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KMB Route 47X

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The New Territories Bus Route 47X is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Chun Shek and Kwai Shing (East), via Sha Tin Wai, Sha Tin Central, Shing Mun Tunnels, Lei Muk Shue, Kwai Hing and Kwai Fong.

History[]

Commencing background[]

To tie in with the opening of the Shing Mun Tunnel, KMB debundled Route 48 in the 1989-1990 Bus Route Development Programme, including a new route 47X between Wo Che and Lai King (North) via Sha Tin Central, Sha Kok Street and Mei Lam Estate for both directions; the terminus at Kwai Chung was subsequently revised to Kwai Shing (East).

Initial launching[]

  • 20 April 1990: Route 47X entered service.
  • 1 June 1990: No longer detoured via Mei Lam Estate.[1]
  • 4 September 1990: Rerouted via Kwai Luen Road, Kwai Shing Circuit, Shing Fuk Street and Kwai Fuk Road for Wo Che direction.
  • 31 March 1991: Half-fare concession for children was introduced with the addition of numerous section fares.
  • 26 May 1991: Multiple changes were implemented with the opening of Shing Mun Tunnels Bus Interchange:
    • Additionally called at Shing Mun Tunnels Bus Interchange for both directions and interchange concessions with other routes stopping there provided;
    • Sha Tin terminus was relocated to Chun Shek and no longer served Shatin Central Bus Terminus, Lek Yuen Estate and Wo Che Estate;
    • Detoured via Kwai Fong MTR Station for Chun Shek direction.
  • 5 June 1991: Resumed detouring via Shatin Central Bus Terminus for both directions.
  • 21 October 1991: Departures towards Kwai Shing (East) between 06:56 and 08:44 on Mondays to Fridays were made to omit Shatin Central Bus Terminus.
  • 16 September 1994: A new section fare from Che Fong Street to Kwai Shing was introduced.
  • 20 April 1995: The route towards Kwai Shing was extended by additionally passing through Kwai Shing West Estate, High Prosperity Terrace, and Shing On House Kwai Shing Estate after Kwai Shing (East) before returning there to end the journey, in conjunction with the commencement of intake at the redeveloped Kwai Shing East Estate.[2]
  • 1 November 1996: Detoured via Jat Min Chuen Street for Kwai Shing direction.

After the millennium[]

  • 10 June 2001: Enhanced to full air-conditioned service with service hours extended.[3]
  • 17 February 2002: Interchange concessions with routes 81K and 282 were introduced.[4]
  • 1 September 2013: A new stop was added at "Kwai Luen Estate" on Kwai Luen Road for both directions.[5]
  • 24 August 2015: A new special departure at 07:40 on Mondays to Fridays running one-way from Shui Chuen O to Kwai Shing (East) was introduced, which directly heads to Sha Tin Rural Committee Road towards Tai Po Road - Sha Tin and Shing Mun Tunnels after To Shek Street and Sha Tin Wai Road, omitting Shatin Central Bus Terminus.[6]
  • 31 December 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) enquiry service was added to this route.[7]
  • 13 February 2017: The Shui Chuen O special service was independently numbered as 47A, enhanced to 2 trips and truncated to Kwai Chung Road (Kwai Fong Estate), no longer serving Kwai Shing Estate.
  • 1 July 2017: A new section fare from Kwai Hong Court to Kwai Shing (East) was introduced.
  • 3 December 2018: A new special service was introduced, departing from Sun Tin Wai to Kwai Shing (East) at 07:10 and 07:35 on Mondays to Saturdays.[8]
  • 18 February 2019: Sun Tin Wai special services on Mondays to Fridays were enhanced to 4 trips, departing at 07:03, 07:15, 07:27 and 07:39.[9]
  • 2 December 2014: Sun Tin Wai special services on Mondays to Fridays were reduced to 3 trips, departing at 07:03, 07:21 and 07:39; and that on Saturdays were reduced to one trip, departing at 07:10.[10]

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 12/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Chun Shek
Service hours Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
05:30 - 06:40 10
The following departures omit Shatin Central Bus Terminus
06:50 - 07:00 10
07:00 - 07:12 12
07:12 - 07:18 6
07:18 - 07:33 15
07:33 - 07:51 18
07:51 - 08:00 9
08:00 - 08:45 7/8
The following departures resume normal routing
08:52 - 09:00 8
09:00 - 13:00 15
13:00 - 16:36 12
16:36 - 17:00 8
17:00 - 18:00 7/8
18:00 - 18:30 10
18:30 - 19:30 12
19:30 - 20:00 15
20:00 - 21:00 12
21:00 - 22:00 15
22:00 - 23:40 20
23:40 - 00:05 25
Saturdays
05:30 - 06:00 15
06:00 - 06:36 12
The following departures omit Shatin Central Bus Terminus
06:48 - 07:00 12
07:00 - 07:07 7
07:07 - 07:21 14
07:21 - 07:56 7
07:56 - 08:44 8
The following departures resume normal routing
08:52 - 09:00 8
09:00 - 16:20 10
16:20 - 19:00 8
19:00 - 22:00 12
22:00 - 22:45 15
22:45 - 00:05 20
Sundays and Public Holidays
05:30 - 07:30 20
07:30 - 09:00 15
09:00 - 12:00 12
12:00 - 19:50 10
19:50 - 21:50 12
21:50 - 23:05 15
23:05 - 00:05 20
From Kwai Shing (East)
Service hours Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
05:40 - 06:20 10
06:20 - 08:40 7
08:40 - 09:00 10
09:00 - 10:00 15
10:00 - 13:00 10
13:00 - 16:00 12
16:00 - 18:30 7/8
18:30 - 19:18 12
19:18 - 20:00 14
20:00 - 20:55 11
20:55 - 22:25 15
22:25 - 00:25 20
Saturdays
05:40 - 06:30 10
06:30 - 07:10 8
07:10 - 08:20 7
08:20 - 09:00 8
09:00 - 12:00 10
12:00 - 15:20 8
15:20 - 16:00 10
16:00 - 16:56 8
16:56 - 18:48 7
18:48 - 19:20 8
19:20 - 20:00 10
20:00 - 22:00 12
22:00 - 00:00 20
00:00 - 00:25 25
Sundays and Public Holidays
05:40 - 06:40 15
06:40 - 07:40 12
07:40 - 11:00 10
11:00 - 14:00 9
14:00 - 18:30 10
18:30 - 21:00 15
21:00 - 22:20 20
22:20 - 00:25 25
Detailed timetable

KMB Route 47X/Detailed timetable

Special trips[]

Sun Tin Wai → Kwai Shing (East) ●
Mondays to Fridays
07:03, 07:21, 07:39
Saturdays
07:10
No service on Sundays and Public Holidays
This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Remarks[]

Paper signs with words "Omit New Town Plaza" are displayed on the front and side of all Kwai Shing (East)-bound buses during morning peak hours on weekdays.

Fares[]

Journey/boarding stop Air-conditioned fare
Full fare $9.3
Section fares (to Kwai Shing)
Shing Mun Tunnels BBI Free #
From Ho Fung College $6.7
From Che Fong Street Kwai Fong $5.1
From Kwai Hong Court $4.6
Section fares (to Chun Shek)
Shing Mun Tunnels BBI Free #
From Shatin Central $6.7
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".
  • # Passengers may interchange to this route for free at Shing Mun Tunnels BBI. This interchange concession is provided as a section fare and passengers are not required to tap their card while boarding at the BBI.

Shing Mun Tunnels BBI Interchange Concessions[]

Template:Shing Mun Tunnels BBI Interchange Concessions

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 47X 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).

Bus deployments[]

A total of 24 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) double-decker buses are assigned to this route and Route 47A as scheduled buses.

List of buses on Routes 47A/47X
Fleet no. Plate no. Depot
ATENU78 SE8026 Sha Tin Depot (S)
ATENU114 SG2454
ATENU201 SK5090
ATENU215 SK9040
ATENU216 SK9190
ATENU279 SR9566
ATENU313 SW2475
ATENU381 TC7791
ATENU391 TC8986
ATENU392 TC9013
ATENU417 TE2799
ATENU442 TE7939
ATENU631 TN5319
ATENU1670 SN8669
ATENU1671 SP2895
ATENU1672 SP6096
ATENU1673 SP4657
ATENU1678 SR9881
ATENU1681 SS7413
ATENU1683 ST5213
ATENU589 TM5125 Lai Chi Kok Depot (Tsing Yi Sub-depot) (L)
ATENU607 TN2087
ATENU619 TN2575
ATENU636 TN5570

The above list of scheduled buses are as of December 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.3224

Bus deployment evolution history[]

Bus deployment evolution history of KMB Route 47X

Route 47X is mainly served by Leyland Victory II (G) during its initial days of launching, and was shifted to tri-axle buses in 1991, mainly being Leyland Olympian 11m (S3BL) and Dennis Dragon 11m (S3N).

Since the conversion to ful air-conditioned service in 2001, this route was mainly served by Leyland Olympian 11m (AL) and Dennis Dragon 11m (AD). Low-floor service was introduced in 2006, mainly served by Dennis Trident 12m (ATR).

To improve service quality, Volvo Olympian 11m (AV) and Enviro500 12m (ATE, ATEU, ATEE, withdrawn except for the first two ones that were re-added in January and February 2021) buses were added to this route between 2011 and 2014. Later, Dennis Tridents and Dennis Dragon (AD, entirely withdrawn in 2015) were re-added to alleviate the large passenger demand, with Volvo Olympian 12m (3AV, withdrawn) added at the same time. An Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) was added to this route in late August 2015.

This route was converted to a full low-floor service in 2016 and was later served entirely by straight-staircase buses in November. In July the next year, Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) from Sha Tin Depot (S) were re-added and newly-registered Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU, re-added in February 2021 to facilitate the implementation of e-payment system) buses were even added to this route several times, however they were withdrawn after less than a month of service on this route.

In February 2020, Tuen Mun Depot (Yuen Long Sub-depot) (U) joined the bus deployments of this route, with the model being a low-capacity version Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU); it was replaced by high-capacity version 3 months later and was eventually replaced by Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU).

In September 2020, a Volvo Super Olympian (AVW, withdrawn) was added.

In February 2021, KMB arranged for designated routes to be served by buses installed with the e-payment system, and the Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) with Facelift bodywork was redeployed to the relevant routes. Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBE, AVBWU, all withdrawn) buses and Enviro500 12m (ATE, ATEU, all withdrawn) were immediately added to this route.

From November 2022 onwards, Tuen Mun Depot (Yuen Long Sub-depot) (U) no longer dispatched buses on this route.

Routing[]

To Kwai Shing (East)[]

Routing Roads observed
①
Regular 		The distance of this route is approx. 18.1km, and the journey time is approximately 72mins. (The average speed is 15.1km/h.)
Fung Shek Street, Shing Tin Street, Sha Tin Tau Road, Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Sha Kok Street, Jat Min Chuen Street, Sha Kok Street, Sha Tin Wai Road, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, slip road, Shatin Central Bus Terminus, Sha Tin Centre Street, Wang Pok Street, Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Shing Mun Tunnel Road, Shing Mun Tunnels, Cheung Pei Shan Road, Wo Yi Hop Interchange, Wo Yi Hop Road, Cheung Wing Road, Cheung Wing Road Gyratory, Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Foo Road, Hing Fong Road, Tai Wo Hau Road, Kwai Shing Circuit (upper), Kwai Luen Road, Kwai Shing Circuit (upper) and Kwai Luen Road
② *
Monday to Saturday AM special departure from Sun Tin Wai 		Sun Tin Wai Estate access road, Sha Tin Tau Road, Shing Tin Street, Fung Shek Street, Shing Tin Street, ..., Sha Kok Street, Sha Tin Wai Road, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Shing Mun Tunnel Road, Shing Mun Tunnels, ...
③ #
Monday to Saturday AM omit Shatin Central 		..., Sha Kok Street, Sha Tin Wai Road, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Shing Mun Tunnel Road, Shing Mun Tunnels, ...
Kowloon Motor Bus Route 47X (Chun Shek → Kwai Shing (East))
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
* Sha Tin Tau Sun Tin Wai Bus Terminus Routing ② starts here
Sha Tin Tau Road Foo Wai House Applicable to routing ②
1 Sha Tin Tau Chun Shek Bus Terminus
2 Sha Tin Tau Road Shek Ying House Chun Shek Estate
3 Che Kung Miu Road Chun Shek Estate MTR logo
4 Sha Tin Wai Jat Min Chuen Street Jat Min Chuen Street
5 Sha Kok Street Sha Kok Estate MTR logo
6 Sha Tin Wai Road Greenfield Court
Sand Martin Bridge
7 Sha Tin Central Shatin Central Bus Terminus MTR logo Not applicable to routing ②③
Route9 Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Shing Mun Tunnel Road, Shing Mun Tunnels
8 Wo Yi Hop Shing Mun Tunnels BBI (B6) (Alighting Stop) BBI Logo GreenYellow Designated interchange stop for Shing Mun Tunnels routes
No fare payment required when interchanging to this route
Shing Mun Tunnels BBI (B2)
9 Lei Muk Shue Wo Yi Hop Road Ho Fung College Section fare begins here
10 Lei Muk Shue Estate
11 Wo Yi Hop Road Sportsground
12 Cheung Wing Road Cheung Wing Road
13 Kwai Hing Kwai Chung Road Kwai Chun Court
14 Sun Kwai Hing Gardens
15 Kwai Fong Hing Fong Road Che Fong Street Kwai Fong Section fare begins here
16 Osman Ramju Sadick Memorial Sports Centre
17 Kwai Hing Tai Wo Hau Road Kwai Hong Court Section fare begins here
18 Kwai Shing Estate Kwai Shing Circuit Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School
19 Shing Fung House Kwai Shing Estate
20 Kwai Shing (East) Bus Terminus
21 Kwai Luen Road Kwai Luen Estate
22 Kwai Shing West Estate
23 Kwai Shing Circuit Lu Kwong Fai Memorial School
24 High Prosperity Terrace
25 Shing On House Kwai Shing Estate
26 Kwai Shing (East) Bus Terminus
# Trips from Chun Shek between 06:50 - 08:45 on Mondays to Fridays and between 06:48 - 08:44 on Saturdays omit Shatin Central Bus Terminus.

To Chun Shek[]

The distance of this route is approx. 16.2km, and the journey time is approximately 72mins. (The average speed is 13.5km/h.)

Via: Kwai Luen Road, Kwai Shing Circuit (lower), Shing Fuk Street, Kwai Fuk Road, Kwai Yi Road, Kwai Fong Station Bus Terminus, Kwai Yi Road, Kwai Foo Road, Kwai Chung Road, Cheung Wing Road Gyratory, Cheung Wing Road, Wo Yi Hop Road, Wo Yi Hop Interchange, Shing Mun Tunnels, 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, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Sha Tin Wai Road, Sha Kok Street, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Che Kung Miu Road, Sha Tin Tau Road and Shing Tin Street

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 47X (Kwai Shing (East) → Chun Shek)
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Kwai Shing Estate Kwai Shing (East) Bus Terminus
2 Kwai Luen Road Kwai Luen Estate
3 Kwai Shing West Estate
4 Kwai Fong Kwai Fuk Road Kwai Tsing Theatre
5 Kwai Yi Road Kwai Fong Station Bus Terminus MTR logo
6 Kwai Chung Road Kwai Fong Estate
7 Kwai Hing Kwong Fai Circuit
8 Lei Muk Shue Cheung Wing Road Cheung Wing Road
9 Wo Yi Hop Road Sportsground
10 Wo Yi Hop Road Shek Wai Kok Sun Village
11 Lei Muk Shue Estate
12 Ho Fung College
13 Wo Yi Hop Shing Mun Tunnels BBI (A5) (Alighting Stop) BBI Logo GreenYellow Designated interchange stop for Shing Mun Tunnels routes
No fare payment required when interchanging to this route
Shing Mun Tunnels BBI (A2)
Route9 Shing Mun Tunnels, Shing Mun Tunnel Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin
14 Sha Tin Central Shatin Central Bus Terminus MTR logo Section fare begins here
15 Wang Pok Street Lucky Plaza
Sand Martin Bridge
16 Sha Tin Wai Sha Tin Wai Road Greenfield Court
17 Sha Kok Street Pok Hong Estate MTR logo
18 Tin Ka Ping Primary School
19 Sha Tin Tau Che Kung Miu Road Chun Shek Estate MTR logo
20 Sha Tin Tau Road Shek Ying House Chun Shek Estate
21 Chun Shek Bus Terminus

Ridership[]

According to District Council documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:

  • 1995: The average daily patronage was 15408, of which 25.2% interchanged at the Shing Mun Tunnels Bus Interchange. 89.6% of the passengers interviewed agreed that the air-conditioned bus fare differential was 25% higher than the original fare, i.e. $6.0.[11]
  • 2014: The average occupancy rate for this route, as well as routes 34, 37, 37M and 38 during the peakiest half hour was 55-87%.[12]
  • 2016: The occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 81%.[13]

Related incidents[]

Bus theft[]

Traffic accidents[]

  • 30 December 2006: At around 6 p.m., a Dennis Dragon (AD7/EU7919) heading towards Chun Shek stopped near the Hong Kong Heritage Museum on Shing Mun Tunnel Road, Sha Tin, to avoid a broken-down truck in front of it. However, it was rear-ended by a container truck that was suspected of not braking in time, resulting in six people being injured.[14] The bus was deemed irreparable due to severe damage and its advanced age, and was retired early in February 2007.
  • 5 September 2007: At around 8 a.m., a bus captain with 18 months of experience was driving a Leyland Olympian (AL108/FE7245) from Fung Shek Street into Chun Shek Bus Terminus when he struck an elderly woman, who was then dragged under the vehicle and was later pronounced dead at the scene.[15][16] Following the incident, the Highways Department constructed an entrance ramp near the semi-circular bend on Shing Tin Street, allowing buses to directly enter the terminal from that road without having to pass through Fung Shek Street.
  • 21 May 2013: At around noon, a Volvo Olympian (AV145/GY2583) travelling towards Chun Shek was rear-ended by a Dennis Trident (ATR398/HS7215) travelling on route 269D towards Lek Yuen in Shing Mun Tunnels, leaving 13 people injured.[17]
  • 17 March 2014: At around 5 p.m., an Enviro500 (ATEU24/PK662) heading towards Chun Shek collided with a Toyota Coaster (LY9044) minibus travelling on New Territories GMB Route 28K towards Tai Po Market Station as it departed from the Shatin Central Bus Terminus, leaving 8 passengers injured.[18][19]
  • 19 January 2015: At around 6 p.m., a Volvo Olympian (AV277/HL659) heading towards Kwai Shing (East) ran a red light while turning right from Tai Chung Kiu Road onto Sha Kok Street in Sha Tin, colliding with a taxi and a private car. The taxi then collided with the rear of a Toyota Coaster (EM2416) operating on New Territories GMB Route 803 heading towards Hin Keng. The minibus lost control, mounted the central reservation, and collided with the guardrail, which then struck a Dennis Trident (ATR241/JR8532) on Route 85A heading towards Kwong Yuen. The taxi driver was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital, and 19 others were injured, while the bus captain on this route was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death.[20][21]
  • 21 January 2015: At around 10 a.m., a Volvo Olympian (AV307/HL7491) travelling towards Kwai Shing (East) was hit from behind by a seven-seater vehicle outside Ho Fung College on Wo Yi Hop Road. The driver of the seven-seater vehicle was taken to hospital due to feeling unwell.[22] This was the second accident on this route within three days.
  • 21 September 2015: At around 11 p.m., an Enviro500 (ATE88/LE3924) heading towards Kwai Shing (East) reached the Wo Yi Hop Interchange when a crane truck was conducting tree-cutting work on the slow lane. It was suspected that due to the branches being too long, when the crane arm lifted the branches onto the truck bed, the bus window was struck by the branches, causing the left-side glass on the upper deck to shatter, leaving two male passengers on the bus injured by flying debris.[23]

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Remarks[]

Related articles[]

  • KMB Route 47A
  • KMB Route 48 (Cancelled)

References[]

  1. ↑ "九巴47X48X 將不再經大圍" (KMB routes 47X and 48X will no longer serve Tai Wai, Wah Kiu Yat Po, 31 May 1990.
  2. ↑ Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 48/94-97, 16 May 1995
  3. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "Summary on the Bus Service Enhancement in June 2001" [News Release].
  4. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB introduces a new Octopus Bus-Bus Interchange Package in Sha Tin" [News Release].
  5. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "38.47X New Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], 1 September 2013.
  6. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB Introduces Morning Special Route 47X and Enhances Route 288" [News Release], 20 August 2015.
  7. ↑ KMB 所有路線現已提供ETA服務(聯營除外) (All KMB Routes now have ETA service (except jointly-operated routes)), hkitalk.net (#37)
  8. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "47X Introduction of Sun Tin Wai Special Departures" [Passenger Notice], November 2018.
  9. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "47X Timetable Adjustment" [Passenger Notice], February 2019.
  10. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "47X Timetable Adjustment" [Passenger Notice], December 2024.
  11. ↑ Tsuen Wan District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 4/94-97, Route Improvement Programme for KMB Shing Mun Tunnel Routes, 1996.
  12. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "儘快改善及解決葵聯邨交通運輸嚴重不足問題" (Urge to improve and resolve the seriously inadequate transportation at Kwai Luen Estate), Kwai Tsing District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 20a/2014, June 2014
  13. ↑ Sha Tin District Council Secretariat, "丘文俊先生提問：沙田圍及水泉澳邨交通問題" (Question from Hon. Steven Yau Man-chun: Traffic issues at Sha Tin Wai and Shui Chuen O), Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. TT 8/2016, March 2016
  14. ↑ " 被撼漏油巴士六客傷" (6 injured after bus being hit with fuel leaks), Oriental Daily News, 31 December 2006.
  15. ↑ "慳婦追巴士捲車底慘死" (Woman catching bus tragically died after being dragged under the bus), Oriental Daily News, 6 September 2007.
  16. ↑ "巴士埋站輾爆婦人頭 家屬疑車速太快 九巴指時速10公里", Apple Daily, 6 September 2007.
  17. ↑ "九巴城隧失事八人傷" (8 injured after KMB bus accident at Shing Mun Tunnels), Oriental Daily News, 22 May 2013.
  18. ↑ "巴士狂撼綠Van 8人傷" (8 injured after collision between bus and minibus), Apple Daily Breaking News, 22 May 2014.
  19. ↑ 炒完又炒嘅 "PK" 662, hkitalk.net
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  22. ↑ "九巴47X又遇意外遭撞尾", Oriental Daily News, 22 January 2015.
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V · D · EBus routes terminating or turning back in Sha Tin District (shown below are destination districts)
Hong Kong Island
To/from Central and
Western District
88R • 182 • 182X← • 680 • 680B→ • 680P→ • 680X • 681 • 681P • 980X (#) • 981P (#) • 982X (#) • 985 (#) • N182 • N680
To/from Wan Chai District
980A→ • 980X (#) • 981P (#) • 982X (#) • 985 (#) • 985A→ • 985B→
To/from Eastern District
682 • 682A→ ($) • 682B • 682C→ • 682P→ • 982C→ • 986→ • 987← • 989→
To/from Southern District
170 • N170
Kowloon
To/from Wong Tai Sin District
82P • 82X • 84M • 85M • 272S
To/from Kwun Tong District
61R • 80 • 80A→ • 80P→ • 80X • 83A→ • 83X • 88 • 88X • 89 • 89B • 89C • 89D • 89P→ • 89X • 889→
To/from Yau Tsim Mong District
81 • 81C • 81X→ • 87B • 87D • 280X • 281A • 281B→ • 281E← • 281X→ • 287D← • 287P→ • 287X • 887→ • N281 • N283← • N287←
To/from Sham Shui Po District
46X • 86 • 86A • 86C • 286C • 286D • 286P→ • 286X
To/from Kowloon City District
85 • 85A • 85B • 85S→ • 85X • 281M • 891→
New Territories East
Within Sha Tin District
80K • 81K • 82B • 82C • 82K • 83K • 83P • 83S • 85K • 86K • 86S • 87K • 87P • 87S • 88K • 89S • 272K • 281 • 282 • 283 • 284 • 285 • 285A • 288 • 288A • 288B • 288C • 289K • 888
To/from Tai Po District
72A • 82D • 272A • 274P • 289R * • 580 • 581 • 872→ • 872X→
To/from North District
73A • 79 • 274← • B8
To/from Sai Kung District
90 • 97 • 99 • 99R • 299X • 798 • 798A • 798P • 798X • 893→
New Territories West
To/from Tsuen Wan District
38B • 43P • 43X • 46S • 48P • 48X • R42
To/from Kwai Tsing District
40X • 43S← •46P • 47A • 47X • 49P→ • 49X • 240X • 249X • 848→
To/from Tuen Mun District
263 • 263A • 263B • 868
To/from Yuen Long District
64X← • 65X← • 269D • 869→ • N73
To/from Islands District
A41 • A41P • A42 • A46 • E42 • E42C • E42P • N42 • NA40 • NA41
Shenzhen Ports
Sha Tau Kok Express
Shap Sze Heung, Hoi Ha Wan and Wong Shek Pier areas of Sai Kung North are all located in Tai Po District, please refer to the District Council constituency boundary map.
Italic - service during specified days/periods only; → - Outbound service only; ← - Inbound service only; (#) - outbound terminus at Wan Chai District, inbound starting point at Central and Western District; ($) - inbound service ends at Tai Po District
V · D · EBus routes terminating or turning back in Kwai Tsing District (shown below are destination districts)
HK Island
To/from Wan Chai District
930B→ • 935 • 948 • 948A→ • 948B→ • 948P→ • 948X→
To/from Eastern District
948E
Kowloon
To/from Kwun Tong District
38 • 38P • 40A • 42 • 42C • X42C • X42P→
To/from Yau Tsim Mong District
31B • 35A • 35X • 37 • 37X→ • 41A • 42A • 43C • 44 • 46 • 242X • N41X← • N241
To/from Sham Shui Po District
N237
To/from Kowloon City District
45 • 241X
New Territories East
To/from Sha Tin District
40X • 43S→ • 46P • 47A • 47X • 49P← • 49X • 240X • 249X • 848←
To/from Tai Po District
40E • 272P
To/from North District
279A← • 279B← • 279X
To/from Sai Kung District
49
New Territories West
Within Kwai Tsing District
31A • 31M • 31P • 37M • 43A • 43D • 43M • 44M • 49M • 235M • 248M • 249M
To/from Tsuen Wan District
31 • 32M • 34 • 36M • 41M • 42M • 43 • 43B • 235 • 243M • 243P→
To/from Tuen Mun District
57M • 58M • 58P→ • 59A • 61M • 67A • 67M • 260C
To/from Yuen Long District
68A • 68E • 69M • 69P← • 265M • 269A← • 269M • 269P→
To/from Islands District
A32 • E32 • E32A • NA32
Italic - service during specified days/periods only; → - Outbound service only; ← - Inbound service only

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