The Kowloon Urban Bus Route 1 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Chuk Yuen Estate and Star Ferry, passing through Wang Tau Hom (Fung Mo Street), Tung Tau Estate, Kowloon City, Boundary Street/Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei (Nathan Road).
Route 1 is one of the earliest bus routes in Kowloon. It was the only bus route that provided services at the end of the Japanese occupation. The route number "1" was also used during the occupation in 1942 until now. This route grew in importance after the war, and in 1949 it became the first bus route in Hong Kong to use double-decker buses.
History[]
Initial days of commencement to the period of Japanese occupation[]
- 1 May 1927: In response to the needs of residents in Kowloon Tong District, Kowloon Motor Bus launched Route 1 to and from Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon City, with both directions passing through Nathan Road, Coronation Road and Prince Edward Road. The first class fee for the entire journey is 1 cent, and the second class fee is 5 cents.[1][2]
- May 20, 1927: In response to the strong appeal of the Kowloon Residents' Association, Kowloon Motor Bus added special circular services to and from Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon Tong, with no stops along the way and service was only provided from 08:00-09:00 and 17:00-18:00 on weekdays.[3][4]
- June 1927: The special morning last departure was extended to 09:30, and additional departures were added on Saturdays between 13:00-14:00.[5]
- Shortly later, the above-mentioned Special Departure was designated as Route "8".
- 1 April 1928: Due to the rectification and reorganisation of buses in the Kowloon District by the Police Department, only one bus company is allowed to operate major routes, and a timetable is formulated to force the bus companies to strictly implement it. This route is scheduled to be operated by Kowloon Motor Bus.[6]
- 11 June 1933: The regional franchise came into effect. According to the newly established franchise terms at that time, the service hours were 05:45-01:15, with one bus every 10 minutes. The passenger capacity of each bus was between 20-35 people.[7]
- 8 December 1941: The Japanese army declared war on Britain and the United States and immediately launched air raids on Hong Kong. The government immediately announced the imposition of the War Emergency Act to impose compulsory requisition of vehicles. Bus services were cut back,[8] until 10 December when they were completely suspended.[9][10]
- Mid-January 1942: The Kowloon Multipurpose Vehicle Co., Ltd. under the Japanese Occupation Government of Hong Kong resumed bus service to Kowloon and the New Territories with Route 1 between Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon City, via areas originally served by Route 6. The fare is 10 cents. [11][12]
- 1 July 1942: Tsim Sha Tsui Terminus was relocated from the East Asia Hotel (Japanese: 東亞ホテル/Toa Hoteru) to the Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier due to the removal of barriers left by the Japanese Army at the Tsim Sha Tsui Railway Station and Ferry Piers by the British Army.
- 1 October 1942: The Chinese-funded "Hong Kong Automobile Transport Association" replaced the "Kowloon Multipurpose Vehicle Co. Ltd.", with a total of 10 vehicles dispatched every 10 minutes from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. [13]
- 15 July 1943: The Ministry of Transport announced the abolition of a number of redundant stops, and with the evacuation of most of the residents of Kowloon City, the route was changed to via Waterloo Road and shortened to Kowloon Hospital, and soon changed to outside the China Light and Power Company at Argyle Street. [14]
- 12 August 1943: The New Territories and Kowloon bus routes were reorganised, with this route further changed to run between Tsim Sha Tsui and Waterloo Road, observing Prince Edward Road (called Kashima-dori (鹿島通) at that time.). [15]
- 5 September 1943: Due to poor fuel supply, all bus routes in Hong Kong were suspended, but was later resumed on 15 November when the fare was raised to 50 cents. [15]
- 1 April 1944: Bus routes were changed to peak hour service with one to two buses running every 30-40 minutes. Due to resource constraints, some bus spare parts were shipped to Japan. Later, due to fuel shortage, buses were converted to use charcoal as fuel for continuous operation, which accelerated the damage of more buses and made it difficult to ensure the operation of bus trips. [16]
- End of August 1945: With the surrender of the Japanese army and the re-taking of Hong Kong by the British military government, bus services were suspended again.
Post-war Service History[]
- 25 February 1946: After the war, there were only eight service buses and one spare bus left in KMB fleet. There were also two buses that could be repaired but could not run on inclined roads.[17]KMB would resume the "backbone route" between on route and Star Ferry at this time Sham Shui Po[Note 1] Services: from Tsim Sha Tsui: 07:13-23:18, from Kowloon City and Sham Shui Po: 06:53-22:53; with one bus every 15 minutes and a total of seven buses running on both routes.[18] According to the franchise license at the time of resumption, this route is numbered 1. (The Kowloon City terminus is located at Prince Edward Road near the junction with Argyle Street and Ma Tau Chung Road.
- 11 September 1946: As KMB was unable to increase the number of buses after the war and the loading of illegal lorries became increasingly rampant, and the Government asked the lorry operators to discuss the mode of co-operation with KMB. It was finally agreed that, with effect from that date, KMB would use 30 out of 46 lorries to operate KMB's five urban routes, and that the lorries would operate according to regular routes and collect fares. KMB would also replace 15 lorries every five days to ensure fair operation of all lorry drivers.[19]
- 1 June 1947: In conjunction with the implementation of daylight saving time in that year, the first and last bus times of the route were extended: the departure times from Star Ferry Pier was 06:27-00:57; and that from Kowloon City was 06:02-00:32.[20], departing every 5 minutes.[21]
- March 1951: Kowloon City Terminus was moved to the newly built roundabout at Kau Pui Shek (the current location of the electric substation under the Prince Edward Road flyover).[22]
- 5 September 1952: KMB reorganises Nathan Road southbound bus stops:[23]
- The bus stop at the junction of Mody Road was moved to No. 56 Nathan Road (now outside Mirador Building);
- The bus stop at the junction of Humphrey Road and Granville Road bus stop are merged into No. 90 Nathan Road (present-day "Cameron Road" bus stop).
- 22 October 1958: To prevent passengers from taking a consecutive second-leg trip which caused compartment congestion, an unladen service along the bus stops were proviced by five special trips between 07:00 and 09:00 daily. [24]
- 6 November 1960: In conjunction with the construction of the Kowloon City Roundabout, the Kowloon City terminus was moved from Kau Pui Shek to Argyle Street eastbound near the junction of Prince Edward Road.
- 26 February 1962: Argyle Street terminus was moved to the current Evangel Hospital bus stop.
- 9 April 1962: Semi-express trips were launched on a trial basis oeprated by single-decker buses, stopping only at bus stops along Prince Edward Road. Service hours: From Star Ferry: 07:28-09:52/16:58-18:19 (approx. 10-minute interval); from Kowloon City: 0706-0930/17:21-17:57 (appeox. 9-minute interval) [25]
- 16 April 1962: Service hours extended to 2am.
- 3 July 1962: The semi-express service aditionally called at bus stops along Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei.
- 24 December 1962: The semi-express service was cancelled and replaced by the opening of 1st generation Route 1A.
- 25 June 1967: Affected by the June 1967 riots, only limited services were maintained from 07:00 to 20:00. It was not until August of the same year that services returned to normal.
- 20 July 1969: Kowloon City terminus moved to Prince Edward Road West near Junction Road to accommodate construction works of Kowloon City roundabout overpass.[26]
- 1 July 1970: All section fares were abolished.
- 27 April 1972: Extended from Kowloon City to Lok Fu, and the terminus is located at today's Heng Lam Street Rest Garden.
- 13 March 1974: Detoured via Playing Field Road, Portland Street, Boundary Street, Fa Yuen Street, Prince Edward Road, Sai Yee Street, Fa Hui Road and Fa Yuen Street to Prince Edward Road for Lok Fu direction and no longer turned right directly from Nathan Road to tie in with construction of the viaduct from Prince Edward Road to Lai Chi Kok Road. [27]
- 9 January 1975: Rerouted via Knight Street to Boundary Street instead of Short Street for Lok Fu direction.
- 12 December 1975: Starting from 10am, the route towards Lok Fu was diverted via Embankment Road instead of Knight Street.[28]
- 1976: Due to the Mass-Transit Railway construction project, the routing to Lok Fu was changed several times:
- January 28: The route was changed to turn into Boundary Street and drive straight to the junction of Union Road, no longer passing through Fa Hui Road and Prince Edward Road.
- 3 March: From 10 a.m., the route would go around Public Square Street, Shanghai Street, Mong Kok Road, Sai Yee Street, and Fa Hui Road, Fa Yuen Street, Prince Edward Road, Embankment Road and return to the original routing at Boundary Street.[29]
- July 1, 1976: Extended from Lok Fu to Wang Tau Hom, passing through Tung Tau Tsuen Road and Fung Mo Street.[30]
- 16 September 1977:Diverted via Heng Lam Street, Fu Mei Street East (which connected Heng Lam Street and Wang Tau Hom East Road) and Wang Tau Hom East Road for Lok Fu direction and no longer passed through the section of Fung Mo Street to the north of Heng Lam Street.
- 23 September 1980: Diverted via Waterloo Road to Shanghai Street for Wang Tau Hom direction to accommodate the resumption of two-way traffic between Nathan Road between Kansu Street and Waterloo Road,[31] without going through Public Square Street, and resumed to normal on 10 December of the same year.[32]
- 27 January 1981: For Wang Tau Ho direction, after reaching Boundary Street, the route was changed to enter Junction Road via Grampian Road and Dumbarton Road, instead of turning directly from Prince Edward Road West to Junction Road until 15 May of the following year when it was reverted back to its original routing.
- 5 June 1984: Extended from Wang Tau Hom to Chuk Yuen Estate to accommodate the occupation of Chuk Yuen (South) Estate.[33]
- 24 June 1984: The Star Fery-bound routing also detoured via Fu Mei Street, Wang Tau Hom East Road, Fu Mei Street East and Heng Lam Street and no longer going straight to Fung Mo Street.
- 22 July 1984: Detoured via Lok Fu Bus Terminus for Chuk Yuen Estate direction to tie in with the completion of the Terminus.
- 20 April 1986: Ma Chai Hang Roundabout was fully commissioned and the Chuk Yuen Estate-bound routing could go straight from Fung Mo Street Flyover to Ma Chai Hang Road without having to detour via the section of Lung Cheung Road outside Lung Cheung Government Secondary School and Wong Tai Sin Road.
- 29 December 1986: After reaching Sai Yee Street for Chuk Yuen Estate direction, the route was rerouted via Prince Edward Road West and Tung Choi Street to Boundary Street, and no longer observed Flower Market Road, Yuen Ngai Street and Embankment Road.
- 25 May 1987: [34]
- Both directions were re-routed to go straight to Fung Mo Street and no longer passed through Heng Lam Street, Fu Mei Street East, Lok Fu Bus Terminus and Wang Tau Hom East Road to tie in with the redevelopment of Lok Fu Estate;
- The arrangement of entering Junction Road from Boundary Street via Grampian Road and Dumbarton Road was also reinstated for towards Chuk Yuen Estate direction to facilitate the re-routing of tri-axle buses from the same day onwards.
- 3 August 1992: Air-conditioned bus service was introduced.
- 25 September 1992: After reaching Nathan Road for Chuk Yuen Estate direction, the service was changed to turn left to Argyle Street via Reclamation Street into Mong Kok Road to tie in with the change of Shanghai Street to one-way southbound traffic.
- 1 April 1994: All section fare from Mong Kok to Chuk Yuen Estate were cancelled, but was resumed on 2 April of the following year.
After 2000[]
- 18 October 2001: To tie in with the Star Ferry Bus Terminus pavement extension project, the Tsim Sha Tsui terminus was temporarily relocated to the southbound Kowloon Park Drive near Middle Road until the completion of the project. [35]
- 28 July 2002: The stops "Soy Street (Nathan Road)" and "Wing Sing Lane" on Nathan Road were added for Star Ferry direction, whereas the "Pitt Street" stop on Nathan Road was cancelled. [36]
- 29 December 2008: Upgraded to full air-conditioned service. [37]
- 27 June 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry System was introduced to this route.[38]
- 12 February 2018: Octopus interchange concession with Route 9 added to tie in with the route ceasing to serve Star Ferry from the same date. [39]
- 25 November 2018: The last bus time from Star Ferry was delayed from 00:30 to 00:45. [40]
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 7/2023, see here for the referenced link
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- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/boarding stop | Air conditioned fare |
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| Full Fare | $6.2 |
| Section Fares heading towards Tsim Sha Tsui | |
| Nelson Street Mong Kok onwards | |
| Section Fares heading towards Chuk Yuen | |
| From Hong Kong and Kowloon Chiu Chow Public School | |
| Fare Remarks |
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Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]
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:KMB Route 1 Interchange Concession Scheme
Tsim Sha Tsui BBI Interchange Concessions[]
Template:Tsim Sha Tsui BBI Interchange Concession Scheme
LWB A Routes and KMB Interchange Scheme[]
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Bus Deployments[]
A total of 13 double-decker buses and 1 electric single-decker bus have been allocated to this route as scheduled buses. The models used are distributed as follows:
- 9 Volvo B9TL 12m (8 AVBWU, 1 AVG)
- 4 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU)
- 1 BYD B12A 12m (BEB)
As this route passes through the Low Emission Zone for Franchised Buses, vehicles on this route must meet Euro V emission standards or above unless under special vehicle dispatchment changes.
| List of buses on Route 1 | |||
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| Fleet number | License plate | Vehicle manufacturer | Remarks |
| AVBWU30 | PJ9589 | Kowloon Bay Depot (K) | |
| AVBWU132 | PX5152 | ||
| AVBWU225 | RE1213 | ||
| AVBWU252 | RJ2681 | ||
| AVBWU253 | RJ2733 | ||
| AVBWU395 | TF6492 | ||
| AVBWU401 | TG6248 | ||
| AVBWU413 | TL8231 | ||
| ATENU287 | ST5059 | ||
| ATENU290 | ST5670 | ||
| ATENU555 | TL4692 | ||
| ATENU869 | TW4803 | ||
| AVG1 | VS9188 | Demonstrator bus | |
| BEB2 | XY3143 | ||
The above list of scheduled buses are as of August 2023, forwarded from hk2007.buscess website (Chinese only). The above buses might not be listed according to running orders.
The related content is for reference only and will be updated according to fleet changes (check update list). To check scheduled bus changes, refer to detailed information on hk2007.buscess website.2823
Bus Deployment Evolution History[]
| Bus Deployment Evolution History of KMB Route 1 |
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In 17 April 1949, double-decker buses were introduced on this route. Prior to 25 May 1987, due to the limitation of the left-turning bendd at Boundary Street, this route could only be served by buses of 10.6 metres or less, and was therefore served by Daimler Fleetline (D), Dennis Jubilant (N), and Leyland Olympian 9.7m (BL), and in 1987, after the change of routing, it was served by 11-metre three-axle buses, with Leyland Olympian (S3BL), Dennis Dragon (S3N) as the main vehicles. In addition, Dennis Dominator (DM[42]) also served on this route. In 1992, air-conditioned buses joined this route, using mainly Leyland Olympian 11m (AL), and in 1995, Volvo Olympian 11m (AV). In the 21st century, low-floor service was introduced with Dennis Trident 12m (ATR, with Duple Metsec body), which was replaced by Volvo Super Olympian 12m (3ASV, withdrawn) as low-floor service in 2001, and Enviro500 12m (ATE, withdrawn) in 2003, which was used for the whole route after the change to fully air-conditioned service in 2008. In the same year, Volvo B9TL (AVBE) and Volvo Super Olympian (AVW) were introduced. In order to comply with the government's tightening of the Low Emission Zone standards, the original Enviro500 12m (ATEU) of Route 1A and Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU) originally from Route 13X were deployed to this route in 2014-2015. In September of the same year, the then newly registered Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) was added to the fleet. Starting from September 2020, Enviro500 MMCs (95XX) seconded from Long Win Bus (LWB) were allowed to operate on this route and in December, two Enviro500 MMC (95XX, withdrawn) scheduled buses were added to replace some Volvo B9TLs (AVBWU). In February 2021, in response to the introduction of the diversified electronic payment system (e-payment system) on this route, the buses of this route were standardised to Enviro500 MMC (ATENU), which had all been retrofitted with the diversified electronic payment system, and Volvo B9TL (AVBWU), which had already been retrofitted with the relevant system, joined this route one by one starting from June of the following year. Starting from 4 June 2022, BYD B12A 12M (BEB) single-decker electric buses were introduced to this route to collect data on the driving performance of electric buses and to test the performance of this vehicle model on busy corridors and sloped roads, and were added to the route 13 days later. [43] In December 2022, a Gemilang-bodied Volvo B9TL demonstrator bus (AVG1/VS9188) joined this route. |
Routing[]
To Star Ferry[]
To Star Ferry: The distance of this route is approx. 8.8km, and the journey time is approximately 65mins. (The average speed is 8.1km/h.)
Open Route Map and Stop Layouts on OpenStreetMap:
Via: Chuk Yuen Road, Ma Chai Hang Road, Bridge, Fung Mo Street, Tung Tau Tsuen Road, Junction Road, Prince Edward Road West, Nathan Road, and Salisbury Road
| Kowloon Motor Bus Route 1 (Chuk Yuen Estate→Star Ferry) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Chuk Yuen | Chuk Yuen Estate Bus Terminus | ||
| 2 | Chuk Yuen Road | Rainbow Primary School | ||
| 3 | Ma Chai Hang Road | Ma Chai Hang Recreation Ground | ||
| 4 | Lok Fu | Fung Mo Street | Morse Park | |
| 5 | Morse Park Sports Centre | |||
| 6 | Tung Tau Estate | Tung Tau Tsuen Road | Wai Tung House | |
| 7 | Ying Tung House | |||
| 8 | Kowloon City | Kowloon Walled City Park | ||
| 9 | Junction Road | Carpenter Road | ||
| 10 | Prince Edward Road West | |||
| 11 | Ma Tau Wai | Prince Edward Road West | La Salle Road | |
| 12 | Earl Street | |||
| 13 | Ho Man Tin | Knight Street | ||
| 14 | Diocesan Boys' School | |||
| 15 | Mong Kok | Heep Woh Primary School  |
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| 16 | Prince Edward Station |
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| 17 | Nathan Road | Nelson Street Mong Kok (S16) |
End of Section Fare | |
| 18 | Soy Street Mong Kok (S24) | |||
| 19 | Yau Ma Tei | Wing Sing Lane Yau Ma Tei (S33) |
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| 20 | Jordan | Cheong Lok Street Yau Ma Tei (S43) | ||
| 21 | Tak Shing Street Tsim Sha Tsui (S46) |
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| 22 | Tsim Sha Tsui | Cameron Road (S51) |
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| 23 | Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Middle Road (S53) |
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| 24 | Salisbury Road | Hong Kong Cultural Centre | ||
| 25 | Star Ferry | |||
To Chuk Yuen Estate[]
To Chuk Yuen Estate: The distance of this route is approx. 9.5km, and the journey time is approximately 65mins. (The average speed is 8.8km/h.)
Open Route Map and Stop Layouts on OpenStreetMap:
Via: Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Argyle Street, Reclamation Street, Mong Kok Road, Sai Yee Street, Prince Edward Road West, Tung Choi Street, Boundary Street, Grampian Road, Dumbarton Road, Junction Road, Tung Tau Tsuen Road, Fung Mo Street, Bridge, Ma Chai Hang Road, and Chuk Yuen Road
| Kowloon Motor Bus Route 1 (Star Ferry→Chuk Yuen邨) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsim Sha Tsui | Star Ferry | ||
| 2 | Nathan Road | Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Middle Road (N3) |
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| 3 | Kimberley Road (N12) | |||
| 4 | Jordan | Bowring Street Yau Ma Tei (N22) |
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| 5 | Yau Ma Tei | Kowloon Central Post Office (N36) | ||
| 6 | Man Ming Lane Yau Ma Tei (N40) |
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| 7 | Mong Kok | Changsha Street Mong Kok (N52) | ||
| 8 | Nelson Street Mong Kok (N65) |
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| 9 | Sai Yee Street | HK & KLN Chiu Chow School | Section fare begins here | |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth School | |||
| 11 | Tung Choi Street | Prince Edward Station |
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| 12 | Yau Yat Chuen | Boundary Street | Fa Hui Park | |
| 13 | Kowloon Tong | Caritas Dormitory Prince Edward | ||
| 14 | La Salle Primary School | |||
| 15 | St. Teresa's Hospital | |||
| 16 | Grampian Road | Nga Tsin Wai Road | ||
| 17 | Dumbarton Road | |||
| 18 | Tung Tau Estate | Tung Tau Tsuen Road | Kowloon Walled City Park | |
| 19 | Mei Tung House | |||
| 20 | Morse Park Open-Air Theatre | |||
| 21 | Lok Fu | Fung Mo Street | Hong Keung Court | |
| 22 | Wang Yip House | |||
| 23 | Chuk Yuen | Ma Chai Hang Road | Tin Wang Court | |
| 24 | Chuk Yuen Road | Rainbow Primary School | ||
| 25 | Chuk Yuen Estate Bus Terminus | |||
Related Incidents[]
Buses On Fire[]
- 15 January 1957: At 2:40 pm, a Daimler CVG (D20/4225) was preparing to depart from opposite of the Prince Edward Road Catholic Church when someone noticed that there was smoke coming from the front of the bus, and no one was injured.[41]
- 9 March, 1976: At about 2 p.m., a Daimler Fleetline (D788/BJ4808) bound for Star Ferry departed from Lok Fu shortly after the passenger on the upper deck saw a fire at the rear of the bus, so he notified the bus captain, who evacuated the passengers and no one was injured.[42]
June 1967 Riots[]
- 12 May 1967: At 3:45p.m., an AEC Regent Type 5 "Big Buffalo" (A79/AD4871) double-decker bus passed by Tung Tau Tsuen Road in Wong Tai Sin was set on fire by leftist thugs, and all the glass windows and doors of the car were destroyed by the thugs.[43]
- 11 July 1967: At 5:45p.m., leftist thugs attacked a Daimler Type B (D207/4672) bound for Kowloon City near the headquarters of the Salvation Army (now Kowloon Building) on Nathan Road, and someone witnessed a young thug throwing a cardboard box containing inflammatory leaflets and live snakes into the compartment from the stairway. The driver evacuated the passengers and the bus was driven to Yau Ma Tei Police Station to report the incident. No one was injured in the incident.[44]
Traffic Accidents[]
- 4 November 1969: At about 12 noon, a Damiler CVG (D243/HK4484) heading towards Star Ferry Pier was driving to Nathan Road No. 48 hit the branch of a tree near Austin Road. No one was injured.[45][46]
- June 10, 1974: At 9:30 in the morning, a Daimler E (D351/AD7293) heading towards Heng Lam Street Rest Garden at the junction of Junction Road was travelling on Nathan Road near Haiphong Road when it crashed into three big trees on the roadside. Half of the roof on the left side of the upper floor was cut off and 2 people were injured.[47]
- 28 July 1977: A Daimler Fleetline (D705/BJ4805) heading towards Wang Tau Hom was encountered by a walking car when it was about to turn right at the junction of Junction Road and Tung Tau Tsuen Road A Daimler A (D1/4201) on Route 12B blocked the road and hit a passenger truck; one of the buses was shovelled onto the safety island due to the force of the collision, knocking down a woman. In the incident, the driver and passengers on the bus, as well as a passerby, were injured, and the woman died after being sent to the hospital.[48][49][50]
- 12 April 1987: At about 1:00p.m., a man was hit by a Daimler Fleetline (D786/BJ4806) heading towards Star Ferry at the junction of Junction Road and Nga Tsin Wai Road. He was dragged for more than ten feet before the bus stopped. The bus axle crushed his head and he died on the spot. [51]
- 19 November 1987: At 00:50 in the morning, a Leyland Olympian (S3BL85/DM608) heading towards Lok Fu drove to Embankment Road and prepared to turn right to Boundary Street when it lost control and shovelled onto the sidewalk, first hitting a lamppost and an iron fence, and then collapsing a ten-foot by eight-foot wall outside St. Rosa's School. The front of the bus was seriously damaged and 6 people were injured.[52]
- 24 April 1994: At 2:15 p.m., a Star Ferry-bound Leyland Olympian (S3BL212/DT5367) failed to retract its brakes when it came to a stop at No. 524, Nathan Road, and the left roof of the bus hit a plastic signboard which was under demolition belonging to a beauty centre at Kiu Kong Mansion and travelled for 50 metres before coming to a stop; the signboard was scattered everywhere and the glass of the upper deck of the bus was shattered on the right side, and three passengers seated in the left row were then cut and injured in the face by debris. Three passengers seated in the left row of the bus were then cut in the face by the fragments.[53][54][55]
Passenger and bus captain incidents[]
- 5 February 1980: At about 8 pm, when a Daimler Fleetline (D782/BJ4802) turned right into Salisbury Road on Nathan Road when there was a sudden explosion in the upper deck. The bus captain initially thought there was a tire blowout, but then the passengers on the upper deck shouted for help and went upstairs to check and found a large hole in the rear floor of the upper deck and the bus captain called the police for help after arriving at Star Ferry. Two passengers were injured in the accident. [56]
- 28 December 1986: At about 3 p.m., a 38-year-old man surnamed Yuen exposed his reproductive organ to a 21-year-old girl surnamed Cheung on the upper floor of a Daimler Fleetline (D793/BJ6926). After the bus arrived at Chuk Yuen Estate, Yuen tried to get off the bus and ran away, but was chased and captured by several bus captains at the bus stop. Eventually, the police took Yuan to the police station and charged him with indecent conduct in public places.[57]
- 7 March 2010: At about 9 p.m., a bus captain suspected of suffering from epilepsy drove an Enviro500 heading towards Chuk Yuen Estate (ATE38／LB6785) suddenly fell into coma while stopping at Outside Mong Kok Police Station on Tung Choi Street. Passengers called the police and sent him to the hospital.[58][59]
Service disruptions[]
- 5 May 1992: In the evening, a gunfight broke out at Mong Kok Rui Hing Mahjong Lodge. A Leyland Olympian (S3BL175/DR622) heading towards Chuk Yuen Estate was stopped in Shanghai Street and was detained by the police because they suspected gangsters had boarded the bus on this route, and the passengers were checked one by one. The entire robbery resulted in two deaths and 19 injuries.[60]
- 29 September 2014: During the "Umbrella Revolution", a Dennis Trident heading towards Chuk Yuen Estate (ATR468/HT7555) was surrounded by demonstrators on Nathan Road. During the period, the bus was plastered with many slogans to express their demands. The bus finally drove away during the chaos on the afternoon of 3 October.[61]
Free Rides[]
- 1 July 2022: Sponsored by Sinovac Holdings (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., passengers on that day can ride this route for free unlimited times throughout the day.[62]
- 6 November 2022: Sponsored by Anle Film Company, the production company of the Hong Kong movie Table for Six, passengers on that day can ride this route for free unlimited times throughout the day.[63]
Gallery[]
Dennis Dragon (S3N) is the last non-air-conditioned model on Route 1 before full air-conditioning
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Enviro500 (ATE) used to be the main vehicle of Route 1
Volvo B9TLs (AVBWU) was once the main vehicle of Route 1
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
KMB Route 1 (Edit)
Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
- KMB Route 1A
- KMB Route 1A (1st generation) (Cancelled)
References[]
- ↑ "New Bus Service — For Benefit of Kowloon Tong", "The Hongkong Telegraph", 2 May 1927.
- ↑ "Kowloon's Improved Bus Service", "Hong Kong Daily Press", 3 May 1927.
- ↑ "New Bus Route — For The Ferry to Kowloon Tong", The Hong Kong Telegraph", 20 May 1927.
- ↑ ""街坊汽車往九龍塘之新訂時間" (New scheduled time for neighbourhood buses to Kowloon Tong), The Hong Kong Kung Sheung Daily News, 21 May 1927.
- ↑ "K.R.A. Meeting — Bus Service for Kowloon Tong", The China Mail, 17 June 1927.
- ↑ "New Bus Routes — Three Schedule Drawn up by Police", The Hongkong Telegraph, 4 February 1928.
- ↑ Government Records Office: HKRS170-1-739
- ↑ 徵用巴士搭客擠擁 (Buses acquired by government, passengers crowded on buses ), The Hong Kong Kung Sheung Daily News, 9 December 1941.
- ↑ Checking the pre-war suspension date of KMB, the government file HKRS170-1-739, in which the government requires KMB to pay the pre-war franchise tax, the date is up to 9 December 1941, so this is the last day of operation of the bus company.
- ↑ Cheng Po-hung, 香江冷月——日據及前後的香港 (The Cold Days of Hong Kong - Hong Kong before and after the occupation of Japan)(Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, 2020), p.216
- ↑ Cheng Po-hung, 香江冷月——日據及前後的香港 (The Cold Days of Hong Kong - Hong Kong before and after the occupation of Japan)(Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, 2020), p.218
- ↑ "自動車運送客貨 今日行新辦法" (New measures on goods and passenger vehicle services to be adopted today), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 1 October 1942.
- ↑ Cheng Po-hung, 香江冷月——日據及前後的香港 (The Cold Days of Hong Kong - Hong Kong before and after the occupation of Japan)(Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, 2020), p.218-219
- ↑ Cheng Po-hung, 香江冷月——日據及前後的香港 (The Cold Days of Hong Kong - Hong Kong before and after the occupation of Japan)(Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, 2020), p.220
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Cheng Po-hung, 香江冷月——日據及前後的香港 (The Cold Days of Hong Kong - Hong Kong before and after the occupation of Japan)(Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, 2020), p.221
- ↑ Cheng Po-hung, 香江冷月——日據及前後的香港 (The Cold Days of Hong Kong - Hong Kong before and after the occupation of Japan)(Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, 2020), p.222
- ↑ "港九公共車暫未能增加" (Public buses in Hong Kong and Kowloon yet to be resumed), The Hong Kong Kung Sheung Daily News, 8 February 1946.
- ↑ See "九龍公共汽車交通難望改進" (Kowloon bus traffic unlikely to improve), The Hong Kong Kung Sheung Daily News, 26 February 1946. Although the article does not record when the operation would be resumed, the newspaper announced that the vehicle fuel service would be fully provided one day earlier, so it should not be earlier than the date when the operation would be resumed, so this day should be the date of resumption.
- ↑ "九龍貨車卅輛今晨正式分路載客 由巴士公司分配行走各線" (Thirty trucks in Kowloon officially entered service this morning, assigned by the bus company to operate on various routes), The Hong Kong Kung Sheung Daily News, 11 September 1946.
- ↑ "九龍各線巴士 延長行車時間" (Kowloon bus routes extend operating hours), The Hong Kong Kung Sheung Daily News, 2 June 1947.
- ↑ "港九居民備忘錄之一 公共車行走路線" (Memorandum for Hong Kong and Kowloon Residents: Public Bus Routes), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 26 August 1947.
- ↑ "九龍巴士在九龍城 建龐大停車場" (KMB builds huge parking area in Kowloon City), The Kung Sheung Daily Evening News, 23 February 1951.
- ↑ "九龍巴士公司 調整各線車站" (KMB adjusts stops on various routes), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 3 September 1952.
- ↑ "九龍巴士 今日起增闢五號Ｂ新線 由尖沙咀碼頭經碼頭園道至九龍城碼頭 另將一號、六號Ｃ、十二號Ａ三線調整" (KMB to launch Route 5B today from Star Ferry via Ma Tau Wai Road to Kowloon City Ferry; Routes 1, 6C and 12A also adjusted), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 22 October 1958.
- ↑ "九巴半直通車明日試辦" (KMB semi-express service will be trialled tomorrow), Ta Kung Pao, 8 April 1962.
- ↑ "九巴四線利便修路 今晨起改道行車 晨加開五號Ａ輔助綫疏導" (Four KMB routes to be rerouted to facilitate road construction this morning, and Route 5A auxillary route to enhance service to alleviate passenger crowds), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 20 July 1969.
- ↑ "疏導太子道至荔枝角道交通 興建一條高架道路" (A new viaduct to be built to allieviate traffic from Prince Edward Road to Lai Chi Kok Road), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 12 March 1974.
- ↑ "基堤道勵德街交通改道" (Traffic diversion at Embankment Road and Knight Street), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 11 December 1975.
- ↑ "九巴三十路綫 明日開始改道" (KMB Route 30 to be rerouted tomorrow), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 2 March 1976.
- ↑ Hong Kong Government, "Central Kowloon bus service to undergo major reorganisation next month" [Press Release], 23 June 1976.
- ↑ "彌敦道一段復雙程行車 週二大改道" (Two-way traffic on a section of Nathan Road resumed on Tuesday), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 21 September 1980.
- ↑ Transport Department Announcement: "Traffic measures and bus diversions on Nathan Road", published in Wah Kiu Yat Po, 9 December 1980.
- ↑ 廿年前 九巴1號線通告三份 (Three KMB Route 1 Notices 20 years ago), hkitalk.net, contains the announcement issued by KMB on the extension of Route 1 to Chuk Yuen Estate.
- ↑ "八十七A及八十七B 九巴兩線將加班 元朗七十三號小巴延路線" (KMB Routes 87A and 87B to enhance headways, GMB Route 73 in Yuen Long to extend routing), Ta Kung Pao, 23 May 1987.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "擴闊天星渡輪碼頭巴士總站行人道" [News Bulletin], 18 October 2001.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "油麻地彌敦道巴士站的新安排" [News Release].
- ↑ 巴士新聞 - 2008年12月 (Bus News - December 2008), bustop.info
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry service introduced to 146 routes covering more than half KMB and Long Win Routes" [News Release], 26 June 2015.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "9 Service Upgrade" [Promotion Leaflet], February 2018.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "1 Extension of Service Hours" [Passenger Notice], 20 November 2018.
- ↑ "太子道天主教堂前 雙層巴士火燭 車頭冒火幸被迅速撲滅" (Double-decker bus caught fire before Catholic Church on Prince Edward Road, fire emitted from front end; luckily fires extinguished at express speed), Ta Kung Pao, 16 January 1957.
- ↑ "雙層巴士着火焚燒 全部乘客及時逃生" (Double-decker bus caught fire, all passengers escaped in time), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 10 March 1976.
- ↑ "新蒲崗左派騷動變本加厲 入屋搶掠燒巴士 聚集人群達五千" (Leftist riots in San Po Kong intensified: Houses were broken into, looted, and buses burned; crowds gathered reached 5000), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 13 May 1967.
- ↑ "暴徒採用恐怖手段 活蛇擲入巴士車廂" (Thugs used terrorist tactics to throw live snakes into the bus compartment), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 12 July 1967.
- ↑ "近日車禍多昨又有卅九宗 小巴房車相撞 人仆車翻四人受傷 雙層巴士撞樹乘客虛驚" (TMultiple car accidents in recent days, 39 more were reported yesterday: Minibus and an RV collided, 4 injured when RV rolled over; Double-decker bus hit a tree and passengers horrified" Ta Kung Pao, 5 November 1969.
- ↑ "彌敦道雙層巴士 撞樹大幸無損傷" (Double-decker bus on Nathan Road hit a tree, none injured), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 5 November 1969.
- ↑ "尖沙咀巴士又發生撞大樹 雙層巴士車頂被毀 乘客稀少僅兩人" (Bus collided with a tree again in TST, roof of the double-decker bus destroyed, however only two passengers onboard", The Kung Sheung Daily News, 11 June 1974.
- ↑ "東頭村大巴小巴三相撞 釀成一死三傷 安全島上過路老婦壓車底慘死" (Three buses and minibuses collided in Tung Tau Estate, resulting in one death and three injuries; an old woman passing crushed under bus on the safety island and died tragically), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 29 July 1977.
- ↑ "兩輛雙層巴士相撞 釀成一死三傷慘劇 (Two double-decker buses collided, causing one death and three injuries), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 29 July 1977.
- ↑ "九龍城發生嚴重車禍 巴士相撞殃及途人 一過路老婦被捲入車底當場慘死" (A serious car accident occurred in Kowloon City: Bus collided and a passerby was injured; an old woman was dragged under the bus and died tragically on the spot), "Ta Kung Pao", 29 July 1977.
- ↑ "九龍城一名過路男子 被巴士撞倒拖行輾死 油蔴地兩車相撞兩男女重傷" (A man passing by in Kowloon City was hit by a bus and dragged to death; man and woman seriously injured in a two-car collision in Yau Ma Tei), Ta Kung Pao, 13 April 1987.
- ↑ "巴士撞圍牆車上六人傷" (Six people injured when the bus hit the wall), Ta Kung Pao, 20 November 1987.
- ↑ "巴士撞着拆卸中招牌" (Bus hits a sign being dismantled), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 25 April 1994. The text misplaced the number of injuries as four.
- ↑ "滿載乘客雙層巴士 撞及拆卸巨型招牌 上層三女一男遭膠片濺傷" (Double-decker bus full of passengers hit a large-sized signboard being demolished; 3 men and 1 women on upper deck injured by plastic fragments), Sing Pao, 25 April 1994.
- ↑ "巴士撞拆卸中招牌 碎片飛濺傷乘客" (Bus hit a signboard being demolished, fragments injured passengers), Ming Pao,25 April 1994.
- ↑ "昨晚在半島酒店對開處行駛中 巴士上層突神秘爆炸 地板洞穿兩男女受傷 事件嚴重疑屬人為 警方凌晨仍在調查" (Mysterious explosion occurred on the upper deck of the bus while travelling outside the Peninsula Hotel last night, floor pierced and 2 injured: Incident serious and suspected to be man-made, police still investigating), Ta Kung Pao, 6 February 1980.
- ↑ "色情狂男子巴士上層露械被擒" (Pornmaniac arrested for exposing reproductive organs on bus), "Overseas Chinese Daily", 29 December 1986.
- ↑ "疑羊癇症病發 車長埋站昏迷" (Suspected epilepsy occurred: bus captain fell into coma at the stop), Oriental Daily News, 8 March 2010.
- ↑ "九巴車長埋站暈倒送院" (KMB bus captain collapsed at the station and sent to hospital), Apple Daily, 8 March 2010.
- ↑ 旺角麻雀館劫案騎劫巴士(6/5/1992) (Mong Kok Mahjong House Robbery and Bus Robbery (6/5/1992)), YouTube.
- ↑ "【佔領旺角】反佔中襲集會者 司機趁機駛走巴士" (Anti-occupy protesters attacked protesters and bus captain took opportunity to drive away the bus), Apple Daily Breaking News, 3 October 2014.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "Free rides on Route 1 offered by Sinovac on HKSAR Establishment Day" [News Release], 27 June 2022.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "《飯戲攻心》贊助周日任搭九巴1及108號線 帶香港人「打開門、走出去」" (Free rides on Routes 1 and 108 sponsored by "Table for Six" Bringing Hongkongers to go out) [News Release], 31 October 2022.
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