KMB Route 248M

ATENU87 on Route 248M just arrived at Tsing Yi Station
Route information
Terminus	Tsing Yi Station ↺ Cheung Wang ●
via	Cheung Hang Estate
Distance	5.4km
Travelling time	26mins
Commencement date	22 June 1998
Operational information
Current operator	KMB
Current depot	Lai Chi Kok Depot (Tsing Yi Sub-depot) (L)
Main Vehicle	AVBWU, ATENU
Fare information
Full fare	$4.8
Service hours
Origin service time	05:35 - 01:15
Headway	6-20mins

The New Territories Bus Route 248M is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs circular between Tsing Yi Station and Cheung Wang, via Cheung Hang Estate and providing convenient en-route connections with the MTR Tung Chung Line/Airport Express.

History

The 1998-1999 Bus Route Development Programme included a proposal to introduce this route, which would run circular between Cheung Hang and Tsing Yi AR Station, with an additional detour via Cheung On Bus Terminus for the return direction.

• 22 June 1998: Route 248M entered service, running between Tsing Yan and Tsing Yi AR Station with the opening of MTR Tung Chung Line.
  • As the Tung Chung Line only operated between 07:00 and 20:00 daily at that time, the service hours of this route were similar.
• 6 July 1998: Service hours were extended with the opening of Airport Express, the opening of Hong Kong International Airport and the extension of Tung Chung Line service hours to late night.
• 3 February 2002: Tsing Yan terminus was renamed Cheung Wang with the completion of Cheung Wang Estate situated at the site of the former Tsing Yan Temporary Housing Area; meanwhile, the last bus time was delayed by 5 minutes.
• 19 October 2002: Interchange concessions with several routes terminating at Tsing Yi Station were introduced.
• 23 October 2005: A new stop was added at "Villa Esplanada" on Tsing King Road for Tsing Yi AR Station direction.
• 25 December 2008: A new stop was added at "On Mei House Cheung On Estate" on Tsing King Road for Cheung Wang direction.
• 31 December 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) enquiry service was added to this route.
• 16 February 2019: The last bus time from Cheung Wang was delayed from 00:40 to 01:05, while that from Tsing Yi Station was delayed from 00:50 to 01:15.
• 7 November 2020: Converted to circular operation with Tsing Yi Station as terminus and Cheung Wang as circular point.

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 4/2025, see here for the referenced link

From Tsing Yi Station
Service hours	Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
05:35 - 06:35	12
06:35 - 06:45	10
06:45 - 07:33	8
07:33 - 07:45	6
07:45 - 08:00	7/8
08:00 - 09:12	9
09:12 - 16:00	12
16:00 - 16:50	10
16:50 - 18:18	8
18:18 - 20:24	7
20:24 - 22:21	9
22:21 - 23:45	12
23:45 - 01:15	15
Saturdays
05:35 - 06:35	15
06:35 - 09:35	10
09:35 - 11:35	12
11:35 - 16:05	10
16:05 - 20:37	8/9
20:37 - 23:07	10
23:07 - 23:55	12
23:55 - 00:55	15
00:55 - 01:15	20
Sundays and Public Holidays
05:35 - 08:05	15
08:05 - 10:05	12
10:05 - 15:35	10
15:35 - 21:35	9
21:35 - 22:55	10
22:55 - 00:55	15
00:55 - 01:15	20

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Fares

Journey/boarding stop	Air-conditioned fare
Full fare	$4.8

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". This route has no section fares.

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 248M Interchange Concession Scheme

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 4 double-decker buses are assigned to this route as scheduled buses with the following model allocation:

• 2 Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU)
• 2 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU)

List of buses on Route 248M
Fleet no.	Plate no.	Depot
AVBWU26	PJ8827	Lai Chi Kok Depot (Tsing Yi Sub-depot) (L)
AVBWU46	PK4024
ATENU810	TV2465
ATENU826	TV4272

The above list of scheduled buses are as of January 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.2125

Bus deployment evolution history

Bus deployment evolution history of KMB Route 248M

Route 248M initially operated with Volvo Olympian 11m double-decker air-conditioned buses (AV), but the following year, due to lower-than-expected ridership, the entire route switched to Dennis Dart (AA) single-decker buses. By 2001, ridership had recovered, prompting the introduction of Dennis Dragon9.9m (ADS) to operate alongside the Dennis Dart buses. As demand continued to rise, the entire route reverted to using Volvo Olympian 11m buses (AV, replaced by the 12-metre 3AV variant in 2011) by 2002. In 2009, low-floor services commenced using Dennis Trident 12m (ATR) buses. By 2015, all existing Dennis Trident and Volvo Olympian 12m (3AV) buses were replaced with Dennis Tridents acquired from Long Win Bus (LWB), concurrently implementing full low-floor operation across the route. In 2016, the fleet transitioned to Dennis Trident buses fitted with Euro III engines, followed by Volvo Super Olympian 12m (3ASV) the following year. In July 2018, Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) were introduced to replace the original scheduled buses. In November 2021, Volvo B9TL 12m buses (AVBWU, briefly reintroduced in February 2024) were added to the fleet. In January 2022, the entire fleet was converted to Scania K310UD 12m (ASU) buses, with this deployment fully reversed by February 2024. In May 2024, the entire fleet was converted to Enviro500 12m (ATEE, ATEU) buses, with this deployment fully reversed again by January the following year.

Routing

The distance of this route is approx. 5.4km, and the journey time is approximately 26mins. (The average speed is 12.5km/h.)

Via: Tsing King Road, Tam Kon Shan Interchange, Fung Shue Wo Road, Tsing Yi Road West, Liu To Road, Cheung Wang Bus Terminus, Liu To Road, Tsing Yi Road West, Fung Shue Wo Road, Tam Kon Shan Interchange and Tsing King Road

Route map
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Kowloon Motor Bus Route 248M (Tsing Yi Station ↺ Cheung Wang)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Tsing Yi Town Centre		Tsing Yi Station
2	Tsing Yi North	Tsing King Road	Tsing Yi BBI - On Mei House Cheung On Estate (B1)
3	Tsing Yi (Liu To Shan)	Liu To Road	Mount Haven
4			Cheung Hang Estate Car Park
5			Cheung Wang Bus Terminus	Circular route return point
6		Liu To Road	Cheung Hang Estate Shopping Centre
7	Tsing Yi North	Tsing King Road	Tsing Yi BBI - Villa Esplanada (D1)
8	Tsing Yi Town Centre		Tsing Yi Station (Alighting Stop)

Ridership

According to District Council documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:

• 2015: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 74%.
• 2017: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 67%.
• 2019: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 60%.

Gallery

Route 248M terminated at Tsing Yan (now Cheung Wang) upon commencement

Volvo Olympian 12m (3AV) was once the main model on Route 248M

Enviro200 Dart (AAU) operated on Route 248M as part of the running order for part-time bus captains

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

KMB Route 248M (Edit)

Related articles

• KMB Route 42M
• KMB Route N243
• Residents' Bus Route NR412

External links

• KMB Official Route Information: 248M (Timetable approved by Transport Department)