The New Territories Bus Route 281A is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Kwong Yuen and Kowloon Station, via Yuen Chau Kok, Kowloon Tong (Waterloo Road), Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei (Nathan Road) and Tsim Sha Tsui, taking Sha Tin Road and Lion Rock Tunnel.
History[]
Commencing Background[]
In the 1998-1999 Bus Route Development Programme, it was proposed to introduce this route in June 1998, with the outbound journey following Route 281P to Nathan Road and then turning right to Jordan Road for the Kowloon AR Station, and the return journey via Mong Kok, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road to Yuen Chau Kok and Kwong Yuen. As a result of these changes, Routes 281P and 287P would be cancelled and Route 81C would be diverted to Sha Tin Road with reduced headways. However, when the scheme is finally implemented, this route travelled directly between Tai Chung Kiu Road and Kowloon via Sha Tin Road, while Route 81C was not diverted.
Route Change History[]
- 25 September 1999: Route 281A was put into service to replace Routes 281P and 287P.[1]
- 19 October 2002: Interchange concessions with various Lion Rock Tunnel routes were introduced.[2]
- 24 February 2008: The route was changed to go directly to Nga Cheung Road southbound for Kowloon Station direction, calling additionally at "Nga Cheung Road" stop then turn around and return to Nga Cheung Road northbound to Jordan Road roundabout, then turn around and return to the original routing at Nga Cheung Road southbound.
- 18 October 2009: To tie in with the truncation of routing of Route 63X within Yuen Long District and no longer serving Tsim Sha Tsui, Octopus interchange concessions with a number of Yuen Long District bus routes were introduced.
- 2 January 2011: Routing in the vicinity of the Kowloon Railway Station was modified to tie in with the new traffic arrangements for the construction of the West Kowloon Terminus of the Express Rail Link:[3]
- For Kowloon Railway Station direction, the route was diverted via Wui Cheung Road, Wui Man Road, Austin Road West, Nga Cheung Road and Kowloon Station access, omitting Jordan Road near Lin Cheung Road, and the stop at Jordan Road and Nga Cheung Road were cancelled;
- After departing from Kowloon Railway Station, the route was diverted via Kowloon Station access, Nga Cheung Road, Austin Road West, Wui Man Road, Wui Cheung Road, Canton Road and return to the original routing, omitting Lin Cheung Road.
- 20 January 2011: An additional intermediate stop was added at Austin Road West for Kowloon Railway Station direction.[4]
- 12 August 2012: An additional intermediate stop was added at "Poplar Street" on Boundary Street for Kwong Yuen direction. [5]
- 27 June 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry System was introduced on this route.[6]
- 2 February 2016: Due to the closure of Wui Man Road southbound for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link project, Kowloon-bound buses were changed to turn left at Canton Road northbound to Austin Road west to return to the original routing, no longer observing Wui Cheung Road and Wui Man Road, and the stop at "Austin Railway Station" was cancelled.[7]
- 17 June 2018: The stop at "Cheong Lok Street Yau Ma Tei" on Nathan Road was cancelled and changed to call at "Saigon Street Yau Ma Tei" stop instead for Kowloon Station direction. [8]
- 18 October 2021: An additional stop was added at "Nga Cheung Road (International Commerce Centre)" on Nga Cheung Road for Kwong Yuen direction.[9]
Special Departures[]
- 14 December 2002: Special departures from Kowloon Central Post Office to Kwong Yuen at 17:30, 17:50, 18:10 and 18:30 on weekday afternoons were introduced.[10]
- 10 May 2004: The special departure from Kowloon Central Post Office to Kwong Yuen at 17:30 on weekdays was cancelled.
- 4 August 2006: The special departure from Kowloon Central Post Office to Kwong Yuen at 17:50 on weekdays was cancelled.[11]
- 16 September 2012: Special departures from Kowloon Central Post Office to Kwong Yuen were cancelled.
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 5/2023, see here for the referenced link
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- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
Boarding Stop | Air-Conditioned Fare |
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Full Fare | $8.6 |
Section Fares to Kowloon | |
Fron Junction Road Kowloon Tong | $7.1 |
Section Fares to Kwong Yuen | |
From Fortune City One | $6.0 |
Fare Remarks |
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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 281A Interchange Concession Scheme
Tsim Sha Tsui Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]
Template:Tsim Sha Tsui BBI Interchange Concessions
Lion Rock Tunnel Interchange Concession[]
KMB Lion Rock Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme | ||||
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First Route | Second Route | Direction | Second Trip Fare | Time Limit |
72X, 74A, 80/80P, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C , 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 270A, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X (Specified combinations can enjoy higher transfer discounts, please see below) |
Any direction | Original price minus $4.2 | 150 minutes | |
81C, 86C, 87D | Same direction | Free for each trip | ||
85A | 281M | Kowloon | ||
86A, 89B | 87B | |||
87B | 85 | |||
89B | 89 | |||
74A | 81C, 281B, 281X | |||
80M | $3.0 | |||
281M | $3.7 | |||
81C | 74A | New Territories | $0.5 | |
281M | $5.2 | |||
281M | 85A | $0.9 | ||
87B | 86A, 89B | Free for each trip | ||
85 | 87B | |||
89 | 89B | |||
72X, 74A, 80/80P, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X | 270C | Kowloon | Original price discount $4.2 | |
270A | Free | |||
270C | 72X, 74A, 80/80P, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X | Original price discount $4.2 | ||
270A | Free | |||
72X, 74A, 80, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 270A, 270C, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X | 80A | $4.2 off the original price | ||
80A | 72X, 74A, 80, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 270A, 270C, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X | |||
270C | 87D/87E | 270C to Kowloon → 87D/87E to New Territories | ||
72X, 74A, 80, 80M, 81C, 85, 85B, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 271, 281A, 281M | 270C | First trip To New Territories→270C to Kowloon | ||
270C | 72X, 74A, 80/80P, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X | 270C to New Territories → Any direction for second trip | ||
72X, 74A, 80/80P, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X | 270C | First trip in any direction→270C to New Territories | ||
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LWB A Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme[]
LWB Airport Routes ("A Routes") and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme | |||||
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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 | ||
Note:
*: 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). |
Bus Deployments[]
Routing[]
To Kowloon Station[]
To Kowloon Station: The distance of this route is approx. 20.2km, and the journey time is approximately 90mins. (The average speed is 13.5km/h.)
Via: Unnamed road, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Sha Tin Wai Road, Ngau Pei Sha Street, Chap Wai Kon Street, Ngan Shing Street, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Sha Tin Road *, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Waterloo Road, Prince Edward Road West, Nathan Road, Salisbury Road, Kowloon Park Drive, Canton Road, Austin Road West, Nga Cheung Road (northbound), roundabout, Nga Cheung Road (southbound) and Station Perimeter Road
* Depending on traffic conditions, the route may be diverted via Che Kung Temple Road and Hung Mui Kuk Road.
Kowloon Motor Bus Route 281A (Kwong Yuen→Kowloon Station) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
1 | Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) | Kwong Yuen Bus Terminus | ||
2 | Siu Lek Yuen Road | Siu Lek Yuen | ||
3 | Sha Tin Wai Road | Hong Kong School of Motoring | ||
4 | Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) | Ngau Pei Sha Street | Yu Chui Court | |
5 | Ngan Shing Street | Yue Tin Court | ||
6 | City One Shatin | City One Shatin Bus Terminus | ||
7 | Tai Chung Kiu Road | City One Shatin | ||
Sha Tin Road, Lion Rock Tunnel | ||||
8 | Kowloon Tong | Waterloo Road | Junction Road Kowloon Tong | Section fare begins here |
9 | Kowloon Tong Station | |||
10 | Kowloon Tong Club | |||
11 | Mong Kok East | Prince Edward Road West | Diocesan Boys' School | |
12 | Mong Kok | Prince Edward Station | ||
13 | Nathan Road | Nelson Street Mong Kok (S15) | ||
14 | Soy Street Mong Kok (S23) | |||
15 | Yau Ma Tei | Wing Sing Lane Yau Ma Tei (S35) | ||
16 | Saigon Street Yau Ma Tei (S41) | |||
17 | Jordan | Tak Shing Street Tsim Sha Tsui (S46) | ||
18 | Tsim Sha Tsui | Kimberley Road (S50) | ||
19 | Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Middle Road (S52) | |||
20 | Kowloon Park Drive | Kowloon Park Drive | ||
21 | Canton Road | China Hong Kong City | ||
22 | Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area | Austin Road West | Austin Road West (E1) | |
23 | Kowloon Station Bus Terminus |
To Kwong Yuen[]
To Kwong Yuen: The distance of this route is approx. 20.3km, and the journey time is approximately 90mins. (The average speed is 13.5km/h.)
Via: Station Perimeter Road, Nga Cheung Road, Austin Road West, Canton Road, Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Lai Chi Kok Road, Prince Edward Road West, Tai Nan Street, Cedar Street, Yu Chau Street, Boundary Street, Waterloo Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Sha Tin Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Ngan Shing Street, Chap Wai Kon Street, Ngau Pei Sha Street, Sha Tin Wai Road, and Siu Lek Yuen Road
Kowloon Motor Bus Route 281A (Kowloon Station→Kwong Yuen) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
1 | Kowloon Station Commercial and Residential Area | Kowloon Station Bus Terminus | ||
2 | Nga Cheung Road | Western Harbour Tunnel BBI - Nga Cheung Road (C1) | ||
3 | Tsim Sha Tsui | Canton Road | Austin Road | |
4 | Silvercord | |||
5 | Nathan Road | Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Haiphong Road (N6) | ||
6 | Park Lane (N13) | |||
7 | Jordan | Austin Road (N18) | ||
8 | Yau Ma Tei | Kowloon Central Post Office (N35) | ||
9 | Pitt Street Yau Ma Tei (N48) | |||
10 | Mong Kok | Shantung Street Mong Kok (N59) | ||
11 | Lai Chi Kok Road | Kei Wing Primary School | ||
12 | Sham Shui Po | Boundary Street | Poplar Street | |
13 | Tai Hang Tung | Police Sports and Recreation Club | ||
14 | Yau Yat Chuen | Fa Hui Park | ||
15 | Kowloon Tong | Caritas Dormitory Prince Edward | ||
16 | Waterloo Road | Kowloon Tong Club | ||
17 | Christian Central Church | |||
18 | Kowloon Tong Station | |||
19 | Moonbeam Terrace | |||
Lion Rock Tunnel, Sha Tin Road | ||||
20 | City One Shatin | Ngan Shing Street | Fortune City One | Section fare begins here |
21 | Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) | Yue Tin Court | ||
22 | Chap Wai Kon Street | City One Station | ||
23 | Ngau Pei Sha Street | Yu Chui Court | ||
24 | Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) | Sha Tin Wai Road | Siu Lek Yuen Reporting Centre | |
25 | Siu Lek Yuen Road | Siu Lek Yuen | ||
26 | Castello | |||
27 | Kwong Yuen Bus Terminus |
Related Incidents[]
Traffic Incidents[]
- 5 November 2003: At about 9:00 a.m., a Dennis Trident (ATR156/JC8121) reversing back to the head of the stop at Kwong Yuen Bus Terminus hit an old woman crossing the road, ran her over and dragged her between the two sets of rear wheels on the right side, the old woman was confirmed dead after being sent to hospital.[12]
- 20 October 2006: A man suddenly pushed an NWFB stop pole out of the road and hit the left front end of a Volvo Olympian12m (3AV) heading for the Kowloon MTR Station when it was stopped at Man Ming Lane, Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei, damaging the rear mirror and windscreen.[13]
- 8 June 2017: At around 7:00pm, a private car displaying the novice driver sign (or "P-plate") was travelling on Lion Rock Tunnel Road near Hung Mui Kuk Road in Sha Tin when it was slowing down in response to the traffic condition, and tailgated a KMB Dennis Trident (ATR219/JP1528) which was on its way back to the depot, a bus of the same type (ATR295/JU5927) which was on this route heading towards Kwong Yuen and a private car which allegedly failed to catch up with the brakes. The four-vehicle collision resulted in nine injuries[14][15]. The two buses were subsequently written off on 22 of the same month and 12 September respectively as they were not repaired due to their age.
Buses Catching Fire[]
- 15 April 2020: At around 9:00am, a Kowloon Station-bound Enviro500 (ATE34/KZ9314) caught smoke and fire on Waterloo Road near the Baptist Hospital, destroying the rear of the bus. The bus was not repaired due to its age and was officially written off on 23 June.[16]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
- KMB Route 81C
- KMB Route 87D
- KMB Route 281B
- KMB Route 281E
- KMB Route 281P (Cancelled)
- KMB Route 287P (1st Generation) (Cancelled)
- KMB Route N283
- New Territories GMB Route 65S
References[]
- ↑ 巴士新聞 - 1999年9月 (Bus News - September 1999), bustop.info
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB Introduces Eight Octopus Bus-Bus Interchange Packages" [News Release].
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB Routes Diverted and Stops Relocated to tie in with the Express Rail Link Hong Kong Section project" [News Release], 31 December 2010.
- ↑ 281A新增分站 (Route 281A new intermediate stop), hkitalk.net
- ↑ 281A加站消息 (Route 281A Additional Bus Stop), hkitalk.net
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "146 Additional Routes Provided with “Estimated Time of Arrival” – More than half of KMB & LWB routes" [News Release], 26 June 2015.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "215P, 215X, 261B, 281A Express Rail Link project - Temporary Diversion and Temporary Arrangement of Bus Stops" [Passenger Notice], January 2016.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "9, 208, 234P, 234X, 281A Bus Stop Relocation" [Passenger Notice], June 2018.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "8, 11, 215X, 281A, 296D Additional Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], October 2021.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB Strengthens the Bus Service on Route 281A" [News Release], 11 December 2002.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴加強沙田區巴士服務" (KMB Strengthens the Bus Service in Sha Tin District) [News Release], 11 December 2002.
- ↑ 婦人捲巴士車底亡 (Old woman dragged into bottom of bus and killed), , Apple Daily, 6 November 2003.
- ↑ 神秘男子刑毀九巴 (Mysterious man vandalised a KMB bus), Apple Daily, 21 October 2006.
- ↑ 獅子山隧道公路發生四車相撞 釀九傷 (4 vehicles collided at Lion Rock Tunnel Road causing 9 injuries), TVB, 8 Jun 2017.
- ↑ 獅隧入沙田4車相撞9人傷 車龍一度塞到浸大 (4 vehicles collided at Lion Rock Tunnel Shatin bound entrance, 9 injured; vehicle jam once extended to Baptist University), Apple Daily, 8 June 2017.
- ↑ 雙層巴士浸會醫院門口車尾著火 (Rear of a double-decker bus caught fire outside Baptist Hospital entrance), hkitalk.net
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