A Special Service Arrangement is now in effect on this route until further notice.
Due to the modification works of the bus terminus, during the period from 25 March 2024 to the completion of the works, Route 55 to Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) will be changed to terminate at Hing Kwai Street "Wo Tin Estate" stop as the last stop, and will not return to Ching Tin Estate. [1]
Special Service Arrangements may vary according to actual road conditions.
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The New Territories Bus Route 55 is operated by Citybus. It runs between Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) [Remark 1] and Kwun Tong Ferry Pier, which operates via Tuen Mun Road, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Ching Cheung Road to connect between Siu Hong and Hung Kiu in Tuen Mun, as well as Tai Wo Ping, Wong Tai Sin, Choi Hung, Kowloon Bay and Kwun Tong.
The routing and service hours east of Wong Tai Sin varies according to dates:
- Monday to Friday services operate via Diamond Hill, Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon Bay Business Area and Wai Yip Street in Kwun Tong, which provides outbound and inbound service during morning and afternoon peak hours respectively;
- Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday services operate via San Po Kong (→) and Kwun Tong Town Centre, with Kwun Tong bound service provided during morning to early afternoon and Tuen Mun bound service provided during afternoon to evening hours.
History[]
Commencement background[]
To facilitate the future population growth in Area 54 of Tuen Mun, the Transport Department proposed in the 2019-2020 Bus Route Planning Programme to commence 6 new bus routes terminating in the area, with one of them running one-way towards Kwun Tong Ferry, taking Siu Hong, Hung Kiu, Tuen Mun Road and Lung Cheung Road towards Wong Tai Sin, Choi Hung and Kowloon Bay Business Area, providing service only during Monday to Friday AM peak hours. TD revised the proposal in December to introduce return trip services during PM peak hours at the same time.
The Transport Department announced on 3 August 2021 that the operating rights for all 6 new Tuen Mun Area 54 bus routes were won by Citybus,[2] with this route being numbered 55.[3]
Route change history[]
- 18 July 2022: Route 55 commenced service, with one trip for each direction operated at that time.[4][5]
- 26 September 2022: Round trip headways were enhanced to two trips each direction, with departure times from Ching Tin at 07:20 and 07:40, and departures from Kwun Tong Ferry Pier at 17:40 and 18:00.[6][7]
- 21 November 2022: Round trip headways were enhanced to 4 each direction, with departure times from Ching Tin at 07:00, 07:20, 07:40 and 08:05, and that from Kwun Tong Ferry Pier at 17:40, 18:00, 18:20 and 18:45.[8][9]
- 20 May 2024:[10][11]
- Morning services were enhanced to 6 trips, departing at 06:30, 06:50, 07:05, 07:20, 07:40 and 08:05 from Ching Tin Estate;
- Interchange concession with Route 793 was introduced.
- 17 November 2025:
- Monday to Friday services were enhanced:[12][13]
- The service hour from Ching Tin Estate was extended to 06:10-10:15, with an additional detour via Tai Hom Road and a new stop at "Diamond Hill Station";
- The service hour from Kwun Tong Ferry Pier was extended to 17:05-18:45.
- Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday services were introduced:
- Rerouted via San Po Kong (Choi Hung Road) (Kwun Tong Ferry Pier direction) and Kwun Tong Road in lieu of Kowloon Bay Business Area;
- The service hour from Ching Tin Estate was 07:10-15:40 and that from Kwun Tong Ferry Pier was 13:00-23:00.
- All trips from Kwun Tong Ferry Pier were rerouted via Choi Hung Interchange with an additional stop at "Tan Fung House Choi Hung Estate" on Lung Cheung Road.
- Interchange concession with Route B3X was enhanced that the lower fare journey was rendered free.
- Monday to Friday services were enhanced:[12][13]
Historical route information[]
Details of the past service hours and headways, fares and other route information of this route are set out in the "Historical route information" sub-page of this article.
Service hours and headways[]
The latest update is on 11/2025, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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- This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding Stop | Fare |
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| Full Fare | $19.4 |
| Section fares (to Kwun Tong Ferry Pier) | |
| From Beacon Heights | $8.2 |
| From Wong Tai Sin Station | $6.8 |
| Section fares (to Tuen Mun) | |
| Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange (Upper Level) | $6.8 |
| From San Hui Market | $10.8 |
| From Ching Tin Estate | $5.6 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Schemes[]
Passengers using the same Octopus card to interchange to the designated route after this route within a specific time, or transfer from the designated route to this route can enjoy an interchange concession. The details are as follows: (Half discount for children and senior citizens.) Template:Citybus Route 55 Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme
Shenzhen Bay Port Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]
Template:Citybus Route B3 Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme
Tuen Mun Road BBI Concession Scheme[]
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Bus deployments[]
This route is served by four double-decker buses. As the tender specifies that this route must be served by buses having emission standards of of Euro VI or above with dual wheelchair spaces, except in unforeseen circumstances or in the event of a bus shortage, it must be served by Enviro500 MMC 12m (8547-8567), its 12.8m version (6460-6499, 6700-6701) or Volvo B8L 12m (521XX) equipped with an additional wheelchair parking area capable of carrying two wheelchair-bound passengers at the same time.
Routing[]
To Kwun Tong Ferry Pier[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Monday to Friday (via Kowloon Bay Business Area) |
The distance of this route is approx. 42.0km, and the journey time is approximately 81mins. (The average speed is 31.1km/h.) Yan Po Road (westbound), Hing Kwai Street (northbound), roundabout, Hing Kwai Street (southbound), Yan Po Road (eastbound), Tsz Tin Road, Tsing Lun Road, Lam Tei Interchange, Tuen Mun Road, Tsing Long Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Cheung Tsing Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Tsing Kwai Highway, Ching Cheung Road, Lung Cheung Road, Tai Hom Road, Lung Cheung Road, Kwun Tong Road, Wai Yip Street Flyover, Wai Yip Street, Kai Cheung Road, Wang Kwong Road, Sheung Yuet Road, Sheung Yee Road, Wang Chiu Road, Hoi Bun Road, Shun Yip Street, Wai Yip Street and Kwun Tong Ferry Pier Concourse Access Road |
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| ② * Saturday, Sunday and holiday (via Kwun Tong Road) |
The distance of this route is approx. 40.3km, and the journey time is approximately 64mins. (The average speed is 37.8km/h.) ..., Ching Cheung Road, Lung Cheung Road, Po Kong Village Road, Choi Hung Road, Choi Hung Access Road, Prince Edward Road East, Kwun Tong Road, Hoi Yuen Road and Kwun Tong Ferry Pier Concourse Access Road |
| Citybus Route 55 (Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) → Kwun Tong Ferry Pier) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin) | Ching Tin Estate | ||
| 2 | Tuen Mun (Wo Tin) | Hing Kwai Street | Wo Tin Estate | |
| 3 | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin) | Yan Po Road | NOVO LAND | Near Tong Hang Road |
| 4 | Tuen Mun (Siu Hong) | Tsz Tin Tsuen | ||
| 5 | Tsing Lun Road | Yan Tin Estate | Near Tsz Tin Tsuen | |
| 6 | Lam Tei Interchange | Ng Lau Road | ||
| 7 | Tuen Mun (Fu Tei) | Fu Tei   |
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| 8 | Tuen Mun (San Hui) | Tuen Mun Road | Hung Kiu | |
| 9 | Siu Lam | Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange |  Interchange stop for Tuen Mun Road Bus Routes
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 Tuen Mun Road;  Ting Kau Bridge, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Tsing Kwai Highway;  Ching Cheung Road
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| 10 | Tai Wo Ping | Lung Cheung Road | Beacon Heights | Section fare begins here |
| 11 | Phoenix House | |||
| 12 | Wang Tau Hom | Tin Ma Court | Near Wang Tau Hom Estate | |
| 13 | Wong Tai Sin | Wong Tai Sin Station |
Section fare begins here near Temple Mall | |
| 14 | Shatin Pass Road |
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| 15 | Diamond Hill | Tai Hom Road | Diamond Hill Station |
Not applicable to routing ② Near Plaza Hollywood |
| 16 | Ngau Chi Wan | Lung Cheung Road | Ngau Chi Wan Village |
Not applicable to routing ② |
| 17 | Kowloon Bay Business Area | Kai Cheung Road | Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force Headquarters | |
| 18 | Wang Kwong Road | Lam Wah Street Playground | ||
| 19 | Sheung Yee Road | MegaBox | ||
| 20 | Kwun Tong Business Area | Wai Yip Street | Shun Yip Street | |
| 21 | Lai Yip Street | |||
| 22 | How Ming Street | |||
| ＊ | San Po Kong | Choi Hung Road | Kai Wu House Kai Chuen Court | Applicable to routing ② |
| Choi Hung | Choi Hung Access Road | Pik Hoi House Choi Hung Estate | ||
| Prince Edward Road East | Ping Shek Estate | |||
| Kowloon Bay | Kwun Tong Road | Kai Yip Estate | ||
| Ngau Tau Kok | Kowloon Bay Station |
Applicable to routing ② Near Telford Gardens, East Kowloon Cultural Centre | ||
| Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate |
Applicable to routing ② | |||
| Ting Fu Street | ||||
| Kwun Tong Town Centre | Ngau Tau Kok Station |
Applicable to routing ② Near Millennium City | ||
| Kwun Tong Town Centre |
Applicable to routing ② Near apm | |||
| Kwun Tong Business Area | Hoi Yuen Road | Hoi Yuen Road | Applicable to routing ② | |
| 23 | Kwun Tong Business Area | Kwun Tong Ferry Pier | Near Hoi Yuen Road | |
To Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin)[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Monday to Friday (via Kowloon Bay Business Area) |
The distance of this route is approx. 41.6km, and the journey time is approximately 82mins. (The average speed is 30.4km/h.) Wai Yip Street, Kei Yip Street, Hoi Bun Road, Wang Chiu Road, Kai Cheung Road, Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong Road, Lung Cheung Road, Ching Cheung Road, Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Cheung Tsing Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Long Highway, Tuen Mun Road, Lam Tei Interchange, Tsing Lun Road, Tsz Tin Road, Yan Po Road (westbound), Yan Po Road Public Transport Interchange, Yan Po Road (westbound), Hing Kwai Street (northbound), Roundabout, Hing Kwai Street (southbound) and Yan Po Road (eastbound) |
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| ② * Saturday, Sunday and holiday (via Kwun Tong Road) |
The distance of this route is approx. 41.0km, and the journey time is approximately 63mins. (The average speed is 39km/h.) Wai Yip Street, King Yip Street, Shing Yip Street, Cha Kwo Ling Road, Lei Yue Mun Road, Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong Road Underpass, Kwun Tong Road, Lung Cheung Road, …… |
| Citybus Route 55 (Kwun Tong Ferry Pier → Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Kwun Tong Business Area | Kwun Tong Ferry Pier | ||
| 2 | Hoi Bun Road | Lai Yip Street | Not applicable to routing ② | |
| 3 | Kwun Tong Promenade | |||
| 4 | Kowloon Bay Business Area | Wang Chiu Road | MegaBox | Not applicable to routing ② Near Zero Carbon Building |
| 5 | Lam Wah Street | Not applicable to routing ② | ||
| ＊ | Kwun Tong Business Area | King Yip Street | King Yip Street | Applicable to routing ② |
| Cha Kwo Ling Road | Cha Kwo Ling Road Substation | Applicable to routing ② Near Shing Yip Street | ||
| Kwun Tong Road | Tsun Yip Lane |
Applicable to routing ② | ||
| Millennium City
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| Ting Fu Street | ||||
| Kowloon Bay | Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate | |||
| Kowloon Bay Station |
Applicable to routing ② Near Telford Gardens, East Kowloon Cultural Centre | |||
| Kai Tai Court | Applicable to routing ② Near Kai Yip Estate | |||
| 6 | Choi Hung | Lung Cheung Road | Tan Fung House Choi Hung Estate |
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| 7 | Diamond Hill | Diamond Hill Station |
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| 8 | Wong Tai Sin | Shatin Pass Road |
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| 9 | Morse Park Swimming Pool |
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| 10 | Wang Tau Hom | P.H.C Wing Kwong College | ||
| 11 | Tai Wo Ping | Phoenix House | ||
| 12 | Beacon Heights | |||
| Ching Cheung Road; Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Ting Kau Bridge; Tuen Mun Road
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| 13 | Tai Lam | Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange (Upper Level) | Section fare begins here Interchange stop for Tuen Mun Road Bus Routes
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| 14 | Tuen Mun (San Hui) | Tuen Mun Road | San Hui Market | Section fare begins here |
| 15 | Hung Kiu | |||
| 16 | Tuen Mun (Fu Tei) | Lam Tei Interchange | Fu Tei |
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| 17 | Tuen Mun (Siu Hong) | Ng Lau Road | ||
| 18 | Tsing Lun Road | Yan Tin Estate | Near SIu Hong Court, Tsz Tin Tsuen | |
| 19 | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin) | Ching Tin Estate | Section fare begins here | |
| 20 | Yan Po Road | NOVO LAND | Near Tong Hang Road Westbound stop | |
| 21 | Tuen Mun (Wo Tin) | Hing Kwai Street | Wo Tin Estate | |
| 22 | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin) | Yan Po Road | NOVO LAND | Near Tong Hang Road Eastbound stop |
| 23 | Ching Tin Estate | |||
Ridership[]
According to documents from the District Council, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2022: The AM occupancy rate is 10%.[14]
Gallery[]
A bus on Route 55 is picking up passengers at Kwun Tong Ferry Pier
AM departures of Route 55 terminate at Kwun Tong Ferry Pier
A bus on Route 55 (8566) is passing through Kwun Tong Road
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
Citybus Route 55 (Edit)
Remarks[]
- ↑ Displayed as "Tuen Mun (Ching Tin Estate)" (屯門（菁田邨) on the Motion Bus Stop Display List.
Related articles[]
- KMB Route 258A
- KMB Route 258S
- KMB Route 267X
References[]
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Ching Tin Estate Terminus Temporary Arrangement (Phase 2)" [Passenger Notice], 23 June 2025.
- ↑ "開辦往返屯門（第54區）及各區的巴士服務" (Commencement of bus services between Tuen Mun (Area 54) and various districts), Tuen Mun District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 59 of 2021, 3 August 2021.
- ↑ "屯門第54區的公共運輸服務安排" (Public Transport Service Arrangements for Tuen Mun Area 54), Tuen Mun District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 6 of 2022, June 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Launched the Tuen Mun Bus Network Offering a New Choice to Customers" [News Release], 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of CTB Route No. 50 (Tuen Mun (Yan Po Road) – Kwun Tong Ferry Pier Public Transport Interchange" [Traffic Advice], 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustment of CTB Route Nos. 50, 55 and 56" [Traffic Advice], 21 September 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Introduces 50% Discounts on Tuen Mun North Routes Strengthening Services and Launching Cross-harbour Route 950" [News Release], 21 September 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Tuen Mun North Routes 55 and 56 Service Enhancement Launching New Cross-harbour Route 955" [News Release], 11 November 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustment of CTB Route Nos. 55 and 56" [Traffic Advice], 15 November 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "55 Morning Frequency Enhancement & New Interchange Discount" [Passenger Notice], 8 May 2024.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Enhancement of CTB Route No. 55" [Traffic Advice], 10 May 2024.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "[https://mobile.citybus.com.hk/pdf/E202501007a03.pdf 55 Service Enhancement - Extend Service Hours, Introduce Holiday Services & Re-route via Kwun Tong Road during Weekends]" [Passenger Notice], 10 November 2025.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of CTB Route No. 55" [Traffic Advice], 11 November 2025.
- ↑ The Tuen Mun District Council Secretariat, 屯門區議會 2022-2023年交通及運輸委員會 第七次會議記錄（第48點） (Tuen Mun District Council 2022-2023 Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the Seventh Meeting (Point 48)), Jan 2023.
External links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: 55 (to Kwun Tong Ferry Pier)
- Citybus Official Route Information: 55 (to Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin))
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