KMB Route 15

AVBWU564 on Route 15 was passing through Prince Edward Road East
Route information
Terminus	Ping Tin ↔ Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) ●
via	Kwun Tong, San Po Kong, Ma Tau Wai, To Kwa Wan
Distance	12.8km
Travelling time	71mins
Commencement date	24 February 1968
Operational information
Current operator	KMB
Current depot	Kowloon Bay Depot (K), Tuen Mun Depot (U)
Main Vehicle	AVBWU, E5T
Fare information
Full fare	$7.8
No. of section fare(s)	To Hung Hom: 1 To Ping Tin: 2
Service hours
Origin service time	05:30 - 23:45
Destination service time	06:10 - 00:30
Headway	12-30mins

The Kowloon Urban Bus Route 15 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Ping Tin and Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road), via MTR Lam Tin Station, Kwun Tong Town Centre, Kowloon Bay (Kwun Tong Road), San Po Kong (Prince Edward Road East), Ma Tau Wai (Upper Ma Tau Wai Road) and To Kwa Wan.

History

Initial commencement

• 24 February 1968: Route 15 entered service, running between Ham Tin (now Lam Tin (North) and Hung Hom Ferry, which was classified as an "semi-direct route" together with routes 13D and 14 without making any stops between Kowloon City Roundabout and Lai Yip Street.
• 1 July 1970: All section fares were cancelled with the full fare also lowered.
• 8 August 1982: The semi-direct arrangement was cancelled with stops added en-route.
• 26 September 1982: To tie in with the implementation of "Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan Public Transport Priority Scheme Phase II", traffic from westbound Wuhu Street can no longer turn left to Gillies Avenue South, and journeys towards Hung Hom Ferry were detoured via Taku Street, Bulkeley Street, Ming On Street and Baker Street to Gillies Avenue South.
• 17 March 1991: The Hung Hom Ferry terminus was relocated to the new terminus located off Block 9, Whampoa Garden to facilitate the relocation of the ferry pier. As the travelling distance after the terminus relocation just exceeded the 12km limit in the Scale of Fares, the full fare was also raised from $2.0 to $2.1 on the same day onwards.
• 31 March 1991: A new section fare from Kwun Tong Town Centre to Lam Tin was introduced.
• 1 March 1992: A new section fare from Ming On Street to Hung Hom Ferry was introduced.
• 16 May 1996: Air-conditioned bus service was introduced.
• 1 December 1997: A new section fare from Kowloon Bay MTR Station to Lam Tin was introduced.
• 1999: Multiple diversions were implemented with the Hung Hom Bay reclamation project:
  • 14 June: Rerouted via Wah Shun Street, Hung Luen Road (westbound), roundabout, Hung Luen Road (eastbound), Hung Lok Road and Hung Lai Road towards Hung Hom South Road for Lok Fu direction, no longer passing through the temporary access road outside Hung Hom Ferry Pier.
  • 24 July: Rerouted via Hung Luen Road underpass to access Hung Hom South Road directly for both directions.

After the millennium

• 5 November 2000: Rerouted via Kwun Tong Road Underpass for China Ferry Terminal direction, with the stop at Kwun Tong MTR Station being cancelled.
• 27 January 2002: A new Octopus interchange concession with Route 2A was introduced.
• 18 February 2002: Detoured via Ping Tin Street before returning to the Lam Tin terminus, with new stops added at "Ping Chun House" and "Ping Shun House" stop.
• 19 October 2002: New interchange concessions with routes 6C and 6F were introduced.
• December 2002: A new stop was added at "Ping Tin Street" stop on Ping Tin Street.
• 6 July 2003: Lam Tin terminus was relocated tom Ping Tin with the opening of Ping Tin Public Transport Interchange, with the stops at "Ping Shun House" and "Ping Tin Street" stops being cancelled.
• 10 August 2003: New stops were added at "Choi Hung Estate" and "Tak Tin Shopping Centre" on Tak Tin Street for Ping Tin direction.
• 27 December 2004: Hung Hom bound journeys were rerouted to turn left directly from Bulkeley Street onto Gillies Avenue South and no longer detoured via Ming On Street and Baker Street; a new stop was added at "Bulkeley Street" to replace the "Ming On Street" stop on Ming On Street.
• 12 September 2005: The stop at "Mok Cheong Street" on Ma Tau Chung Road for China Ferry Terminal direction was cancelled and replaced by "San Shan Road" stop on Ma Tau Wai Road.
• 1 March 2008: Enhanced to full air-conditioned service.
• 5 September 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) Enquiry System was added to this route.
• 5 May 2018: Rerouted via Kwun Tong Road Underpass for Ping Tin direction with the stop at "Kwun Tong Station" being cancelled.
• 12 January 2019: Hung Hom terminus was relocated to Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) Public Transport Interchange and was rerouted via Hung Luen Road to access the new terminus for both directions, no longer passing through Wah Shun Street.
• 13 October 2019: The "Ting Fu Street Kwun Tong" stop on Kwun Tong Road for Ping Tin direction was cancelled.
• 27 September 2020: The "Ma Hang Chung Road" stop on Ma Tau Wai Road for Hung Hom direction was cancelled and replaced by "Sheung Heung Road" stop instead.
• 13 December 2020: With the completion of repositioning works at Ma Tau Wai Road, "Tin Kwong Road To Kwa Wan" stop for Ping Tin was cancelled and replaced by "Sheung Heung Road To Kwa Wan" stop instead.
• 17 October 2022: The first buses from Ping Tin and Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) on Sundays and Public Holidays were advanced to 05:30 and 06:10, in line with the weekday schedule.
• 18 August 2024: The "Lam Tin Station " stop located inside Lam Tin Public Transport Interchange was relocated to Lei Yue Mun Road.

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 4/2024, see here for the referenced link

From Ping Tin Service hours Headways (mins) Mondays to Fridays 05:30 - 05:50 20 05:50 - 18:05 15 18:05 - 20:05 20 20:05 - 21:45 25 21:45 - 23:45 30 Saturdays 05:30 - 06:50 20 06:50 - 16:50 15 16:50 - 17:50 12 17:50 - 18:50 20 18:50 - 19:50 15 19:50 - 20:50 20 20:50 - 23:45 25 Sundays and Public Holidays 05:30 - 09:10 20 09:10 - 10:10 15 10:10 - 11:10 20 11:10 - 18:10 15 18:10 - 19:10 20 19:10 - 21:15 25 21:15 - 23:45 30

From Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) Service hours Headways (mins) Mondays to Fridays 06:10 - 07:50 20 07:50 - 08:05 15 08:05 - 10:45 20 10:45 - 18:00 15 18:00 - 21:00 20 21:00 - 23:30 25 23:30 - 00:30 30 Saturdays 06:10 - 12:10 20 12:10 - 15:40 15 15:40 - 17:40 12 17:40 - 19:55 15 19:55 - 22:35 20 22:35 - 23:00 25 23:00 - 00:30 30 Sundays and Public Holidays 06:10 - 09:30 25 09:30 - 11:30 20 11:30 - 16:00 15 16:00 - 17:00 12 17:00 - 18:00 15 18:00 - 21:20 20 21:20 - 23:00 25 23:00 - 00:30 30

Detailed timetable
KMB Route 15/Detailed timetable

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Fares

Journey/boarding stop	Air-conditioned fare
Full fare	$7.8
Section fares (to Hung Hom)
From Bulkeley Street	$6.3
Section fares (to Ping Tin)
From Kowloon Bay Station (East Kowloon Cultural Centre)	$6.7
From Kwun Tong BBI - Kwun Tong Town Centre	$5.2

Fare Remarks

Half-fare for children aged below 12 and senior citizens aged 65 or above; the remainder of the fare after half-fare will be counted as 10 cents. Elderly persons aged 65 or above using Senior Octopus Cards or Personalised Octopus cards, Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 using JoyYou Card, and eligible persons with disabilities using Personalised Octopus cards with "Persons with Disabilities Status" can enjoy a flat fare of $2.0 per journey under the $2 Concessionary Fare. If the concessionary fare for eligible persons with disabilities aged below 12 and senior citizens aged 65 or above is less than $2.0 after a 50% discount from the regular fare, the beneficiary is only required to pay the original concessionary fare; if the original full fare for Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 or eligible persons with disabilities is already less than $2.0, the beneficiary is also only required to pay the original full fare. Passengers are required to tender exact fare by cash or by Octopus card when boarding. No exact change will be given. Passengers can also pay their fares through a variety of electronic payment tools (e-payment system), including using contactless VISA, JCB Card, MasterCard, UnionPay, American Express, Discover Card, Diners Club International Credit Card, UnionPay Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, AlipayHK "EasyGo" and UnionPay "QuickPass", BoC Pay "Ride Code" and WeChat Pay HK or WeChat "Ride Code". Passengers using this payment method are not eligible for the interchange concessions with non-KMB/LWB routes, nor are they eligible for the "Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme" and "Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities".

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 15 Interchange Concession Scheme

Kowloon City BBI Interchange Concessions

Template:Kowloon City BBI Interchange Concessions

LWB Airbus Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme

LWB Airport Routes, AsiaWorld-Expo Special Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme
1st leg	Direction	2nd leg	Direction	Discount for 2nd leg	Time limit
X33, X36, X40, X43, X47	To Urban	KMB solely-operated routes	Unlimited	Positive difference between the fare payable for the 2nd leg minus the fare paid for the 1st leg Free if the difference is in negative number	150mins
A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X					120mins
KMB Solely-operated routes	Any	A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X	to Airport
Note: Passengers are required to use the same Octopus card/credit card or the same mobile payment tool account (KMB/LWB "e-payment system") to enjoy the interchange discount. Passengers can enjoy the above interchange discount at any bus stop where they can connect to a second route. KMB journeys are not applicable to tourist routes (i.e. R-tail routes), unconventional special routes, racecourse routes and MTR Feeder Bus routes. Passengers heading towards the urban area will not be able to enjoy the "Inter-route Interchange Discount" on the KMB route immediately after interchange after enjoying this interchange discount. Airport-bound passengers who enjoy the "KMB Inter-route Transfer Concession" between the first and second journeys may still enjoy the interchange discount on the third immediately following the LWB route A at $6.0 or the second KMB route minus the concession fare, whichever is lower; if the second KMB route is a free interchange (including free journeys with KMB Monthly Pass) or the first two journeys are both If the second KMB route is a free interchange (including free journeys with KMB Monthly Pass) or the first two journeys are both KMB routes with interchange concessions, the interchange concession will not be offered. Routes R8, S64 series, Long Win Bus Lantau Link BBI, Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel bus routes and all interchange schemes with other companies cannot be used consecutively with this interchange concession. 50% discount for children under 12 years old; for passengers benefiting from the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities when interchanging from LWB A Routes to KMB, the KMB one-way fare is the lower of the discounted concessionary fare (or 50% discount in the case of elderly or eligible persons with disabilities under 12 years old) and $2.0, therefore some interchange combinations may not be available. When interchanging from KMB to LWB A Routes, passengers may get back the actual fare paid for the first journey (i.e. the lower of the original fare (50% discount for elderly or eligible persons with disabilities under 12 years old) and $2.0). ＊: For interchanging from KMB Route B1 (Tin Tsz direction) to LWB Route A43P ( Airport direction), the actual fare paid for the first journey will be refunded for the next journey, except that the interchange concession cannot be enjoyed for the first journey of Route B1, otherwise, only the normal (i.e. maximum $6.0) interchange concession will be offered; for interchange from LWB Route A43P (Luen Wo Hui direction) to KMB Route B1 (Lok Ma Chau direction), passengers will be offered a free interchange concession for the second journey, but no interchange discount will be offered for the first journey of route A43P and no other interchange concession will be offered for route B1 thereafter. This special concession is not applicable to other LWB A routes (including Routes A36, A37 and A43). Edit

Bus deployments

A total of 12 double-decker buses are assigned to this route as scheduled buses with the following model allocation:

• 11 Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU)
• 1 Enviro500 MMC 12m semi-luxury version (E5T)

Besides, buses on this route are required to order on routes 15X and 603, with order buses coming from routes 16, 88X and 603, mainly being Volvo B9TL (AVBWU).

List of buses on Route 15
Fleet no.	Plate no.	Depot
AVBWU226	RE1291	Kowloon Bay Depot (K)
AVBWU267	RJ6503
AVBWU286	RK3412
AVBWU294	SJ2536
AVBWU302	SL6972
AVBWU309	SP7655
AVBWU310	SP8148
AVBWU314	SP9802
AVBWU325	SW1707
AVBWU419	TN3992
AVBWU422	TN9652
E5T15	TJ5721

The above list of scheduled buses are as of September 2025, 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.2925

Bus deployment evolution history

Bus deployment evolution history of KMB Route 15

Routing

The distance of this route is approx. 12.8km, and the journey time is approximately 71mins. (The average speed is 10.8km/h.)

To Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road)

Via: On Tin Street, Ping Tin Street, On Tin Street, Chi Tin Street, Tak Tin Street, Kai Tin Road, Lei Yue Mun Road, Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong Road Underpass, Kwun Tong Road, Prince Edward Road East, Prince Edward Road West, Ma Tau Chung Road, Ma Tau Wai Road, Chi Kiang Street, To Kwa Wan Road, Ma Tau Wai Road, Wuhu Street, Taku Street, Bulkeley Street, Gillies Avenue South, Hung Hom South Road, underpass and Hung Luen Road

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 15 (Ping Tin → Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road))
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Lam Tin		Ping Tin
2		Chi Tin Street	Lam Tin (North)
3		Tak Tin Street	Kai Wong House
4		Kai Tin Road	Kai Tin Shopping Centre
5			SKH Kei Hau Secondary School
6		Lei Yue Mun Road	Lam Tin Station
7	Sai Tso Wan		Kwun Tong Law Courts
Kwun Tong Road Underpass
8	Kwun Tong Business Area	Kwun Tong Road	Kwun Tong BBI - Millennium City
9	Ngau Tau Kok		Ting Fu Street Kwun Tong
10			Hong Kong Institute of Construction - Kowloon Bay
11	Kowloon Bay		Telford Gardens
12			Kowloon Bay Station
13			Kai Tai Court
14		Prince Edward Road East	Richmond Gardens
15	San Po Kong		Rhythm Garden
16			The Latitude
17	Ma Tau Chung	Ma Tau Chung Road	Kowloon City BBI - Sung Wong Toi Park
18	Ma Tau Wai		Sung Wong Toi Road
19	To Kwa Wan	Ma Tau Wai Road	San Shan Road
20			To Kwa Wan Market
21			Hung Fook Street
22	Hung Hom		Bailey Street Hung Hom
23			Hok Yuen Street Hung Hom
24		Bulkeley Street	Bulkeley Street	Section fare begins here
25		Gillies Avenue South	Gillies Avenue South
26	Hung Hom Bay	Hung Hom South Road	Hung Hom South Road
27			Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) Bus Terminus

To Ping Tin

Via: Hung Luen Road, underpass, Hung Hom South Road, Hung Ling Street, Cheong Tung Road, Gillies Avenue South, Wuhu Street, Ma Tau Wai Road, San Lau Street, Chatham Road North, Ma Tau Wai Road, Ma Tau Chung Road, Prince Edward Road West, Prince Edward Road East, Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong Road Underpass, Kwun Tong Road, Lei Yue Mun Road, Kai Tin Road, Tak Tin Street and On Tin Street

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 15 (Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) → Ping Tin)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Hung Hom Bay		Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) Bus Terminus
2		Hung Hom South Road	Hung Hom South Road
3	Hung Hom	Gillies Avenue South	Gillies Avenue South
4		Ma Tau Wai Road	Ka Wai Chuen Hung Hom
5			Pak Kung Street
6	To Kwa Wan		Kiang Hsi Street
7			Sheung Heung Road
8	Ma Tau Wai		San Shan Road
9		Ma Tau Chung Road	Argyle Street Playground
10	Kowloon City	Prince Edward Road East	Kowloon City BBI - Regal Oriental Hotel
11	San Po Kong		King Tai Street
12	Choi Hung		Choi Hung Estate
13			Ping Shek Estate
14	Kowloon Bay	Kwun Tong Road	Kai Yip Estate
15	Ngau Tau Kok		Kowloon Bay Station (East Kowloon Cultural Centre)	Section fare begins here
16			Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate
17			Kwun Tong Road Sitting-out Area
18	Kwun Tong Town Centre		Millennium City
19			Kwun Tong BBI - Kwun Tong Town Centre	Section fare begins here
Kwun Tong Road Underpass
20	Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping)	Lei Yue Mun Road	Kwun Tong Swimming Pool
21	Lam Tin		Lam Tin Station
22		Kai Tin Road	Kei Hau Secondary School
23			Hong Tin Court
24			Kai Yan House
25		Tak Tin Street	Kai Tin Estate
26			Lam Tin Complex
27		On Tin Street	Ping Chun House
28			Ping Tin

Ridership

Route 15 provides trunk route services from Kwun Tong to Hung Hom. However, there are public light buses as well as routes 14, 101, A22 providing similar services, while there is also more direct route 15X during peak hours, all of which have thinned out the passenger base.

According to the Bus Route Planning Programmes and other documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:

• After the opening of Kwun Tong Line Extension: The average occupancy rate for the busiest half hour decreased from 88.4% in January to March 2016 to 73.2% in November, but was rebounded to 81.9% between January to February 2017.
• 2022: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 60%.
• 2025: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 55%.

Related events/incidents

Gallery

Route 15 was once operated by Volvo Olympian (3AV)

Route 15 was once mainly operated by Dennis Trident (ATR) buses

An Enviro500 (ATE) was operating on Route 15

More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:

KMB Route 15 (Edit)

Remarks

Related articles

• KMB Route 14
• KMB Route 14A (1st generation) (Cancelled)
• KMB Route 15X

References

External links

• KMB Official Route Information: 15 (Timetable approved by Transport Department)