The New Territories Bus Route 589 is one of the "Ma On Shan - Sai Sha Network" routes operated by Citybus. It runs between GO PARK Sai Sha and Kowloon Bay (Wai Yip Street), which takes the Ma On Shan Bypass, Tate's Cairn Tunnel and Kwun Tong Bypass directly to the Kwun Tong Business Area. It provides outbound and inbound services only during morning and evening peak hours on Mondays to Fridays respectively.
History[]
Commencing background[]
To support housing development in the Shap Sze Heung area, the Transport Department proposed five new bus routes in the 2023-2024 Bus Route Planning Programme. One of these would operate between Kowloon Bay (Wai Yip Street) with four one-way services each during morning and evening peak hours from Mondays to Fridays, and at the same time facilitating residents to interchange with other bus routes to various districts at the Tate's Cairn Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange.[1] District councillors and local organisations have jointly criticised the "reverse direction" route for being circuitous and susceptible to congestion on the Kwun Tong Bypass, demanding an explanation. Furthermore, based on the shorter journey time of this route, councillors have proposed extending its operation to cover all hours daily, mirroring KMB Route 74D, while on weekends and public holidays, it should follow Citybus Route 78C's diversion via Kwun Tong Road. The Transport Department explained that the route design was intended to facilitate quicker access to the Kwun Tong Business Area.[2][3]
In September 2023, the Transport Department indicated that Citybus won the tender for all five new routes[4], with this route being numbered "589".
Route change history[]
- 1 December 2025: Route 589 entered service, initially operating one trip on each direction.[5][6][7]
Service hours and headways[]
The latest update is on 12/2025, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
| From GO PARK Sai Sha | From Kowloon Bay (Wai Yip Street) |
|---|---|
| Mondays to Fridays | |
| 08:05 | 18:00 |
| No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays | |
- This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/boarding stop | Fares |
|---|---|
| Full fare | $11.2 |
| Section fares (to Kowloon Bay) | |
| Tate's Cairn Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange | $9.2 |
| From Tsun Yip Street | $5.5 |
| Section fares (to GO PARK Sai Sha) | |
| Tate's Cairn Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange | $8.1 |
| From Symphony Bay Cheung Muk Tau | $5.0 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Routing[]
To Kowloon Bay (Wai Yip Street)[]
To Kowloon Bay: The distance of this route is approx. 21.9km, and the journey time is approximately 33mins. (The average speed is 39.8km/h.)
Via: Unnamed road, Hoi Ying Road, Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan Bypass, Ma On Shan Road, (Tate's Cairn Highway) #, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Kwun Tong Bypass and Wai Yip Street
# May be rerouted via Tate's Cairn Highway, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Tate's Cairn Highway) or (Tate's Cairn Highway, Shek Mun Interchange, Tate's Cairn Highway, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Tate's Cairn Highway) towards Tate's Cairn Tunnel according to traffic conditions.
| Citybus Route 589 (GO PARK Sai Sha → Kowloon Bay (Wai Yip Street)) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Shap Sze Heung | Sai Sha Residences | ||
| 2 | Sai Sha Road | Tin Liu | Near Ma Kwu Lam, Tai Tung | |
| 3 | Kwun Hang | Near Che Ha | ||
| 4 | Sai O | Near Nai Chung | ||
| 5 | Symphony Bay Cheung Muk Tau | |||
Ma On Shan Bypass;  Tate's Cairn Highway
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| 6 | Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) | Tate's Cairn Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange | Section fare begins here Near The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong | |
| Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Kwun Tong Bypass
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| 7 | Kwun Tong Business Area | Wai Yip Street | Tsun Yip Street | Section fare begins here Near Kwun Tong Ferry Pier |
| 8 | How Ming Street | |||
| 9 | Shun Yip Street | |||
| 10 | Kowloon Bay Business Area | Telford House | Near Telford Plaza | |
To GO PARK Sai Sha[]
To GO PARK Sai Sha: The distance of this route is approx. 22.0km, and the journey time is approximately 35mins. (The average speed is 37.7km/h.)
Via: Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong Bypass, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Tate's Cairn Highway, Ma On Shan Road, Ma On Shan Bypass, Sai Sha Road, Hoi Ying Road and unnamed road
| Citybus Route 589 (Kowloon Bay (Wai Yip Street) → GO PARK Sai Sha) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Kowloon Bay Business Area | Wai Yip Street | Telford Plaza | |
| 2 | Kwun Tong Business Area | Shun Yip Street | ||
| 3 | Lai Yip Street | |||
| 4 | How Ming Street | |||
| 5 | Tsun Yip Street | Near Kwun Tong Ferry Pier | ||
| Kwun Tong Bypass, Tate's Cairn Tunnel
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| 6 | Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) | Tate's Cairn Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange | Section fare begins here Near The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong | |
| Tate's Cairn Highway; Ma On Shan Bypass
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| 7 | Shap Sze Heung | Sai Sha Road | Symphony Bay Cheung Muk Tau | Section fare begins here |
| 8 | Nai Chung | Near Sai O | ||
| 9 | Che Ha | Near Kwun Hang | ||
| 10 | Ma Kwu Lam | Near Tai Tung, Tin Liu | ||
| 11 | Hoi Ying Road | GO PARK Sai Sha | Near Tseng Tau | |
| 12 | Sai Sha Residences | |||
Gallery[]
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Remarks[]
Related articles[]
- KMB Route X89D
References[]
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "2023-2024年度大埔區巴士路線計劃" (2023-2024 Tai Po District Bus Route Planning Programme), February 2023.
- ↑ Tai Po District Council Secretariat, "Minutes of the 2nd Meeting in 2023 of the Traffic and Transport Committee of Tai Po District Council", April 2023.
- ↑ Transport in Tai Po, "5 new bus routes proposed to serve upcoming housing at Shap Sze Heung" [Facebook post], 1 March 2023.
- ↑ "運輸署確認揀選城巴營辦十四鄉五條新巴士線" (TD confirmed that Citybus awarded right to operate 5 new Shap Sze Heung bus routes), now News, 19 September 2023.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Enhances the “Ma On Shan – Sai Sha” Network Three New Routes for Seamless Connections to Tsuen Wan, Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon Bay" [News Release], 25 November 2025.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of CTB Route Nos. 586 (Sai Sha Residences Transport Interchange – Tsuen Wan Station), 587 (Sai Sha Residences Transport Interchange – Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)) and 589 (Sai Sha Residences Transport Interchange – Kowloon Bay (Wai Yip Street))" [Traffic Advice], 1 December 2025.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Start of A New Journey".
External links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: 589 (to Kowloon Bay (via Kwun Tong))
- Citybus Official Route Information: 589 (to GO PARK Sai Sha)
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| Shap Sze Heung, Hoi Ha Wan and Wong Shek Pier areas of Sai Kung North are all located in Tai Po District, please refer to the District Council constituency boundary map. Italic - service during specified days/periods only; → - Outbound service only; ← - Inbound service only; (#) - Return trips end at North District; ($) - Return trips end at Sha Tin District; (%) - Nai Chung special trips only; (&) - outbound terminus at Wan Chai District, inbound starting point at Central and Western District | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Anderson Road Quarry Development Area (Tai Sheung Tok) belongs to Sai Kung District, please refer to the District Council constituency boundary map.
Italic - service during specified days/periods only; → - Outbound service only; ← - Inbound service only; (#) - outbound trips start at Diamond Hill Station (in Wong Tai Sin District); (*) outbound terminus located at North District and the inbound starting point is located at Tai Po District | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bus routes passing through Tate's Cairn Tunnel | ||
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| Sha Tin District | <Kowloon City District> 85S (southbound) • 85X <Wong Tai Sin District> 82X • 84M • 85M • 272S <Kwun Tong District> 61R • 80X • 83A (southbound) • 83X • 88 • 88X • 89C • 89D • 89P (southbound) • 89X • T80 (southbound) <Sai Kung District> 90 • 97 • 798 • 798A • 798P • 798X • 893 (southbound) <Central and Western District> 88R (southbound) • 680 • 680B (southbound) • 680P (southbound) • 680X • 681 • 681P • N680 <Eastern District> 682 • 682A (southbound) • 682B • 682P (southbound) |  |
| Tai Po District | <Kwun Tong District> 74 • 74B • 74C (southbound) • 74D (southbound) • 74E • 74F • 74P • 74X • 274X (northbound) • T74 • X89D <Kowloon City District> 75X • 85P • 275X <Sai Kung District> 96 <Central and Western District> 307 • 307A (southbound) • N307 <Wan Chai District> 307P <Eastern District> 682A (northbound) | |
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