KMB Route 288A

A bus on Route 288A was at Shui Chuen O waiting to depart
Route Info
Terminus	Shui Chuen O → Sha Tin Central (Sha Tin Centre Street) ●
via	Sha Tin Wai
Distance	2.0km
Travelling time	10min
Commencement date	2016/8/22
Operation Info
Current operator	KMB
Current depot	Sha Tin Depot (S)
Main Vehicle	ATENU
Fare Info
Full fare	$4.6
Service Hours
Service date(s)	Service during Morning Peak Hours on School Days
Origin service time	07:28 and 07:43
Headway	Fixed Departures

The New Territories Bus Route 288A is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs one-way from Shui Chuen O to Sha Tin Central, via Sha Tin Wai.

This route is a special trip of Route 288 during morning peak hours. After leaving Shui Chuen O, it turns directly to the downhill direction of Pok Chuen Street without passing through To Shek Street south of Shui Chuen O Estate Phase 1.

History

Opening Background

KMB proposed to the Transport Department in July 2016 that Route 288 increase resources to operate this route to cope with the increase in traffic after the second phase of Shui Chuen O Estate opened.

Route Changes

• 22 August 2016: Route 288A enters service, At that time, there were 5 departures each during peak hours in the morning and afternoon from Monday to Friday.
• 5 June 2017: All departures during afternoon peak hours were cancelled.
• 23 October 2017: The departure at 08:25 was cancelled.
• 4 December 2017: The departure at 08:05 was cancelled.
• Unknown: Changed to service on school days only from Monday to Friday. However, the relevant arrangements were not officially listed on the Schedule of Services starting from 20 June, 2021.
• 21 September 2018: The departure at 07:05 was cancelled.
• 2 April 2023:
  • The service was changed to only provide one-way service from Shui Chuen O to Sha Tin Central and would not return to Shui Chuen O, and the departing times were changed to 07:28 and 07:43 from Monday to Friday;
  • Changed to terminate at "Sha Tin Central" stop on Sha Tin Centre Street, omitting "Sha Tin Town Hall" stop on Tam Kon Po Street.

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 4/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Shui Chuen O
School days
07:28, 07:43
No service on Saturdays, Sundays, Non-school Days and Public Holidays

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.

Fares

Boarding Stop	Full Fare
Full Fare	$4.6

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 288 Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions

LWB Airport Routes and KMB Interchange Scheme

Template:LWB A Routes and KMB Interchange Scheme

Bus Deployments

Currently, this route is operated by buses from Routes 287X and 288, and the main bus operating is Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU).

Routing

The distance of this route is approx. 2.0km, and the journey time is approximately 10mins. (The average speed is 12km/h.)

Via: To Shek Street, Pok Chuen Street (downward), Shui Chuen Au Street, Sha Kok Street, Sha Tin Wai Road, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Yuen Wo Road, Tam Kon Po Street, and Sha Tin Centre Street

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 288A (Shui Chuen O→Sha Tin Central)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Sha Tin (Shui Chuen O)		Shui Chuen O Bus Terminus
2		Pok Chuen Street	Yuet Chuen House	Compulsory Bus Stop
3	Sha Tin Wai	Shui Chuen Au Street	Pok Tai House
4		Sha Tin Wai Road	Greenfield Court
Sand Martin Bridge
5	Sha Tin Central	Sha Tin Centre Street	Sha Tin Central

Gallery

A bus on Route 288A was waiting to depart at Shui Chuen O

A bus on Route 288A was dropping off passengers at Pok Chuen Street

A bus on Route 288A was waiting to depart at Shui Chuen O

A bus on Route 288A was waiting to depart at Shui Chuen O

A bus on Route 288A was arriving at Shui Chuen O

Related Articles

• KMB Route 288
• KMB Route 288B
• New Territories GMB Route 812A

External Links

• KMB Official Route Information: 288A (Timetable approved by Transport Department)