The New Territories Bus Route 276B is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Tin Fu and Sheung Shui (Choi Yuen), via Hong Kong Wetland Park, Kingswood Villas, Tin Tsz Estate, Yuen Long Highway, San Tin Highway, Lok Ma Chau Huang Bus Terminus, Fanling Highway and MTR Sheung Shui Station.
This route belongs to the full-day special departure of Route 276A, with its service targets are mainly passengers in eastern Tin Shui Wai, and it makes a detour via Lok Ma Chau on the San Tin Highway, showing a stark contrast with the main route which serves western Tin Shui Wai.
History[]
Background[]
In the past, only Route 276A went straight to northern Tin Shui Wai, but it has a meandering routing and took half an hour to travel through Tin Shui Wai. Some coach operators had the opportunity to begin unlicensed, illegal express routes to the northwest of Tin Shui Wai, which was nearly twice as fast as Route 276A, thus attracting a large number of passengers. However, due to a large number of passengers waiting for the buses, it has caused nuisance to nearby residents and blocked the traffic in the Estate, thus causing nuisance problems for residents; in addition, these illegal resident bus services lacked sufficient safety guarantees for passengers.
In order to solve the problem of illegal, unlicensed resident bus services, KMB submitted a plan to the Transport Department in mid-2003 to add a special service for Route 276A buses which only observe Tin Shui Wai North. Later, in the 2004-2005 Bus Route Development Plan, it was proposed to commence new Route 276B having the same terminus as Route 276A. It passes through Tin Shui Road, Tin Tsz Estate and Lok Ma Chau, and at the same time diverting Route 276A away from eastern Tin Shui Wai. Due to a shortage of bus platforms at Tin Heng, the commencement of this route required the prior change of KCR Bus Route K76 into a circular route.
Route Changes[]
- 4 July 2004: Route 276B commenced service.
- 28 February 2005: Tin Shui Wai terminus was moved to Tin Fu Bus Terminus via Wetland Park Road in both directions:
- For Tai Ping direction, buses would first observe Tin Kwai Road and Tin Sau Road to Tin Shui Road, and then return to the original routing;
- For Tin Fu direction, buses would first observe Wetland Park Road to Tin Yat Estate, and then return to Tin Fu Court from Tin Kwai Road, Tin Sau Road and Tin Wah Road.
- An intermediate stop at "Grandeur Terrace" on Wetland Park Road was added for both directions, whereas stops at "Lynwood Court" on Tin Wah Road, "Tin Sau Road" on Tin Kwai Road and "Chung Ki House Tin Chung Court" on Tin Wah Road were added for Tai ping and Tin Heng directions respectively, and directions of all stops on Tin Shui Road and Tin Sau Road were changed.
- 20 March 2005: The first departure time from Tin Fu was advanced to 05:15.
- Unknown: Directions of some stops in Tin Shui Wai were changed.
- 18 November 2006: The North District Terminal was moved from Tai Ping to Choi Yuen, swapping terminus location with Route 73.
- 24 May 2010: Both directions were diverted via Tin Wah Road between Tin Fu Bus Terminus and Tin Shui Road, omitting Tin Sau Road and Tin Wah Road between Tin Fu Bus Terminus and Tin Kwai Road:
- For Choi Yuen direction, buses were diverted by turning right from Tin Fu Bus Terminus to Tin Wah Road, then to Tin Shui Road and Wetland Park Road to Tin Kwai Road, with intermediate stops at "Ching Choi House Tin Ching Estate" and "Nang Fu House Tin Fu Court" being cancelled and replaced by "Tin Yan Estate (Tin Shui Road)" stop;
- For Tin Fu direction, buses were diverted by going straight from Tin Shui Road to Tin Wah Road and return to Tin Fu Bus Terminus, with intermediate stops at "Yat Yeung House Tin Yat Estate", "Ching Pik House Tin Ching Estate" and "Chung Ki House Tin Ching Estate" being cancelled and replaced by "Yan Fu House Tin Fu Court" stop.
- From 1 October to 31 December, 2010, mainland Chinese tourists who spend more than HK$400 in Sheung Shui Spot or Metropolis Plaza can get one-way ticket for this route for free; while those who spend more than HK$800 can get two tickets (one return trip).
- 22 November 2014: Interchange concession of Route B1 was enhanced by making interchanges to Route 276B equivalent to a free transfer and Octopus interchange concessions with Routes 276 and 276P were introduced with the implementation of the regional bus route reorganization in Area Approach rationalisation for bus routes in Yuen Long District.
- 27 June 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry System was added to this route.
- 4 April 2021: A new two-way section fare from Tin Fu to Tin Tsz Estate is added for trips towards Choi Yuen. Passengers must tap at the Fare Rebate machine at selected stops with their Octopus, credit/debit card or mobile payment wallet to enjoy the discount.
- 29 August 2022: An intermediate stop at "Vianni Cove" was added for Choi Yuen direction.
- 31 October 2022: The first bus hours from Tin Fu from Monday to Friday was advanced to 5 minutes earlier at 05:10.
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 10/2022, see here for the referenced link
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- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Fare chart (to Sheung Shui) | ||
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Boarding Stop ＼ Alighting Stop
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Tin Fu Bus Terminus or after | |
| Tin Tsz Estate or before |
$4.8 ＊ | |
| Choi Yuen Bus Terminus or before |
$10.1 | |
| Fare chart (to Tin Shui Wai) | ||
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Boarding Stop ＼ Alighting Stop
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Choi Yuen Bus Terminus or after |
Yiu Fung House Tin Yiu Estate or after |
| Tin Fu Bus Terminus or before |
$10.1 | $4.8 |
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Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Schemes[]
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.)
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Sheung Shui BBI Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme[]
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Route B1 Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme[]
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LWB Airport Routes and KMB Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme[]
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Bus Deployments[]
Currently, this route and Route 276A are allocated with a total of 27 buses as scheduled buses. The bus type allocation are as follows:
- 1 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU)
- 26 Volvo B8L 12m (V6B)
| 276A／276B線用車列表 | ||
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| Fleet No. | Plate No. | Depot |
| ATENU941 | TZ9642 | Sha Tin Depot (Sheung Shui Sub-depot) (S) |
| V6B10 | WB1822 | Tuen Mun Depot (Yuen Long Sub-depot) (U) |
| V6B12 | WB6443 | |
| V6B13 | WB5852 | |
| V6B16 | WB9875 | |
| V6B19 | WC3237 | |
| V6B20 | WC3627 | |
| V6B28 | WC8127 | |
| V6B30 | WC9395 | |
| V6B33 | WD1196 | |
| V6B36 | WD2078 | |
| V6B60 | WF3034 | |
| V6B62 | WF2991 | |
| V6B63 | WF3175 | |
| V6B89 | WG2518 | |
| V6B112 | WJ7088 | |
| V6B113 | WJ7487 | |
| V6B114 | WK4528 | |
| V6B116 | WK5384 | |
| V6B117 | WK5434 | |
| V6B120 | WK9956 | |
| V6B121 | WL436 | |
| V6B125 | WL7166 | |
| V6B127 | WL7538 | |
| V6B129 | WL9295 | |
| V6B138 | WM7424 | |
| V6B140 | WN2292 | |
The above list of scheduled buses are as of May 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.2523
Bus Deployment Evolution History[]
During its initial days of commencement, 4 Dennis Trident10.6m (ATS) and one Volvo Super Olympian10.6m (ASV) buses originally from Route 273A were deployed on this route. In 2005, a Volvo Super Olympian (ASV99/LV1012) was added due to route changes.
In 2008, to facilitate the Euro III-isation of urban routes, original buses (ATS120/KM1453 and ATS125/KP2709) were shifted to Lai Chi Kok Depot for service and replaced by a Dennis Trident originally from Route 264M (ATS20/JK1534) and a Volvo Super Olympian originally from Route 277 (ASV76/LR1187).
In 2009, running number 56 (ran by ASV42/KA9608) was shifted away from this route and was replaced by a Scania K230UB (ASC19/PB2225) single-decker bus. In 2010, it was replaced again by a Euro V Volvo B7RLE (AVC33/PJ7262).
In November 2012, brand-new Enviro400 10.5m (ATSE) buses were introduced to this route, replacing the Volvo Super Olympians and Dennis Tridents originally running on this route. In August 2013, the single-decker fleets were all replaced by the aforementioned model, thus making the entire route ran entirely with Enviro400s.
In November 2014, Volvo Super Olympian12m (AVW) buses originally from Route 264M joined this route to replace some Enviro400s (ATSE), which marks the first appearance of 12m buses on this route. Later, Volvo B9TLs (AVBE, AVBWU) and Enviro500 12m (ATE) joined as well, which were again replaced by Neoplan Centroliner 12m (AP).
In August 2018, as Neoplan Centroliner (AP) buses were retiring, Volvo Super Olympian 12m buses (3ASV, withdrawn less than a month later) replaced its position and later with Volvo B9TLs (AVBWU) originally from Route 60X. In September, the whole route was replaced with Dennis Trident 12m buses (ATR), and in December replaced by Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU).
In May 2023, the whole route was replaced with Volvo B8L 12m (V6B).
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 25.5km, and the journey time is approximately 49mins. (The average speed is 31.2km/h.)
to Sheung Shui (Choi Yuen)[]
Via: Tin Wah Road, Tin Shui Road, Wetland Park Road, Tin Kwai Road, Tin Lung Road, Tin Shing Road, Tin Fuk Road, Long Tin Road, Tong Yan San Tsuen Interchange, Yuen Log Highway, Tsing Long Highway, San Tin Highway, San Tin Interchange, slip road, Castle Peak Road - San Tin, Lok Ma Chau (San Tin) Public Transport Interchange , Castle Peak Road - San Tin, slip road, San Tin Interchange, Fanling Highway, Po Shek Wu Road, Choi Yuen Road (eastbound), roundabout, Choi Yuen Road (westbound), and Choi Yuen Estate access road
| Kowloon Motor Bus Route 276B (Tin Fu → Sheung Shui (Choi Yuen)） | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tin Shui Wai North | Tin Fu Bus Terminus | ||
| 2 | Tin Shui Road | Tin Yan Estate  |
Alighting Passengers can claim fare rebate from the Octopus Card processor at Yan Fu House Tin Fu Court | |
| 3 | Tin Chak Estate |
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| 4 | Wetland Park Road | Hong Kong Wetland Park |
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| 5 | Tin Kwai Road | Vianni Cove | ||
| 6 | HKFYG Lee Shau Kee College | Alighting Passengers can claim fare rebate from the Octopus Card processor at Ching Pik House Tin Ching Estate | ||
| 7 | Tin Shui Wai | Maywood Court | Alighting Passengers can claim fare rebate from the Octopus Card processor at Lynwood Court | |
| 8 | Tin Shing Road | Kenswood Court |
Alighting Passengers can claim fare rebate from the Octopus Card processor | |
| 9 | Tin Tsz Estate
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 Yuen Long Highway, San Tin Highway
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| 10 | Lok Ma Chau | San Tin Public Transport Interchange | Interchange to Lok Ma Chau - Huanggang Shuttle Bus to Huanggang Port Interchange to Route B1 to Lok Ma Chau Station
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| Fanling Highway
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| 11 | Sheung Shui | Choi Yuen Road | Choi Pik House Choi Po Court | |
| 12 | Sheung Shui BBI - Sheung Shui Station (D1)  |
Eastbound stop (pedestrian walkway at Sheung Shui Station side) | ||
| 13 | Choi Yuen Bus Terminus | |||
to Tin Fu[]
Via: Choi Yuen Estate access road, Choi Yuen Road (eastbound), roundabout, Choi Yuen Road (westbound), Po Shek Wu Road, Fanling Highway, San Tin Interchange, slip road, Castle Peak Road - San Tin, slip road, San Tin Interchange, San Tin Highway, Tsing Long Highway, Yuen Long Highway, Tong Yan San Tsuen Interchange, [[Long Tin Road] ]], Tin Fuk Road, Tin Shing Road, Tin Lung Road, Tin Kwai Road, Wetland Park Road, Tin Shui Road and Tin Wah Road
| Kowloon Motor Bus Route 276B (Sheung Shui (Choi Yuen) → Tin Fu) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Sheung Shui | Choi Yuen Bus Terminus | ||
| 2 | Choi Yuen Road | Sheung Shui BBI - Sheung Shui Station (C1) |
Westbound stop (opposite Sheung Shui Station) | |
| 3 | Choi Pik House Choi Po Court | |||
| 4 | Po Shek Wu Road | Choi Ngan House Choi Po Court | ||
| Fanling Highway
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| 5 | Lok Ma Chau | Castle Peak Road - San Tin | San Tin Public Transport Interchange | Interchange to Lok Ma Chau - Huanggang Shuttle Bus to Huanggang Port Interchange from Route B1
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| San Tin Highway, Yuen Long Highway
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| 6 | Tin Shui Wai | Tin Shing Road | Yiu Fung House Tin Yiu Estate |
Section Fare begins here |
| 7 | Tin Lung Road | Kenswood Court | ||
| 8 | Tin Kwai Road | Lynwood Court | ||
| 9 | Tin Shui Wai North | Ching Wan House Tin Ching Estate | ||
| 10 | Vianni Cove | |||
| 11 | Wetland Park Road | Hong Kong Wetland Park |
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| 12 | Tin Shui Road | Yat Tam House Tin Yat Estate |
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| 13 | Yan Fu House Tin Fu Court |
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| 14 | Tin Fu Bus Terminus | |||
Ridership[]
This route mainly serves passengers travelling between Kingswood North and Tin Tsz Estate to and from Lok Ma Chau and Sheung Shui. Although it overlaps with Route B1, Resident Bus Route NR902 and New Territories GMB Route 77 (cancelled), this route still has the advantages of cheaper fare as well as omitting Yuen Long Town and longer service hours.
According to Bus Route Planning Programme and other data, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2013: The occupancy rate of the busiest hour is 80%, and the average occupancy rate during non-peak hours is 16%.[1]
- 2018: The occupancy rate during the busiest hour is 30-60%.[2]
- 2022: The occupancy rate during the busiest hour is 58%.[3]
Related Incidents[]
- 30 August 2015: A Volvo Super Olympian (AVW8/LJ8652) heading towards Tin Fu shovelled onto the planters when approaching nearby Tsui Sing Lau at Tin Shui Wai.[4]
- 14 December 2017: At around 8pm, a drunken man boarded a Neoplan Centroliner (AP26/JR9063) and found that there were no remaining value in his two Octopus cards when he wished to pay the fare. The Bus Captain stopped the bus at roadside when approaching Fanling Highway near Lok Ma Chau to force the man to pay the fare, where he later hit and broke the front and rear door windows with the Emergency Hammer as his emotions was triggered and went high. A female passenger was injured by broken glass and the drunken man himself was also injured. Police officers arrived at the scene and took both the man and the injured female passenger to hospital for treatment.[5]
- 9 February 2019: At around 9am, an Enviro500 MMC (ATENU117/SG2567) heading towards Tin Fu was approaching San Sham Road roundabout when it lost control and crashed onto the bushes, leaving 3 injured.[6] After in-depth investigation, the New Territories North Regional Traffic Department arrested the 51-year-old female Bus Captain on suspicion of dangerous driving on 8 March.[7]
- 6 March 2019: At around 9am, an Enviro500 MMC (ATENU191/SK1624) heading towards Choi Yuen cut into the wrong lane at San Tin Highway near San Tin Interchange and missed the exit towards San Tin Public Transport Interchange and the Bus Captain illegally reversed on the highway to return to the original routing. The incident was recorded by a passenger and later complained to a newspaper outlet.[8][9][10] After in-depth investigation, the New Territories North Regional Traffic Department arrested the 51-year-old female Bus Captain on suspicion of dangerous driving on 8 March.[7]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
See also[]
- KMB Route 73S (1st generation) (Cancelled)
- KMB Route 276
- KMB Route 276A
- KMB Route 276C
- KMB Route 276P
- KMB Route B1
- New Territories GMB Route 77 (Cancelled)
References[]
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG,北區巴士路線 區域性模式重組簡要 (Summary of Area Approach Route Rationalisation for Northern District Bus Routes), Jan 2013.
- ↑ The Working Group on Bus Services of the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Yuen Long District Council.有關要求增加 276B 班次 (On the demand for service enhancements of Route 276B), 18 May 2018.
- ↑ The Traffic and Transport Committee of the Yuen Long District Council, 新界專線小巴第77號線路線組合終止服務事宜 (On the service cessation of New Territories GMB Route 77 series), 7 Feb 2022.
- ↑ 晚上有巴士懷疑因天雨，於天水圍聚星樓附近剷上花槽 (A bus was suspected to have crashed onto planter near Tsui Sing Lau at Tin Shui Wai due to rain), plaxtonl's Bus Page Facebook page.
- ↑ 激動男嘟卡冇錢 爆巴士車門 (Aggressive man with no money broke bus door windows), Apple Daily, 15 Dec 2017.
- ↑ 九巴撞龍門架劏開三傷 (KMB bus hit road barriers and split open, 3 injured), Apple Daily, 10 Feb 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 【亡命褪車】交通部調查九巴公路倒車 女車長涉危駕被捕, HK01, 8 Mar 2019.
- ↑ 網民熱話：極驚險！巴士入錯線 後備女車長公路冒險倒車, Oriental Daily News, 7 Mar 2019.
- ↑ 【亡命褪車】九巴行錯路 新田公路瘋狂倒車 女車長：我睇過安全, HK01, 7 Mar 2019.
- ↑ 巴士車長行錯路喺高速公路倒後還原原有路線 (Bus driver went onto wrong road and reversed on highway to resume originak routing), YouTube.
External links[]
Template:List of Yuen Long District Bus RoutesTemplate:List of North District Bus Routes