KMB Route 203S

The Kowloon Urban Bus Route 203S is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus. It runs one-way from Chak On to Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road), via Yau Yat Chuen (Tat Chee Avenue), Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei (Nathan Road) and Jordan, and is only available on Mondays to Saturdays morning peak hours.

This route is a special departure of Route 203C, but the full fare is not set by reference to its fare ($5.4), but follows the fare of the special departure of Route 203 from Chak On in the old days (which was $7.7 at that time).

History[]

Commencing background[]

This route was previously known as special departure of Route 203 from Chak On Estate to Tsim Sha Tsui East and return to Yau Yat Chuen, which came into operation on 3 December in 1997, with two trips every Mondays to Saturdays morning.

In response to the merger of Routes 2C and 203 into a new route 203C on 18 January 2014, the special departure of Route 203 was renamed 203S on the same day, ^[1]^[2] but changed to Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) as the terminus and no return service to Yau Yat Chuen was provided.

Route change history[]

21 March 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry System was added to this route.^[3]
23 May 2016: Service was curtailed to 07:45 only due to low patronage. ^[4]

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 5/2016, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Chak On
Monday to Saturdays
07:45
No service on Sunday and Public Holidays

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Journey/Boarding stop	Air-conditioning fare
Full Fare	$8.9
Section fare
From Mong Kok Station

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[]

Tsim Sha Tsui BBI Interchange Concessions[]

Template:Tsim Sha Tsui BBI Interchange Concessions

LWB Airbus Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme[]

LWB Airport Routes ("A Routes") and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme
1st leg	Direction	2nd leg	Direction	Discount for 2nd leg	Time limit
A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X	to Urban	KMB Solely-operated Routes	Any	$6.0 or Actual Fare of KMB leg (Ones with lower fare comes first)	120mins
KMB Solely-operated routes	Any	A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X	to Airport		120mins
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 offer is not applicable to other LWB A routes (including Routes A36, A37 and A43). Edit

Bus deployments[]

This route is currently served by one Enviro200 10.5m Single-door version (AAS) single-decker bus from Route 203C.

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.

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 8.2km, and the journey time is approximately 49mins. (The average speed is 10km/h.)

Via: Chak On Road, Nam Cheong Street, Cornwall Street, Tat Chee Avenue, Festival Walk Public Transport Interchange, Tat Chee Avenue, Tai Hang Tung Road, Boundary Street, Knight Street, Prince Edward Road West, Nathan Road and Salisbury Road

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 203S (Chak On → Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road))
No.	Area	Road	Bus Stop Name	Remarks
1	Tai Wo Ping	Chak On Road	Chak On Estate Bus Terminus
2	Tai Wo Ping	Cornwall Street	Chak Yan Centre
3	Yau Yat Chuen		Festival Walk
4		Tat Chee Avenue	Hong Kong Productivity Council
5			Village Gardens
6			Tseuk Kiu Street
7			Fa Hui Park
8	Kowloon Tong	Knight Street	Knight Street
9	Mong Kok	Prince Edward Road West	Heep Woh Primary School
10		Prince Edward Road West	Prince Edward Station
11		Nathan Road	Mong Kok Station (S12)	Section fare begins here
12			Shantung Street Mong Kok (S20)
13	Yau Ma Tei		Pitt Street Yau Ma Tei (S30)
14	Yau Ma Tei		Wing Sing Lane Yau Ma Tei (S33)
15	Jordan		Saigon Street Yau Ma Tei (S41)
16	Jordan		Tak Shing Street Tsim Sha Tsui (S47)
17	Tsim Sha Tsui		Cameron Road (S51)
18			Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Middle Road (S52)
19		Salisbury Road	East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
20	Tsim Sha Tsui East		Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)

Ridership[]

According to the information shown in the 2015-2016 Bus Route Development Programme, the average ridership of the two trips of this route was 40%, with an average of only 20 to 40 passengers each trip. ^[5]

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

References[]

↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "203C New service" [Promotion Leaflet], January 2014.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Cancellation of Kowloon Motor Bus Route Nos. 2C and 203 and Service Introduction of Route No. 203C" [Traffic Advice], 15 January 2014.
↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "“Estimated Time of Arrival” Provided to a Further 100 KMB and LWB Routes" [Press Release], 19 March 2015.
↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "203S Headway Adjustment" [Passenger Notice], 22 May 2016.
↑ 2015-2016 Sham Shui Po District Bus Route Development Programme Annex 1 (Chinese), Sham Shui Po District Council Panel on Transport Discussion Paper No. 1/15, Appendix 3.

External links[]

KMB Official Route Information: 203S (Timetable approved by Transport Department)

Template:List of Sham Shui Po District Bus Routes

[1] Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "203C New service" [Promotion Leaflet], January 2014.

[2] Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Cancellation of Kowloon Motor Bus Route Nos. 2C and 203 and Service Introduction of Route No. 203C" [Traffic Advice], 15 January 2014.

[3] The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "“Estimated Time of Arrival” Provided to a Further 100 KMB and LWB Routes" [Press Release], 19 March 2015.

[4] Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "203S Headway Adjustment" [Passenger Notice], 22 May 2016.

[5] 2015-2016 Sham Shui Po District Bus Route Development Programme Annex 1 (Chinese), Sham Shui Po District Council Panel on Transport Discussion Paper No. 1/15, Appendix 3.

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