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The Kowloon Urban Bus Route 16 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) and Mong Kok (Park Avenue), via Tak Tin Estate, Hing Tin Estate, Kwun Tong Town Centre, Kowloon Bay, San Po Kong (Prince Edward Road East), Kowloon City, Argyle Street, Mong Kok and Olympic Station.
Route 16 is one of the last four franchised bus routes upgraded to full air-conditioned service in Hong Kong,[Remark 1] and the last service of non-air-conditioned buses departing from Mong Kok (Park Avenue) at midnight on 9 May 2012 was the last non-air-conditioned bus departure in the history of Hong Kong franchised buses. For details, please refer to the article "Last service day of KMB non-air-conditioned buses".
History[]
- March 16, 1975: Route 16 was put into service. At that time, it ran between Lam Tin (North) and Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier, via Ho Man Tin.[1]
- 1 October 1975: Diverted via Argyle Street and no longer obvserved Yim Po Fong Street, Waterloo Road, Pui Ching Road, Fat Kwong Street, Sheung Shing Street, Tin Kwong Road, Ma Tau Wai Road and Ma Tau Chung Road, and services Ho Man Tin to/from Tai Kok Tsui and Kowloon East were replaced by Routes 18 and 17 respectively.[2]
- April 25th, 1978: In conjunction with the West Kowloon Corridor construction project, buses towards Lam Tin were diverted via Pok Man Street, Tai Kok Tsui Road, Cherry Street, Beech Street and Anchor Street.[3]
- 27 July, 1978: From 10:00 am onwards, after arriving Tai Kok Tsui Road, Lam Tin-bound buses were diverted to the unnamed new branch road (connecting Tai Kok Tsui Road near Pok Man Street intersection and Beech Street) and Beech Street to Cherry Street to cope with Tai Kok Tsui Road south of Pok Man Street being changed to northbound one-way road after the opening of the new slip road.[4]
- 16 September 1989: In response to the opening of the first phase of the Kwun Tong Bypass, after arriving Kai Tin Road, buses towards Tai Kok Tsui were diverted to Tseung Kwan O Road via the elevated road Take the slip road to Cha Kwo Ling Road.
- 11 October 1989: In order to cooperate with occupation of Hong Wah Court and Hing Tin Estate, buses were diverted to Lin Tak Road and Tak Tin Street in and out of Kai Tin Road.
- 26 August 1993: Terminus was moved from Lam Tin (North) to Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate), and the morning special departure from Lam Tin (North) to Tai Kok Tsui Ferry was introduced.
- 11 October 1993: Air-conditioned bus service was introduced on this route.
- 8 May 1995: Tai Kok Tsui Terminus was moved to Tai Kok Tsui Temporary Bus Terminus.
- 5 October 1995: In conjunction with the opening of the new road in the Tai Kok Tsui reclamation area, the terminus was accessed via the Cherry Street underpass and the roundabout outside the temporary terminus.
- 15 August 1999: Tai Kok Tsui terminus was relocated to Tai Kok Tsui (Island Harbourview) Public Transport Interchange on the ground floor of Island Harbourview.
After Millenium[]
- 9 July 2000: Tai Kok Tsui terminus was moved to Mong Kok (Park Avenue).
- 27 August 2000: Buses towards Mong Kok were detoured via Tai Kok Tsui Road with a new additional stop at Cherry Street near Olympic Station, whereas buses towards Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) were detoured via Olympic Station Public Transport Interchange.
- 27 January 2003: The morning special departure was changed to depart from Ping Tin.[5]
- April 30, 2012: Air-conditioned bus services were enhanced.[6]
- 9 May, 2012: Upgraded to full air-conditioned service, becoming the last fully air-conditioned franchised bus route in Hong Kong's history.[7]
- 5 September 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry System was introduced on this route.[8]
- 8 July, 2017: A new intermediate stop "Choi Hung Estate" was added towards Lam Tin.[9]
- 5 May 2018 : Buses towards Lam Tin were diverted via Kwun Tong Road underpass, with the "Kwun Tong Station" bus stop being cancelled. <ref>Transport Department HKSARG, "Adjustment of KMB Route 14 (Lei Yue Mun - China Ferry Terminal), Route 15 (Ping Tin - Hung Hom Ferry) and Route 16 (Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) - Mong Kok (Park Avenue)) towards Yau Tong/Lam Tin" [Traffic Advice], 19 April 2018.</ref>[10]
- 30 September 2019: Special departures from Ping Tin from Monday to Saturday were reduced from nine to eight.[11]
- 20 February 2021: The special departures from Ping Tin on Saturdays were reduced to four departures at 06:40, 07:20, 08:20 and 09:20.[12]
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 2/2021, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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Detailed Departure Timetable |
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KMB Route 16/Detailed Timetable |
- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
Journey/Boarding Stop | Air-conditioned Fare |
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Full Fare | $7.2 |
Section Fares (to Mong Kok) | |
from Rhythm Garden | |
Section Fares (to Lam Tin) | |
from Kowloon Bay Station | |
from Kwun Tong BBI - Kwum Tong Town Centre |
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 16 BBI Concession Scheme
Kowloon City BBI Interchange Concession Scheme[]
Template:Kowloon City BBI Interchange Concessions
Bus Deployments[]
Currently 22 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) buses were assigned as scheduled buses of this route, and orders from Routes 215X, 269C and 277X occassionally appear on this route, with the vehicles being Enviro500 MMC 12m and high-capacity version Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU).
List of buses on Route 16 | ||
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Fleet No. | Plate No. | Depot |
ATENU55 | SD6353 | Kowloon Bay Depot (K) |
ATENU58 | SD9063 | |
ATENU124 | SG9233 | |
ATENU132 | SH2502 | |
ATENU247 | SL9341 | |
ATENU277 | SR8700 | |
ATENU378 | TC7586 | |
ATENU426 | TE6523 | |
ATENU445 | TE9735 | |
ATENU556 | TL5001 | |
ATENU569 | TL9068 | |
ATENU571 | TM947 | |
ATENU590 | TM5868 | |
ATENU609 | TN683 | |
ATENU618 | TN2434 | |
ATENU630 | TN4735 | |
ATENU646 | TN7573 | |
ATENU648 | TN8617 | |
ATENU662 | TP2860 | |
ATENU717 | TR6156 | |
ATENU791 | TU2115 | |
ATENU800 | TU6383 |
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 16 |
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At the beginning of the operation of Route 16, Daimler/Leyland Fleetline (D) was used as the main vehicle. In the 1980s, it was replaced by Leyland Victory II (G), and after the extension to Kwong Tin Estate in 1993, it was replaced by three-axle buses, mainly Leyland Olympian 11m (S3BL, including S3BL185/DR3414, which was involved in a traffic accident in 1987 and had its front end re-installed with a smaller plate box). It was also served by Leyland Olympian9.6m (BL). When air-conditioned buses were added to the route in 1993, they were mainly Leyland Olympian11m (AL), and in 1994, they were replaced by Volvo Olympian 11m (AV). In the 21st century, low-floor service was introduced on this route with a Volvo Super Olympian12m (3ASV), and in 2004, Dennis Trident12m (ATR) joined this route, and a Wright-bodied Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBW54/MM3891) between 2006 and 2007, and Neoplan Centroliner 12m (AP, all withdrawn) in 2007; and in 2009, the non-air-conditioned buses were mainly replaced by the 非Air-conditioned Volvo Olympian11m (S3V) and Dennis Dragon11m (S3N), and the Volvo Olympian12m (3AV) were added to the route at the same time. As at 2011, there were still four scheduled non-air-conditioned buses on this route (two Volvo Olympian 11m S3V15/GK9063, S3V26/GL258 and two Dennis Dragon 11m S3N341/FZ6737, S3N363/GA5311), which was the route with largest number of non-air-conditioned buses at that time. One of them (S3V15) was affixed with a "Farewell KMB Non-Air-Conditioned Bus 2012" banner in late 2011, while the other scheduled non-air-conditioned bus (Dennis Dragon S3N363) was also affixed with a JR Team-produced non-air-conditioned bus banner, which was removed in April 2012, and the former was retired from service due to a broken-down vehicle that could not be repaired and was replaced by the same model from the former Route 3C (S3V11/GK8522). On 30 April 2012, the air-conditioned bus service of this route was enhanced and the original non-air-conditioned bus (S3V26) was replaced by the same type of air-conditioned bus (AV355/HN1877). On 7 May 2012, all non-air-conditioned buses of this route were replaced by Dennis Dragon (S3N363, S3N366/GA6072, formerly scheduled buses of Route 7M; S3N369/GA6324, formerly scheduled bus of Route 1A). Before this route was converted to fully air-conditioned service, it was at one time the last and only KMB route with more than one non-air-conditioned bus as scheduled buses, and as of the day before the full air-conditioning there were still three scheduled non-air-conditioned buses. On 9 May 2012, this route was converted to fully air-conditioned service and the three remaining non-air-conditioned buses (S3N363, S3N366, S3N369) were replaced by a Dennis Trident 12m double-decker air-conditioned bus (ATR86/HY8728, which has been redeployed to Route 38) originally on Route 26, and a Volvo Olympian 11m double-decker air-conditioned bus (AV475/HT4330, which has been redeployed to Route 11K) originally from Route 59A belonging to KMB Tuen Mun Depot and a Volvo Super Olympian 12-metre double-decker air-conditioned bus (3ASV101/JV2771) formerly on Route 5. A Volvo B9TL (AVBW6/MC2533) was used to test the new stop announcement system on this route between 22 September and 1 November 2012 after full air-conditioning. 2The year 2015 saw the addition of Enviro500 12m (ATE, withdrawn) and Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBE, withdrawn) buses to the service. By the end of April 2015, the vehicles were finally fully low-floorised. In order to comply with Low Emission Zone (LEZ) standards, two Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU159/SJ251, ATENU618/TN2434, both withdrawn) were added to this route in December 2015 running on the S03 and 50 running orders respectively to facilitate order shifts running on Routes 2A, 2X, 101 and 603 through the LEZ. The latter two running orders have been replaced by the SCR-equipped Volvo Super Olympian 12m (3ASV415/KR8423, withdrawn) and the Facelift-bodied Enviro500 MMC (ATENU988/UB8135, withdrawn) respectively. The Lai Chi Kok Depot (L) became responsible for the dispatch of vehicles on this route on 1 September 2016, with two Volvo Super Olympians (3ASV77/JP6253, 3ASV203/KE7936, both withdrawn) switched to the depot's management, and then replaced by buses of the same type equipped with plastic rollsigns; and by the end of April 2017, the Scania K280UD 12m (ASUD) was dispatched to replace the Volvo Super Olympians. From May 2017, Kowloon Bay Depot (K) added high-loading versions of Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU) to its service, some of which were B9TLs using the 'Heartbeat of The City' red body colour to gradually replace the original scheduled buses. In July of the following year, all of the depot's scheduled buses were replaced with the high-capacity version Volvo B9TL (AVBWU). With effect from 13 August 2018, the two running orders belonging to Lai Chi Kok Depot (L) were transferred back to Kowloon Bay Depot (K), so that the entire route is uniformly served by the high-capacity version Volvo B9TL (AVBWU). In August 2022, Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) buses were gradually reintroduced on this route to fully replace the high-capacity version Volvo B9TL (AVBWU). |
Routing[]
to Mong Kok (Park Avenue)[]
Routing | Roads observed |
① Regular |
The distance of this route is approx. 13.5km, and the journey time is approximately 76mins. (The average speed is 10.7km/h.) Pik Wan Road, Lin Tak Road, Tseung Kwan O Road, Cha Kwo Ling Road、Lei Yue Mun Road, Kwun Tong Road, Prince Edward Road East, Prince Edward Road West, Ma Tau Chung Road, Argyle Street, Cherry Street, Tai Kok Tsui Road, Cherry Street roundabout and Hoi Wang Road |
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②* Weekday AM special departures from Ping Tin |
On Tin Street, Ping Tin Street, On Tin Street, Chi Tin Street, Tak Tin Street, Lin Tak Road, Tseung Kwan O Road, Cha Kwo Ling Road, ... |
Kowloon Motor Bus Route 16 (Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) → Mong Kok (Park Avenue)) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
1 | Lam Tin | Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) Bus Terminus | Departures using Routing ② omit these stops | |
2 | Pik Wan Road | Lung Pak House | ||
3 | Hong Nga Court | |||
4 | Tak Hong House | |||
5 | Tak King House | |||
* | Lam Tin | Ping Tin | Departures using Routing ② starts here Other departures omit this stop | |
Chi Tin Street | Lam Tin (North) | Applicable to departures using Routing ② Other departures omit these stops | ||
Lin Tak Road | Hong Yat Court | |||
6 | Lam Tin | Lin Tak Road | Hing Tin | |
Tseung Kwan O Road | ||||
7 | Kwun Tong Business Area | Kwun Tong Road | Kwun Tong Station (E1) | |
8 | Kwun Tong BBI - Millenium City (B8) | |||
9 | Ngau Tau Kok | Ting Fu Street Kwun Tong | ||
10 | Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate | |||
11 | Kowloon Bay | Telford Gardens | ||
12 | Kowloon Bay Station | |||
13 | Kai Yip Estate | |||
14 | Prince Edward Road East | Richland Gardens | ||
15 | San Po Kong | Rhythm Garden | Section fare begins here | |
16 | The Latitude | |||
17 | Kowloon City | Prince Edward Road West | Kowloon City BBI - Regal Oriental Hotel (B2) | Interchange to Route 108 |
18 | Ma Tau Wai | Argyle Street | Argyle Street Playground | |
19 | Kowloon City Police Station | |||
20 | Ho Man Tin | The Astrid | ||
21 | Kowloon Hospital | |||
22 | Yee On Court | |||
23 | Peace Avenue | |||
24 | Mong Kok | Mong Kok Station | ||
25 | Mongkok Market Complex | |||
26 | Tai Kok Tsui | Cherry Street | Ming Kei College | |
27 | Olympic Station | |||
28 | Mong Kok West | Hoi Wang Road | Hoi Fu Court | |
29 | Mong Kok (Park Avenue) Bus Terminus | |||
Stops marked with * are only applicable to special departures. |
to Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate)[]
To Lam Tin: The distance of this route is approx. 13.9km, and the journey time is approximately 76mins. (The average speed is 11km/h.)
Via: Hoi Wang Road, Cherry Street, Hoi King Street, Olympic Station Public Transport Interchange, Sham Mong Road, Cherry Street, Tai Kok Tsui Road, Beech Street, Anchor Street, Beech Street, Fuk Tsun Street, Mong Kok Road, Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Argyle Street, Prince Edward Road West, Prince Edward Road East, Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong Road underpass, Kwun Tong Road, Lei Yue Mun Road, Tseung Kwan O Road, Lin Tak Road and Pik Wan Road
Kowloon Motor Bus Route 16 (Mong Kok (Park Avenue) → Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate)) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
1 | Mong Kok West | Mong Kok (Park Avenue) Bus Terminus | ||
2 | Tai Kok Tsui | Olympic Station | ||
3 | Tai Kok Tsui Road | Foo Kwai Street | ||
4 | Beech Street | Beech Street | ||
5 | Fuk Tsun Street | Fuk Tsun Street | ||
6 | Mong Kok | Sai Yeung Choi Street South | Sai Yeung Choi Street South | |
7 | Ho Man Tin | Argyle Street | Kadoorie Avenue | |
8 | CLP Power Argyle Street | |||
9 | Ma Tau Wai | Kowloon Hospital | ||
10 | Hospital Authority | |||
11 | Hong Kong Eye Hospital | |||
12 | Evangel Hospital | |||
13 | Kowloon City | Argyle Street Playground | ||
14 | Prince Edward Road East | Kowloon City BBI - Regal Oriental Hotel (A7) | Interchange from Route 108 | |
15 | San Po Kong | King Tai Street | ||
16 | Choi Hung | Choi Hung Estate | ||
17 | Ping Shek Estate | |||
18 | Kowloon Bay | Kwun Tong Road | Kai Yip Estate | |
19 | Ngau Tau Kok | Kowloon Bay Station | Section fare begins here | |
20 | Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate | |||
21 | Kwun Tong Road Sitting-out Area | |||
22 | Kwun Tong Town Centre | Millenium City (U5) | ||
23 | Kwun Tong BBI - Kwun Tong Town Centre (T5) | Section fare begins here | ||
Kwun Tong Road underpass | ||||
24 | Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping) | Lei Yue Mun Road | Kwun Tong Swimming Pool (R1) | |
25 | Tseung Kwan O Road | Kwun Tong Police Station (Q1) | ||
26 | Lam Tin | Lin Tak Road | Hing Tin | |
27 | Pik Wan Road | Lam Tin Park | ||
28 | Tak Lok House | |||
29 | Tak Lung House | |||
30 | Kwong Ching House | |||
31 | Kwong Tin Shopping Centre | |||
32 | Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) Bus Terminus |
Ridership[]
According to the District Council papers, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2022: The occupancy rate was 64% during the busiest hour.[13]
Related Incidents[]
Passenger Incidents[]
- 9 March 1985: The captain of bus tailing with a Dennis Jubilant (N124/CJ4816) heading for Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier at Argyle Street found that a passenger had removed the rear seat cushion and thrown it out of the bus. When the bus arrived at the "Kowloon Hospital" bus stop, the bus captain of N124 was notified to report to the Police, and the two boys involved in the case were brought back to the Police Station for investigation.[14]
- 26 August 2006: In the afternoon, a Mong Kok (Park Avenue) bound Dennis Dragon (S3N326/FZ6681) was intercepted by four men and women at Argyle Street, with one of the women cursing the bus captain.[15]
Traffic Accidents[]
Fire Accidents[]
Last service day of KMB non-air-conditioned buses[]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
- ↑ The other three are Routes 5A, 93K and 98A.
Related Articles[]
References[]
- ↑ "Notice of Kowloon Motor Bus (1933_ Co., Ltd.", page 3, page 2, Wah Kiu Yat Po, 16 March 1975.
- ↑ "Notice of Kowloon Motor Bus (1933) Co., Ltd.", page 3, page 3, Wah Kiu Yat Po, 1 October 1975.
- ↑ Announcement of the Transport Department: "Traffic Measures for Tai Kok Tsui District", published in Wah Kiu Yat Po, 24 April 1978.
- ↑ Announcement of the Transport Department: "Traffic Measures for Tai Kok Tsui", published in Wah Kiu Yat Po, 26 July 1978.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "Opening of Ping Tin Bus Terminus" [News Release], 4 July 2003.
- ↑ 30/4 16 加冷 . (30/4 Air-conditioned service on Route 16 enhanced), Hong Kong Bus Forum.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB 16, 93K and 98A Air-conditioned bus service" [News Release], 7 May 2012.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB and Long Win introduces Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry service on additional 79 routes" [News Release], 1 September 2015.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "16 New bus stop" [Passenger Notice], July 2017.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "14,15,16 Permanent Diversion" [Passenger Notice], April 2018.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "16 (Special departures from Ping Tin) Revised timetable" [Passenger Notice], December 2019.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "16 (Special departures from Ping Tin) Revised timetable" [Passenger Notice], February 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "建議提升九巴第16X號線至半全日雙向服務及修改行車路線" (Proposed Enhancement of KMB Route 16X to Half-day Two-way Service and Modification of Routing), Annex, March 2022 (Reposted by "李偉峰 Leewaifung" Facebook page).
- ↑ 涉嫌破壞巴士 兩小童被帶署 (Suspected to have vandalised a bus: Two boys were taken to Police Station for investigation), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 10 March 198.
- ↑ 巴士阿姐攔路鬧車長 (Woman blocked bus and scolded the bus captain), Apple Daily, 29 August 2006.
External Links[]
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