KMB Route 280X

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A bus on Route 280X was leaving Sui Wo Court
Route information
Terminus	Fo Tan (Sui Wo Court) ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) ●
via	Sha Tin Central, Tsing Sha Highway, Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area
Distance	To Tsim Sha Tsui: From Sui Wo Court: 20.0 km From Royal Ascot: 17.5 km To Sui Wo Court：20.1 km
Travelling time	Morning peak hours: 70mins Afternoon peak hours: 87mins
Commencement date	24 January 2015
Operational information
Current operator	KMB
Current depot	Sha Tin Depot (S)
Main Vehicle	ATENU, E6M
Fare information
Full fare	$10.2
No. of section fare(s)	1
Service hours
Origin service time	05:40 - 22:30
Destination service time	07:15 - 00:30
Headway	15 to 30 min
Special trip(s)	Fo Tan (Royal Ascot) → Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) ●

The New Territories Bus Route 280X is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus. It runs between Sui Wo Court and Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road), via Sha Tin Central, Tsing Sha Highway, Lin Cheung Road, Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area, Yau Ma Tei (←), which was reorganised from Route 280P which served only during the morning peak hours on weekdays.

History

Commencing background

Before the opening of this route, residents of Sha Tin Central who wanted to travel to Yau Tsim Mong District could only use Route 81 passing through Tai Po Road, which limited their options.

The Transport Department announced the Sha Tin District "Area Approach" Bus Route Reorganisation in 2014, proposing to make good use of the Tsing Sha Highway, hoping that all major areas in Sha Tin District would have direct and fast bus routes to the newly built Tsing Sha Highway Interchange, where passengers can transfer to other routes to West Kowloon and Central Kowloon at the cost of paying the fare difference. It was expected to save about 10 to 15 minutes compared to traveling through the Lion Rock Tunnel.

Among them, the service between Fo Tan, Sha Tin Central and the Tsing Sha Highway Interchange was to be provided by the new Route 280X. The plan proposed to cancel Routes 80M and 280P, which continued to have low ridership, and to launch new routes to and from Tsim Sha Tsui to facilitate passengers at Tsing Sha Highway BBI and Nga Cheung Road to transfer to other routes to reach various districts, which also reduces traffic in the Lion Rock Tunnel.

However, the Sha Tin District Council was quite dissatisfied with the proposal to cancel Route 80M. In the revised proposal in June 2014, KMB instead proposed to cancel Route 280P and reduce the frequency of Route 80M to free up resources to operate this route; the full fare was also reduced from $9.5 in the first round of proposals to $8.9; buses to East Tsim Sha Tsui were to be diverted via Austin Road and Nathan Road to facilitate passengers to go deeper into Tsim Sha Tsui. Finally, this route was put into service in early 2015, replacing Route 280P that was discontinued at the same time.

Route change history

• 24 January 2015: Route 280X entered service, and at the same time offering interchange concessions with other KMB solely-operated routes stopping at Tsing Sha Highway Bus Interchange or Western Harbour Crossing .
• 21 March 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival System was introduced to this route.
• 17 July 2016: With the closure of northbound Wui Man Road to facilitate the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Rail Project, buses heading to Tsim Sha Tsui were rerouted via Austin Road West and the section of Nathan Road from Austin Road to Tsim Sha Tsui after arriving at Austin Road West.
• 30 October 2017: A special trip was added, departing from Royal Ascot at 07:50 from Mondays to Fridays, first stopping at "Jubilee Garden" and "Fo Tan Station" bus stops, then joining the regular routing to Tsim Sha Tsui at Fo Tan Road.
• 24 May 2020: Due to the Central Kowloon Route construction project, buses heading towards Sui Wo Court were rerouted after Yan Cheung Road via Hoi Wang Road, Jordan Road, Hoi Po Road, before returning to Lin Cheung Road and the original routing.
• 17 May 2021: Detoured via Shan Mei Street for Sui Wo Court direction, with the bus stop at "Shan Mei Street" being cancelled and a new stop was added at "Tsung Tau Ha Road" on Fo Tan Road instead.
• 23 January 2022: A new stop was added at "Austin Station Jordan Road" for Sui Wo Court direction on a trial basis of 6 months until 22 July 2022, which was later continued to be in force thereafter.
• 2023: Rerouted temporarily for Sui Wo Court direction with the closure of Kansu Street west of Battery Street:
  • 23 April: Rerouted via Jordan Road, Wui Man Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road and Ferry Street towards Yan Cheung Road after Shanghai Street.
  • 28 May: Changed to directly turn into Jordan Road from Shanghai Street, with the bus stop at "Yan Cheung Road" being cancelled and replaced by "Saigon Street" .
• 7 July 2024: Detoured via Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate Public Transport Lay-bys for both directions.

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 7/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Sui Wo Court Service Hours Headway (min) Mondays to Fridays 05:40 - 08:40 20 08:40 - 08:55 15 08:55 - 10:15 20 10:15 - 19:00 25 19:00 - 22:30 30 Saturdays, Sundays, and Public Holidays 05:40 - 07:10 30 07:10 - 10:05 25 10:05 - 14:25 20 14:25 - 19:00 25 19:00 - 22:30 30

From Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road) Service Hours Headway (min) Mondays to Fridays 07:15 - 16:50 25 16:50 - 17:35 15 17:35 - 22:15 20 22:15 - 23:30 25 23:30 - 00:30 30 Saturdays, Sundays, and Public Holidays 07:15 - 08:30 25 08:30 - 10:00 30 10:00 - 13:45 25 13:45 - 22:25 20 22:25 - 00:30 25

Special Trips

Fo Tan (Royal Ascot) → Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) ●
Mondays to Fridays
07:50
No service on Saturdays, Sundays, and Public Holidays

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Fare

Boarding Stop	Fares
Full Fare	$10.2
Section fares (to Tsim Sha Tsui)
From Western Harbour Tunnel BBI - Nga Cheung Road	$7.4
Section fares (to Sui Wo Court)
From Sha Tin Central	$5.2

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

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 280X Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions

Western Harbour Crossing Interchange Concessions

Details of the Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme
New Territories/Kowloon to Hong Kong Island
First leg	Second leg	Discounted fare	Time limit
900, 904, 905/905P, 907C, 914/914P/914X, 930/930A/930B/930X, 933, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 948/948A/948B/948P/948X, 952/952C/952P/962/962A/962P/962X, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 967/967X, 968/968A/968X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970, 970X, 971, 973, 976/976A, 978/978A/978B, 980A, 980X, 981P, 982X, 985/985A/985B, 989, E11/E11A/E11B (Higher interchange discounts are available for designated combinations, please refer to the Points to Note section)		Original fare minus $5.0	150mins
982C	930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970/970X, 971, 973, 979, E11/E11A/E11B/E11S
930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970/970X, 971, 973, 979, E11/E11A/E11B/E11S	982C
988	933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 982C, 986, 989
933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 982C, 986, 989	988
E11S	930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970/970X, 971, 973
930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970/970X, 971, 973	E11S
933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 979, 986, 989	970/970X, 971, 973, A10, A11, A12, E11/E11A/E11B/E11S		120mins
970/970X, 971, 973, A10, A11, A12, E11/E11A/E11B/E11S	933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 979, 986, 989
979, A17
982C	955, 986
955, 986	982C
986	976A
213E (any direction)	900, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A/968X, 978/978A/978B, P960, P968	Original fare minus $8.3
230R (from Ma Wan)	900/900X, 934, 936, 960/960P/960S, 961, 968, 978	Original fare minus $6.0
296D (from Kowloon Station)	900/900X	Free for second leg	60mins
	934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A/968X, 978/978A/978B	Original fare minus $10.8
W4 (any direction)	900/900X, 934, 935, 936, 960/960P/960S, 961, 968, 978	Original fare minus $5.7	120mins
37X	934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960C/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A, 978/978A/978B	Original fare minus $0.1	150mins
	960B/960X, 968X	Original fare minus $0.9
Second interchange: Travelling first on: 38B, 240X, 249X, 286P/286X, 287X Then interchange to: 280X	934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A/968X, 978/978A/978B	Total fare $19.1 for two/three journeys
280X
T270		Original fare minus $1.5
900/900X	934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960C/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A	Total fare $24.0
936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S	900/900X	Free for second leg
978/978A/978B	968
960/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S
960B/960X
970, 970X			120mins
A10	970/970X, 971, 973
A11, A12	973
930/930A/930B/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C/952P, 955, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 976/976A	979
933, 955, 976/976A, 979	930/930A/930B/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C/952P, 955, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 976/976A, 986, 989
982C	950
989	976A
986, 989	933, 950, 952C, 955, 976
	930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 979	Total fare $20.8
930/930A/930B/930X	933, 955, 976/976A, 986, 989
950, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X		Total fare $27.3
967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X		Total fare $28.2
950	982C	Total fare $27.3
960/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S	968X	Total fare $27.0	150mins
934/934A, 935	936/936A	Free for second leg
968/968A/968X	960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S
Hong Kong Island to Kowloon/New Territories
First leg	Second leg	Discounted fare	Time limit
968	960/960A/960C/960P/960S, 961	Free for second leg	150mins
960B/960X	968
960/960A/960C/960P/960S, 961	968/968X	Total fare $27.0
936/936A	934/934A, 935	Free for second leg
900	960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961	Total fare $24.0
934/934A, 935, 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961	900
900, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961, 968/968X, 978/978A, P960, P968	213E (any direction)	Free for second leg	120mins
900, 934, 936, 960, 961, 968, 978	230R (to Ma Wan)
900, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961, 968/968X, 978/978A	296D (to Kowloon Station)
900, 934, 935, 936, 960／960P／960S, 961, 968, 978	W4 (any direction)
933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 987	970/970X, 971, 973, A10, A11, A12, A17, E11A/E11B	Original fare minus $1.5
970/970X, 971, 973, A10, A11, A12, A17, E11A/E11B	933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 987
970, 970X/X970		Free for second leg
933	930/930A/930X
	950, 952/952C, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962	Total fare $27.3
	967/967X, 969/969B/969C	Total fare $28.2
976/976A	930/930A/930X, 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969B/969C	Free for second leg
976R	952, 962X, 967/967X, 969
987	930/930A/930X, 933	Total fare $20.8
	950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962	Total fare $27.3
	967/967X, 969/969B/969C	Total fare $28.2
930/930A/930X, 950, 952/952C, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969B/969C, 976/976A	933	Free for second leg
930/930A/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969B, 969C (board at Central), 987	976/976A	Total fare $27.6
969C (board at Eastern District)		Free for second leg
930/930A/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969B/969C, 976/976A	987
979	950, 955
950, 955 (board at Central)	979	Total fare $27.8
955 (board at Eastern District)		Total fare $27.7
970, 970X		Original fare minus $1.5
Interchanging to the opposite direction
First leg	Second leg	Discounted fare	Time limit
952/952C/952P, 962, 962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969, 969B, 969P, 969X (from New Territories)	970, 970X, 971, 973 (to Kowloon)	Free for second leg	120mins
970, 970X, 971, 973 (from Kowloon)	952/952C, 962, 962C/962X, X962 (to Tuen Mun)	Total fare $24.2
	967/967X, 969, 969B, 969C (to Tin Shui Wai)	Total fare $27.3
296D (from Kowloon Station)	900, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961, 968/968X, 978/978A (to New Territories)	Original fare minus $10.8	60mins
W4 (any direction)	900, 934, 935, 936, 960／960P／960S, 961, 968, 978 (to New Territories)	Original fare minus $5.7	120mins
900/900X, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A/968X, 978/978A/978B (from New Territories)	296D (to Kowloon Station)	Free for second leg	120mins
900/900X, 934, 935, 936, 960/960P/960S, 961, 968, 978 (from New Territories)	W4 (any direction)
900, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A/968X, 978/978A/978B, P960, P968 (from New Territories)	213E (any direction)
213E (any direction)	900, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961, 968/968X, 978/978A, P960, P968 (to New Territories)	Original fare minus $8.3
Remarks: Passengers must use the same Octopus Card to enjoy the above interchange concessions. Passengers can also use the same electronic payment instrument account to enjoy the interchange concessions between KMB departures or Citybus departures on the above routes, but cross-group (KMB↔Citybus) interchanges are not applicable. The interchange concession is not applicable to interchanges to the same route or routes divided by "/", nor is it applicable to overnight and late night bus routes. The interchange concession of $5.0 is only applicable to the Western Harbour Tunnel BBI or before, but is not limited to KMB's designated combined interchange locations. Some interchange combinations cannot be used at the same time as the two-way section fares on Route 900. Interchanging from the 934 series and 935 to Route 968/968A, the 960 and 961 series, Route T270, the 968 and 978 series of routes, Routes 930, 952, 962, 967 and 969 series of routes, as well as "A" Routes and "E" Routes are only applicable to Hong Kong Island or New Territories area transfers. Free second trips are not available when transferring at the Western Harbour Crossing; some Citybus interchange concessions are exclusively operated . There are also interchange concessions on Hong Kong Island between some of these routes, and the amount may be different from the Western Harbour Crossing interchanges. Please refer to the relevant entries on each route for details. Passengers on Routes 976 and 976A must interchange at the Western Harbour Crossing BBI. Passengers who interchange at Tai Lam Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange cannot enjoy the interchange concessions. These interchange concessions can be used in conjunction with the interchange concession schemes for Hong Kong Island Routes, Tuen Mun Road Routes and Tai Lam Tunnel Routes. The discount for children under 12 years old is calculated at half the rate; for passengers who benefit from the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities, if the second journey fare is the above second journey discount fare (for example, those aged 65 or above, qualified persons with disabilities, or passengers under 12 years old, the concession in halved) or $2.0, whichever is lower. Therefore, some interchanges may not have interchange concessions. Official website: Kowloon Motor Bus Citybus Edit

Tsim Sha Tsui BBI Concessions

Template:Tsim Sha Tsui BBI Interchange Concession Scheme

Tsing Sha Highway BBI Interchange Concession Scheme

Template:Tsing Sha Highway BBI 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

9 Enviro500 MMCs (2 12m ATENU, 7 11.3m E6M) are assigned to this route as scheduled buses, with some required to order on Route 81K.

Although Enviro500 MMC 11.3m (E6M) are the main scheduled buses on this route, the actual dispatch is in fact dominated by Enviro500/MMC 12m (ATEU/ATEE/ATENU).

List of buses on Route 280X
Fleet no.	Plate no.	Depot
ATENU1	RZ5946	Sha Tin Depot (S)
ATENU210	SK7512
E6M126	YK1370
E6M138	YN6961
E6M139	YT2687
E6M140	YT3583
E6M141	YT4688
E6M149	YU5036
E6M151	YV1613

The above list of scheduled buses are as of March 2024, 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.2324

Bus deployment evolution history

Bus deployment evolution history of KMB Route 280X

Due to the narrow road surface at the section of Sui Wo Road near Fung Nin Court and the small space at Sui Wo Court Bus Terminus, Route 280X was initially operated by buses of 10.6 metres or less, with Dennis Trident 10.6m (ATS) being the mainstay. It was not until late November 2017, when the restrictions on the use of vehicles at Sui Wo Court Bus Terminus were lifted, that Dennis Trident 12m (ATR, which has since been withdrawn) and Enviro500 12m (ATE) were added to the service, with the entire route being 12m and straight-laddered by May 2019 and December 2020, respectively. In early 2018, a Enviro500 MMC (ATENU1248/VB4398) with the "Heartbeat of The City" livery joined this route, and was clad in white full-body advertising livery celebrating KMB's 85th Anniversary from March of the same year until it was removed in December of the same year, and subsequently withdrawn and redeployed to Route 43X in November 2019. In February 2021, to tie in with the launch of the e-payment system on this route, coupled with the retirement of the original Enviro500 12m (ATE), the scheduled buses on the entire route was reassigned to the Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU, with the 11.3-metre version (E6M) added to the service in October 2023).

Routing

To Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)

Routing	Roads observed
① Regular	AM peak hours: The distance of this route is approx. 20.0km, and the journey time is approximately 70mins. (The average speed is 17.1km/h.) PM peak hours: nThe distance of this route is approx. 20.0km, and the journey time is approximately 87mins. (The average speed is 13.8km/h.) Sui Wo Court access, Sui Wo Road, Wong Chuk Yeung Street, Kwei Tei Street, Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate Public Transport Lay-bys, Kwei Tei Street, roundabout, Kwei Tei Street, Shan Mei Street, Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Terminus, Shan Mei Street, Fo Tan Road, Yuen Wo Road, Tam Kon Po Street, Sha Tin Centre Street, Pak Hok Ting Street, Sha Tin Centre Street, Tai Po Road - Tai Wai, Tsing Sha Highway, Lai Po Road, Lin Cheung Road, Nga Cheung Road, Austin Road West, Austin Road, Nathan Road and Salisbury Road
② * Weekday AM special trips from Royal Ascot	The distance of this route is approx. 17.5km, and the journey time is approximately 70mins. (The average speed is 15km/h.) Lok Shun Path, Lok King Street, Fo Tan Road, Yuen Wo Road, ……

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 280X (Sui Wo Court → Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road))
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Sha Tin (Fo Tan)		Sui Wo Court Bus Terminus	Not applicable to special trips using routing ②
2		Sui Wo Road	Sui Wo Road
3			Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate
4			Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Bus Terminus
5		Fo Tan Road	Fo Tan Village
*	Sha Tin (Fo Tan)	Lok Shun Path	Royal Ascot Bus Terminus	Special trips using routing ② begin here Other trips omit this stop
		Lok King Street	Jubilee Garden	Applicable to special trips using routing ② Other trips omit these stops
			Fo Tan Station
6	Sha Tin Central	Yuen Wo Road	Wo Che Estate
7			Lek Yuen Estate
8		Tam Kon Po Street	Sha Tin Town Hall
9		Pak Hok Ting Street	Royal Park Hotel
Tsing Sha Highway
10	Sha Tin Heights		Tsing Sha Highway BBI (Alighting Stop)	Designated Interchange for the Tsing Sha Highway
			Tsing Sha Highway BBI (A3)
Tsing Sha Highway; Lin Cheung Road
11	Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area	Nga Cheung Road	Western Harbour Tunnel BBI - Nga Cheung Road (D1)	Section fares start here Passengers can walk to Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza and interchange to KMB solely-operated cross-harbour routes
12	Tsim Sha Tsui	Nathan Road	St. Andrew's Church
13			Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Middle Road
14		Salisbury Road	East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
15	Tsim Sha Tsui East		Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road)

To Sui Wo Court

• AM peak hours: To Sui Wo Court: The distance of this route is approx. 20.1km, and the journey time is approximately 70mins. (The average speed is 17.2km/h.)
• PM peak hours: To Sui Wo Court: The distance of this route is approx. 20.1km, and the journey time is approximately 87mins. (The average speed is 13.9km/h.)

Via: Mpdy Road, Chatham Road South, Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Public Square Street, Shanghai Street, Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Lai Po Road, Tsing Sha Highway, Shing Mun Tunnel Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, slip road, Shatin Central Bus Terminus, Sha Tin Centre Street, Wang Pok Street, Yuen Wo Road, Fo Tan Road, Kwei Tei Street, Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate Public Transport Lay-bys, Kwei Tei Street, roundabout, Kwei Tei Street, Shan Mei Street, Sui Wo Road and Sui Wo Court access

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 280X (Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road) → Sui Wo Court)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Tsim Sha Tsui East		Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road)
2	Tsim Sha Tsui	Salisbury Road	East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
3		Nathan Road	Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Haiphong Road
4			Park Lane
5	Jordan		Austin Road
6	Yau Ma Tei		Kowloon Central Post Office}
7	Jordan	Shanghai Street	Saigon Street
8	Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area	Jordan Road	Jordan Road West Kowloon Station
Lin Cheung Road; Tsing Sha Highway
9	Sha Tin Heights		Tsing Sha Highway BBI (Alighting Stop)	Designated interchange stop for Tsing Sha Highway routes
			Tsing Sha Highway BBI (B2)
Tsing Sha Highway; Shing Mun Tunnel Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin
10	Sha Tin Central		Shatin Central Bus Terminus	Section fares start here
11		Wang Pok Street	Lucky Plaza
12		Yuen Wo Road	Lek Yuen Estate
13			Wo Che Estate
14	Sha Tin (Fo Tan)	Fo Tan Road	Fo Tan Village
15			Tsung Tau Ha Road
16			Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate
17		Sui Wo Road	Goldfield Industrial Centre
18			Sui Wo Court Bus Terminus

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Related articles

• KMB Route 81
• KMB Route 280P (Cancelled)

References

External links

• KMB Official Route Information: 280X (Timetable approved by Transport Department)

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