The New Territories Bus Route 43 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Cheung Hong and Tsuen Wan West Station, via Cheung Ching Estate, Tsing Yi South Bridge, Kwai Fong (Hing Fong Road), Kwai Hing Estate, Kwai Chung Estate, Tai Wo Hau and Tsuen Wan Town Centre (Sha Tsui Road).
History[]
- 1 September 1977: Route 43 entered service, running between Cheung Ching and Tsuen Wan Ferry.[1]
- 25 February 1978: Cheung Ching terminus was relocated to the new terminus outside the current Cheung Ching Estate Community Centre.
- Late 1982: Rerouted via Kwai Hing Station Bus Terminus towards Kwai Hing Road for Tsuen Wan direction.
- 22 December 1983: Tsuen Wan terminus was relocated to the bus terminus underneath the Tsuen Wan Transport Complex.[2]
- 9 August 1987: Tsing Yi terminus was relocated to Cheung Hong coinciding with its opening.
- 26 October 2003: Tsuen Wan terminus was relocated to Tsuen Wan West Station.[3]
- 20 December 2003: Octopus interchange concessions with KCR West Rail (now part of MTR Tuen Ma Line) were introduced following its opening, in which passengers could enjoy $1.0 fare discount when interchanging between this route and the West Rail. The interchange concession has been cancelled since 1 June 2005.[4]
- 2 October 2004: Air-conditioned bus service was introduced.[5]
- 25 December 2005: Detoured via Kwai Chung Estate Public Transport Interchange for Cheung Hong direction.
- 1 October 2010: Upgraded to a full air-conditioned service.[6]
- 27 June 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) enquiry service was introduced to this route.[7]
- 1 October 2025: Interchange concessions with routes 42A and 242X were introduced.
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 6/2025, see here for the referenced link
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- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/boarding stop | AIr-conditioned fare |
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| Full fare | $5.4 |
| Section fares (to Cheung Hong Estate) | |
| From Ching Tao House Cheung Ching Estate | $5.1 |
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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.)
| Interchange concessions related to Route 43 (Cheung Hong → Tsuen Wan West Station) | |||||
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| Interchanging from Route 43 (from Cheung Hong) to other routes | |||||
| 2nd leg route | Destination | Concession | Interchange location | Time limit | Remarks |
| 49 | Ching Fu Court | 2nd leg free | Cheung Ching Bus Terminus | 90mins | |
| 49M | Ching Tao House Cheung Ching Estate (northbound → southbound) | ||||
| 290 | Hang Hau (North) (Tseung Kwan O Hospital) | Reduce $4.2 | (Osman Ramju Sadick Memorial Sports Centre → Kwai Fong Estate)/Tsuen Wan West Station Bus Terminus | 150mins | |
| 290A | Tseung Kwan O (Choi Ming) | ||||
| 290E | Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate | (Kwai Chung Sports Ground → Metroplaza)/Tsuen Wan West Station Bus Terminus | |||
| 290X | LOHAS Park Station | (Osman Ramju Sadick Memorial Sports Centre → Kwai Fong Estate)/Tsuen Wan West Station Bus Terminus | |||
| Interchanging from other routes to Route 43 (to Tsuen Wan West Station) | |||||
| 1st leg route | Origin | Concession | Interchange location | Time limit | Remarks |
| 49 | Ching Fu Court | 2nd leg free | Cheung Ching Bus Terminus (westbound → eastbound) | 90mins | |
| 49M | 1st leg fare rebate | Ching Tao House Cheung Ching Estate | |||
| Interchange concessions related to Route 43 (Tsuen Wan West Station → Cheung Hong) | |||||
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| Interchanging from Route 43 (to Tsuen Wan West Station) to other routes | |||||
| 2nd leg route | Destination | Concession | Interchange location | Time limit | Remarks |
| 42A | Tsing Yi (Cheung Hang Estate) | 2nd leg free | Cheung Ching Bus Terminus | 150mins | |
| 49 | Ching Fu Court | Cheung Ching Bus Terminus (westbound → eastbound) | 90mins | ||
| 49M | Ching Tao House Cheung Ching Estate | ||||
| Interchanging from other routes to Route 43 (to Cheung Hong) | |||||
| 1st leg route | Origin | Concession | Interchange location | Time limit | Remarks |
| 49 | Ching Fu Court | 2nd leg free | Cheung Hong Bus Terminus | 90mins | |
| 49M | 1st leg fare rebate | Ching Tao House Cheung Ching Estate (northbound → southbound) | |||
| 290 | Hang Hau (North) (Tseung Kwan O Hospital) | Reduce $4.2 | (Kwai Fong Plaza → Kwai Shun House Kwai Fong Estate)/Tsuen Wan West Station Bus Terminus | 150mins | |
| 290A | Tseung Kwan O (Choi Ming) | ||||
| 290E | Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate | ||||
| 290X | LOHAS Park Station | ||||
LWB Airbus, AsiaWorld-Expo Special Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme[]
| LWB Airport Routes, AsiaWorld-Expo Special Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme | |||||
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| 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 | ||
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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 concession is not applicable to other LWB A routes (including Routes A36, A37 and A43). | |||||
Bus deployments[]
A total of 10 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) double-decker buses are assigned to this route as scheduled buses.
| List of buses on Route 43 | ||
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| Fleet no. | Plate no. | Depot |
| ATENU411 | TE3786 | Lai Chi Kok Depot (Tsing Yi Sub-depot) (L) |
| ATENU428 | TE7390 | |
| ATENU439 | TE7340 | |
| ATENU443 | TE8173 | |
| ATENU446 | TF4944 | |
| ATENU448 | TF5261 | |
| ATENU449 | TF5532 | |
| ATENU576 | TM2099 | |
| ATENU558 | TL5716 | |
| ATENU613 | TN1642 | |
The above list of scheduled buses are as of May 2025, 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.2525
Bus deployment evolution history[]
| Bus deployment evolution history of KMB Route 43 |
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Route 43 was operated with Daimler Fleetline (D) during its initial days of commencement. In 1987, this route was changed to be served by Dennis Dragon 11m (S3N) and Leyland Olympian 11m (S3BL) 11-metre tri-axle buses with its extension to Cheung Hong. Dennis Dragon 11m (AD) and Dennis Trident 12m (ATR) air-conditioned buses were added in 2004, with Volvo Olympian 11m (AV) also added in 2005 to enhance air-conditioned services on this route. As of 2010, this route was operated by four non-air-conditioned buses: Dennis Dragon 11m (S3N278/FX7816, S3N330/FZ7219, S3N332/FZ8028) and Volvo Olympian 11m (S3V9/GK3895). However, the first three were designated on split shifts (operating only during weekday peak hours), while the latter even belonged to a long-term suspended running order and were not required to serve this route. On 1 October that year, the route transitioned to full air-conditioned service and the remaining four non-air-conditioned buses were replaced by a Leyland Olympian (AL140/FN7831), two Volvo Olympian buses (AV30/GD8850, AV321/HL9321) and one Dennis Dragon (AD359/HC2437). Following full air-conditioning, all non-low-floor vehicles on this route were replaced by Dennis Dragon (AD) air-conditioned buses by 2011, until all were subsequently replaced by 11-metre Volvo Olympian (AV) buses by late 2013. Regarding low-floor vehicles, early 2012 saw a swap with a Volvo Super Olympian 12m (3ASV) from Route 42C, followed by another swap with the original Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU, briefly reinstated in February 2024) from Route 904. From 2013 onwards, Enviro500 12m (ATE) buses were deployed. In 2016, Volvo Super Olympian 12m buses (3ASV) were temporarily reintroduced to this route before being fully replaced by Enviro500 12-metre buses (ATE, now entirely withdrawn). By 2017, all buses on split shifts were operated by Enviro500 12m buses (ATE) fitted with MKII bodywork instead. This route briefly introduced Dennis Dragon 12m (3AD) buses in 2015. In August 2021, the route introduced Enviro500 12m buses (ATEU) formerly operated by Long Win Bus (reintroduced two months later, withdrawn again in March 2024). From February 2023, Euro V-compliant buses of the same model (ATEE) were progressively introduced (all withdrawn). In May 2022, the route saw the introduction of Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) formerly operated by LWB from Route 41M. These buses were reintroduced in May 2024. |
Routing[]
To Tsuen Wan West Station[]
To Tsuen Wan West Station: The distance of this route is approx. 8.5km, and the journey time is approximately 55mins. (The average speed is 9.3km/h.)
Via: Ching Hong Road, Tsing Yi Road, Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi Bridge, Kwai Tsing Road, Hing Fong Road, Kwai Hing Station access road, Kwai Hing Road, Wo Tong Tsui Street, Tai Wo Hau Road, Texaco Road, Sha Tsui Road and Tai Ho Road
To Tsing Yi (Cheung Hong Estate)[]
To Tsing Yi: The distance of this route is approx. 9.0km, and the journey time is approximately 55mins. (The average speed is 9.8km/h.)
Via: Tai Ho Road, Sha Tsui Road, Texaco Road, Tai Wo Hau Road, Kwai Chung Estate Bus Terminus, Tai Wo Hau Road, Wo Tong Tsui Street, Kwai Hing Road, Hing Fong Road, Kwai Tsing Road, Kwai Tsing Bridge, Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi Road and Ching Hong Road
| Kowloon Motor Bus Route 43 (Tsuen Wan West Station → Tsing Yi (Cheung Hong Estate)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Tsuen Wan West Station Bus Terminus  |
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| 2 | Sha Tsui Road | Lady Trench Polyclinic | ||
| 3 | Bo Shek Mansion | |||
| 4 | New Haven | |||
| 5 | Tai Wo Hau | Tai Wo Hau Road | Fu On House Tai Wo Hau Estate | |
| 6 | Fu Kwai House Tai Wo Hau Estate | |||
| 7 | Kwai Chung San Kui | Yan Kwai House Kwai Chung Estate | ||
| 8 | Kwai Chung Estate Bus Terminus | |||
| 9 | Kwai Hing | Wo Tong Tsui Street | Kwai Chung Kaifong Association | |
| 10 | Kwai Hing Road | Kwai Hing Estate Kwai Hing Road | ||
| 11 | Hing Fong Road | Sun Kwai Hing Gardens |
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| 12 | Kwai Fong | Kwai Shun House Kwai Fong Estate | ||
| 13 | Metroplaza | |||
| 14 | Kwai Chung (Container Terminals) | Kwai Tsing Road | Kwai Tsing Interchange | |
| Kwai Tsing Bridge | ||||
| 15 | Tsing Yi South | Tsing Yi Road | Ching Tao House Cheung Ching Estate | Section fare begins here |
| 16 | Ching Hong Road | Mayfair Gardens | ||
| 17 | Cheung Ching Bus Terminus | |||
| 18 | Ching Shing Court | |||
| 19 | Cheung Hong Bus Terminus | |||
Ridership[]
According to the Bus Route Planning Programmes and other documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2007: The highest occupancy rate was 44%.[8]
- 2015: The occupancy rate during the busiest hour was 66%.[9]
- 2017: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 56%, with an average occupancy rate of only 40% during 7am to 7pm towards Kwai Chung.[10]
- 2023: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 70%.[11]
Related events/incidents[]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
Related articles[]
- KMB Route 43A
- KMB Route 43B
- KMB Route 43D
- KMB Route 49A
- KMB Route 243M
- KMB Route 243P
- KMB Route N43
References[]
- ↑ "九龍汽車（一九三三）有限公司通告" (Notice from Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd.), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 1 September 1977.
- ↑ Government of Hong Kong, "新荃灣碼頭廣場交通措施" (Traffic Measures at the new Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier Plaza) [News Release], 20 December 1983.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "西鐵Tsuen Wan West站公共運輸交匯處啟用" (Opening of WR Tsuen Wan West Station Public Transport Interchange) [Traffic Advice].
- ↑ Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Limited, "為西鐵乘客提供貼心優惠" (Chinese only) [News Release], 27 May 2005.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "九巴加強荃灣及葵青區空調巴士服務" (Chinese only) [News Release], 30 September 2004.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB provides full air-conditioned bus services on Route 43" [News Release], 27 September 2010.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "146 Additional Routes Provided with “Estimated Time of Arrival” – More than half of KMB & LWB routes" [News Release], 26 June 2015.
- ↑ "1st Meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee of Kwai Tsing District Council (2007-2008)" (Chinese only), April 2007.
- ↑ "Bus Route Programme 2015-2016 of Kwai Tsing District" (Chinese only), KTDC(TTC) Paper No. 2o/2015.
- ↑ "Bus Route Programme 2017-2018 of Kwai Tsing District" (Chinese only), KTDC(TTC) Paper No. 2v/D/2017.
- ↑ "Bus Route Programme 2023-2024 of Kwai Tsing District (Reply from TD)" (Chinese only), KTDC(TTC) Paper No. 5h/D/2023.
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