtedly pose a significant threat to the existing franchises of CMB and KMB, and the Government eventually rejected the application.
MTRCL, which had no need for the buses, leased the entire DMS fleet to Citybus, which later bought all the buses. The two transport operators also co-operated with Millie's to operate a free shuttle bus service [7] between the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station and the Peninsula Centre outlet in Tsim Sha Tsui East to attract customers to shop at Millie's on the one hand, and to facilitate the access of Mass Transit Railway (MTR) passengers to the then newly-developed Tsim Sha Tsui East business district, which was a self-contained area with poor transport links on the other hand.
After years of careful operation, PTS was successfully transformed from a consultancy company to a bus operator, and was officially renamed "Citybus Limited" on 13 May 1983, with the Chinese name "城巴有限公司" added on 20 November of the following year to confirm the company's new direction of focusing on bus operation.
Cross-boundary buses crossing boundaries and provinces, taking root in China[]
Citybus launched a Cross-border Route to and from Guangzhou in 1994; the Volvo B12 (2005) was once the vehicle of Guangzhou route, however it was dispatched away to Route 88R while it was photographed
On 22 December 1981, Citybus was commissioned by a dyeing factory in China to hire buses to take guests to the opening ceremony of the factory. Two Daimler Fleetline buses (fleet numbers L15 and L17) entered China via the Wenjindu Port of Entry, making it the first time a double-decker bus had set foot on Chinese soil since the double-decker buses in Shanghai were destroyed during the Japanese Occupation.
The Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was established by the Chinese government in 1979. Noting that the social and economic ties between Hong Kong and China would become closer after the reform and opening up of the Mainland and the demand for cross-boundary transport between Hong Kong and China would gradually increase, Citybus stepped up discussions with the Shenzhen authorities on the operation of cross-boundary bus services between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, which were eventually put into operation on 1 January 1985, thus making Citybus one of the early cross-boundary direct bus operators in Hong Kong.
CNT Group Era: Entrance into Franchised Bus Market and Massive Expansion[]
In 1987, the CNT Group, owned by tycoon Tsui Chin Tong (徐展堂), invested more than $400 million to acquire Citybus [8] and become a member of the Group. Since then, Citybus has made great strides in the bus business and successfully entered the ranks of franchised bus operators, setting a number of achievements and records.
Shortly after North Sea completed its acquisition of Citybus, KMB announced in 1988 that it had successfully tested the world's first single-engine air-conditioned bus (Leyland Olympian, AL1/DX2437), which had been developed in co-operation with Leyland. Not to be outdone, Citybus, with the financial strength of its parent company, acquired 50 large 11-metre three-axle air-conditioned buses of the same model, replacing the second-hand "founding fathers" acquired from the United Kingdom in the early years, to further enhance its service quality.
Network 26 - entering the ranks of franchised bus operators[]
The quality of service provided by China Motor Bus (CMB), which has a franchise for the Hong Kong Island area, had been deteriorating since the 1980s. After the opening of the Mass Transit Railway Island Line, CMB became disinterested in operating bus services. Taking into account the cancellation of Routes 17 and 12A by CMB in October 1985 and June 1987 respectively, Citybus indicated to the Central and Western District Council in September 1989 its intention to resume the operation of the service, and after obtaining the consent of the District Council, it formally applied to the Government at the end of the same year. [9] In late November 1989, CMB's employer-employee negotiation over the pension issue broke down and the labour side decided to launch a general strike. The Southern District, which was not served by the MTR, became a hard-hit area, and Ap Lei Chau, which was not allowed to be served by red minibuses, was particularly hard-hit, with some residents being forced to travel to and from the Southern District on foot. Citybus, which is still a non-franchised bus operator, had operated temporary bus services to and from Ap Lei Chau during the strike to meet the urgent needs of the residents. After the end of the strike, Citybus operated three resident luxury bus routes, namely 37R, 90R and 97R, in 1990, using double-decker air-conditioned buses to compete with the China Motor Bus (CMB), which were well-received by the residents of the Southern District.
The 1989 strike was the trigger for the Government to overhaul the bus services on Hong Kong Island. The Hong Kong Government first published an open tender on 19 April 1991 for Route 12A, which had been cancelled by CMB a year earlier [10], in an attempt to bring in a new operator to break CMB's monopoly of Hong Kong Island bus services for nearly 60 years [11]. On 27 August of the same year [12], the Governor in Council announced that Citybus had won the franchise of the route over Yau Fung Bus, Kwoon Chung Bus, Argos Bus and Tai Fung Excursion Bus, and reintroduced Route 12A on 11 September 1991 [13], making it the fourth franchised bus company in Hong Kong after KMB, CMB and New Lantao Bus (NLB).
Route 98 was one of the 28 former CMB routes to be taken over by Citybus, with the promotional wordings "Network 26" sticked on its fleets
After Citybus took over the operation of Route 12A, it lived up to the expectation of the public by implementing a number of measures to improve its service, including the deployment of double-decked air-conditioned buses to try to attract taxi passengers and motorists to switch to the new route, which was undoubtedly a major blow to CMB which had a scarcity of air-conditioned buses at that time. However, the quality of CMB's service did not show any sign of improvement with the arrival of the new operator, and it seemed to be oblivious to the crisis of the decline of its kingdom. Coupled with the subsequent strikes on CMB, the public's impression of CMB was in tatters. In June 1992, the Government announced that CMB's 28 routes would be cut and opened for tender [14]; Citybus eventually won the franchise and took over on 1 September 1993, i.e. the "Network 26"; in 1995, Citybus was awarded 14 routes operated by CMB directly by the Government, thus further expanding the network of bus services on Hong Kong Island.
As for non-franchised bus services, in 1990 Citybus partnered with Mera Travel Service, with the permission and assistance of the Chinese Government, to operate the Hong Kong-Beijing Bus Tour and Camping Group, for which Citybus purchased two Norinco Neoplan BN316s. Each tour lasted for three weeks, with the first one departing on 1 May, and the plan was for Citybus to run one tour each month, one from Hong Kong and the other from Beijing. [15]
In 1991, the then Managing Director of Citybus, Mr Lyndon Rees, met with the Chairman of the Cheung Kong Group, Mr Li Ka-shing, at the Group's headquarters in Central under the guidance of the Chairman, Mr Tsui Chin-tong. At that time, Li Ka-shing expressed interest in Citybus' double-deck air-conditioned buses and hoped that Citybus would provide residents' bus services for the soon to be occupied Kingswood Villas, one of the conditions of which was the use of air-conditioned buses. The meeting led to the first co-operation between Citybus and Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited. In November of the same year, Citybus and a subsidiary of the Cheung Kong Group signed a three-year contract, which was renewed annually thereafter, and the following year, Citybus introduced a series of resident bus routes to Kingswood Villas, which was a significant improvement to the external transport of Tin Shui Wai, which was just starting to develop at that time.[16]
Citybus also actively expanded its cross-border services by introducing additional routes to major cities in Guangdong Province, including the Dongguan Route, the Zhangmutou Route, and the Xiaomeisha Route, which only operated during the Spring and Autumn grave-sweeping festivals. After at least ten years of lengthy negotiations, a cross-border route between Hong Kong and Guangzhou was finally introduced in 1994.
Overseas Markets: Capital Citybus and Eyes on the World[]
Following the launch of cross-boundary bus services in the early years, Citybus "broke away" from Hong Kong again in 1990 by acquiring the bus operations of Ensignbus in Dagenham, East London. The acquisition coincided with a labour dispute with another bus company in north-east London, London Forest, which was forced to give up some of its routes. Ensignbus was able to share the Forest routes with two other companies, and took the opportunity to rename the company as Capital Citybus.
Capital Citybus, which operates in the UK, has changed its fleet colour from silver and blue to yellow, in line with that of Hong Kong Citybus, with the words "Capital Citybus 城巴" in English and Chinese on the buses. Instead of using second-hand buses, Capital Citybus invested in brand new buses, which enabled it to be awarded new routes repeatedly by Transport for London, operating nearly 50 routes at peak times. A Leyland Olympian (331/UK Reg. No. J248WWK, Hong Kong Reg. No. FK5095) ordered by Citybus Hong Kong was also put on trial by Citybus before delivery to Hong Kong. [17]
On 21 December 1995, the local management of Capital Citybus bought all the shares of Capital Citybus from the CNT Group, and continued to use the name "Capital Citybus", abandoning only the "Ghoul" logo, which originated in Hong Kong. [18] The company was later acquired by the FirstGroup in 1998, and later became First London, the bus company it is today.
Cityflyer Soaring New Skies[]
Before the commencement of the new airport, the luxury fleets of Cityflyer were first deployed to Route 1 to test its performances, which formed a strong contrast with the non-air-conditioned bus ("hot dog") of CMB to promote itself
On 29 March 1996, the Government gazetted a tender for the operation of two groups of bus routes for the new airport at Chek Lap Kok and North Lantau. One group comprised 13 routes, mainly to and from the urban area, supplemented by 4 north Lantau shuttle routes, while the other group comprised 12 routes to and from the New Territories. Citybus submitted bids for both packages and was eventually awarded the urban package by the Governor in Council and Kwoon Chung Bus, while the New Territories package was awarded to Long Win Bus (LWB).
In conjunction with the opening of the Lantau Link on 22 May 1997, the first North Lantau route, E21, was launched to serve Tung Chung Town Centre, and the opening of the Hong Kong International Airport on 6 July 1998 was accompanied by the opening of Cityflyer, a luxury bus service to and from the urban areas, using low-floor coach buses, with a wide range of top-class amenities in the bus compartment. Citybus has also commissioned renowned public relations consultancy Citigate Lloyd Northover to design a new and distinctive fleet identity.
The CNT Group spun off "Citybus Group Limited" in 1996 [19] and was listed on 29 November under stock code 0523 [20]. The funds raised from the listing indirectly accelerated the full air-conditioning of Citybus's franchised bus fleet, and the company became the first franchised bus company in Hong Kong to provide air-conditioned bus services on all routes by phasing out all its aged Leyland Atlantean ("old yellow nanny") non-air-conditioned buses in 1998. The non-franchised bus fleet is also predominantly air-conditioned, with only a small number of non-air-conditioned buses, including open-top buses, retained for hire.
CTS Hong Kong Era: Establishing Citybus China and setting foot in Beijing[]
After the financial turmoil in 1997, the CNT Group was in financial difficulties and had to sell off non-core businesses for cash, including the Citybus Group, in which China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Limited acquired a 20% stake in Citybus in May[21]. Citybus began its involvement in the domestic public transport market, with its Citybus (China) Limited and the Beijing Tramways Company forming a joint venture, the Beijing Tramways Citybus Passenger Transportation Company Limited. On 19 October, the company launched the "Kang'en Special Route" (康恩專線), which runs between Kangjiagou in Chaoyang District and Enjixijie in Haidian District, and is the earliest air-conditioned public transport special route in Beijing.
According to the agreement, Citybus (China) Limited would provide the vehicles, operating capital and ancillary facilities such as equipment, maintenance and logistics, while Beijing Tramways will provide the operating conditions such as car parks, office premises and station facilities. The Hong Kong side bore all the risks and enjoyed all the profits, while the Chinese side did not participate in the operation and management, did not own any shareholding, and only received venue fees.
The Kang'en Special Route continued to operate until 24 July 2004, when it ceased operation due to confusion in the accounts after the transfer of the company. [21]
Stagecoach Era: Fall of CMB and Competition with NWFB[]
As the overall performance of the transport business was unsatisfactory, CTSI sold its 23.12% stake in Citybus to Stagecoach Asia Ltd [22] in February 1999 for HK$528 million, i.e. Stagecoach, a British company which had entered Hong Kong in January 1994 to operate the Sha Tin residents' bus routes 801R and 802R, and had since withdrawn its investment. Stagecoach.) Stagecoach took the next step in March by increasing its shareholding in Citybus to become a major shareholder, and Citybus Group formally withdrew its listing status on 28 July [23].
CMB, after having its routes cut several times, still had its services not making any progress at all. CMB's 65-year franchise ended on 1 September 1998, with the exception of 12 routes which were repeatedly handed over to Citybus, and the remaining 88 routes were handed over to a new operator, New World First Bus Services Limited (NWFB), which was awarded the franchise to operate the routes. NWFB, a joint venture between New World Development Company Limited and FirstGroup, another British transport group, has entered the "warring states" era of fierce competition between bus services on Hong Kong Island and Citybus by adopting a proactive approach to its operation.
The two bus companies have been competing with each other to operate new routes in the most competitive areas such as Siu Sai Wan and Braemar Hill, in an attempt to compete for the other's patronage, for example, school routes 81S and 529P serving students from Siu Sai Wan to Braemar Hill (both routes have been cancelled and reorganised as Route 85P). In addition, the two bus companies even used the tactic of "over-routing" to compete with each other by sending more buses than specified in the TD's Schedule of Services to operate extra buses on Routes 8 and 8X to gain more passengers, resulting in a spectacular "sea of buses" on King's Road and causing traffic congestion [25]. Citybus then extended its Route A12 to Chai Wan to block the proposed route [26]. The battle between the two bus companies spread to Tseung Kwan O and even involved KMB. At that time, Citybus was involved in the operation of Route 690P from Hong Sing Garden to Central (Exchange Square) and NWFB was involved in the operation of Route 691P from Hang Hau to Central, and the two routes met and set up stops at the bus stops in the area of Metro City, and KMB, which was involved in the operation of Route 691P, was dissatisfied with the fact that only Citybus was operating 690P, and KMB and NWFB had increased the number of buses, and there was a rumour that the captains of both routes were often at odds with each other. It was rumoured that the bus captains of NWFB and Citybus often obstructed each other in stopping to pick up passengers and as a result, KMB had to lodge a complaint with the Transport Department (TD).
It was not until the TD implemented a quota system for franchised buses in 1999 that the fighting between the two buses subsided. The original purpose of the quota system was to ease traffic congestion, but Citybus was short of quota and had no choice but to cancel all orders for 62 double-decker MAN 24.310 buses it had already placed with the factory, while some of the new buses had already arrived in Hong Kong, and KMB and Kwoon Chung Bus were eventually found to take over the buses. In addition, Citybus sold some of its existing buses to right-hand-drive countries such as the United Kingdom and New Zealand to join the Stagecoach Group's fleet in those countries.
After the handover of sovereignty over Hong Kong, the cross-boundary bus business became increasingly competitive due to closer exchanges between China and Hong Kong, the emergence of new bus operators and the growing transport network in Mainland China, which led to the complete withdrawal of Citybus from the cross-boundary bus business in 2001.
NWS Era: Trotting round and round, merging into one[]
Stagecoach Group Plc, a UK-listed company which is one of the world's largest transport conglomerates, announced on 9 June 2003 the sale of its shareholding in Citybus, which was fully acquired by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited, a company owned by Cheng Yu-tung and his family, at a cost of HK$2.2 billion. [24][25] Stagecoach stated that the sale of Citybus, which was still profitable at the time, represented the company's view that the operating environment in Hong Kong was difficult and the prospect of operating franchised bus services in Hong Kong had become uncertain due to the Government's intervention in the railway preservation policy had greatly discouraged investors from investing in the franchised bus market in Hong Kong. In time, buses would only become a supplementary feeder to the railway system. [26]
As for Chow Tai Fook Director Henry Cheng, he was thrilled with the successful acquisition of Citybus and considered it a quality investment. He also announced that he would consider the possibility of co-operation between Citybus and NWFB to see how synergies could be achieved in terms of management structure, operations and human resources. As the above commercial transaction only involves the change of shareholders of Citybus and does not involve the transfer or disposal of Citybus' franchise, government approval is not required. [27]
On 21 October 2002, NWD announced a reorganisation of its group structure involving Pacific Ports, NWI and NWS. Pacific Ports acquired the traditional infrastructure business of NWI and all the shareholdings in NWS Holdings Limited, which included NWFB, from NWDCL [28]. Pacific Ports also obtained shareholders' approval to change its name to NWS Holdings Limited and the reorganisation was completed on 29 January 2003.
In order to enhance the operational efficiency of the transport business as a whole and to allow for the consolidation of management resources, NWS Holdings and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises announced the formation of a 50/50 joint venture, "Merryhill Group Ltd", on 9 December 2003 [29]. Citybus and NWFB became members of the Merryhill Group, combining the existing public transport operations of the two companies and continuing to operate under separate franchises, with each company maintaining its existing route network and fleet operations, and the two bus companies remaining as two separate legal entities. [30]
Citybus and NWFB have since transformed their relationship from competitors to partners. On 12 November 2003, the two bus companies entered into an agreement for Citybus to purchase 10 single-decker buses with an average age of about 12 years from NWFB at a price of about HK$1.7 million. On 8 December 2003, the two bus companies entered into another agreement under which Citybus purchased nine double-deck buses of an average age of about 18 months from NWFB at a price of about HK$16.8 million [31]. In 2004, the two bus companies implemented a number of route rationalisations and introduced the Voluntary Departure Scheme. [32]
The Merryhill Group was formally established on 9 March 2004 [33] and changed its name to "NWS Transport Services Limited" on 14 December. In November 2016, NWS Group acquired 50% of the shareholding in NWS Transportation Services from Chow Tai Fook Enterprises for a total consideration of HK$1.38 billion; since then, NWS Group wholly owns NWS Transportation Services' holdings of Citybus, NWFB, NWFF and travel-related businesses. [34]
Faced with the double attack of MTR West Island Line and South Island Line, Citybus has not only implemented the service reorganisation plan planned by the Transport Department to cancel or merge overlapping routes, but also launched or enhanced some feeder or point-to-point routes with sufficient patronage support, and actively explored new bus routes, and successively secured the HZMB Hong Kong Port' Route B5, the HSR West Kowloon Station's Route W1, and the three routes in the Kai Tak Development Area, entering the market of Kowloon Urban non-cross-harbour routes for the first time; among all of these, Route 20 was launched on 29 April 2018 and Route 22 was launched on 24 June 2018, with the remaining cross-harbour route 608 came into service on 27 August.
Bravo Transport Era: Network Expansion and Testing of New Energy Buses[]
NWS Holdings announced on 21 August 2020 the disposal of the Citybus and NWFB businesses to Bravo Transport Services Limited for a cash consideration of $3.2 billion, with the purchasers being a joint venture of Templewater Bravo Holdings Limited, Hans Energy and Ascendal Group Limited, which held approximately 90.8%, 8.6% and 0.6% interests respectively [35]. According to NWS, the background, experience and business intention of the Purchaser were taken into account in the decision-making process for the disposal. The Purchaser was committed to working with the management and staff of NWFB and Citybus to maintain their excellent service, and to utilising the experience of the Purchaser and its shareholders in the international market to further develop the business of NWFB and Citybus.
Following the disposal, NWS will no longer hold any equity interest in NWFB and Citybus and the net proceeds will be used as general working capital for the Group. There will be changes to the board of directors of NWFB and Citybus, with NWS Group Chief Executive Officer Mr Ma Siu-cheung and three existing members of the management of NWFB and Citybus, including Managing Director Mr William Chung, Human Resources and Finance Director Mr Ng Chi Kwong and Director of Engineering Mr Lee Kwong-wai, retaining their positions on the boards.
Templewater Bravo Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of private equity firm Templewater, a partnership between Investec Bank plc of South Africa and Chinese businessman Cliff Zhang, who worked for the Chow Tai Fook Group, a subsidiary of the Cheng family, which controls the NWS group. [36] Chow Tai Fook was also one of the shareholders of NWS Transport Services in the early years of the company. The rest of the international consortium consists of Hong Kong-listed Hans Energy and UK-based transport investment and consultancy firm Ascendal Group, which now operates bus services in Cambridgeshire, UK, and whose founder Adam Leishman also co-founded Tower Transit, which now operates bus services in the UK and Singapore.
The completion of the relevant share transfer on 15 October 2020 represents the completion of the acquisition of the entire interest in NWS, NWFB and Citybus by the new shareholder. The English name of NWS Transport, which owns the two bus companies, will be changed to Bravo Transport Services Limited, and the Chinese name would be announced at a later date, whereas NWFB and Citybus had no plans to change their names for that time being. [37]
On 28 October 2020, Bravo Transport issued a notice announcing the change of its English name to Bravo Transport Services Limited and its Chinese name to "匯達交通服務有限公司". At the same time, the management proposed three new holding company logos for the staff to vote on. [38] On 9 November 2020, the results of the poll were announced. [39]
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In response to the completion of the share transfer, Citybus had removed the wordings "Member of NWS Holdings" from its fleet of buses from November 2020 onwards, while some of its buses with full-body advertisements have only white tapes to cover the wordings. Note the yellow tape covering the "NWS Holdings" logo in the upper right corner of the picture.
NWFB merged into Citybus[]
- The main article of this section is 2023 Citybus and NWFB Franchised Bus Network Merger.
The novel coronavirus pandemic was widespread in Hong Kong when Bravo Transport took over the businesses of Citybus and NWFB in 2020, with decreasing riderships and worsening operational conditions. William Chung (鍾澤文), the vice-President of Bravo Transport, admitted the consideration of merger of Citybus and NWFB franchises in a press interview in May 2021. [40]
On 12 July 2022, the Chief Executive in Council of the HKSAR Government granted three new bus franchises. Among them, the expiry date of Citybus Limited (Franchised Bus Network for Hong Kong Island and Cross Harbour Bus Network) ("Citybus (Franchise 1)") was revised from 1 June 2026 to 1 July 2023, which is the same as the expiry date of the franchise of New World First Bus Services Limited ("NWFB"). At the same time, Citybus Limited was granted a new 10-year franchise covering both bus networks under the original "Citybus (Franchise 1)" and "NWFB" franchises. The new franchise, named "Citybus Limited (Franchised Bus Network for Urban and New Territories Bus Network)", will commence on 1 July 2023 and will expire on 30 June 2033.[41][42][43]
On 31 May 2023, Citybus announced a new brand image to welcome the merger of Citybus and NWFB franchises, and at the same time previewed the launch of a new bus body paint scheme with five bus body paints for the public and staff to vote for. [44]
At 4:00 a.m. on 1 July 2023, the new franchise came into effect and took over all its routes from NWFB. With the first bus of the new franchise - Route N8P (5805/VY3785) departing from Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) at 4:00 a.m., it symbolises that bus services on Hong Kong Island are once again operated by one company.
Chronology of Events[]
- 5 August 1977: Mr. Lyndon Rees founded Passenger Transport Services (Asia) Limited ("PTS") to provide public transport management consultancy services.
- 1979: PTS was renamed "City Buses" to provide non-franchised bus services and acquired its first bus to provide staff contract bus services to Hong Kong's United Dockyards.
- 1983: PTS was renamed "Citybus Limited" to establish a new direction in bus operation.
- 1985: Officially introduced double-decker buses to Hong Kong and operated the first cross-booundary route from Tsim Sha Tsui to Shenzhen.
- 1987: Citybus was acquired by the CNT Group and became a member of the group.
- 11 September 1991: The first Hong Kong Island franchised bus route 12A was awarded to Citybus, making it the fourth franchised bus company in Hong Kong after KMB, CMB and NLB.
- 1 September 1993: Took over the franchise for 28 Hong Kong Island and cross-harbour routes from CMB, see Network 26.
- 1 September 1995: Took over the franchise for 14 Hong Kong Island and cross-harbour routes taken over from CMB.
- 1996: The CNT Group spun off "Citybus Holdings Limited" for listing in Hong Kong, which was listed on 29 November of the same year under the then stock code 0523. [20]
- 1996: Citybus entered the North Lantau and airport bus service, commonly known as "Citybus (Franchise II)", when it won the tender for 13 franchised bus routes connecting the Hong Kong International Airport, Tung Chung New Town and the urban areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon in October.
- 4 July 1997: A special issue celebrating the handover of Hong Kong was published in major newspapers. [45]
- 1998: Citybus' franchised bus fleet was fully air-conditioned in March.
- 1998: After the Government announced in February that CMB's franchise would terminate after expiry on 1 September, the 88 CMB routes were put up for open tender. Citybus partnered with Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings, CNT Group and China Travel International Investment (Hong Kong) Limited to form the "Hong Kong United Bus Company Limited" to submit a bid for the tender. [46] Though the bidding failed to win against New World First Bus, the Transport Department handed over the franchise of 12 Hong Kong Island and cross-harbour routes of CMB directly to Citybus, with effect from 1 September.
- January 1999: Became the first franchised bus company in Hong Kong to complete installation of the Octopus system on its entire fleet. On the other hand, the parent company, the CNT Group, fell into financial difficulties, and the UK-listed Stagecoach Holdings PLC fully acquired the Citybus Group at a cost of nearly $2.3 billion [47] and withdrew its listing status on 28 July [23].
- 31 March 2000: Announced the launch of Hong Kong's first "Trolleybus Pilot Scheme" at a cost of $5 million [48] to convert a six-year-old Dennis Condor 10.3-metre air-conditioned bus (701/GD1492) into the world's first three-axle, double-decker, air-conditioned trolleybus.
- 2001: Completely withdrew from cross-boundary bus business due to keen competition, and replaced new uniforms for frontline staff including bus captains, regulators and inspectors with effect from 10 July. [49]
- 2003: In view of the emerging uncertainties, the Stagecoach Group sold Citybus to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited in June. Upon completion of the deal, Citybus and New World First Bus (NWFB), also a member of the NWS group, were transformed from rivals to partners.
- 2004: Citybus celebrated its 25th Silver Jubilee with the opening of its new Chai Wan Depot on 25 July and the completion of a resource restructuring with NWFB.
- 28 February 2006: Citybus' Managing Director, Mr Lyndon Rees, announced his retirement and was succeeded by Mr Cheng Wai-por. [50][51]
- 20 August 2006: All Kingswood Villas resident bus services ceased, including routes 902R, 904R, 905R, 906R, 907R and 921R. [55]
- 2007: Citybus was awarded the right to operate Route B3 series between Tuen Mun and Shenzhen Bay Port (Hong Kong Port Area).
- 2 April 2010: Former Chairman of Citybus, Tsui Tsin-tong, died in Beijing at the age of 69 after a long illness. [52][53]
- 5 October 2017: Citybus's franchised bus fleet became fully low-floor.
- 29 November 2017: Citybus won the right to operate a Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port Feeder Bus Route B5
- April 2018: Citybus was awarded the right to operate two Kowloon bus routes 20 and 22 and one cross-harbour bus route 608 in the Kai Tak Development Area.
- 28 May 2018: "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service was provided on all franchised routes. [54]
- 11 July 2018: Citybus was awarded the right to operate one bus route W1 to the HSR West Kowloon Station. [55]
- 22 January 2019: Citibank, together with Citybus and NWFB, extended the exclusive bus fare rebate programme for Citi Octopus Platinum Credit Card customers to all routes operated by the two bus companies. Passengers who use the credit card to pay for Citybus and NWFB rides can now earn a 15% monthly fare rebate. [56]
- 17 May 2019: Citybus was awarded the right to operate two Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point bus routes, B7 and B8. [57]
- 2019: Citybus celebrated its 40th anniversary with an in-house celebration event "40 Crafting Travel Moments" on 23 September on the rooftop of NWFB's Chong Fu Road Depot, featuring a vintage Leyland Atlantean bus (633) and two 40th Anniversary Retro Buses (6493 and 6495).
- 2020: NWS Holdings announced on 21 August 2020 the disposal of the Citybus and NWFB businesses to Bravo Transport Services Limited for a cash consideration of $3.2 billion, with the purchasers being a joint venture of Templewater Bravo Holdings Limited, Hans Energy and Ascendal Group Limited, which held approximately 90.8%, 8.6% and 0.6% interests respectively. The relevant share transfer was completed on 15 October 2020 and Bravo announced a notice on 28 October that its English name was changed to Bravo Transport Services Limited and the Chinese name to "匯達交通服務有限公司".
- 22 March 2021: Citybus won the bid for four cross-harbour bus routes in the New Territories to and from Hong Kong Island East, namely 686, 933, 976 and 989. [58][59][60]
- 23 June 2021: Citybus was awarded the right to operate four Queen's Hill bus routes. [61]
- 3 August 2021: Citybus was awarded the right to operate six bus routes in Tuen Mun Area 54. [62]
- 12 October 2021: Citybus' first double-decker electric bus arrived in Hong Kong, making it the first franchised bus company to introduce double-decker electric buses. [63]
- 21 June 2022: Citybus's first double-decker hydrogen-powered bus arrived in Hong Kong, becoming the first franchised bus company in Hong Kong to introduce double-decker hydrogen-powered buses. [64]
- 1 July 2023: Citybus and NWFB formally merged their franchises. [65]
- 25 February 2024: The first hydrogen-powered bus in Citybus fleet entered service, debuting on Route 20 at 11am. [66]
- 14 July 2024: The first hydrogen-powered bus in Citybus fleet passed through tunnels for the first time, debuting on Route 170 at 1:30pm. [67]
Operations[]
At present, Citybus is the only franchised bus company that has been granted more than one franchise by the Government, divided into Franchise III "Franchise for Urban Area and New Territories Network" and Franchise II "Franchise for Airport and North Lantau Bus Network", with a network of routes spanning across Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories. Each of the two companies has its own fleet of buses, which can be distinguished from the vehicle licence, and the expiry dates of the franchises are also different.
In addition, Citybus also operates non-franchised bus businesses. As the distinction of bus fleet and routes based on franchise alone will hinder the daily operation of the bus service, Citybus routes are managed by two operating divisions, each with its own depot area. The depot area to which a vehicle belongs does not affect the scheduling of bus services.
Department Evolution[]
In the early years, Citybus had only non-franchised bus operations. Later, in 1991, Citybus was granted its first franchise [68] to operate Route 12A, and in 1993, Citybus was awarded the original CMB route group, i.e., the "Network 26", and thus set up a "Franchised Bus Division" to manage the franchised routes.
In 1997, Citybus successfully bid for the franchise of the North Lantau and Airport Buses (or "Citybus Franchise (II)"). As these routes were completely independent of the existing franchises, Franchise (II) was established to operate the North Lantau and Airport buses and routes, while the original department managing the Hong Kong Island and cross-harbour routes was called Franchise I.
Subsequently, the two divisions and the Non-Franchise Division were reorganised to form "Operations Department I" and "Operations Department II", with the former managing Citybus' franchised routes on Hong Kong Island and the latter managing franchised routes and non-franchised services in the New Territories, North Lantau and the Airport. It is worth noting that OD2 is not equivalent to Citybus Franchise II. Although the New Territories routes are managed by OD2, they are still routes under the urban franchise.
By 2021, the operating divisions of Citybus and NWFB were reorganised. After the reorganisation, there were two operating divisions, namely "Operations and Engineering Division (Hong Kong Island)" and "Operations and Engineering Division (Kowloon and New Territories)". The former is responsible for routes on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Cross-Harbour Tunnel and Western Harbour Crossing in the Southern District (including Route 629 which used to be part of the Operations Division but excluding Cityflyer routes in the Southern District), while the latter is responsible for all routes in Kowloon, the New Territories and Lantau, as well as Citybus's non-franchised services, including remaining cross-harbour routes not covered by the former. By January 2022, Routes 970 series and 971 were also transferred to the latter. [69]
City Tours[]
City Tours Limited (Travel Agency Licence No. 350632) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citybus Limited and is mainly responsible for acting as the agent for Citybus' bus hiring services, under which Citybus' non-franchised bus services, such as staff buses, student services, sightseeing routes, etc., (with the exception of the City One Shatin Resident Bus Services), are operated.
Depots[]
Citybus currently operates seven major bus depots and two car parks, and most of its buses are labelled with depot emblems for identification purposes.
Template:List of Citybus depots
Location Codes[]
- The main article of this section is List of Citybus and NWFB Location Codes.
Citybus and NWFB have developed a series of Location Codes for the termini, major intermediate stops, timing points and depots/offices of their routes to facilitate internal communication. Please refer to the relevant article for details.
List of bus routes[]
Trunk Routes[]
In 2024, Citybus selected over 10 "Trunk Routes" [Remark 1] based on factors such as patronage and convenience. Each routes are named independently and resources are focused on service enhancement, with a view to increasing Citybus' competitiveness amongst other modes of transport.[70][71]
| Citybus "Trunk Routes" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route no. | English name | Chinese name | Termini |
| Hong Kong Island routes | |||
| 2A | King's Road Line | 英皇道線 | Yiu Tung Estate ↔ Exhibition Centre Station ● |
| 4 | Pok Fu Lam Line | 薄扶林線 | Wong Chuk Hang ↔ Central (Exchange Square) ● |
| 11 | City Circle | 市中心線 | Central Ferry Piers ↺ Jardine's Lookout ● |
| 25 | Central (Pier 3/5) ↺ Braemar Hill ● | ||
| 38 | Southern Line | 南區線 | North Point Ferry Pier ↔ Chi Fu Fa Yuen ● |
| 82 | Eastern Line | 東區線 | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↔ North Point Ferry Pier ● |
| Kowloon Urban routes | |||
| 20 | Waterloo Road Line | 窩打老道線 | Kai Tak (Muk On Street) ↔ Cheung Sha Wan (Hoi Tat) ● |
| 20A | Nathan Road Line | 彌敦道線 | HSR West Kowloon Station ↔ Kai Tak Cruise Terminal ● |
| 701 | West Kowloon Line | 西九龍線 | Hoi Lai Estate ↺ Mong Kok ● |
| New Territories routes | |||
| 50 | Tuen Mun Line | 屯門線 | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui (Kowloon Station) ● |
| 56 | Northern Link | 新界北環線 | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) ↔ Sheung Shui (Tin Ping Estate) ● |
| 56A | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) ↔ Queen's Hill Fanling ● | ||
| 79X | Queen's Hill Line | 皇后山線 | Queen's Hill Fanling ↔ Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) ● |
| 793 | Kowloon East West Line | 九龍東西線 | Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate ↔ So Uk ● |
| 798 | Tseung Sha Line | 將沙線 | Tiu Keng Leng Station ↔ Fo Tan (Chun Yeung Estate) ● |
Categorisation method[]
- The main article of this section is Citybus route categorisation method.
Early developments[]
Routes taken over on 1 September 1993[]
- The main article of this section is Network 26.
Routes taken over on 1 September 1995[]
| Routes taken over by Citybus on 1 September 1995 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bus Route | Termini[72] | Service mode[72] |
| 7 | Shek Pai Wan ↔ Central (Ferry Piers) | Daily service |
| 11 | Central (Ferry Piers) ↺ Jardine's Lookout | Daily service |
| 37 | Chi Fu Fa Yuen ↔ Central (Ferry Piers) | Weekday peak hour service |
| 40 | Wah Fu (North) ↔ Wan Chai Ferry | Daily service |
| 40M | Wah Fu (North) ↔ Wan Chai Ferry | Daily service |
| 71 | Wong Chuk Hang ↔ Central (Ferry Piers) | Daily service |
| 73 | Wah Fu (North) ↔ Stanley Prison | Daily service |
| 85 | Siu Sai Wan ↔ North Point Ferry Pier | Daily service |
| 99 | South Horizons ↔ Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier | Weekday daytime service |
| 103 | Pokfield Road ↔ Chuk Yuen | Daily service |
| 182 | Central (Macau Ferry) ↔ City One Shatin | Daily daytime service |
| 260 | Central (Exchange Square) ↔ Stanley Prison | Daily daytime service |
| 511 | Central (Ferry Piers) ↺ Tai Hang Drive | Weekday peak hour service |
| 592 | South Horizons ↔ Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | Daily service |
Routes taken over on 1 September 1998[]
- The main article of this section is 1998 End of CMB Franchised Bus Service.
Routes taken over on 1 July 2023[]
- The main article of this section is 2023 Citybus and NWFB Franchised Bus Network Merger.
Hong Kong Island Regular Routes[]
Daytime routes[]
| List of Citybus Hong Kong Island Regular Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Termini | Route Type | Full Fare |
| 1 | Happy Valley (Upper) ↔ Central (Macau Ferry) ● | $4.4 | |
| 1M | Exhibition Centre Station ↺ Wong Nai Chung Gap ● | $7.0 | |
| 1P* | Wong Nai Chung Road (Broadwood Road) → Central ● | Monday to Friday AM peak service | $4.4 |
| 2 | Sai Wan Ho (Grand Promenade) ↔ Central (Macau Ferry) ● | $5.2 | |
| 2A | Yiu Tung Estate ↔ Exhibition Centre Station ● | $5.2 | |
| 2X | Grand Promenade ↔ Exhibition Centre Station ● | Express | $7.1 |
| 3A | Central (Star Ferry) ↔ Felix Villas ● | Monday to Friday peak service | $7.1 |
| 4 | Wong Chuk Hang ↔ Central (Exchange Square) ● | $6.3 | |
| 4X* | Wah Fu (South) ↺ Central (Exchange Square) ● | Express, weekday service | $6.7 |
| 5B | Felix Villas[Remark 4] ↔ Hong Kong Stadium ● | $4.2 | |
| 5X | Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road) ↔ Kennedy Town ● | Express | $5.4 |
| 6 | Stanley Market ↔ Central (Exchange Square) ● | $9.8 | |
| 6A | Central (Exchange Square) → Stanley Fort (Gate) ● | Weekday AM peak hour service | $10.3 |
| 6X | Stanley Market ↔ Central (Exchange Square) ● | $10.3 | |
| 7 | Shek Pai Wan ↔ Central Ferry Piers ● | $6.5 | |
| 8 | Heng Fa Chuen ↔ Exhibition Centre Station ● | Express | $7.6 |
| 8H | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↔ Tung Wah Eastern Hospital ● | $6.5 | |
| 8P | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↔ Exhibition Centre Station ● | Express | $7.6 |
| 8X | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↔ Happy Valley (Upper) ● | Express | $7.0 |
| 9 | Shau Kei Wan ↔ Shek O ● | $8.7 | |
| 10 | Kennedy Town ↔ North Point Ferry Pier ● | $4.2 | |
| 11 | Central Ferry Piers ↺ Jardine's Lookout ● | $7.6 | |
| 12 | Central Pier No.3 ↺ Robinson Road／Park Road ● | $5.3 | |
| 12A | Admiralty (Tamar Street) ↺ MacDonnell Road ● | $5.6 | |
| 12M | Admiralty (Tamar Street) ↺ Park Road ● | Monday to Friday AM peak service | $5.3 |
| 13 | Admiralty (Tamar Street) ↔ Kotewall Road (Mid-levels) ● | $6.0 | |
| 14 | Grand Promenade ↔ Stanley Fort (Gate)[Remark 7] ● | $11.2 | |
| 15 | Central (Pier 5) [Remark 8] ↔ The Peak ● | $12.1 | |
| 15B | Wan Chai (HKCEC Extension) ↔ The Peak ● | Holiday service | $15.1 |
| 15C | Central (Star Ferry) ↔ Garden Road (Peak Tram Terminus) ● | $5.4 | |
| 18 | North Point (Healthy Street Central) ↔ Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay) ● | $6.5 | |
| 18P* | North Point (Healthy Street Central) ↔ Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay) ● | Express, Monday to Friday AM peak service | $6.5 |
| 18X* | Shau Kei Wan ↔ Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay) ● | Express | $10.0 |
| 19P* | Shau Kei Wan → Happy Valley (Upper) ● | School day AM peak hour service | $6.1 |
| 23 | North Point Ferry Pier ↔ Pokfield Road ● | $8.7 | |
| 23B | Braemar Hill → Robinson Road Park Road→Braemar Hill ● |
School day peak hour service | $8.7 |
| 23X* | Pokfield Road → Sai Wan Ho ● | Monday to Friday AM peak service | $12.1 |
| 25 | Central (Pier 3/5) ↺ Braemar Hill ● | $8.7 | |
| 25A | Exhibition Centre Station ↺ Braemar Hill ● | $4.9 | |
| 26 | Lai Tak Tsuen ↺ Hollywood Road ● | $6.3 | |
| 27 | North Point Ferry Pier ↺ Braemar Hill ● | $5.5 | |
| 30X | Cyberport ↔ Admiralty (East) ● | Express | $8.7 |
| 33X | Cyberport ↔ Sai Wan Ho ● | Express, Monday to Friday peak service | $13.5 |
| 37A | Chi Fu Fa Yuen ↺ Central ● | $6.1 | |
| 37B | Chi Fu Fa Yuen ↺ Admiralty ● | $6.1 | |
| 37X | Chi Fu Fa Yuen ↺ Admiralty ● | Weekday AM peak hour service | $6.1 |
| 38 | North Point Ferry Pier ↔ Chi Fu Fa Yuen ● | $8.7 | |
| 40 | Wah Fu (North) ↔ Exhibition Centre Station ● | $6.5 | |
| 40M | Wah Fu (North) → Exhibition Centre Station ● | $6.9 | |
| 40P | Wah Fu (North) → Robinson Road ● | School day AM peak hour service | $5.8 |
| 41A | Wah Fu (Central) ↔ North Point Ferry Pier ● | $8.4 | |
| 42 | North Point Ferry Pier ↔ Wah Fu (South) ● | Weekday AM peak hour service | $8.7 |
| 42C* | North Point Ferry Pier ↔ Cyberport ● | Monday to Friday peak service | $8.7 |
| 43M | Tin Wan ↺ Shek Tong Tsui ● | $6.5 | |
| 47P* | Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay) → Wong Chuk Hang ● | Weekday AM peak hour service | $6.3 |
| 48 | Sham Wan[Remark 9] ↺ Wah Fu (North) ● | $3.9 | |
| 49X | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) → Cyberport ● | Express, Monday to Friday AM peak service | $15.2 |
| 63 | North Point Ferry Pier ↔ Stanley Market ● | Weekday service | $11.2 |
| 65 | North Point Ferry Pier ↔ Stanley Market ● | Holiday service | $11.4 |
| 66 | Stanley Plaza (Ma Hang) ↔ Central (Exchange Square) ● | Monday to Friday peak service | $11.2 |
| 70 | Wah Kwai ↔ Central (Exchange Square) ● | $5.8 | |
| 70P* | Shek Pai Wan ↔ Central (Exchange Square) ● | Weekday AM peak hour service | $5.8 |
| 71 | Wong Chuk Hang ↔ Central (Rumsey Street) ● | Monday to Friday AM peak service | $6.5 |
| 71P* | Sham Wan → Central Ferry Piers ● | Weekday AM peak hour service | $6.5 |
| 72 | Wah Kwai Estate ↔ Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) ● | $5.8 | |
| 72A | Sham Wan ↔ Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) ● | $5.5 | |
| 73 | Cyberport ↔ Stanley Market ● | $7.4 | |
| 73P* | Sham Wan → Cyberport ● | School day AM peak hour service | $3.9 |
| 75 | Sham Wan ↔ Central (Exchange Square) ● | $6.1 | |
| 76 | Wong Chuk Hang Station ↺ Causeway Bay (Pennington Street) ● | $6.2 | |
| 77 | Shau Kei Wan ↔ Tin Wan ● | $8.5 | |
| 77A* | Shau Kei Wan → Tin Wan ● | Monday to Friday PM peak hour service | $8.5 |
| 77X* | Wah Kwai Estate → Sai Wan Ho ● | Express, Monday to Friday AM peak service | $8.5 |
| 78 | Wong Chuk Hang ↺ Wah Kwai Estate ● | $4.0 | |
| 81 | Hing Wah Estate ↔ Lai Tak Tsuen ● | $5.8 | |
| 81A | Hing Wah Estate ↔ Lai Tak Tsuen ● | School day peak hour service | $5.8 |
| 82 | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↔ North Point Ferry Pier ● | $5.2 | |
| 82S* | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) → Yiu Tung (Wai Hang Street) Shaukeiwan Plaza→Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ● |
School day AM peak hour service | $5.2 |
| 82X* | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↺ Quarry Bay ● | Express | $7.0 |
| 85 | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↺ Braemar Hill[Remark 10] ● | $4.6 | |
| 85A* | Shau Kei Wan → Braemar Hill North Point Ferry Pier→Shau Kei Wan ● |
School day peak hour service | $4.6 |
| 85P* | Siu Sai Wan (Harmony Garden) → Braemar Hill Braemar Hill→Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ● |
Express, school day peak hour service | $6.7 |
| 88X | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↔ Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay) ● | Monday to Friday peak service, Express | $11.3 |
| 90 | Ap Lei Chau Estate ↔ Central (Exchange Square) ● | $5.8 | |
| 90B | South Horizons ↔ Admiralty (East) ● | $7.4 | |
| 90C | Ap Lei Chau Main Street → Central (Jardine House) ● | School day AM peak hour service | $6.1 |
| 91 | Ap Lei Chau Estate ↔ Central Ferry Piers ● | $7.4 | |
| 91A | Wah Fu (South) ↔ Ap Lei Chau Estate ● | School day AM peak hour service | $4.0 |
| 93 | South Horizons/Ap Lei Chau Estate → Robinson Road ● | School day AM peak hour service | $8.7 |
| 93A | Lei Tung Estate → Robinson Road ● | School day AM peak hour service | $8.7 |
| 93C | Ap Lei Chau Main Street → Caine Road ● | School day AM peak hour service | $6.5 |
| 94A | $4.0 | ||
| 95C | $4.0 | ||
| 95P* | School day PM peak hour service | $4.0 | |
| 97 | Peak hour service | $5.8 | |
| 98 | $3.1 | ||
| 99 | $8.5 | ||
| 99X* | Express, Monday to Friday AM peak service | $8.5 | |
| 260 | $12.8 | ||
| 314 | Service during swimming season holidays | $8.5 | |
| 511 | Monday to Friday AM peak service | $7.6 | |
| 592 | $5.8 | ||
| 595 | $4.0 | ||
| 629 | Daily AM service | $13.2 | |
| 720 | Express | $8.1 | |
| 720A | Express, Monday to Friday AM peak service | $8.1 | |
| 720P* | Express, weekday AM peak hour service | $8.1 | |
| 720X | Express, Monday to Friday AM peak service | $8.1 | |
| 722 | Express | $8.1 | |
| 780 | Express | $7.7 | |
| 780P* | Express, weekday AM peak hour service | $7.7 | |
| 788 | Express | $7.7 | |
| 789 | Express | $7.7 | |
| X8* | Express, Monday to Friday AM peak service | $7.4 | |
| X9 | Express, Saturday and holiday service | $20.6 | |
| X15 | Saturday and holiday service | $14.9 | |
Overnight and late night routes[]
- The main article of this section is List of overnight franchised bus routes.
Kowloon Regular Routes[]
| List of Citybus Kowloon Regular Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Termini | Route Type | Full Fare |
| 20 | Kai Tak (Muk On Street) ↔ Cheung Sha Wan (Hoi Tat) ● | $5.9 | |
| 20A | HSR West Kowloon Station ↔ Kai Tak Cruise Terminal ● | Monday to Friday service | $7.0 |
| 22 | $5.9 | ||
| 22D | Circular route, weekday peak hour service | Template:CTB 22D | |
| 22M | Circular route | $5.6 | |
| 22X | Circular route | $6.4 | |
| 701 | Hoi Lai Estate ↺ Mong Kok ● | Express, circular route | $4.6 |
| 701A | Express, circular route | Template:CTB 701A | |
| 701S | Express, circular route, daily late night service | Template:CTB 701S | |
| 702 | Circular route | Template:CTB 702 | |
| 702A | School day peak hour service | Template:CTB 702A | |
| 702B | Circular route, Daily daytime service | Template:CTB 702B | |
| 702S | Circular route, School day peak hour service | Template:CTB 702S | |
| N20 | Daily late night service | Template:CTB N20 | |
New Territories Regular Routes[]
| List of Citybus New Territories Regular Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Origin/Termini | Route Type | Full Fare |
| 50 | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui (Kowloon Station) ● | Express route | $17.0 |
| 50M | Circular route | $5.2 | |
| 55 | Express route, Monday to Friday peak hour service | $17.9 | |
| 56 | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) ↔ Sheung Shui (Tin Ping Estate) ● | Express route | $14.6 |
| 56A | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) ↔ Queen's Hill Fanling ● | Express route, Monday to Friday peak hour service | $15.3 |
| 78C | Express route, Weekend and Public Holiday service | $18.9 | |
| 78X | Express route, Monday to Friday service | $18.9 | |
| 79 | $13.6 | ||
| 79P | Express route, Monday to Friday peak hour service | Template:CTB 79P | |
| 79X | Queen's Hill Fanling ↔ Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) ● | Express route | $16.2 |
| 790 | Express route, peak hour service | $10.3 | |
| 792M | $8.7 | ||
| 793 | Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate ↔ So Uk ● | $12.3 | |
| 795 | Express route, peak hour service | $13.4 | |
| 795P | Express route, peak hour service | $14.0 | |
| 795X | Express route | $12.3 | |
| 796P | Express route, Service during specified times daily | Template:CTB 796P | |
| 796S | Circular route, Daily early morning and late night service | Template:CTB 796S | |
| 796X | Express route | Template:CTB 796X | |
| 797 | Circular route | Template:CTB 797 | |
| 798 | Tiu Keng Leng Station ↔ Fo Tan (Chun Yeung Estate) ● | Express route | $12.3 |
| 798A | Express route, peak hour service | $12.3 | |
| 798B | Express route, peak hour service | Template:CTB 798B | |
| 798P | Express route, peak hour service | Template:CTB 798P | |
| 798X | Express route, peak hour service | Template:CTB 798X | |
| N796 | Circular route | Template:CTB N796 | |
Cross-Harbour Bus Routes[]
- The main article of this section is List of cross-harbour franchised bus routes.
Citybus North Lantau Routes[]
- The main article of this section is List of North Lantau and Airport bus routes#Citybus.
Shenzhen Bay Port Routes[]
| List of Citybus Shenzhen Bay Port Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Origin/Termini | Route Type | Full Fare |
| B3 | $14.7 | ||
| B3A | $14.7 | ||
| B3M | Circular route | $14.7 | |
| B3X | Express | $14.7 | |
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Hong Kong Port Routes[]
| List of Citybus HZMB Hong Kong Port Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Origin/Termini | Route Type | Full Fare |
| B5 | $5.8 | ||
Heung Yuen Wai Port Routes[]
| List of Citybus Heung Yuen Wai Port Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Origin/Termini | Route Type | Full Fare |
| B7 | Express | $10.0 | |
| B8 | Express | $16.1 | |
Special Routes[]
Major Event Franchised Bus Routes[]
- The main article of this section is List of Major Event Franchised Bus Routes#Citybus.
Event Special Routes[]
- The main article of this section is List of Special Festival Franchised Bus Routes#Citybus.
Non-franchised Bus Routes[]
- The main article of this section is List of Citybus non-franchised bus routes.
List of cancelled bus routes[]
Franchised bus routes[]
| List of Citybus cancelled Hong Kong Island Regular Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Jointly-operated company | Origin/Termini | Full Fare |
| 1M | Admiralty (East) ↔ Happy Valley Racecourse | $7.6 | |
| 3B | Central (Rumsey Street) ↔ Pokfield Road | $4.3 | |
| 5 | Felix Villas ↔ Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road) | $3.4 | |
| 5A | Kennedy Town ↔ Happy Valley (Upper) | $3.4 | |
| 5C | Sai Wan (Shek Tong Tsui) → Wan Chai (Luard Road) | $3.4 | |
| 5M | Kennedy Town → Admiralty MTR Station (East) Admiralty MTR Station → Kennedy Town |
$2.6 (Non-air-conditioned) $3.2 (Air-conditioned) | |
| 5P | Kennedy Town → Wan Chai Ferry Pier | $4.4 | |
| 5S | Sai Ying Pun (Centre Street) → Wan Chai (Queen Elizabeth Stadium) Wong Nai Chung Road (Broadwood Road) → Sai Ying Pun (Centre Street) |
$3.4 | |
| 10S | Kennedy Town ↔ Happy Valley (Lower) | $3.4 | |
| 10X | Kennedy Town → Admiralty (Tamar Street) | $4.4 | |
| 12S | Garden Road (Peak Tram Terminus) ↔ Admiralty (West) | $2.5 | |
| 19 | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↔ Happy Valley (Upper) | $7.0 | |
| 25C | Wan Chai (HKCEC New Wing) ↺ Braemar Hill | $4.0 | |
| 29R | Central Ferry Piers ↔ Ocean Park | $8.0 | |
| 37 | Central Ferry Piers ↔ Chi Fu Fa Yuen | $3.7 | |
| 37M | Admiralty (West) ↔ Chi Fu Fa Yuen | $5.3 | |
| 47A | Central ↔ Wah Fu (Central) | $5.1 | |
| 61 | Central (Exchange Square) ↔ Repulse Bay | $5.3 | |
| 61M | Central (Exchange Square) ↔ Repulse Bay | $6.4 | |
| 61X | Central (Exchange Square) ↔ Repulse Bay | TBC | |
| 70A | Central (Exchange Square) → Aberdeen | $5.8 | |
| 70M | Wah Kwai Estate → Admiralty (East) | $4.7 | |
| 72B | Aberdeen ↔ Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | $3.1 | |
| 73R | Cyberport (Arcade/Theatre) → Wong Chuk Hang | $3.9 | |
| 74 | Central (Star Ferry) ↔ Ocean Park (Tai Shue Wan) | $6.8 | |
| 81P | NWFB | Siu Sai Wan → Braemar Hill | $5.5 |
| 90A | Ap Lei Chau (Citybus Depot) → Central (Exchange Square) | $4.7 | |
| 90C | Ap Lei Chau (Citybus Depot) → Caine Road | $5.3 | |
| 90P | Central (Exchange Square) → Ap Lei Chau Estate | $4.7 | |
| 92 | Ap Lei Chau Estate ↺ Causeway Bay | $4.5 | |
| 96 | Lei Tung Estate ↔ Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | $5.8 | |
| 97A | Ap Lei Chau Main Street/Lei Tung Estate ↺ Sham Wan | $2.9 | |
| 515 | North Point Ferry Pier ↔ The Peak | $8.4 | |
| 529 | Shau Kei Wan ↺ Braemar Hill | $4.0 | |
| 529P | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↔ Braemar Hill | $5.5 | |
| 629A | Ocean Park (Main Entrance) → Central (Exchange Square) | $10.6 | |
| 629S | Admiralty (West) → Ocean Park (Main Entrance) | $10.6 | |
| M5 | Kennedy Town ↺ Central (Hong Kong Station) | $3.4 | |
| M16 | Central Pier 3 ↺ Wing Wo Street | $2.5 | |
| M47 | Wah Fu (North) ↔ Central (Hong Kong Station) | $5.1 | |
| N6 | Stanley ↔ Central (Exchange Square) | $11.9 | |
| List of Citybus cancelled New Territories Regular Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Jointy-operated company | Origin/Termini | Full Fare |
| 797M | Tseung Kwan O Station ↺ Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate | $5.8 | |
| List of Citybus cancelled Cross-Harbour Tunnel Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Jointly-operated company | Origin/Termini | Full air-conditioned fare |
| 103P | KMB | Pokfield Road → Mong Kok (Yim Po Fong Street) | $11.3 |
| 182P | KMB | Yu Chui Court → Central (Macau Ferry) | $16.0 |
| 807 | KMB | Sha Tin Racecourse → Wah Fu (Central) | $35.6 |
| N102 | KMB | Mei Foo → Shau Kei Wan | $12.8 |
| List of Citybus cancelled Eastern Harbour Crossing Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Jointy-operated company | Origin/Termini | Full air-conditioned fare |
| 307B | KMB | Wan Tau Tong → Sheung Wan | $22.7 |
| 606P | KMB | Choi Wan → Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) | $9.8 |
| 682C | City One Shatin → North Point | $22.9 | |
| 686 | Tai Wai Station → Sai Wan Ho | $17.6 | |
| 698R | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↔ Sai Kung (Wong Shek Pier) | $27.2 | |
| List of Citybus cancelled Western Harbour Crossing Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Jointy-operated company | Origin/Termini | Full air-conditioned fare |
| 307C | KMB | Tai Po Tau → Wan Chai (HKCEC) | $22.7 |
| 917 | KMB | Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street) → Happy Valley (Lower) | $9.3 |
| 962B | Tuen Mun (Chi Lok Fa Yuen) ↔ Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | $21.8 | |
| 962E | So Kwun Wat → Tai Koo (Kornhill Plaza) Quarry Bay (Sunway Gardens) → So Kwun Wat |
$24.7 | |
| 962N | Tuen Mun (Chi Lok Fa Yuen) ↔ Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | $33.1 | |
| 962S | Tuen Mun (Chi Lok Fa Yuen) → Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | $21.8 | |
| 973P | Sham Wan → Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | $11.1 | |
| W1 | Admiralty (West) ↔ HSR West Kowloon Station | $8.9 | |
| List of Citybus cancelled Airport/North Lantau Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Jointly-operated company | Origin/Termini | Full air-conditioned fare |
| A11T | North Point Ferry Pier → Airport | $40.0 | |
| A26P | Yau Tong → Airport | $44.0 | |
| A29P | Tseung Kwan O Station ↔ Airport | $44.0 | |
| E22B | Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) ↔ AsiaWorld-Expo | $24.0 | |
| E23P | Choi Hung → Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | $18.0 | |
| N21D | Disneyland/Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) ↺ Mong Kok | $23.0 | |
| N22 | Tsim Sha Tsui (Star Ferry) ↔ Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | $28.0 | |
| P12 | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↔ Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | $45.0 | |
| P21 | Siu Ho Wan (Government Maintenance Depot) ↔ Hung Hom Station | $26.0 | |
| P22 | Terminal 1 → Terminal 2 | $4.0 | |
| R8A | LWB | Disneyland ↺ Inspiration Lake | $3.0 |
| R21 | Disneyland ↔ Laguna Verde | $32.0 | |
| S1 | Tung Chung Town Centre ↺ Chek Lap Kok | $2.5 | |
| S51 | Tung Chung Station ↺ Airport Passenger Terminal Building | $4.0 | |
| S53 | Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier ↺ Airport Passenger Terminal Building | $3.0 | |
| S54 | Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier ↔ Aircraft Maintenance Area | $7.0 | |
| S55 | Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier ↺ Asia Airfreight Terminal | $4.0 | |
| S55P | Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier ↺ Airport Passenger Terminal Building | $3.0 | |
| S56A | Tung Chung New Development Ferry Pier ↔ Airport Passenger Terminal Building | $3.5 | |
| T1 | Tung Chung New Development Ferry Pier ↔ Tung Chung Town Centre | Free | |
| X11 | Lantau Link ↺ Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | $42.0 | |
| X21 | Lantau Link (Tung Chung Eastern Interchange) ↺ Tai Kok Tsui | $28.0 | |
| List of Citybus cancelled festival special routes, major event special routes and temporary special routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Jointy-operated company | Origin/Termini | Full air-conditioned fare |
| 5S | Kennedy Town ↔ Wan Chai Ferry Pier | TBC | |
| 5S | Wan Chai Ferry Pier → Kennedy Town | TBC | |
| 6S | Central (Exchange Square) ↔ Stanley Prison (via Ma Hang) | $12.6 | |
| 15R | Admiralty Station ↔ King Yin Lei (Stubbs Road) | $7.9 | |
| 25R | Admiralty (East) ↔ Wan Chai (HKCEC Extension) | $2.5 | |
| 37R | Central (Exchange Square) → Chi Fu Fa Yuen | $7.9 | |
| 40S | Wan Chai Ferry Pier ↔ Wah Fu (North) | $7.9 | |
| 52R | NWFB | Lung Mun Road (Butterfly Beach Park/Tuen Mun Dragon Boat Inn) → Tuen Mun Station | $5.8 |
| 61S | Central (Exchange Square) ↔ Repulse Bay | $6.5 (Before midnight) /$7.9 (After midnight) | |
| 61X | NWFB | Admiralty (East) ↔ Repulse Bay | $8.0 |
| 61X | Repulse Bay → Central (Exchange Square) | $5.8 | |
| 62X | NWFB | Admiralty (East) → Deep Water Bay | $8.0 |
| 70S | Wan Chai (HKCEC New Wing) → Aberdeen | $7.0 | |
| 73S | Stanley → Wah Fu (North) | $8.7 | |
| 73S | Aberdeen ↔ Stanley Plaza | Free | |
| 73X | NWFB | Aberdeen → Deep Water Bay Repulse Bay → Aberdeen |
$6.0 |
| 77S | Causeway Bay (Wing Hing Street) → Shau Kei Wan | TBC | |
| 90S | Wan Chai (HKCEC New Wing) → Ap Lei Chau Estate | $7.0 | |
| 90X | Central (Exchange Square) ↔ South Horizons | TBC | |
| 92S | Ap Lei Chau Estate → Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | TBC | |
| 96S | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) ↔ Lei Tung | $7.1 | |
| 97X | Central (Exchange Square) ↔ Lei Tung Estate | TBC | |
| 99S | Shau Kei Wan ↔ South Horizons | TBC | |
| 102S | KMB | Causeway Bay (Gloucester Road) → Prince Edward MTR Station | $12.8 |
| 107S | KMB | Causeway Bay (Gloucester Road) → Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square) | $16.5 |
| 117S | KMB | Wan Chai (HKCEC New Wing) → Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street) | $12.8 |
| 123R | KMB | Kowloon Bay (KITEC) → Admiralty (East) | $15.0 |
| 182S | KMB | Wan Chai (HKCEC New Wing) → City One Shatin | $23.0 |
| 310 | Causeway Bay (Gloucester Road) ↔ Kennedy Town | TBC | |
| 314S | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↺ Stanley Prison | TBC | |
| 377 | Causeway Bay (Gloucester Road) ↔ Tin Wan | TBC | |
| 380 | Causeway Bay (Gloucester Road) ↔ Siu Sai Wan | TBC | |
| 392S | Causeway Bay (Hennessy Centre) ↔ South Horizons | TBC | |
| 515S | Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier ↔ The Peak | $8.4 | |
| 780R | Central Ferry Piers → Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) | $10.0 | |
| 780S | Wan Chai (HKCEC New Wing) → Siu Sai Wan | $5.8 | |
| 930R | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) → Tsuen Wan West Station | $20.0 | |
| 930S | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace)/Wan Chai (HKCEC New Wing) → Tsuen Wan West Station | $20.0 | |
| 962C | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) → Chi Lok Fa Yuen | $30.1 | |
| 962R | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) → Chi Lok Fa Yuen | $30.1 | |
| 967R | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) → Tin Shui Wai (Tin Yan Estate) | $34.2 | |
| 969S | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) ↔ Tin Shui Wai Town Centre | $32.0 | |
| E11S | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) ↔ Tung Chung Station | TBC | |
| N5X | Kennedy Town ↔ Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road)/Causeway Bay (Causeway Road) | $6.6 | |
| N10 | Kennedy Town ↔ North Point Ferry Pier | $5.0 | |
| N25C | Wan Chai (HKCEC New Wing) ↺ Braemar Hill | $6.0 | |
| N40 | Wah Fu (North) ↔ Wan Chai Ferry Pier | $7.9 | |
| N61 | Central (Exchange Square) ↔ Repulse Bay | $7.9 | |
| N73 | Stanley → Wah Fu (North) | $8.7 | |
| N77 | Tin Wan ↔ Shau Kei Wan | $10.5 | |
| N95C | Ap Lei Chau Estate ↺ Chi Fu Fa Yuen | $4.5 | |
| N96 | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) ↔ Lei Tung | $7.1 | |
| N98 | Aberdeen (Chengtu Road) ↔ Lei Tung | $3.7 | |
| N99 | Shau Kei Wan ↔ South Horizons | TBC | |
| N103 | KMB | Pokfield Road ↔ Chuk Yuen Estate | $14.5 |
| N107 | KMB | Wah Kwai ↔ Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square) | $16.5 |
| N314 | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↺ Stanley Prison | $10.4 | |
| N515 | The Peak ↔ North Point Ferry Pier | $12.6 | |
| N592 | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) ↔ South Horizons | $7.1 | |
| N671 | KMB | Ap Lei Chau (Lee Lok Street) ↔ Diamond Hill Station | $15.8 |
| N690 | KMB | Central (Macau Ferry) ↔ Hong Sing Garden | $20.3 |
| N930 | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) → Tsuen Wan West Station | $20.0 | |
| N973 | Stanley Market → Tsim Sha Tsui (East) | $19.5 | |
| R592 | Ap Lei Chau Estate → Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | $9.4 | |
Non-franchised bus routes[]
- The main article of this section is List of Citybus non-franchised bus routes#Cancelled routes.
Fleets[]
Insurance coverage for the Citybus fleet of over 1,000 buses is provided by QBE Insurance.
The non-franchised fleet used to be older than the franchised fleet, with the franchised fleet having long adopted newer models such as the Enviro500 and Enviro500 MMC as its mainstay, while the non-franchised fleet continued to use Volvo Olympians until 2019, after which it only purchased second-hand buses from NWFB (e.g. Dennis Tridents and Volvo Super Olympians) as replacements. The Enviro500 12m (8203→26, 8204-8234) and Enviro500 MMC 11.3m (9100-9107), which were formerly part of the Franchised Division, were not added until July 2020 in succession.
Existing bus fleet[]
| Information of current Citybus fleet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet no. | Former fleet no. | Model | Body | Remark | Depot |
| Single-decker fleet | |||||
| 1581-1583 | BYD K9R 11.6m | BYD | Electric bus | E | |
| 2051, 2052 | Chong Fu Road Depot | ||||
| 1810-1825 | Young Man JNP6105GR 10.5m | Young Man Centro-Liner Series |
Euro 5 engines | S | |
| 1830-1845 | Young Man JNP6120GR 11.6m | E | |||
| 2600-2607 | Chong Fu Road Depot | ||||
| 2501-2505 | Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC 10.7m | Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC |
Euro 6 engines | ||
| Double-decker fleet | |||||
| 26 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 12m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Mk II |
Curved staircase, open-top bus, Euro 5 engines, former fleet no. 8203 |
West Kowloon Depot | |
| 31500-31559 | 3800-3859 | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 Euro V 10.4m | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 Facelift |
Low-height, Euro 5 engines | Chong Fu Road Depot |
| 41000-41019 | 4000-4039 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 11.3m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Mk II |
4000-4019 equipped with Euro 4 engines； 4020-4039 equipped with Euro 5 engines |
Wong Chuk Hang Depot |
| 4040-4051 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 11.3m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC |
Euro 5 engines, With standing bays | Chong Fu Road Depot | |
| 4052-4091 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC Facelift | ||||
| 4500-4529 | Volvo B9TL 11.3m | Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 |
Wong Chuk Hang Depot | ||
| 5200-5224 | Volvo B9TL 12m | Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 |
Euro 5 engines | Chong Fu Road Depot | |
| 52100-52106 | 5230-5236 | Volvo B8L 12m | Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 |
Euro 6 engines, with dual wheelchair parking bays | |
| 5500-5582 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 12m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Mk II |
5500-5517 equipped with Euro 4 engines； 5518-5582 equipped with Euro 5 engines | ||
| 5583-5599, 5601-5669, 5720-5749, 5840-5851 |
Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 12m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC |
Euro 5 engines, 5617-5622 equipped with dual wheelchair parking bays, 5720-5749 formerly Citybus fleet, 5840-5851 formerly Citybus fleet and equipped with standing bays | ||
| 5670-5719, 5750-5839 |
Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC Facelift |
5670-5719 equipped with Euro 5 engines； 5750-5839 equipped with Euro 6 engines | |||
| 5600 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC Hybrid 12m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC |
Hybrid bus, Euro 6 engines | ||
| 69000 | 6090 | MAN A95 12.8m | Gemilang Lion's City DD |
Demonstrator bus, Euro 5 engines | |
| 6100-6209 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 12.8m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC Facelift |
6100-6197 equipped with Euro 5 engines； 6198-6209 equipped with Euro 6 engines | ||
| 6300 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC |
Euro 5 engines | N | ||
| 6301-6425 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC Facelift |
Euro 5 engines, no luggage racks |
N (6301-6392) E (6393-6425) | ||
| 6426-6443 | Euro 5 engines, with dual wheelchair parking bays, no luggage racks |
E | |||
| 6444-6447, 6449-6452 | Euro 6 engines, with luggage racks |
N | |||
| 6453-6459 | E | ||||
| 6460-6499, 6700-6701 | Euro 6 engines, with dual wheelchair parking bays, some equipped with luggage racks |
N | |||
| 6500 | Volvo B9TL 12.8m | Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 |
Euro 5 engines | ||
| 6501-6567 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 12.8m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC Facelift |
Euro 5 engines, with luggage racks |
T | |
| 6568-6583 | Euro 5 engines, with dual wheelchair parking bays and small-sized luggage racks | ||||
| 6584-6588 | Euro 6 engines, with luggage racks | ||||
| 6800-6836 | Cityflyer fleet, equipped with luggage racks, Euro 5 engines | ||||
| 6837-6871 | Cityflyer fleet, equipped with luggage racks, Euro 6 engines | ||||
| 31000-31059 | 7000-7059 | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 10.5m | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 |
Euro 5 engines | S |
| 32000 | 7500 | Volvo B9TL 10.6m | Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 | ||
| 8000-8065 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 12m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC |
Cityflyer fleet, equipped with luggage racks, Euro 5 engines |
T | |
| 8100-8109 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 12m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Mk II |
Equipped with luggage racks, Euro 4 engines |
E | |
| 8110-8127 | Curved staircase, Euro 4 engines | ||||
| 8128-8319 | Curved staircase, Euro 5 engines, 8203-8204 was converted into a Cityflyer fleet in September 2011 and was reverted to urban version specification in December 2013 8203 was converted to an open-top bus in 2020 with fleet number changed to 26 |
E (8128-8202, 8235-8319) West Kowloon Depot (8204-8234) | |||
| 8320-8360, 8391-8399, 8402-8506 |
Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 12m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC |
Euro 5 engines, 8450-8459 equipped with standing bays； 8484-8489 quipped with dual wheelchair parking bays and luggage racks； 8491-8506 equipped with luggage racks |
E (8320-8360, 8450-8459, 8461, 8468-8489) E/N (8391-8399, 8402-8449, 8462-8467) N (8460, 8490-8506) | |
| 8400, 8401 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC Hybrid 12m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC |
Hybrid bus, Euro 6 engines |
E | |
| 8507-8524 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 12m | Euro 5 engines, equipped with small-sized luggage racks |
T | ||
| 8537-8546 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC Facelift |
Euro 6 engines, no luggage racks |
E | ||
| 8547-8557 | Euro 6 engines, with dual wheelchair parking bays, no luggage racks | ||||
| 8558-8567 | N | ||||
| 53100-53105 | 8800-8805 | Volvo B8L 12m | Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 |
Euro 6 engines, with dual wheelchair parking bays and luggage racks |
E |
| 52107-52130 | 8806-8829 | Euro 6 engines, with dual wheelchair parking bays, no luggage racks | |||
| 8900 | Scania K280UD 12m | Salvador Caetano City Gold CB550 |
Curved staircase, Euro 5 (EEV) engines | ||
| 8910 | Weisheit WSD6121BR1EV | Weisheit | Electric bus | ||
| 9100-9148 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 11.3m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC |
Euro 5 engines, with standing bays, 9100-9107 belongs to non-franchised fleet | West Kowloon Depot (9100-9107) S (9108-9148) | |
| 9149-9158 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC Facelift |
Euro 6 engines, with standing bays | S | ||
| 42025-42084 | 9500-9559 | Volvo B9TL 11.3m | Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 |
Euro 5 engines, with standing bays | |
Retired or sold fleets[]
| List of retired Citybus single-decker bus fleets | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Body | Fleet No. | Engine | Gearbox | Year retired | Remark |
| Nissan Civilian MGW40 | Nissan | 98-100 | 1990-1991 | 98 and 99 sold to [[Argos Bus] in 1990, 100 sold to Jubilee Travel in 1991[73] | ||
| Scania K93CRB | POC(Taiwan) | 202-204/1202-1204 | 1994 | 202/1202 bought from Trans-Island Limousine Service in 1990, 202-204/1202-1204 all sold to Harvest Asia Ltd in 1994 [74] | ||
| Nissan R85H | Fuji Heavy Industries | 205-207 | 1991 | Bought from Trans-Island Limousine Service in 1990, among which 206 and 207 were sold to Grand Link in 1991[75] | ||
| Nissan U20N | Fuji Heavy Industries | 210, 214/229 | 1990, 1992 | Bought from Trans-Island Limousine Service in 1990, later resold in 1992 [76] | ||
| Nissan 4R95 | Fuji Heavy Industries | 212 | 1990 | Bought from Trans-Island Limousine Service in 1990 [77] | ||
| Nissan RM80G | Fuji Heavy Industries | 213, 215-216/1215-1216, 217, 218/1218, 220-221/1220-1221, 223/1223, 231/1231, 232, 234/1234, 235 | 1991 | Bought from Trans-Island Limousine Service in 1990, among which 217 sold to Keung Wah, whereas 232 and 235 sold to Riviera Palace in 1991[78] | ||
| Nissan R80L | Fuji Heavy Industries | 219, 222, 233, 236, 1224 | 1991 | Bought from Trans-Island Limousine Service in 1990, among which 219, 222 and 236 sold to Keung Wah in 1991, 233 resold back to Trans-Island Limousine Service in the same year [79] | ||
| Mercedes-Benz OF1113 | PT Amalgam(Indonesia) | 260-265/1260-1265 | 1992, 1994 | Except 264/1264 which was retired due to a fire at Citybus Fo Tan Depot, all 5 other buses were sold to Jubilee Travel in 1994 [80] | ||
| Mitsubishi MP618 | Mitsubishi Aero Star | 1205 | Mitsubishi 6D22-1A | Allison MTB647 | 1995 | Transferred to KCR Bus |
| Volvo B10M | Van Hool/Xi'an Volvo | 1266-1277 | Volvo THD101GD/ Volvo DH10A 285 |
ZF 5HP500/ ZF 5HP590 |
2001-2009 | 1266, 1271-1275 shipped to the UK in November 2004, 1267-1270 sold to China Travel Service Hong Kong in 2001, 1276-1277 sold to Huizhou Citybus in 2001 |
| Volvo B6 | Walter Alexander Dash |
1301 | Volvo TD63ES | ZF 4HP500 | 2000 | [81] |
| Volvo B6LE | Walter Alexander ALX200 |
1312-1321 | Volvo D6A210 | |||
| Plaxton Pointer | 1302-1311 | Volvo TD63ES | 2000, 2003 | [81][82] | ||
| 1322-1331 | Volvo D6A210 | 2001 | [83] | |||
| Jit Luen | 1332-1333, 1340, 1342, 1344-1348, 1353, 1357 | Volvo D6A210 | 2012-2013 | |||
| 1335-1339, 1350 | 2007 | [84] | ||||
| 1355 | 2001 | [85] | ||||
| 1334, 1351 | 2007 | [86] | ||||
| 1340-1343 | 2013 | |||||
| 1334, 1349, 1351 | 2013 | Non-franchised fleet | ||||
| Dennis Dart 9.8m | Carlyle | 1481-1490 | Cummins 6BT | Allison AT545 | 2005-2007, 2012, 2015 |
|
| Plaxton Pointer | 1401-1421 | 2000 | ||||
| Dennis Dart SLF 10.6 | 1422-1436 | 1999-2000 | ||||
| MAN NL262 | MAN | 1501-1511, 1515-1516, 1518-1533, 1535-1536, 1537-1538, 1540-1544, 1547-1569 | MAN D2866LUH- 22 (Euro 2) |
*Voith DIWA851.3 *Voith DIWA854. 3E |
2013-2016 | [87][88] |
| 1512, 1539 | 2009, 2012 | |||||
| 1514, 1517, 1534 |
2005-2006 | [89] | ||||
| 1560 | 2011 | [90] | ||||
| 1570-1574 | 2005 | [91] | ||||
| 1575 | 2004 | [92] | ||||
| 1576-1580 | 2004 | [93] | ||||
| 1545, 1546 | 2018 | Converted to non-franchised fleet in 2015 | ||||
| Yixing SDL6120EVG | Feiyan | 1584-1586 | MDPQ/S120-4-SJ | Unknown | 2020 | Electric bus |
| Norinco Neoplan BN316 | Norinco Neoplan | 1801-1803 | KHD DEUTZ 8F8L413Z | Allision MT643 | 1998/2000 | |
| List of retired Citybus double-decker bus fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet No. | Model | Body | Eventual year of retirement | Remark |
| 1-4 | AEC Routemaster | Park Royal | 2015 | 1-3 were open-top buses, 4 never entered service |
| 7 | Leyland Olympian | Eastern Coachworks | 2006 | Originally air-conditioned trial bus C101, fleet number changed to 7 after removal of A/C and conversion into an open-top bus |
| 12, 14-19 | Eastern Coachworks（19） /Roe |
2015 | Non-franchised fleet 14-15, 17 converted to open-top bus in 1991, 19 was private bus before retirement | |
| 20-30 | MCW Metrobus | MCW | 1994 | Temporary fleet leased from KCR Bus between 1990 and 1994 |
| 20, 21 | Dennis Condor 11m | Duple Metsec | 2013 | Third-hand bus, bought from NWFB, formerly DM18及DM22 |
| 22, 23 | Volvo Olympian11m Volvo Olympian 11m |
Alexander RX | 2018 | Non-franchised fleet, ex-NWFBVA51, VA54, open-top bus, air-conditioning remained in the lower deck |
| 25 | Dennis Trident 12m | Alexander ALX500 | 2020 | Non-franchised fleet, ex-NWFB 1220, open-top bus, Euro 3 engines, air-conditioning remained in the lower deck |
| 36-45 | Leyland Victory MK II Series 2 | Alexander CB（36, 38） /Alexander LB（37） / /Alexander KB（39-45） |
2015 | Bought from NLB in 1993, withdrawn from revenue fleet in 1996, among which 36 converted into a tree-cutting vehicle |
| 102-105 | Leyland Olympian 11m | ECW | Non-franchised fleet, 105 once leased to KCR Bus | |
| 106-204 | Alexander RX | 2015 | Non-franchised fleet, 111-117 once leased to KCR Bus between August 202 to October 2013, 120, 122, 124 and 129 destroyed in a fire at Fo Tan Depot at early morning hours on 25 December 1992, 190-192 once revamped into open-top buses SOme shipped to Megabus under Stagecoach plc. in the UK between 2003 and 2004 | |
| 205-238 | Leyland Olympian 10.4m | 2015 | Non-franchised fleet, 205 and 221 revamped into open-top buses, with air-conditioning remained in the lower deck. Retired in 2015; 206-207, 227 shipped to Wardle Transport in the UK in August 2004, with UK license plates being K345 OFM, K347 OFM, K346 OFM respectively | |
| 239-248 | Volvo Olympian10.4m Volvo Olympian 10.4m |
2012 | Some converted to training buses | |
| 249-269 | Volvo Super Olympian 12m | Alexander ALX500 | 2021 | Non-franchised fleet,
ex-NWFB 5080-5097, 5101-5103, Euro 3 engines |
| 300-314 | Leyland Olympian 12m | Alexander RX | 2011 | CLP fleet, among which 301, 304, 306, 310 and 312 sold to Citybus non-franchised division in 2001, and was later shipped to the UK together with 308 and 314. The remaining fleets were replaced by Enviro500 and were shipped to the UK, whereas 311 was kept as spare bus until retired in 2011 |
| 315 | Volvo Olympian 12m | 2017 | Former CLP fleet, non-franchised fleet | |
| 316 | 2006 | Former CLP fleet, single-door version, shipped to the UK i January 2006 | ||
| 330-340 | Leyland Olympian 12m | 2015 | Non-franchised fleet, single-door coach version | |
| 341-395 | 2015 | Franchised fleets retired in 2010, some changed to non-franchised fleet or shipped to the UK, entirely retired in 2015 | ||
| 324-329, 396-484, 511-585, 621-699 |
Volvo Olympian 12m | 2015-2018 | Some sold to NWFB and DBTSL in 2014 and 2016 respectively | |
| 505-510 | 2012 | Bought from Stagecoach in 1996 | ||
| 485-504, 586-620 |
Plaxton Palatine | 2015, 2016, 2019 | ||
| A600-A699 | Leyland Atlantean AN68 | Alexander SB Alexander R（699） |
1998 | Formerly 600-699, added A-prefix for identification when fleet number assignments of Volvo Olympians reached 600 |
| 701-740 | Dennis Dragon 10.3m | Duple Metsec | 2014 | 701 converted to trolleybus, 713 destroyed in a fire in 2002 |
| 801-880 | Dennis Dragon 12m | 2015 | 850 involved in a traffic accident at Gloucester Road in 2012 854 destroyed in a fire on 14 July 2012 | |
| 881-894 | Dennis Trident 10.3m | Duple Metsec DM5000 |
2020 | Non-franchised fleet, ex-NWFB 3341-3354, low-height, Euro 3 engines |
| 901-999 | Volvo Olympian 11m | Alexander RX | 2013, 2014, 2016-2019 |
919 destroyed in a fire on 27 June 2006 |
| 2001-2005 | Volvo B12 | Jonckheere Monaco | 2002 | Cross-boundary fleet, shipped to New Zealand in 2002 |
| 2100 | Dennis Trident 12m | Duple Metsec DM5000 | 2013 | Cityflyer fleet, Duple Metsec's first demonstrator bus |
| 2101-2111 | Alexander ALX500 | 2013 | ||
| 2112-2161 | Duple Metsec DM5000 | 2016 | Former Cityflyer fleet, replaced entirely by Enviro500 MMC; among which 2115 and 2116 once transferred to Shenzhen West Express routes, some sold to Kwoon Chung Bus and NLB, and some were also converted to training buses | |
| 2200 | Alexander ALX500 | 2014 | Alexander city-version body demonstrator bus | |
| 2201 | Duple Metsec DM5000 | 2014 | Duple Metsec city-version body demonstrator bus | |
| 2202-2231, 2311 | 2017-2019 | Semi-luxury compartment, dual-door version, 2211 renumbered as 2311 in 2016 | ||
| 2232-2261 | 2016 | Semi-luxury compartment, single-door version | ||
| 2262-2287 | 2017 | City-version compartment, upper deck stairs relocated to middle door, with luggage racks | ||
| 2288-2301 | 2017 | City-version compartment, upper deck stairs relocated to middle door, no luggage racks | ||
| 2302-2310 | Alexander ALX500 | 2013, 2019 | Bought fro NWFB in December 2003, formerly 1201-1209, installed with luggage racks in June 2007, Euro 3 engines, 2303 destroyed in a fire in 2013 | |
| 2312-2316 | 2020-2021 | Non-franchised fleet, ex-NWFB 1210, 1212-1214, 1221, Euro 3 engines | ||
| 2500 | MAN 24.350 12m | Volgren | 2015 | |
| 2700 | Dennis Trident 10.6m | Duple Metsec DM5000 | 2017 | Semi-luxury compartment, single-door version, no luggage racks |
| 2800 | Scania K94UB 12m | Volgren CR223LD | 2019 | Euro 3 engines |
| 6448 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 12.8m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC Facelift |
2019 | Euro 6 engine, with luggage racks, written off after being arsoned in 2019 |
| 6850 | 2022 | Euro 6 engine, Cityflyer fleet with luggage racks, written off after being arsoned in 2022 | ||
| 8361-8390 | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 12m | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC |
2017-2019 | Euro 5 engines, sold to NWFB in 2017-2019 |
| 8525-8536 | 2020 | Euro 5 engines, with luggage racks, sold to NWFB in 2020 | ||
| 9000-9040 | Volvo Olympian 11m | Alexander RX | 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
9000-9040 formerly 1000-1040 |
| 9041, 9042 | Volvo Olympian 11m | 2016 | Formerly VA62 and VA64, bought from CMB in 2001, renumbered as 1041 and 1042, later renumbered as 9041 and 9042 | |
Major Accidents[]
- 1998 Citybus Overturning Accident at Wan Chai North
- 2013 3-car collision on North Lantau Highway
- 2017 Citybus Overturning Accident at Lei Yue Mun Road
- 2017 Murder on Citybus in Chai Wan
- 2017 Citybus Accident on Cheung Sha Wan Road
- 2019 Citybus and Lorry Collision Accident on West Kowloon Highway
- 2019 Citybus and Lorry Collision Accident on Tsing Long Highway
- 2019 2-bus Collision Accident on Tsing Long Highway
Remarks[]
- ↑ It was originally claimed to include "Kai Tak Line" 22D. The ‘Northern Link’ Route 56A is also not labelled in the official app, but some stop signs state that 56A is the same as its main route 56 as the ‘Northern Link’.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Daily departures from Central Ferry Piers after 23:00 will end at Hennessy Road "Canal Road East」stop and will not return back to Central Ferry Piers.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Daily departures at 23:15 and 23:30 will terminate at "Clementi Secondary School" stop on Fortress Hill Road and will not continue to Central.
- ↑ Daily trips after 00:00 end at Kennedy Town and will not head to Mount Davis and Felix Villas.
- ↑ Daily departures after 00:00 from Kennedy Town will end at Sogo Department Store and will not observe So Kon Po.
- ↑ Daily departures after 00:00 will start from Yee Wo Street.
- ↑ Switched to circular operation after peak hours on Mondays to Fridays, Saturdays and holidays, using Stanley Fort (Gate) as circular point, and detours via Stanley Plaza (Ma Hang) for the return journey.
- ↑ Daily AM peak hour departures terminate at Central (Exchange Square).
- ↑ Some trips during daytime on Saturdays and holidays extends to Ocean Park as origin/destination/terminus, with Sham Wan as an intermediate stop.
- ↑ Daily departures after 22:30 will convert to two-way operations, terminate at North Point Ferry Pier and omit Braemar Hill.
Related Articles[]
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- Bravo Transport
- New World First Bus
- Citybus and NWFB Customer Service Centre
- Citybus App
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- WiFiBus
- Webus
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- 40 Crafting travel moments
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Citybus Fuller Disclosure 2022, imformation as of December 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NWFB Fuller Disclosure 2022, imformation as of December 2022
- ↑ 人物專訪－李日新 (Personality Interview - Lyndon Rees), POOA.
- ↑ 第一城城巴被削 沙田區議會表不滿 (Citybus services in City One forced to be reduced, Sha Tin District Council discontented), Ta Kung Pao, 23 April 1986.
- ↑ 第一城至九龍塘綫 城巴上訴仲裁得直 五部巴士營業證可復牌 (Citybus' City One to Kowloon Tong route appeal successful, PSLs of 5 buses resumed), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 7 May 1986.
- ↑ 地鐵與城巴簽署五年合約 訂購廿輛雙層巴士 廣闢接駁巴士路綫 (MTRC and Citybus signs 5-year contract to buy 20 new double-decker buses and launches several feeder bus routes), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 10 February 1983.
- ↑ 報章通告－－增闢 ５Ｍ (三十年前) (Newspaper Notice - Introduction of Route 5M (30yrs ago)), hkitalk.net
- ↑ "徐展堂千秋評說──成也新中港、敗也新中港", HKET, 6 March 2010.
- ↑ 半山區豪華巴士綫 城巴申請開辦區議會表贊成 冷氣五十座位單程車費三元 (Citybus applied to launch Mid-levels Luxury Bus Route, agreed by District Council; to be operated by air-conditioned 50-seater buses with one-way fare of $3), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 6 November 1989.
- ↑ G.N. 1370 : Public Bus Services Ordinance (Cap. 230) : Tenders for Franchise to Operate Bus Services to and from MacDonnell Road and Central, Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 133, No. 16, 19 April 1991
- ↑ 麥當奴道新巴士綫 定下月中公開招標 (New MacDonnell Road bus route to be open for tender mid-next month), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 27 March 1991.
- ↑ Legislative Council Brief : Public Bus Services Ordinance (Chapter 230) Award of Franchise to Operate a Bus Service Between Macdonnell Road and Central.
- ↑ 由中環至半山麥當奴道 城巴首條專利線昨通車 (Citybus' first franchised bus route between Central and MacDonnell Road launched yesterday), Ta Kung Pao, 12 September 1991.
- ↑ Extraordinary Notice No. 124 : Public Bus Services Ordinance (Cap. 230) : Tenders for Franchises to Operate Public Bus Services on 24 Hong Kong Island Routes and 2 Cross-Harbour Routes, Hong Kong Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 15 of 1992, 6 June 1992
- ↑ 城巴中港路線 - 1990: 北京巴士團 (Citybus China-Hong Kong route - 1990: Beijing Bus Trip), China Motor Bus Memorial Page.
- ↑ Danny Chan, Hong Kong Bus Files: Leyland Olympian Bus (Hong Kong: Northcord Transport International Ltd, 2013), p.83=
- ↑ Mike Davis, Hong Kong Buses Volume 3 - Citybus Limited. UK: DTS Publishing, 1995.
- ↑ Danny Chan, Capital Citybus Handbook. Hong Kong: Northcord Transport International Ltd, 1996.
- ↑ 城巴正計畫分拆上市 北海續持五成八權益北海中期盈利增倍二 (Citybus plans a spin-off; CNT continues to hold a 58% stake in the company, doubling CNT's interim profit by two-fold), 26 September 1996, reposted by China Motor Bus Memorial Page.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 HKEXNews website: New Listing Company Reports (1996)
- ↑ "京城康恩專線為何「剎車」" (Why the Kang'en Special Route in Beijing "braked"), Market Daily, 7 September 2004. (Note: Market Daily was once a sub-newspaper agency under People's Daily in Mainland China)
- ↑ 香港中旅國際投資有限公司1999年中期業績 (China Travel International Investment (Hong Kong) Limited 1999 Interim Results), 21 September 1999
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 SEHK Website: CITYBUS GROUP<0523> - Notice, 26 July 1999.
- ↑ JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF ALL THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF SGC (HK GROUP) LIMITED BY DELTA PEARL LIMITED, HKEXNews website, 9 September 2003
- ↑ 新巴吞併城巴 工會料裁千人 港島巴士回復壟斷 鄭裕彤大晒 (NWFB swallows Citybus: Staff union expects thousands to be laid off; HK Island bus services resumed monopoly, Cheng Yu-tung had all of them), Apple Daily, 10 June 2003.
- ↑ 鐵路搶客 巴士步向沒落 (Buses declined as railways began to absorb passenger sources), Apple Daily, 10 June 2003.
- ↑ "Change of shareholder of Citybus Limited's holding company", Legislative Council Panel on Transport and Panel on Economic Services, June 2003
- ↑ New World Development, "向前飛躍、實踐宏圖 新世界集團重組獲獨立股東通過", 12 December 2002.
- ↑ Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and NWS Holdings, "周大福聯同新創建成立一家多元化交通服務公司" ("Chow Tai Fook and NWS Establishes a diverse transport service company") [News Release], 9 December 2003.
- ↑ "Franchised bus services on Hong Kong Island", Legislative Council Panel on Transport, July 2004
- ↑ 新世界發展有限公司及新創建集團有限公司關連交易通告 (Notice of Connected Transaction between New World Development Company Limited and NWS Holdings Limited), 29 December 2003.
- ↑ Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and NWS Holdings, "保持緊密溝通、聆聽員工聲音 周大福企業、新創建集團與城巴及新巴職工會會議後的聲明" (Maintaining Close Communication and Listening to Staff's Voices Statement of Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, NWS Holdings and Citybus and NWFB Staff Union after Meeting) [News Release], 3 January 2004.
- ↑ NWS Group, "新創建宣佈 Merryhill Group Limited 正式成立" (NWS Announces Establishment of Merryhill Group Limited) [News Release], 9 March 2004.
- ↑ "周大福13.8億售新巴城巴新渡輪 新創建接手" (Chow Tai Fook sells NWFB, Citybus and NWFF at a price of 1.38 billion, taken over by NWS), Ming Pao, 15 November 2016.
- ↑ DISCLOSEABLE TRANSACTION - DISPOSAL OF THE ENTIRE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF NWS TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED, NWS Transport Services Limited Announcement, 21 August 2020
- ↑ 與鄭氏家族關係密切 張堃接貨減爭議 (Cliff Zhang which has close ties with Cheng family takes over bus business, reducing disputes), Apple Daily, 24 August 2020.
- ↑ 新巴、城巴正式完成易手 兩巴現時沒有改名計劃 (Transfer of NWFB and Citybus completed, no plans to rename for the time being), HK01, 15 October 2020
- ↑ 新創建交通改名做’匯達交通服務有限公司‘，新logo投票 (NWS Transport Services to rename into "Bravo Transport Services Limited", voting for new logo begins), hkitalk.net.
- ↑ https://www.hkitalk.net/HKiTalk2/thread-1187648-1-1.html
- ↑ 新巴城巴管理層首認研兩巴合併 統一票價或致部分票價大增成障礙 (NWFB and Citybus admits for the first time to consider merger of two companies: unification of fares may cause drastic increase to fares becoming an obstacle), HK01, 17 May 2021.
- ↑ Bravo Transport Services Limited, Bravo Transport Announces the Merger of Citybus and NWFB Franchises into the Newly Created Citybus (Franchise for Urban and New Territories Network) [News Release], 12 July 2022.
- ↑ HKSARG, Executive Council grants three new bus franchises [Press Release], 12 July 2022.
- ↑ Bravo Transport Announces the Merger of Citybus and NWFB franchises into the Newly Created Citybus (Franchise for Urban and New Territories Network), 12 July 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Updates Brand Image for Franchise Merger" [News Release], 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "城巴與你共創繁榮千里特刊", Oriental Daily News, 4 July 1997, stored at 960 Express.
- ↑ "長建組聯營集團競逐巴士專營權" (CKI forms joint venture to bid for bus franchise), Cheung Kong Infrastructure Group, 13 March 1998.
- ↑ 英資23億收購城巴 北海套現八億元 徐展堂家族紓困 (British capital bought Citybus at a price of 23 billion, CNT realised 800 million in cash; Tsui Tsin-tong family relieves its burden), 9 January 1999, reposted on China Motor Bus Memorial Page.
- ↑ 城巴試辦「改裝無軌電車」 (Citybus to trial run the "converted trolleybus"), Sing Tao Daily, 1 April 2000.
- ↑ 太陽報：2001年7月8日 (Sun Post, 8 July 2001), stored on 960 Express.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, "Citybus and NWFB Announce Appointment of Managing Director" [News Release], 1 February 2006
- ↑ "本月底退休 細說巴士發展史 城巴之父盼開交通博物館" ("Father of Citybus to retire tis month: Describing the history of bus developments, wishing to open a transport museum), Apple Daily, 24 February 2006.
- ↑ 名譽主席逝世 (Passing of the Honorary Chairman), Announcement of CNT Group, 7 April 2010.
- ↑ 腦幹死亡 昏迷一月徐展堂病逝 料獲中央高規格葬禮 (Tsui Tsin-tong died after a motnth of unconsciousness due to brain stem death; expected to receive high-ranking funeral by the Central Gov't), Apple Daily, 3 April 2010.
- ↑ Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB and Citybus Extend “Next Bus” Arrival Service Further Now Covering All Citybus Franchised Routes" [News Release], 28 May 2018.
- ↑ 開辦來往廣深港高速鐵路西九龍站的巴士服務 (Introduction of Bus Services to and from the West Kowloon Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link), Transport Department, 11 July 2018.
- ↑ Citybus and New World First Bus Join Citi Octopus Platinum Card Bus Fare Rebate Program, Citibank Group Press Release, 22 January 2019.
- ↑ 香園圍公路26日通車 設4個交匯處 沙頭角往九龍坑減至四分鐘 (Heung Yuen Wai Highway to open on 26 this month: 4 interchanges and 4-min reduction between Sha Tau Kok and Kau Lung Hang), HK01, 18 May 2019.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "開辦往來元朗(新田)及西灣河(太安街)的過海巴士服務" (Introduction of Cross-Harbour Bus Services between Yuen Long (San Tin) and Sai Wan Ho (Tai On Street)), Central and Western District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 18/2021, 22 March 2021
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "開辦往來荃灣西站及西灣河(太安街)的過海巴士服務" (Introduction of Cross-Harbour Bus Services between Tsuen Wan West Station and Sai Wan Ho (Tai On Street)), Central and Western District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 20/2021, 22 March 2021
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "開辦城巴第 933 號線（荃灣西站公共運輸交匯處— 西灣河(太安街)）" (Introduction of Citybus Route No. 933 (Tsuen Wan West Station Public Transport Interchange) - Sai Wan Ho (Tai On Street)), Central and Western District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 24/2021, 19 April 2021
- ↑ 香Transport Department HKSARG, "開辦往來北區皇后山及各區的巴士服務" (Introduction of Bus Services between Queen's Hill, Nort District and other districts), Sham Shui Po District Council Panel on Planning, Development and Transport Paper No. 58/2021, 23 June 2021
- ↑ 開辦往返屯門（第54區）及各區的巴士服務 (Introduction of Bus Services between Tuen Mun (Area 54) and other districts), 3 August 2021.
- ↑ Arrival of First-ever Double Decker Bus in Hong Kong, 12 October 2021.
- ↑ Citybus Received Hong Kong’s First Hydrogen Double Deck Bus, 21 June 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "First Day Operations for the New Citybus Franchise Delivered Successfully Serving the City with Increased Flexibility" [News Release], 1 July 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "全港首輛氫能巴士圓滿啟航 實現氫起未來" [News Release], 25 February 2024.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "城巴氫能巴士成功衝破港九新界限 連過多條隧道 「氫」鬆完成任務" [News Release], 14 July 2024.
- ↑ G.N. 3143, The Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 133, No. 36, 6 September 1991
- ↑ Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, "營運及工程部（港島）營運經理及主任職務安排" (Duties and Responsibilities of the Operations Manager and Officer of the Operations and Engineering Division (Hong Kong Island)) [Staff Notice], 30 December 2021
- ↑ "城巴研今年申加價 重組推15主幹線" (Citybus to consider applying for fare increase this year, reorganisation of routes and rolling out of 15 main lines), Ming Pao, 21 February 2024.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Explorer - Worthwhile Trunk Routes Rides", Citybus Navigator, March 2024.
- ↑ 72.0 72.1 Based on the time when they were taken over
- ↑ Nissan Civilian MGW40 (98-100), BUS DATAFILE, 28 May 2006
- ↑ Scania K93CRB(202-204), BUS DATAFILE, 28 May 2006
- ↑ Nissan Diesel R85H (205-207), BUS DATAFILE, 28 May 2006
- ↑ Nissan Diesel U20N (210, 229), BUS DATAFILE, 28 May 2006
- ↑ Nissan Diesel 4R95 (212), BUS DATAFILE, 28 May 2006
- ↑ Nissan Diesel RM80G (213, 215-218, 220-221, 223, 231-232, 234-235), BUS DATAFILE, 28 May 2006
- ↑ Nissan Diesel RM80G (213, 215-218, 220-221, 223, 231-232, 234-235), BUS DATAFILE, 28 May 2006日
- ↑ Mercedes Benz OF1113 (260-265), BUS DATAFILE, 28 May 2006
- ↑ 81.0 81.1 Shipped to the UK in 2000.
- ↑ Shipped to New Zealand in 2003.
- ↑ Shipped to New Zealand in 2001.
- ↑ Sold to NLB in 2007.
- ↑ Sold to CMB in 2001.
- ↑ Sold to SkyPier in 2007.
- ↑ 1501 once painted with Stagecoach colours.
- ↑ 1513 was retired due to engine water leak.
- ↑ Sold to SkyPier in October 2006.
- ↑ Retired due a traffic accident on 17 November 2011.
- ↑ Sold to NLB in June 2004.
- ↑ Shipped to GoBus in New Zealamnd in February 2005.
- ↑ Sold to DBTSL in June 2005
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