KMB Route 251C

The New Territories Bus Route 251C is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus. It runs circular between Kong Ha Wai and Yuen Long (West), via Kam Tin, Au Tau and Yuen Long Main Road, which is a special service to Route 251A.

History[]

Commencing background[]

The government launched the "Subsidy Scheme to Support Transitional Housing Projects of Non-Governmental Organizations" in 2020. Henderson Land Co., Ltd. lent a piece of land in Kong Ha Wai, Yuen Long for a period of seven years at a nominal rent of $1 for seven years to build a transitional housing, with the entire project named "Pok Oi Kong Ha Wai Village". ^[1]

In order to cope with the construction and completion of Kong Ha Wai Village in Pok Oi, KMB and the Transport Department proposed in the "2021-2022 Bus Route Planning Programme" that Route 251A would introduce a special service during peak hours between Pok Oi Kong Ha Wai Village and MTR Kam Sheung Road Station and Pat Heung Road, morning and evening from Monday to Friday Two one-way services are provided during peak hours to facilitate residents to use the railway network or bus routes at Tai Lam Tunnel BBI to travel to other areas.

The first phase of Pok Oi Kong Ha Wai Village was originally occupied in March 2022. However, due to the fifth wave of novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak, the land was occupied from the end of March to mid-April as a community isolation facility, so it was postponed until May to start allowing intaek in batches that the relevant special services could be put into service. This route was eventually given an independent number 251C due to the difference in routing with the regular services of Route 251A.

Route Change History[]

13 June 2022: Route 251C commenced service.
11 September 2023: Interchange concessions with routes 54, 64K and 77K were introduced.^[2]
30 September 2023:^[3]^[4]
- Upgraded to full-day service every day, and the service time from Kong Ha Wai was extended to 06:00-22:00;
- Service scope was expanded to Yuen Long with Yuen Long (West) as the circular return point, no longer passing through Pat Heung Road (Tai Lam BBI);
- Due to the extended journey, the full fare was increased to $6.4, and a section fare of $5.8 from Kam Sheung Road Station to Kong Ha Wai was added.

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 9/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Kong Ha Wai
Hrs	Mins
Daily
06 - 21	00, 30
22	00

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Journey/boarding stop	Air-conditioned fare
Full Fare	$6.7
Section fares (to Kong Ha Wai)
From Kam Sheung Road Station	$6.0

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[]

LWB A 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	To Urban	KMB solely-operated routes	Unlimited		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 concession is not applicable to other LWB A routes (including Routes A36, A37 and A43). Edit

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 13.8km, and the journey time is approximately 55mins. (The average speed is 15.1km/h.)

Via: Kong Ha Wai access road, Kam Sheung Road, Tung Wui Road, Kam Sheung Road Station Public Transport Interchange, Tung Wui Road, Kam Ho Road, Kam Tin Road, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Kik Yeung Road, Yuen Long On Ning Road, Ma Miu Road, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Long Yat Road, YOHO Mall Transport Interchange, Long Yat Road, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Kam Tin Road, Kam Ho Road, Tung Wui Road, Kam Sheung Road Station Public Transport Interchange, Tung Wui Road, Kam Sheung Road and Kong Ha Wai access road

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 251C (Kong Ha Wai ↺ Yuen Long (West))
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Pat Heung		Kong Ha Wai
2		Kam Sheung Road	San Ma Lo Pat Heung
3		Kam Sheung Road	Ng Ka Tsuen
4		Tung Wui Road	Sha Tin Hang Tsuen
5	Kam Tin		Kam Sheung Road Station
6		Kam Tin Road	Ko Po Tsuen
7			Ha Ko Po Tsuen
8			Au Tau
9	Au Tau	Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long	Tung Shing Lei
10	Au Tau		Yeung Uk Tsuen
11	Yuen Long Town		YOHO Mall I
12			Yau San Street Yuen Long
13			Tai Tong Road Yuen Long
14			Hong Lok Road Yuen Long
15		Yuen Long On Ning Road	The Family Planning Association of HK	Circular route return point
16		Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long	Yuen Long Plaza
17			Tung Lok Street Yuen Long
18			Kuk Ting Street Yuen Long
19		Long Yat Road	YOHO Mall II
20			YOHO Mall I
21	Au Tau	Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long	Tung Shing Lei
22	Kam Tin	Kam Tin Road	Au Tau
23			Ha Ko Po Tsuen
24			Ko Po Tsuen
25			Kam Sheung Road Station	Section fare begins here
26	Pat Heung	Tung Wui Road	Sha Tin Hang
27		Kam Sheung Road	Ng Ka Tsuen
28		Kam Sheung Road	San Ma Lo Pat Heung
29			Kong Ha Wai

Ridership[]

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

2022:
- July: The average passenger amount was about 15%.
- November: The average passenger amount was about 20-30%.
2023: The busiest half-hour average occupancy of San Ma Lo Pat Heung in the morning peak hour towards Pat Heung Road wa about 20%, and in the afternoon peak hour towards Kong Ha Wai at Kam Sheung Road Station was less than 10%; about 15 passengers used Kam Ho Road and Pat Heung Road (Tai Lam Interchange) Bus Terminus .

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

References[]

↑ Project Information – Kong Ha Wai
↑ "Progress report of Transport Department" (Chinese only), YLDC(TTC) Paper No. 14/2024, February 2024.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustment of KMB Route No. 251C (Kong Ha Wai – Pat Heung Road)" [Traffic Advice], 21 September 2023.
↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB Route 251C enhanced to full-day service and extended to Yuen Long Town Centre and $1 discount was offered to residents in transitional housing Kong Ha Wai Village" [News Release], 25 September 2023.

External llinks[]

KMB Official Route Information: 251C (Timetable approved by Transport Department)

[1] Project Information – Kong Ha Wai

[2] "Progress report of Transport Department" (Chinese only), YLDC(TTC) Paper No. 14/2024, February 2024.

[3] Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustment of KMB Route No. 251C (Kong Ha Wai – Pat Heung Road)" [Traffic Advice], 21 September 2023.

[4] The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB Route 251C enhanced to full-day service and extended to Yuen Long Town Centre and $1 discount was offered to residents in transitional housing Kong Ha Wai Village" [News Release], 25 September 2023.

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