Huang Bus (皇巴士/皇巴), officially Lok Ma Chau - Huanggang Cross-boundary Shuttle Bus (落馬洲 - 皇崗過境穿梭巴士), is a scheduled cross-boundary public coach service[1] that carries passengers between Lok Ma Chau in Hong Kong and Huanggang Port in Shenzhen, and is operated by New Hong Kong Bus Co Ltd (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 9663A).
The shuttle buses, which are permitted to enter Shenzhen directly without the need for Guangdong - Hong Kong licence plates, provide frequent cross-boundary feeder services to enable travellers to travel between Hong Kong and Huanggang Port conveniently. Due to the large number of passengers, the frequency of shuttle buses has been as high as every two minutes, which is the highest among all bus routes passing through the Frontier Closed Area in Hong Kong.
The all-yellow colour of the shuttle bus fleet led to it being nicknamed the "Yellow Bus" (also the name of a best-selling children's magazine at the time) in the early years, but after 2003, the media, operators, and even the Transport Department changed the name to the "Huang Bus" [2], in reference to its service to and from Huanggang.[3][4] Currently, notices from operators also carry the brand name "Huang Bus".
History[]
The Hong Kong Government and the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government of China reached an agreement in the early 1990s to utilise the Lok Ma Chau boundary crossing, which was completed in 1989, for the provision of cross-boundary shuttle bus services between Lok Ma Chau and Huanggang. Under the agreement, the Hong Kong Government and the Shenzhen Municipal Government are each required to select an operator to form a joint venture to operate the shuttle bus service[5]. The right to operate the routes is for a period of five years, with the number of vehicles in the fleet and the service schedule to be agreed between the Hong Kong and Shenzhen authorities concerned.[6]
The Hong Kong operator was selected by tender, with KMB Holdings winning the right to operate the service, while the Shenzhen Municipal Government selected Xinfugang Transportation Development Company Limited (新福港運輸發展有限公司), which was owned by San Tin gentry Man For Tai (文伙泰) and others, as the Chinese operator. After much negotiation, the two companies set up a joint venture company, Art East Limited (藝東有限公司, later replaced by New Hong Kong Bus Company Limited (新香港巴士有限公司)), on 26 January 1996[5]. After years of preparation, Huang Bus was delayed to 20 March 1997 to provide cross-boundary passenger services connecting Lok Ma Chau in Hong Kong and Huanggang in Shenzhen.
At the initial stage of operation, the shuttle bus service was operated from 07:30 to 20:30 daily at 15-minute intervals at a fare of HK$7.0[7]; the bus company would increase the frequency to 3.5-minute intervals in response to passenger demand[8]. The operator purchased five Dennis Dart buses at its own cost and five second-hand Dennis Dart single-decker air-conditioned buses from KMB to provide the service[9]. Initially, only 20 passengers were allowed on each shuttle bus, so all the darts single-deck buses were fitted with only five rows of double seats on each side of the front axle[10]; KMB's old buses had the rest of the seats removed and the standees cancelled in order to save the licence fee.
Due to much higher than expected patronage, the last bus of the Huang Bus was delayed to 21:30[11] from mid-October 1998 and the first bus was advanced to 07:00[12] from 18 October 2000 onwards. To cope with the increasing demand, the Administration allowed the fleet to revert to the capacity of KMB, and the bus companies replaced some buses in their fleet with larger vehicles before mid-2001, and also purchased the Hino RK176K, which was designed as a coach, to alleviate the shortage of buses[13]. The opening hours of the Lok Ma Chau Control Point were extended from 6:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; and the service hours of the Huang Buses were adjusted accordingly, with the Lok Ma Chau service running from 06:30 to 23:30 and the Huanggang service running from 06:30 to 23:40.[14]
In order to provide more effective passenger service, in March 2002, KMB introduced 10 environmentally-friendly Phase III low-floor single-decker buses, MAN NL263, equipped with two doors. The capacity of these buses was increased from 54 to 70 passengers, bringing the total fleet size to 20, and the maximum single-trip capacity to 1,600 passengers per hour, which was half of the previous capacity. The operator has also retained most of the old 54-seat buses for contingency purposes. According to the agreement reached between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, during peak hours and festive periods when passenger demand is extremely high, subject to the actual traffic conditions at the Lok Ma Chau Control Point and the approval of the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Control Points, the operator is allowed to operate two additional 54-seater buses to cope with the additional demand[15]. After the purchase of the new buses, Huang Bus applied for a fare adjustment in April. Without approval, an incident of mischarging occurred on 15 April, in which an overcharge of 50 cents was levied for a trip from Huanggang to Lok Ma Chau, and the fare was immediately restored to $7 upon discovery of the incident on the following day.[16]
With the implementation of 24-hour clearance at Lok Ma Chau and Huanggang Boundary Control Points since 27 January 2003, Wong Tai Sin buses also provide 24-hour service simultaneously[17]. Passengers travelling northbound on Huang Buses are not required to pay a fare when they board the bus at the San Tin Public Transport Interchange between 12:00 midnight and 6:30 a.m. They pay a fare of $7 when they re-board the bus after passing through the immigration control point[18]. Following the introduction of two new buses to increase the hourly capacity from 1,860 to 2,112 passengers per hour in both directions[19], Huang Bus purchased five Volvo B7RLE and three Scania L94UB large single-decker low-floor buses at the end of the year, the latter of which are equipped with left and right side doors for easy boarding and alighting, as well as three MAN NL263 single-decker low-floor buses in early 2006.
In 2010, the first Dennis Dart fleets (fleet numbers 11, 12, 14 to 20) was in its twilight years with ageing equipment. Huang Bus ordered 9 MAN 18.320 single-decker buses from MAN to meet the needs of the passengers and to increase the fleet's capacity, resulting in the low-floorisation of all KMB buses.
In response to the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak, the passenger clearance service at Lok Ma Chau Control Point was suspended from 0000 hours on 4 February 2020, and the service of this route was suspended from that date onwards.[20] Later, Xinfugang Transport Development Company Limited quitted operations on this route and this route was changed to be operated solely by New Hong Kong Bus Limited.
With the full resumption of customs clearance between Hong Kong and the Mainland in the early hours of 6 February 2023, the Huang Bus also resumed service, but its frequency was reduced to about 30 minutes. Due to the demolition of the former Huanggang Port Passenger Terminal Building for redevelopment in 2020, the Shenzhen Terminal will be relocated to the temporary Passenger Terminal Building in the cargo area of Huanggang Port after the resumption of the service, and the service also accepts payment of fares by using the AlipayHK EasyGO or Alipay RidePass (payment tools in the e-payment system was also accepted from 1 December 2024 onwards).[21][22]
The frequency was adjusted to 5-10-minute intervals from 2 February 2024 onwards.
To attract passengers on using Huang Bus to and from Shenzhen, Huang Bus and KMB launched an interchange concession from 14 October 2024 onwards with the 5 benefited routes being 76K[Remark 1], 276B, B1, N73 and N276.[23] However, the interchange concessions with Route N276 was added 12 days later due to the difference in interchange concession format with other routes.[24] On 17 March 2025, Huang Bus made a further step and introduced interchange concessions with Long Win Bus (LWB), expanding the benefited routes to routes A43P and NA43.[25] The KMB Tourist Day Pass was also expanded to cover Huang Bus from 7 April 2025 onwards.[26][27]
Service Hours and Headways[]
The latest update is on 2/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
| From Lok Ma Chau | From Huanggang Port | Headways (mins) |
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| 06:00 - 02:00 | 06:00 - 02:00 | 10 - 15 |
| 02:00 - 06:00 | 02:00 - 06:00 | 30 |
Fares[]
Full fare: $10.0
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Fare payment method from Lok Ma Chau to Huanggang Port[]
All passengers travelling to Huanggang Port of Entry (northbound to Shenzhen) at the Lok Ma Chau (San Tin) Public Transport Interchange (or Lok Ma Chau Huang Bus Terminus) have to queue up at the terminus to pay their fares. Passengers will be issued with a ticket upon payment of the fares for identification purpose after clearance.
Passengers have to alight and clear customs in front of the Lok Ma Chau Control Point, and queue up for boarding at the other side of the control point after customs clearance. Passengers are required to put in their fare coupons when boarding the buses, or else they have to pay the fares separately.
During the overnight traffic arrangement (23:00-06:30) at the Lok Ma Chau Control Point, passengers may take green minibuses or taxis to go directly to the Lok Ma Chau Control Point for customs clearance. Fares are payable for boarding the Huang Buses after crossing the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department during this period.
Fare payment method fromHuanggang Port to Lok Ma Chau[]
Passengers travelling from Huanggang to Lok Ma Chau (southbound to Hong Kong) pay their fares at Huanggang Port of Entry and need to alight and clear customs in front of the Lok Ma Chau Control Point, and queue up for boarding at the other side of the station after crossing the border without having to pay a separate fare.
During the overnight traffic arrangement (23:00-06:30) at Lok Ma Chau Control Point, passengers may also take green minibuses or taxis to leave the Lok Ma Chau Control Point.
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KMB/LWB and Huang Bus Interchange Concessions[]
| Route informations of KMB/LWB and Huang Bus Interchange Concessions | |||||
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| 1st leg route | Direction | 2nd leg route | Direction | Fare concession | Time limit |
| 76, 76K | Any | Huang Bus | To Shenzhen (Huanggang Port) | Total fare $10.0 for both trips | 60mins |
| 276B, A43P*, NA43* | 2nd leg free | ||||
| B1 | To Lok Ma Chau Station (Futian) | ||||
| N73 | To Lok Ma Chau | ||||
| N276# | |||||
| Huang Bus | To Hong Kong (Lok Ma Chau) | 76, 76K | Any | 120mins | |
| 276B, A43P*, NA43* | Fare reduction of $10.0 for 2nd leg | ||||
| B1* | To Tin Tsz/San Shui House | ||||
| N73* | To Shatin Central | ||||
| N276# | To Tin Tsz | ||||
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Bus fleets[]
Current[]
- 2010 Volvo B7RLE (acquired from KMB under its parent company Transport International, fleet nos. 6, 16, 18, 20)
- 2011 MAN 18.320 (fleet nos. 11, 12, 14-15, 17, 19)
- MAN NL323 (2013 1st batch, fleet no. 01-05), (2015 2nd batch, fleet no. 07-10), (2016 3rd batch, fleet no. 26-28), (2019 4th batch, fleet no. 13, 21-23, 25)
Additionally, on evenings following major festivals and events such as New Year's Eve, Lunar New Year flower parades and fireworks displays, large-scale concerts, etc., Sun Bus may deploy other coaches or double-deckers within its fleet (including MAN RR8 [33], Wrightbus Streetdeck[34] and Scania K310UD[35]) to operate as additional services on the Hong Kong section of this route, thereby facilitating the movement of large numbers of cross-boundary passengers.
Retired[]
- Dennis Dart (Fleet no. 11-20)
- Hino RK176K
- MAN NL263 (1st fleet no. 01-05, rolled out in 2001; 2nd fleet no. 06-10, rolled out in 2002; 3rd fleet no. 13, 24, 25, rolled out in 2005)
- MAN NL323 (Fleet No. 06, 29-30, transferred to Sun Bus under parent company Carrier International and serving routes NR331 and NR331S)
- Volvo B7RLE (Fleet no. 26-30)
- 2003 Scania L94UB (Fleet no. 21-23)
- 2011 MAN 18.320 (fleet nos. 16, 18, 20)
Routing[]
Both directions observe Castle Peak Road - Chau Tau and San Sham Road (Lok Ma Chau Control Point), with a journey time of about 15 minutes.
To Huanggang Port of Entry[]
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| Lok Ma Chau - Huanggang Shuttle Bus (Lok Ma Chau → Huanggang Port) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | LoK Ma Chau (San Tin) | Castle Peak Road - San Tin | Lok Ma Chau | Purchase tickets at this stop during non-late-night hours |
| Castle Peak Road - San Tin, San Tin Interchange, San Sham Road | ||||
| 2 | Lok Ma Chau (Frontier Closed Area) | Lok Ma Chau Control Point (South) | All passengers are required to alight here for Hong Kong departure formalities | |
| 3 | Lok Ma Chau Control Point (North) | After clearing customs, passengers will queue up again to board with their tickets; Purchase tickets at this stop during late-night hours | ||
| San Sham Road (Hong Kong - Shenzhen boundary) | ||||
| 4 | Futian District, Shenzhen | Huanggang Port of Entry (Immigration Hall) | All passengers are required to alight here for Shenzhen immigration formalities | |
| Passengers travelling in the direction of Shenzhen must hold a ticket. If there is no ticket, full fare will be charged at Lok Ma Chau Control Point on boarding and no change will be made. | ||||
To Lok Ma Chau[]
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Huang Bus/Lok Ma Chau |
| Huang Bus (Huanggang Port → Lok Ma Chau) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Futian District, Shenzhen | Huanggang Port of Entry | Departure Area, location after finishing Shenzhen departure formalities Purchase tickets for boarding | |
| San Sham Road (Hong Kong - Shenzhen boundary) | ||||
| 2 | Lok Ma Chau (Frontier Closed Area) | Lok Ma Chau Control Point (North) | All passengers are required to alight here for Hong Kong immigration formalities | |
| 3 | Lok Ma Chau Control Point (South) | After clearing customs, passengers will queue up again to board the bus; passengers may transfer to green minibus or taxi at the car park outside the control point during overnight hours | ||
| San Sham Road, San Tin Interchange | ||||
| 4 | Lok Ma Chau (San Tin) | Castle Peak Road - San Tin | Lok Ma Chau | |
| Hong Kong-bound passengers are not required to pay a separate fare after clearance. | ||||
Ridership[]
As the first scheduled cross-boundary bus route between the Lok Ma Chau Control Point and Huanggang Port, the Huang Bus has seen an increase in patronage since its commencement of service in 1997, with an average daily patronage of 12,000 during the Easter holidays in 1999; and as the number of passengers greatly exceeded the capacity of the cross-boundary facilities, the number of passengers waiting for shuttle buses at the Lok Ma Chau Public Transport Interchange was as many as 1,500 at peak times. As the number of passengers greatly exceeded the capacity of the cross-boundary facilities, the number of passengers waiting for shuttle buses at the Lok Ma Chau Public Transport Interchange at one time reached 1 500 during the peak period, and the waiting time was as long as two hours.
After 24-hour clearance was implemented at the Lok Ma Chau Control Point and Huanggang Port in 2003, round-the-clock service was also provided for this route. In 2004, the Government strengthened the regulation of the point-to-point cross-boundary bus service of the "greyhounds" travelling between Huanggang Port and the urban areas of Hong Kong, resulting in the patronage of the Huang Buses hitting a new record high in 2006, which was more than 18 million passenger trips.
Unfortunately, this was not to be. In 2007, two new land control points, Shenzhen Bay and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line (Futian), were opened, with the latter providing direct rail service to the urban areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon. In contrast, the Huang Bus can only reach San Tin, and passengers need to go to Sheung Shui or Yuen Long and then change to other modes of transport to reach the urban areas. Since then, the attractiveness of the Huang Buses to passengers has greatly diminished, and its patronage has continued to drop.
With the relocation of the Huanggang Port in July 2011, travellers had to travel further to complete immigration formalities, and with the increase in the number of control points in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, the demand for the Huang Bus service has further dropped, with the number of passenger trips falling from 5.6 million in 2010 to 5.2 million in 2011 [36]. The total number of annual passenger trips in 2015 is only half of what it was during the Golden Age, and has reverted to the level before the opening of the Individual Visit Scheme for Hong Kong and Macao to Chinese Residents in 2003.
Since the closure of the Lok Ma Chau Control Point and Huanggang Boundary Control Point on 4 February 2020 in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, Huang Bus has been completely suspended from operation, and its 12 buses have been parked in a carpark in San Tin opposite to the Huang Bus Terminus for more than a year[37]; and then, due to the resumption of the site of the carpark, the buses concerned started to be re-parked back to the Huang Bus Terminus since November 2022[38]. Among which, MAN NL323s with fleet numbers 26 and 28 was relocated to the To Wah Road car park in December of the same year.[39]
The new Huanggang Boundary Control Point (BCP), which adopts the co-location of immigration and customs facilities, is expected to be completed in 2026 and the old Huanggang Port will be demolished. By that time, cross-boundary travellers will not need to use the Huang Buses to shuttle between the two control points and the Huang Buses will provide services between the San Tin Huang Bus Terminus and the Huanggang Port only.[40][41]
| Historical passenger amounts of Huang Bus[42] | |||
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| Year | No. of passengers (arrival) | No. of passengers (departure) | No. of passengers (Total) |
| 1997 (Since 20 March) | 590,081 | 676,751 | 1,266,832 |
| 1998 | 1,402,760 | 1,581,400 | 2,984,160 |
| 1999 | 1,924,894 | 2,124,115 | 4,049,009 |
| 2000 | 2,388,518 | 2,624,061 | 5,012,579 |
| 2001 | 2,631,811 | 2,778,848 | 5,410,659 |
| 2002 | 4,198,621 | 3,964,806 | 8,163,427 |
| 2003 | 5,751,419 | 5,246,426 | 10,997,845 |
| 2004 | 7,743,350 | 6,377,565 | 14,120,915 |
| 2005 | 9,619,538 | 7,589,603 | 17,209,141 |
| 2006 | 10,200,213 | 8,141,528 | 18,341,741 |
| 2007 | 9,549,991 | 7,547,138 | 17,097,129 |
| 2008 | 7,109,901 | 4,976,199 | 12,086,100 |
| 2009 | 5,929,844 | 3,876,574 | 9,806,418 |
| 2010 | 5,765,849 | 3,878,973 | 9,644,822 |
| 2011 | 5,203,230 | 4,496,458 | 9,699,688 |
| 2012 | 4,955,048 | 4,496,134 | 9,451,182 |
| 2013 | 5,169,622 | 4,488,422 | 9,658,044 |
| 2014 | 5,445,168 | 4,364,662 | 9,809,830 |
| 2015 | 5,607,830 | 3,575,600 | 9,183,430 |
| 2016 | 5,517,952 | 3,140,652 | 8,658,604 |
| 2017 | 6,014,791 | 3,454,257 | 9,469,048 |
| 2018 | 5,839,865 | 3,782,975 | 9,622,840 |
| 2019 | 4,385,051 | 3,167,363 | 7,552,414 |
| 2020 (till 3 February) | 213,247 | 181,670 | 394,917 |
| Service suspended from 4 February 2020 to 5 February 2023 | |||
| 2023 | 1,363,440 | 1,141,173 | 2,504,613 |
Related incidents[]
- 28 January 2020: The Hong Kong Government prohibited residents of Hubei Province and anyone who has visited Hubei Province in the past 14 days from entering Hong Kong due to the epidemic. In the morning, the media witnessed a scene in which a woman from Hubei Province was stopped at the last minute by officers of the Hong Kong Immigration Department (ImmD) when she was travelling through the Lok Ma Chau Control Point. At that time, the ImmD officers "escorted" the Hubei woman to board a Huang Bus for "repatriation" to the Mainland. However, the driver of the Huang Bus was suspected to have refused to carry the woman for security reasons, and after some hassle, he eventually gave in and the Hubei woman eventually returned to the Huanggang Control Point on the same Huang Bus with a media reporter and four other passengers, and the Hubei woman was subsequently left unaccounted for. According to the regulations, when the driver of the Huang Bus arrived at the Huanggang Control Point, the driver has to hand over the female passenger to the mainland border guards in person. The Hubei woman had explained to the port authorities that although she was from Hubei, she has been living in Shenzhen all along and denied that she had any health problems, but the explanation was not accepted by them.[43]
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References[]
- ↑ ""LCQ19: Expansion of Cross boundary facilities planned", HKSARG Press Release, 21 April 1999.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment for the Day-time Service of Lok Ma Chau - Huanggang Cross-boundary Shuttle Bus Service" [20140929].
- ↑ With reference to the WiseNews article searches between 1998-2004.
- ↑ The TV programme Millionaire 2018, broadcast on 30 March 2018, also asked about the body colour of the Huang Bus.([1], Chinese version only)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Legislative Council of Hong Kong, "Delayed Opening of Lok Ma Chau Public Transport Interchange", 1 May 1996.
- ↑ "巴士公司爭辦接駁皇崗綫" (Bus companies fight for bid for Huanggang shuttle bus service), Sing Tao Daily, 21 December 2002.
- ↑ "落馬洲與皇崗過境穿梭巴士明投入服務" (Lok Ma Chau - Huanggang Shuttle Bus to enter service tomorrow), Hong Kong Government Press Release, 19 March 1997
- ↑ "LCQ14: Lok Ma Chau Crossing", HKSARG Press Release, 15 July 1998
- ↑ 5 Dennis Darts purchased from KMB were originally numbered AA43-47.
- ↑ Related photo on China Motor Bus Memorial Page
- ↑ Hong Kong Annual Report 1999: Chapter 14 - Cross-boundary Traffic
- ↑ Hong Kong Annual Report 2000 : Chapter 14 - Cross-boundary Traffic
- ↑ GAKEI.com - Lok Ma Chau - Huanggang Cross-Border Shuttle Bus Service (Hino Coach)
- ↑ "Public transport strengthened for extended boundary hours", HKSARG Press Release, 30 November 2001.
- ↑ Passenger and Vehicular Traffic Conditions at Lok Ma Chau, Man Kam To and Sha Tau Kok, Legislative Council Panel on Transport, November 2002
- ↑ "過境穿梭巴涉偷步加價" (Cross-boundary shuttle buses involve stealing steps to increase fares), Apple Daily, 4 May 2002.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Public transport arrangements for 24-hour LMC boundary crossing" [News Bulletin], 25 January 2001.
- ↑ "Lok Ma Chau Taxi/GMB trial scheme smoothly launched", Hong Kong Government Press Release, 20 March 2003.
- ↑ "新「皇巴士」增載客量" (New "Huang Buses" increase passenger capacity), news.gov.hk, 4 October 2003.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Transport Department announces special arrangements of cross-boundary transport services" [News Bulletin], 3 February 2020.
- ↑ Government of the HKSAR, "Full resumption of normal travel between Hong Kong and Mainland" [News Bulletin], 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "全面通關 | 皇巴士下周一恢復服務 九巴增香園圍口岸路線" (Full resumption of cross-border traffic | Huang Bus to resume services next Monday, KMB to launch Heung Yuen Wai Port route), Orange News, 3 February 2023.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB x Huang Bus roll out all-new Octopus interchange concession with offers up to one free trip on Huang Bus Huang Bus enhances service to run every 5 to 10 minutes throughout the day" [News Release], 10 October 2024.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB Route N276 and Huang Bus launch new interchange discount equivalent to a free Huang Bus ride (Updated on: 20 December 2024)" [News Release], 25 October 2024.
- ↑ Long Win Bus Company Limited, "龍運x皇巴士全新轉乘優惠 皇巴車資免費 覆蓋北大嶼山和香港機場" (Chinese only) [News Release], 14 March 2025.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "九巴配合Coldplay啟德體育園演唱會 設多條路線前往會場 新增散場路線SP12往落馬洲新田" (Chinese only) [News Release], 7 April 2025.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB Tourist Day Pass now available on Alipay CN with limited-time $5 discount offer and covers journeys on Huang Bus for convenience of Mainland visitors" [News Release], 8 April 2025.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment for Lok Ma Chau – Huanggang Cross-boundary Shuttle Bus Service" [Traffic Advice], 16 October 2015.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment for Lok Ma Chau – Huanggang Cross-boundary Shuttle Bus Service" [Traffic Advice], 25 September 2014.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment for Lok Ma Chau – Huanggang Cross-boundary Shuttle Bus Service" [Traffic Advice], 10 May 2013.
- ↑ "皇巴加價遠超通脹招怨" (Huang Bus fare increase exceeds inflation causing mass criticism), Oriental Daily News, 30 November 2011.
- ↑ Huang Bus website (archived 16 May 2010)
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16GaBfbnzW/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DERmrBxBbEb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FYDirm6o5/
- ↑ Transport International Holdings Limited Annual Report 2011
- ↑ "控關過後怕無市 皇巴穿梭成歷史" (No market after boundary closure, Huang Bus feared to become history), Wen Wei Po, 3 January 2021.
- ↑ 【一群看不見明天 的 擠逼戶】 ([A crowd of "crowded residents" that cannot see the future]), "縱橫巴士綫．BusLanes" Facebook page.
- ↑ [純記錄] 流落到佐敦嘅皇巴 MAN, hkitalk.net
- ↑ "封關零生意 12輛車封塵 皇巴士將駛進歷史" (No business since port closures, 12 buses never moved since: Huang Bus to become history), Ta Kung Pao, 1 May 2021.
- ↑ "新皇崗口岸底板工程將完工 料2026年交付" (Substrate works at New Huanggang Port to be completed soon, expected delivery in 2026), Oriental Daily News, 15 March 2024.
- ↑ Annual Report on Transport Information, different volumes since 2003, published by Transport Department. Figures provided by the Immigration Department.
- ↑ "【武漢肺炎@落馬洲】湖北女圖闖關失敗 《蘋果》直擊被押返內地皇巴士" ([Wuhan pneumonia @ Lok Ma Chau] Failed attempt for Hubei woman to cross the border, Apple Daily journalists witnessed woman being escorted back to Mainland via Huang Bus), Apple Daily, 28 January 2020
External links[]
- Huang Bus website
- Sun Bus website: Cross-Boundary Service
- Transport Department Website: Access to Lok Ma Chau Control Point - Lok Ma Chau – Huanggang Cross-boundary Shuttle Bus Service
- Fleet information in 2002, CMB Mmeorial Page
- Current fleet information, i-busnet.com
- The passenger amount statistics of Huang Buses in the Monthly Traffic and Transport Digest
Lok Ma Chau - Huanggang Cross-boundary Shuttle Bus and Lok Ma Chau - Huanggang Shuttle Bus
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| Lok Ma Chau Control Point (connects to Huanggang Port) | <Cross-boundary Shuttle Buses> Huang Bus <Cross-boundary Coaches> Kam Sheung Road All China Express • China-Hong Kong Express (Tsuen Wan) • Yau Tsim 24-hour Cross-border Express • Mong Kok All China Express • Kwun Tong 24-hour Cross-border Express • Wan Chai All China Express • Wonderland Express • Huanggang Cross-boundary Bus Tung Chung Citygate Route <Late-night GMB> 44B • 79S • 616S |
| Shenzhen Bay Control Point (connects to Shenzhen Bay Port of Entry) | <Local Services> Franchised Buses: B2 • B2P • B2X • B3 • B3A • B3M • B3X Green Minibuses: 618 • 618A • 618B <Cross-boundary Coaches> Trans-Island Prince Edward-Shenzhen Bay Route • Trans-Island Tsim Sha Tsui-Shenzhen Bay Route • Shenzhen Bay Cross-border Express • East Kowloon Express • Trans-Island Sheung Wan-Shenzhen Bay Route • Trans-Island Causeway Bay-Shenzhen Bay Route • Shenzhen Bay-Ocean Park Route • Shenzhen Bay Cross-boundary Bus Shenzhen Bay Route |
| Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point (connects to Futian Port of Entry) | |
| Sha Tau Kok Control Point (connects to Shatoujiao Port of Entry) | |
| Man Kam To Control Point (connects to Shenzhen Wenjindu Port of Entry) | <Cross-boundary Coaches> Man Kam To Express |
| Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Control Point (connects to HZMB Macau Frontier Post and Zhuhai Port) | <Local Services> Franchised Buses:
Residents' buses: DB02A • DB02R • NR334 <Cross-boundary shuttle buses/coaches> Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Shuttle Bus <Cross-border Coaches> One Bus • Hong Kong - Macao Express • Kwun Tong (apm) - Macau Route • EEBus HZMB - Macau Route |
| Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (connects to Shenzhen Liantang Port) | |
| HSR West Kowloon Station Control Point (connects to the Mainland Port Area of the HSR West Kowloon Station) | |
| HKIA SkyPier Terminal (connects to HZMB Macau Frontier Post and Zhuhai Port) | <Cross-boundary Coaches> Macau HK Airport Direct • Zhuhai HK Airport Direct (Direct access to the Airport Restricted Area without immigration clearance in Hong Kong) |
| Contents of the EBTHK | |
|---|---|
| Franchised buses | Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) (First-Class Service) • Long Win Bus (LWB) (Airbus) • Citybus (Network 26 • Stagecoach • Cityflyer • Shenzhen West Express • Boundary Lines • Fanling Queen's Hill Express • LOHAS Express • Tseung Kwan O Routes in Kowloon • West Kowloon Routes • TKO - Sha Tin Express Links • Rickshaw Sightseeing Bus • HK City Sightseeing • Peak Explorer • Scenic Summit) • New Lantao Bus (NLB) (Shenzhen West Express) • New World First Bus (NWFB) (Citybus and NWFB Franchised Bus Network Merger) • China Motor Bus (CMB) (1995 franchise extension • End of CMB Franchised Bus Service) • MTR Feeder Bus • Bus route (Hong Kong Island • Kowloon • New Territories) • Lantau Island, North Lantau and Airport routes (Lantau Island and Airport) • Cross-harbour route (List of routes • Western Tunnel Express) • Overnight route (List of routes) • Festival route • Major event routes |
| Non-franchised buses | Hotel shuttle bus • Cross-boundary coach (Huang Bus • All-China Express • Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Shuttle Bus (Gold Bus)) • Staff bus • School bus and School Private Light Bus • Resident bus (List of routes) • Free shuttle bus (List of routes) • MTR Bus • MTR Free Shutle Bus • Airport Express Shuttle Bus • Citybus (List of routes • Hong Kong Citytours) • China Motor Bus (CMB) • Big Bus • Crystal Bus • Kwoon Chung Bus • Sun Bus • Argos Bus • Great Leader Bus • CTG Bus • Eternal East Bus • Trans-Island Limousine Service • Jacksonbus • Park Island Transport (PITCL) • Discovery Bay Transit Services Limited (DBTSL) • Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) (Airport Staff Shuttle Bus) • China Light Power (CLP) • The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) • Rehabus • Easy-Access Bus • Southern District Rehab Access • Lorry bus |
| Public light buses | Green minibus (List of Hong Kong Island • Kowloon • New Territories routes) • Public light bus (List of routes • Unregulated route) • AMS Public Transport • Ma Ah Muk • Toyota Coaster • Mitsubishi Rosa • GMI Gemini • Alternative Fuel Light Bus • Low-floor wheelchair accessible Public Light Bus • Minibus stop • Minibus advertisement |
| Bus routes | Numbering method • Trial run • Joint operation • Combined headway • Timing point • Peak hour • Special trip • Express route • Semi-express route • Circular route • Trunk route • Lift line • Intra-district route • Cross-district route • School route • School holiday • Shopping route • Flat-viewing buses • Resident route • Hospital route • Show-off route • Pension route • Harbour Line • Crossing the harbour • Rail replacement bus service • Monopoly • Meandering • Detour • Empty bus • Bus full • Bunching • Vehicle-wave strategy • Stop skipping • Lost trips • Service-less routes • Unofficial route |
| Operations | Bus depot • Running order • Bus scheduling system • Interlining • Split duties • Order • Window dressing • Dried up • Hegemony and wastage • Vehicle restrictions • Chassis scraping • Withdrawn from service • Cycle time • Overtiming • Spare bus • Licence-renewed bus • Coach • Demonstrator bus • Hot dogs • Open-top bus • Air-conditioned bus • Air-conditioning of bus fleets • Luxury bus • Low-floor bus • Trolleybus • Electric bus • Hybrid bus • Vehicle examination • Service vehicle • Repair Station • KMB speed limit reminder cards • Scrapyard |
| Vehicle/body manufacturers | |
| Compartment | Build plate • Number plate • Guangdong - Hong Kong Licence Plate • Hong Kong - Macau Licence Plate • Motor Vehicle Licence • Fleet number • Door • Window • Seat • Standee • Standing bay • Wheelchair parking bay • Wheelchair ramp • Stair lift • Priority seat • Handrail • Bell • Stair • Straight staircase • Bus full indicator • Paper sign • Route sign (Electronic destination sign • Rollsign • Plastic sign) • Headsign • Front mask • Local-made bump • Direction indicator • Rear mirror • Handbrake • Bus stop brake • Retarder • Rear axle steering • Wheel differentials • Perioscope • Intercom • Closed circuit television (CCTV) • Luggage rack • Bus stop announcement system • Motion Bus Stop Display Panel • Fire extinguisher • Emergency exit door • Emergency engine stop • Break Glass Hammer • Bus-body advertisement • Heartbeat of the City • Zodiac bus • Green Bus • Arts Bus • Free wireless Internet access service (KMB Free WiFi • WiFiBus • Webus) • Smart phone application (KMB & LW • Citybus • Citybus Lite • NLB • GMB901 • Discovery Bay • Big Bus) • TV cover • RoadShow • Buzplay • Bravo Media |
| Stops/termini | Bus stop • Bus terminus • Roadside terminus • Public Transport Interchange • Parking bay • Alighting stop • Compulsory stop • Railway Station • Regulator's room • Stop flag • Bus stop shelter • Route sheet • Route sheet plate • Passenger notice • Notice to passengers • Passenger signage • Bus Information Display Panel • Estimated Time of Arrival • B.A.T. Hotline • Bus stop advertisement • KMB Customer Service Centre • Citybus Customer Service Centre • No smoking area • Pedestrian precinct • Barrier-free access • Wheelchair User Pick-up Point • Ramp • Reverse • U-turn • Loop • Arch • Prohibited zone • Restricted area • Private road • Closed road • Strategic Routes • Expressways • Bus lane • Road signage • Traffic light • Route direction sign • Road works • Temporary traffic arrangement |
| Fares | Scale of Fares (KMB • LWB • Citybus • NWFB • NLB • Green minibus) • Arrangement to enable upward or downward bus fare adjustment • Fare indicator • Coin box • Section fare • Fare concession • Interchange concession (List of concessions) • Octopus • e-payment system • AlipayHK RideCode • NLB DayRover+ • Five Route Day Pass • KMB Monthly Pass • KMB Tourist Day Pass • Citybus+ • Through ticket • Fare evasion • Voluntary service • Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities • 50% Long-haul Route Same-day Return Discount Concession Scheme for Full-time Students • KMB–HK Tramways Interchange Discount • KMB–AMS Interchange Discount Scheme • KMB – Sun Bus Interchange Discount Scheme • KMB Fare Saver • Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme • KMB X LWB Fun Redemption • Taking short rides in long-distance routes |
| Policies and systems | Transport Department • Schedule of Routes Order • Schedule of Services • Details of Approved Residents’ Service • Passenger Service Licence • Quota system • Vehicle examination • Bus Route Planning Programme • Area Approach rationalisation for bus routes • Public Transport Inter-modal Coordination Policy • Railway-first policy • Transit Service Area • Transport Study for the New Airport • Public Transport Strategy Study • European Emission Standards • Low Emission Zones • AdBlue • Pilot Green Transport Fund • Passenger Liaison Group |
| Staff | Bus captain • Regulator • Supervisor • Station Service Assistant / Bus Stop Warden • Driving licence • Training bus • KMB Bus Captain Training School • KMB Bus Captain of the Year • KMB Technical Training School • Showing pass • Confiscating pass • Canteen • KMB Today • Slow driving • Racer • Driving cab • Speed restriction • Speed limited • Speed display unit • Speed enforcement camera • Red light camera • Black box • Industrial action • Bravo Transport • Transport International |
| Bus fans | List of bus records in Hong Kong • Bus photography • Bus Rally • Special sight • Debut • Farewell creemony • Joyriding • Navigator seat • Sign playing • Route suggestions • Bus models • 80M Bus Model Shop • Concorde Hobby Shop • BUSME • Tiny • Design 1933 • Shop2gather • KMB Bus Guide • Friends of KMB |
| Mascots of bus companies | KMB Boy • NWFB Little Angel • KC Jai • Bus Boi • Sing Sing Jai • CTBoy |