KMB Route 290

A bus on Route 290 3ATENU195 is turning from Tai Ho Road into Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan
Route Info
Terminus	Hang Hau (North) ↔ Tsuen Wan West Station ●
via	Po Lam, Tsui Lam, Po Tat Estate, Ngau Chi Wan, Wong Tai Sin, Kwai Chung
Distance	27.6km
Travelling time	To Tsuen Wan: 98mins To Hang Hau: 97mins
Commencement date	2015/3/28
Operation Info
Current operator	KMB
Current depot	Kowloon Bay Depot (Tseung Kwan O Sub-depot) (K), Kowloon Bay Depot (K), Lai Chi Kok Depot (L), Lai Chi Kok Depot (Tsing Yi Sub-depot) (L)
Main Vehicle	ATENU, 3ATENU, E6M
Fare Info
Full fare	$11.7
Number of Fare Sections	to Tsuen Wan: 2 to Tseung Kwan O: 3
Service Hours
Origin service time	Mondays to Fridays: 05:10 - 23:50 Saturdays and Public Holidays: 05:30 - 23:50
Terminus service time	05:30 - 23:50
Headway	10-20mins

The New Territories Bus Route 290 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Hang Hau (North) (Tseung Kwan O Hospital) and Tsuen Wan West Station, via Po Lam, Tsui Lam, Ma Yau Tong and Po Tat Estate, before taking Sau Mau Ping Road and Shun Lee Estate Road non-stop direct to Choi Wan Estate, Choi Hung, Wong Tai Sin and Tai Wo Ping, and then via Ching Cheung Road to and from Kwai Chung, Tai Wo Hau Station and Tsuen Wan Town Centre. It belongs to one of the six "Tseung Kwan O - Tsuen Wan Bus Routes".

History

Introducing Background

The main article of this section is Tseung Kwan O - Tsuen Wan Bus Routes.

In the past, it was very inconvenient for the public to travel between Tseung Kwan O and Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing, and they had to change lines several times if they chose to take the railway. The Transport Department (TD) eventually proposed to cancel routes 692 and 692P through the 2013-2014 Bus Route Development Programme, so as to release resources for the provision of routes between Tseung Kwan O and Tsuen Wan via Sau Mau Ping (Sau Mau Ping Road) and Four Shun.

As the Sai Kung District Council was dissatisfied with the use of resources in the district to serve Kwun Tong, and the Kwun Tong District Council objected to the use of the route without making stops in the district. After a long negotiation between the Transport Department (TD), the Kwun Tong and Sai Kung District Councils, the TD finally decided to split the route into two: one route passing through Sau Ming Road and Four Shun on the section between Po Lam Road and New Clear Water Bay Road respectively; and the other route passing through Sau Mau Ping Road and Shun Lee Estate Road with no stops along the way.

The Transport Department (TD) commenced the tender exercise for the Tseung Kwan O - Tsuen Wan Bus Route in November 2014 and the Department announced on 3 February 2015 that the operation rights of the routes were awarded to KMB and the two routes were subsequently numbered 290 and 290A and commenced service on 28 March 2015. On 23 March, KMB invited a group of Sai Kung District Council members to the Choi Ming Bus Terminus to try out the two routes on a priority basis.

Route Change History

• 28 March 2015: Route 290 commenced service between Tseung Kwan O (Choi Ming) and Tsuen Wan West Station with $1.5 full fare discount for the first year, resulting in a discounted full fare of $9.2.
• 28 March 2016: Fare concession was expired and the full fare was reverted to $10.7.
• 22 December 2018: First bus hours was advanced from 05:30 to 05:10 every Mondays to Fridays from Choi Ming.
• 1 March 2021: Octopus interchange concessions with Resident Bus Routes NR331 and NR331S were intorduced.
• 17 July 2021: Octopus two-way section fares from Tseung Kwan O (Choi Ming) to Ma Yau Tong Village was introduced. Passengers are required to tap their Octopus cards at the Octopus machines at the relevant stations after alighting to enjoy the discounted fare.
• 17 June 2024: Tseung Kwan O terminus was relocated to Hang Hau (North), observing Sheung Ning Road, Chung Wa Road, Pui Shing Road and Sheung Ning Road in order for both directions and no longer serving Tseung Kwan O Town Centre and Tiu Keng Leng; the first and last buses from Hang Hau (North) were delayed by 5 minutes respectively.

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 12/2018, see here for the referenced link

from Hang Hau (North) Service Hours Headways (mins) Mondays to Fridays 05:15 - 06:55 25 06:55 - 07:05 10 07:05 - 09:05 20 09:05 - 09:55 25 09:55 - 22:15 20 22:15 - 23:55 25 Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays 05:35 - 22:15 20 22:15 - 23:55 25

from Tsuen Wan West Station Service Hours Headways (mins) Mondays to Fridays 05:30 - 17:50 20 17:50 - 18:50 15 18:50 - 23:50 20 Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays 05:30 - 23:50 20

Detailed Departure Timetable
KMB Route 290/Detailed Timetable

Fares

Journey	Air-conditioned fare
Full Fare	$11.7

Fare Chart (to Tsuen Wan)
Boarding Stop ＼ Alighting Stop	Hang Hau (North) or after	Pak Hung House or after	Lai King Estate Kwai Chung Road or after
Ma Yau Tong Village or before	$5.6 ＊
Tsuen Wan West Station or before	$11.7	$9.7	$6.2

Fare Chart (to Tseung Kwan O)
Boarding Stop ＼ Alighting Stop	Tsuen Wan West Station or after	Beacon Heights or after	Pak Hung House or after	Anderson Road or after
Hang Hau (North) or before	$11.7	$9.7	$7.2	$5.6

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". * Two-way section fare - Passengers are required to pay the full fare by Octopus card or mobile e-payment platforms on boarding and confirm with the same card or account at the fare rebator at the designated bus stop after getting off the bus. If other means of payment is used or the card is not reconfirmed on alighing, the fare from the boarding stop to the final destination will be charged.

Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions

This route currently shares the same interchange concession package with Routes 290A, 290B and 290X.

Passengers using the same Octopus card or account of the same electronic payment instrument 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.The interchange concession of e-payment system is only applicable to the interchange between KMB or Long Win Bus departures on other routes) Template:KMB Route 290 Interchange Concession Scheme

Po Tat BBI Interchange Concession Scheme

Template:Po Tat BBI Interchange Concession Scheme

LWB A Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme

LWB Airport Routes ("A Routes") and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme
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: 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 offer is not applicable to other LWB A routes (including Routes A36, A37 and A43). Edit

KMB and Sun Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions

Template:KMB and Sun Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions

Bus Deployments

Currently this route, Routes 290A and 290X were deployed with a total of 39 double-decker buses:

• 38 Enviro500 MMC (19 12m ATENU, 19 12.8m 3ATENU)
• 1 Volvo B8L 12m (V6B)

Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU) buses might occassionaly run on this route as special sights.

According to its promise in the tender, all buses deployed on this route must reach Euro 5 and above emission standards.

Besides, some buses may be dispatched away to Routes 33, 42C, 277X, 278X and N290, and there are also order shifts from Routes 33, 90, 98A, 98C and 601.

List of buses for Routes 290／290A／290X
Fleet No.	Plate No.	Depot	Remarks
3ATENU20	TV4339	Kowloon Bay Depot (Tseung Kwan O Sub-depot) (K)
3ATENU21	TV4348
3ATENU83	UE5298
3ATENU91	UE9290
3ATENU189	VR5895
3ATENU192	VR4663
3ATENU204	VR7906
3ATENU212	VS3552
3ATENU213	VS3648
3ATENU222	VT1825
ATENU999	UB8122
ATENU1232	UU2854
ATENU1234	UU3314
ATENU1235	UU4207
ATENU1237	UU3857
ATENU1363	VJ7913
ATENU1390	VK3617
ATENU1425	VL4763
ATENU1427	VL5753
ATENU1435	VL6948
ATENU1438	VL7098
ATENU1450	VM2978
ATENU1469	VM5491
ATENU1480	VM7262
ATENU1550	VR6208
ATENU1567	VR7897
ATENU1594	VS4191
3ATENU73	UE5650	Kowloon Bay Depot (K)
3ATENU85	UE6056
3ATENU200	VR6944
ATENU1236	UU4341
V6B188	XL1386
3ATENU80	UE4959	Lai Chi Kok Depot (Tsing Yi Sub-depot) (L)
3ATENU82	UE5224
3ATENU152	UE9558
ATENU665	TP3362
3ATENU66	UE3455	Lai Chi Kok Depot (L)
3ATENU78	UE5074
3ATENU84	UE5450

The above list of scheduled buses are as of August 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.2824

Bus deployment evolution history

Bus deployment evolution history of KMB Routes 290, 290A and 290X

When the Routes 290 and 290A came into service, the vehicles were mainly the then newly licensed high capacity version of the Enviro500 MMC 12m (with ATENU456/TF7808 displaying a full body advertisement advertising the launch of the "Tseung Kwan O - Tsuen Wan Bus Routes", which has been removed), while the other two Enviro500 The other two Enviro500 12m buses (ATENU71/SE6818 and ATENU453/TF7621, both removed) were equipped with Electronic Route Map and 4G Wi-Fi Service before the commencement of service and in October 2015 respectively. KMB subsequently extended the two new features to the remaining registered buses of this group of routes in January 2016, making them the first two KMB routes with electronic route maps and Wi-Fi service, and subsequently replaced them with newer batches of the same vehicles. In 2017, the high capacity version of Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU) was added twice to the routes, but was mostly withdrawn after less than a month, then rejoined for the third time four years later with a low capacity version, but was removed after less than a week, then rejoined for the fourth time the following year, and was again withdrawn in February 2023. Since April 2018, Enviro500 MMC 12m buses with "Hearbeat of The City" livery was added to this route, replacing the earlier batches of the same model. In 2020, Volvo B8L 12m buses （V6B) were deployed by Kowloon Bay Depot (Tseung Kwan O Sub-depot) (K) (joined again in August 2021 and withdrawn later in November). Since August 2020, all 5 "Tseung Kwan O - Tsuen Wan Bus Routes" were approved by the Transport Department to use 12.8m buses. This set of routes were then deployed with 5 Euro 6 Enviro500 MMC 12.8m buses (E6X) as scheduled buses (rejoined in November 2011); newly-registered Volvo B8L 12.8m buses (V6X) were also added to this route in November (re-joined in September 2021 and withdrawn again in August the next year) In February 2021, Euro 5 Enviro500 MMC 12.8m buses (3ATENU) originally from Routes 258D, 259D, 268C and 269C joined the routes and swapped with the originally existing 12.8m buses. In August 2022, a Volvo B8L 12m demonstrator bus joined the routes (AVBML1/WA756, withdrawn) In October 2022, one Enviro500 MMC 11.3m (E6M, withdrawn) joined the routes to run on Route 91M as an order shift.

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List of external order buses for Route 290
Depot	Order Routes	Running No.	Remarks
Mondays to Fridays
Kowloon Bay Depot (Tseung Kwan O Sub-depot) (K)	98A	S02	Choi Ming depart 10:10
		S04	Tsuen Wan West depart 18:40 (additional departure)
	98C	08	Choi Ming depart 06:40
	601	S02	Choi Ming depart 07:30
Saturdays
Kowloon Bay Depot (Tseung Kwan O Sub-depot) (K)	98C	11	Choi Ming depart 07:00
		12	Choi Ming depart 06:40

Routing

The distance of this route is approx. 30.1km, and the journey time is approximately 98mins. (The average speed is 18.4km/h.)

to Tsuen Wan West Station

Via: Po Ning Road (eastbound), roundabout, Po Ning Road (westbound), Sheung Ning Road, Chung Wa Road, Pui Shing Road, Sheung Ning Road, Po Ning Road, Po Lam Road North, Kai King Road, Yan King Road, Po Fung Road, Po Hong Road, Po Lam Road North, New Clear Water Bay Road, Sau Mau Ping Road, Shun Lee Estate Road, New Clear Water Bay Road, Clear Water Bay Road, Lung Cheung Road, Ching Cheung Road, Kwai Chung Road, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan and Tai Ho Road

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 290 (Hang Hau (North) → Tsuen Wan West Station)
No.	Area	Road	Bus Stop Name	Remarks
1	Tseung Kwan O (Hang Hau)		Hang Hau (North) (Tseung Kwan O Hospital)
2		Chung Wa Road	Chung Wa Road	Alighting Passengers can claim fare rebate from the Octopus Card processor
3		Pui Shing Road	Pui Shing Road
4		Po Ning Road	Hau Tak Estate
5	Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam)	Po Lam Road North	King Lam Estate
6		Yan King Road	Yan King Road
7		Po Fung Road	Leung Kit Wah Primary School
8		Po Hong Road	Serenity Place
9	Tseung Kwan O (Tsui Lam)	Po Lam Road North	Tsui Lam Estate
10			Hong Sing Garden
11	Ma Yau Tong	Po Lam Road	Ma Yau Tong Village
12	Sau Mau Ping		Po Tat BBI - Po Tat Estate (H2)
Sau Mau Ping Road, Shun Lee Estate Road
13	Ngau Chi Wan	New Clear Water Bay Road	Pak Hung House	Section fare begins here
14			Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Choi Hung Station (K6)
15	Choi Hung	Lung Cheung Road	Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Hung Ngok House (H2)
16	Wong Tai Sin		Wong Tai Sin BBI - Wong Tai Sin Temple (D1)
17	Tai Wo Ping		Phoenix House
18			Beacon Heights
Ching Cheung Road
19	Kwai Chung (Container Terminals)	Kwai Chung Road	Lai King Estate Kwai Chung Road	Section fare begins here
20	Kwai Fong		Kwai Fong Plaza
21	Kwai Hing		Kwong Fai Circuit	Change to Route A32 to Airport
22		Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung	Kin Chuen Street Kwai Chung
23	Tai Wo Hau		Tai Wo Hau BBI (B2)	Change to Routes E31, E32 or E32A to Tung Chung
24	Tsuen Wan Town Centre	Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan	Chung On Street Tsuen Wan	Change to Route A31 to Airport Change to Route NR331
25		Tai Ho Road	Tai Ho Road Tsuen Wan
26	Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier		Tsuen Wan West Station Bus Terminus

to Tseung Kwan O (Choi Ming)

Via: Tai Ho Road, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Kwai Chung Road, Ching Cheung Road, Lung Cheung Road, Clear Water Bay Road, New Clear Water Bay Road, Shun Ching Street, Shun Lee Estate Road, Sau Mau Ping Road, Po Lam Road, Po Lam Road North, Po Hong Road, Po Ning Road, Po Fung Road, Yan King Road, Kai King Road, Po Lam Road North, Po Ning Road, Sheung Ning Road, Chung Wa Road, Pui Shing Road, Sheung Ning Road and Po Ning Road

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 290 (Tsuen Wan West Station → Hang Hau (North))
No.	Area	Road	Bus Stop Name	Remarks
1	Tsuen Wan West		Tsuen Wan West Station Bus Terminus
2	Tsuen Wan Town Centre	Tai Ho Road	Tai Ho Road Tsuen Wan
3		Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan	Chung On Street Tsuen Wan	Change from Route A31 from Airport Change from Route NR331
4	Tai Wo Hau		Tai Wo Hau BBI (A1)	Change from Routes E31, E32 and E32A from Tung Chung
5		Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung	Cheung Wing Road Gyratory
6	Kwai Hing	Kwai Chung Road	Kwai Chun Court
7			Sun Kwai Hing Gardens	Change from Route A32 from Airport
8	Kwai Fong		Kwai Fong Estate
9	Kwai Chung (Container Terminals)		Lai King Estate Kwai Chung Road
Ching Cheung Road
10	Tai Wo Ping	Lung Cheung Road	Beacon Heights	Section fare begins here
11			Phoenix House
12	Wong Tai Sin		Wong Tai Sin BBI - Wong Tai Sin Temple (B5)
13	Ngau Chi Wan		Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Ngau Chi Wan Village (G2)
14		New Clear Water Bay Road	Pak Hung House	Section Fare begins
Shun Lee Estate Road, Sau Mau Ping Road
15	Sau Mau Ping	Po Lam Road	Po Tat BBI - Po Tat Estate (N2)
16	Ma Yau Tong		Anderson Road	Section fare begins here
17			Ma Yau Tong Village
18	Tseung Kwan O (Tsui Lam)		Mau Wu Tsai
19		Po Lam Road North	Hong Sing Garden	Compulsory stop
20			Tsui Lam Estate
21	Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam)	Po Hong Road	Finery Park
22		Po Fung Road	Po Kim House
23		Yan King Road	Yan King Road
24		Po Lam Road North	King Lam Estate
25	Tseung Kwan O (Hang Hau)	Po Ning Road	Hau Tak Estate
26		Chung Wa Road	Chung Wa Road
27		Pui Shing Road	Pui Shing Road
28		Po Ning Road	Fu Ning Garden
29			Hang Hau (North) (Tseung Kwan O Hospital)

Ridership

This route is more direct and cheaper than the MTR. In addition, it is quicker than the similar routes 38, 40 and 42C[Note 5] between Kwai Chung and Choi Hung because it only makes limited stops in between, thus attracting many passengers travelling between Tsuen Wan and Wong Tai Sin and Choi Hung.The route has been very popular since its inception, and it is often full during peak hours, Saturdays and holidays, with additional trips made when necessary. [11] This route has been in operation for less than a year and has been regularised with a special peak hour service on 29 February 2016.

According to the 2022-2023 Bus Route Planning Programme, the average occupancy rate of this route is 81% during the busiest hour.

Related Incidents

Traffic Accidents

• 27 April 2015: At around 11am, an urban taxi was caught speeding near the container terminal by a laser pistol, but the taxi driver stepped on the gas and ran away. The taxi driver tried unsuccessfully to cut through the vehicle and rammed into the vehicle in front of him in an attempt to escape, causing a nine-vehicle collision. The vehicles hit included an Enviro500 MMC (ATENU471/TH4819) running on this route heading towards Tsuen Wan West Station, as well as private cars and construction vehicles. The taxi driver was eventually arrested by police officers who arrived.
• 1 June 2015: At around 9am, an Enviro500 MMC (ATENU464/TG306) heading towards Tsuen Wan West Station crashed into a rubbish truck parked at the roadside due to breaking down opposite Phoenix House on Lung Cheung Road, causing serious damage to the left side of the vehicle and injuring 26 people.
• 27 June 2017: At around 10:00am, a crane truck was driving along Tai Ho Road in Tsuen Wan towards Tsuen Wan West Station. When it reached Nina Tower, the crane arm on the bucket ripped off a work bench component of a footbridge under construction and the falling debris hit the windscreen of an Enviro500 MMC (ATENU130/SH1334) heading towards Tsuen Wan West Station, injuring no one. As a result of the incident, the section of Tai Ho Road opposite Nina Tower Bus Terminus had to be temporarily closed to facilitate police investigation and all bus routes departing from the station temporarily terminated at Tsuen Wan West Station.
• 29 July 2019: At around 5pm, a Choi Ming-bound Volvo B9TL (AVBWU564/UW5960) crossed the line off Po Lam Road North near Tsui Lam Estate and collided head-on with a police car, a van and a seven-passenger car. At the same time, a taxi trailing the KMB slowed down in response to the accident, but a van and a Toyota Coaster private light bus behind it failed to stop, resulting in a three-vehicle collision. A total of eight people were injured in the incident.

Passenger Incidents

• 2 October 2019 : In the afternoon, an Enviro500 MMC (ATENU613/TN1642) heading towards Tsuen Wan West Station stopped sharply at Pui Shing Road due to a sudden lane cutting in front of a vehicle, causing two passengers on the bus to fall and injure themselves.
• 16 July 2020: An elderly passenger was not wearing a mask onboard an Enviro 500 MMC (ATENU1548/VR3909) heading towards Tsuen Wan West Station when the bus was approaching the vicinity of Serenity Place at noon. As Cap. 599I (Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Mask) (Public Transport) Regulations) was in force at the time, all passengers were required to wear a mask on public transport. The bus captain immediately ascended to the upper deck to find out what was going on. The passenger argued with the bus captain for some time and then complied with the captain's instruction to get off the bus. Many people praised the conduct of the bus captain after the incident.

Gallery

Route 290's additional departure was deployed with a non-Euro V bus (shown in the photo is a Volvo Super Olympian)

Route 290 is deployed with Enviro500 MMC buses

Route 290 observes Kwai Chung Road

More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:

KMB Route 290 (Edit)

Remarks

Related articles

KMB 290 Series Routes KMB Route 290A KMB Route 290B (Cancelled) KMB Route 290X KMB Route N290

Other related routes Resident Bus Route NR22 Resident Bus Route NR23 (Cancelled) Resident Bus Route NR24 Resident Bus Route NR25 PLB Ping Shek - Tsuen Wan Route

References

External links

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