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The New Territories Bus Route 59M is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Tuen Mun Pier Head and Tsuen Wan Station, via San Shek Wan and Tuen Mun Road.
History[]
- 25 September 1983: Route 59M entered service, running between Butterfly Estate and Tsuen Wan MTR Station, via Pui To Road (Tuen Mun Industrial Area) and Tuen Mun Town Centre.
- 6 July 1984: Routing was altered to tie in with the change of stopping direction at Tsuen Wan MTR Station Bus Terminus:[1]
- Rerouted via the section of Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan outside Nan Fung Centre, Tai Ho Road and Sai Lau Kok Road into the terminus for Tsuen Wan MTR Station direction;
- Rerouted via Sai Lau Kok Road to the section of Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan for Butterfly Estate direction, omitting the unnamed road beside Wah To Theatre.
- 20 January 1986: In conjunction with the full opening of Wong Chu Road, the route was rerouted to run via the road to and from Tuen Mun Road, no longer passing through Pui To Road (Tuen Mun Industrial Area) and Tuen Mun Town Centre.[2]
- 6 October 1986: A new section fare from San Shek Wan to Butterfly Beach was introduced.
- 16 July 1988: Butterfly Beach terminus was relocated to Tuen Mun Pier Head.[3]
- 25 September 1988: In conjunction with the implementation of the Transit Service Area legislation:
- All bus stops in Tuen Mun for Tuen Mun Pier Head direction were for alighting only, and the section fare from San Shek Wan to Tuen Mun Pier Head was cancelled;
- All bus stops in Tuen Mun for Tsuen Wan MTR Station direction were for boarding only.
- 29 January 1989: A new section fare from Tsuen Tak Garden to Tsuen Wan MTR Station was introduced.
- 18 March 1991: A new special departure running one-way from Sun Tuen Mun Centre to Tsuen Wan MTR Station during morning peak hours on weekdays was introduced.
- 1 June 1993: To tie in with the amendment of the Transit Service Area legislation, all bus stops in Tuen Mun could be used for boarding and alighting, and the section fare from San Shek Wan to Tuen Mun Ferry Pier was reinstated.
- 15 October 1993: Air-conditioned bus service was introduced to tie in with the commencement of Route 261M.
- 16 August 1994: A new special departure running one-way from Yuet Wu Villa to Tsuen Wan MTR Station during morning peak hours on weekdays was introduced, and the number of special departures from Sun Tuen Mun Centre was increased to seven.
- 18 January 2003: Upgraded to full air-conditioned service.[4]
- 13 August 2012: The service hour of Sun Tuen Mun Centre special trips was amended.[5]
- 26 December 2012: To tie in with the commissioning of Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange, a new en-route stop at "Tuen Mun Road Interchange" was added for Tsuen Wan Railway Station direction, and Octopus interchange concessions with Routes 60X, 61X, 259D, 260X and 263 were introduced.[6]
- 27 July 2013: In conjunction with the opening of Tuen Mun Road Bus Interchange (Tuen Mun bound), a new en-route stop was set up there for Tuen Mun Pier Head direction and Octopus interchange concessions with various Tuen Mun and Yuen Long routes were introduced.[7]
- 16 February 2014: New special trips from Tuen Mun Road Interchange to Tuen Mun Pier Head during PM peak hours was introduced.[8]
- 21 March 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) Enquiry System was introduced on this route. [9]
- 19 December 2015: The following changes were implemented with the truncation of Route 59A to Kwai Chung Road (Kwai Fong Estate) and reduction of its service hours:
- The first bus time from Tuen Mun Pier Head was advanced to 05:30;[10]
- A new interchange concession with Route 234X was introduced;
- Interchange concessions with Routes 59X, 60X and 67X were enhanced, with a new fare rebate so that passengers could still enjoy the same fare as Route 59A while travelling between Butterfly Beach and Cheung Sha Wan, Sham Shui Po and Mong Kok.
- 25 September 2016: A new stop was added at "Lung Yat Estate" on Wong Chu Road for Tuen Mun Pier Head direction.[11][12]
- October 2018: New special trips starting from Tuen Mun Road Interchange to Tuen Mun Pier Head using half-full or empty buses during weekday PM peak hours were added.
- 23 September 2019: A new stop was added at "Siu Shan Court" on Wu Shan Road for special trips from Yuet Wu Villa.[13]
- 1 March 2021: Octopus interchange concessions with Residents' Bus Routes NR331 and NR331S were intorduced.[14]
- 4 April 2021: A new Octopus two-way section fare from Tuen Mun Central to Goodview Garden was added. Passengers were required to tap the card at the Octopus processor at the relevant stops after getting off the bus to enjoy the two-way section fare.[15][16]
- 17 June 2024: Special trips from Sun Tuen Mun Centre and Yuet Wu Villa were reduced to 7 and 6 trips respectively.[17]
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 9/2024, see here for the referenced link
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Special trips[]
| Route | Sun Tuen Mun Centre → Tsuen Wan Station ● | Yuet Wu Villa → Tsuen Wan Station ● |
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| Departing times | ||
| Hrs | Mins | Mins |
| Mondays to Saturdays | ||
| 06 | 50 | 30, 50 |
| 07 | 06, 22, 38, 54 | 10, 30, 50 |
| 08 | 10 | 10, 30 |
| No service on Sundays and Public Holidays | ||
- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Fare chart (to Tsuen Wan Station) | ||
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Boarding Stop \ Alighting Stop
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Tuen Mun Pier Head Bus Terminus or after | Tsuen King Circuit Flyover or after |
| Lung Mun Station or before | $4.9 * | |
| Tsuen Wan Station Bus Terminus or before | $9.6 | $5.1 |
| Fare chart (to Tuen Mun Pier Head) | ||
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Boarding Stop \ Alighting Stop
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Tsuen Wan Station Bus Terminus or after | Lung Yat Estate or after |
| Tuen Mun Pier Head Bus Terminus or before | $9.6 | $4.9 |
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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 59M Interchange Concession Scheme
Tuen Mun Road BBI Interchange Concessions[]
Template:Tuen Mun Road BBI Interchange Concessions
LWB A Routes and KMB Interchange Concessions[]
| 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). | |||||
KMB x Sun Bus Interchange Concession Scheme[]
| Route information for KMB - Sun Bus Interchange Discount Scheme | |||||
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| 1st leg route | Origin | 2nd leg route | Destination | Discounted amount for 2nd leg | Time limit |
| 30X, 33, 33A, 33B, 40, 40P, 43P, 43X, 46S, 48X, 49X, 58M, 58P, 59M, 60M, 61M, 66M, 67M, 68A, 68M, 69M, 69P, 73D, 73P, 73X, 230X, 234D, 234P, 234X, 265M, 268M, 269A, 269M, 273C, 273P, 278A, 278P, 278X, 290, 290A, 290E, 290X, 934, 934A | No restriction | NR331, NR331S | To Ma Wan | Adult/Student Octopus: $4.0 Child Octopus: $2.0 |
120mins |
| NR331, NR331S | From Ma Wan | 30X, 33, 33A, 33B, 40, 40P, 43P, 43X, 46S, 48X, 49X, 58M, 58P, 59M, 60M, 61M, 66M, 67M, 68A, 68M, 69M, 69P, 73D, 73P, 73X, 230X, 234D, 234P, 234X, 265M, 268M, 269A, 269M, 273C, 273P, 278A, 278P, 278X, 290, 290A, 290E, 290X, 934, 934A | No restriction | 60mins | |
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Bus deployments[]
A total of 26 Enviro500 MMC 12.8m buses (8 12m ATENU, 8 12.8m 3ATENU, 10 12.8m E6X) are assigned to this route as scheduled buses.
These buses may be dispatched away to Routes 58M, 59A, 59X, 60M, 61A, 61X, 66M, 67M, 259B, 259D, 259E, 260X, 263, 960 and B1.
| List of buses on Route 59M | ||
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| Fleet no. | Plate no. | Depot |
| ATENU1043 | UC9069 | Tuen Mun Depot (U) |
| ATENU1172 | UJ4278 | |
| ATENU1188 | UK7881 | |
| ATENU1321 | VF7715 | |
| ATENU1561 | VR5348 | |
| ATENU1640 | VT3023 | |
| ATENU1642 | VT3221 | |
| 3ATENU38 | TY2741 | |
| 3ATENU41 | TY3538 | |
| 3ATENU44 | UB3857 | |
| 3ATENU46 | UB9252 | |
| 3ATENU110 | UF5792 | |
| 3ATENU111 | UF5254 | |
| 3ATENU135 | UF7284 | |
| 3ATENU153 | VN2657 | |
| E6X8 | WG8584 | |
| E6X9 | WG9979 | |
| E6X115 | WV974 | |
| E6X163 | XZ2005 | |
| E6X196 | XZ8945 | |
| E6X201 | XZ9069 | |
| E6X229 | YB176 | |
| E6X256 | YK4159 | |
| E6X258 | YK6145 | |
| E6X265 | YL9566 | |
| E6X291 | YN2466 | |
The above list of scheduled buses are as of January 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.2125
Bus deployment evolution history[]
| Bus deployment evolution history of KMB Route 59M |
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Route 59M was assigned with Leyland Victory II (G) at the beginning, and changed to Leyland Olympian 11m (S3BL) 11-metre tri-axle buses in 1988. One batch of buses, including S3BL264-272 with Cummins engine and ZF transmission, was called "59M Nine Brothers" by bus fans because of their performance on Tuen Mun Road. Air-conditioned buses were introduced to this route in 1993, with one Leyland Olympian 11m (AL) and 2 Dennis Dragon 11m (AD), and also Volvo Olympian 11m (AV) buses with 2+2 seating arrangements were also introduced in mid-1990s. All air-conditioned scheduled buses were replaced by Neoplan Centroliner 12m (AP) in 2001, which was also the time when low-floor buses debuted on this route. After the conversion to full air-conditioned service in 2003, one Volvo Olympian 11m (AV) was also added to this route again. Besides, one whole-new Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU252/RJ2681) also operated on this route temporarily in April 2012. 2013 and 2014 saw the joining of Volvo Super Olympian 12m (3ASV, from Routes 52X, 59X and 968), Dennis Dragon 12m (3AD) and Dennis Trident 12m (ATR), all of which were now withdrawn. In 2015, this route received large amounts of Volvo Super Olympians from Route 59X to replace Neoplan Centroliner 12m buses with lower capacity, with additions of Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) and high-capacity version Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU, withdrawn), as Route 59X passes through the Low Emission Zone and in addition to the increase in ridership of Route 59M after the opening of Tuen Mun Road Interchange. On 4 October 2016, KMB arranged 12.8-metre long Enviro500 MMC (3ATENU, withdrawn) to operate on Route 59M[18], which officially became scheduled models on this route 3 days later; buses of the same model with standing bays from Route 67M and Lai Chi Kok Depot (L) were even added to this route to the replace the original ones in 2018, which were again replaced by those without standing bays from 263 in June 2019. As newly-registered "Heartbeat of The City" buses were scheduled to Route 59X and 265B, this route received high-capacity Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU) buses from the two routes, which made this route entirely served by straight staircase buses since April 2018. In November 2018, Enviro500 MMC (ATENU) buses with ZF gearbox replaced the 2 Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU) buses with Voith gearbox as the latter were re-allocated to Kowloon Bay Depot (K) and Lai Chi Kok Depot (L). In April 2019, Enviro500 MMC (ATENU) buses from Route 52X joined this route to replace the high-capacity Volvo B9TL 12m buses re-allocated to Route 61M as Route 61M required more higher capacity buses and Volvo B8L 12m buses were allocated to Route 52X. In May 2022, 12.8-metre buses re-joined this route, with buses being Enviro500 MMCs with Euro VI engines and standing bays (E6X, 3ATENU) originally from Lai Chi Kok Depot (L), with additions of Volvo B8L 12.8m (V6X, withdrawn) the following year. In February 2023, Volvo B8L 12m (V6B) joined this route, with additions of its 12.8-metre version (V6X, rejoined in August 2024) the following year. |
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 21.4km, and the journey time is approximately 45mins. (The average speed is 28.5km/h.)
To Tsuen Wan Station[]
| Routing | Roads observed | Route map |
| ① Regular |
Wu Chui Road, Lung Mun Road, Wong Chu Road, Tuen Mun Road, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Tai Ho Road and Sai Lau Kok Road | Open Route Map and Stop Layouts on OpenStreetMap:
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| ② * FromYuet Wu Villa |
Wu Sau Street, Wu On Street, Wu Shan Road, Lung Mun Road, …… | |
| ③ # FromSun Tuen Mun Centre |
Tuen Tsing Lane, Lung Mun Road, …… |
| Kowloon Motor Bus Route 59M(Tuen Mun Pier Head→Tsuen Wan Station) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Area | Tuen Mun Pier Head Bus Terminus |
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| 2 | Wu Chui Road | Melody Garden |
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| 3 | Lung Mun Road | Butterfly Station |
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| * | Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Area | Wu Sau Street | Yuet Wu Villa Bus Terminus | Applicable to departures using Routing ② |
| Wu On Street | Yeh King House Siu Shan Court | |||
| # | Tuen Mun (San Shek Wan) | Tuen Tsing Lane | Sun Tuen Mun Centre | Applicable to departures using Routing ③ |
| 4 | Tuen Mun (San Shek Wan) | Lung Mun Road | Sun Tuen Mun Centre |
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| 5 | Lung Mun Station |
Alighting passengers can claim fare rebate from the Octopus Card processor at Glorious Garden | ||
| 6 | Siu Lam | Tuen Mun Road BBI (A15) (Alighting Stop) | ||
| Tuen Mun Road BBI (A6) | ||||
| 7 | Tsuen Wan (Chai Wan Kok) | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan | Tsuen King Circuit Flyover | Section fare begins here |
| 8 | Discovery Park | |||
| 9 | Tsuen Wan (Sai Lau Kok) | Tsuen Wan Station Bus Terminus |
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To Tuen Mun Pier Head[]
Via: Sai Lau Kok Road, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun Road, Wong Chu Road, Lung Mun Road and Wu Chui Road
| Kowloon Motor Bus Route 59M (Tsuen Wan Station → Tuen Mun Pier Head) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsuen Wan (Sai Lau Kok) | Tsuen Wan Station Bus Terminus |
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| 2 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan | Wing Hong House Fuk Loi Estate | |
| 3 | Tsuen Wan (Chai Wan Kok) | Tsuen King Circuit Flyover | ||
| 4 | Tai Lam | Tuen Mun Road BBI (B7) (Alighting Stop) | ||
| Tuen Mun Road Interchange (B4) | ||||
| 5 | Tuen Mun (San Shek Wan) | Wong Chu Road | Lung Yat Estate | Section fare begins here |
| 6 | Lung Mun Road | Glorious Garden | ||
| 7 | Sun Tuen Mun Centre |
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| 8 | Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Area | Lau King House Siu Shan Court |
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| 9 | Wu Chui Road | Tip Sum House Butterfly Estate |
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| 10 | Wu Pik House Wu King Estate | |||
| 11 | Tuen Mun Pier Head (Siu Hei Court) |
Alighting only | ||
| 12 | Tuen Mun Pier Head Bus Terminus |
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Ridership[]
Related incidents[]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ Transport Department Notice: "荃灣西樓角道及青山公路之交通措施" (Traffic Measures on Sai Lau Kok Road and Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan), in Wah Kiu Yat Po, 4 July 1984
- ↑ "五新界巴士 改行車路程" (5 New Territories Bus Routes to change routing), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 18 January 1986.
- ↑ "屯門碼頭交匯處今啟用施新交通" (New traffic arrangements to be implemented with the opening of Tuen Mun Ferry Pier PTI), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 11 July 1988.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB provides full Air-conditioned Services on Routes 59M & 66M" [News Release], 15 January 2003.
- ↑ 九巴59M修改特別車開車時間 (Departure times of KMB Route 59M special trips amended), hkitalk.net
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "屯門公路轉車站今日正式啟用 省錢省時間接駁市區更輕鬆" (Tuen Mun Road Interchange opens today, saving time and fares and providing easier connections to urban) [News Release], 27 December 2012.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange (Tuen Mun-bound) to Open on 27 July" [News Release], 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Legislative Council Brief: Public Bus Services Ordinance (Cap. 230) Public Franchised Bus Companies Schedule of Routes Order", October 2015.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "“Estimated Time of Arrival” Provided to a Further 100 KMB and LWB Routes" [News Release], 19 March 2015.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB Adjusts Tuen Mun Bus Routes" [News Release], 17 December 2015.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Opening of Bus Stop on Wong Chu Road in Tuen Mun" [Traffic Advice], 23 September 2016.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB Adds En-route Stop on Routes 59A, 59M and 59X" [News Release], 23 September 2016.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "59M Special Departures from Yuet Wu Villas Addition of Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], September 2019.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB Expands Interchange Scheme Covering Ma Wan for the first time" [News Release], 25 February 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Addition of Section Fares on KMB Routes Serving Tuen Mun and Yuen Long" [Traffic Advice], 18 March 2021.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "Seventeen Routes and Eighteen Octopus Card Validators Added into KMB Regional Two-way Sectional Fare Scheme" [News Release], 20 March 2021.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "59M Frequency Adjustment" [Passenger Notice], June 2024.
- ↑ "截至2016年12月31日的工作小組進展報告" (Progress Report of the Working Group as at 31 December 2016), Tuen Mun District Council Traffic and Transport Committee 2016-2017, 11 January 2017
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