The Kowloon Urban Bus Route 6 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Lai Chi Kok and Star Ferry, via Mei Foo, Cheung Sha Wan, Sham Shui Po, Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei.
As a long-established route serving the whole of Nathan Road, Route 6 was the first franchised bus route in Hong Kong to run on double-decker air-conditioned buses, with one air-conditioned bus already running in 1989 for testing purposes. KMB once promoted the route to overseas visitors as a "Specialty Shopping" (「特色購物遊」) Route, which provides access to shopping destinations along Nathan Road.
History[]
This route was known as Route 2 during pre-war era, and was introduced in the late 1920s , running between Tsim Sha Tsui and Lai Chi Kok and was then operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB).
KMB was granted a franchise of this route after the district franchise came into effect on 11 June 1933. The first class fare was 10 cents for the first two sections and 5 cents for each subsequent section; the second class fare was 5 cents for the first two sections and 5 cents for each subsequent section.
- 1924: Kowloon Motor Bus operated a route between Star Ferry Pier and Lai Chi Kok via Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Tai Po Road and Castle Peak Road.
- 1 April 1928: Numbered as Route "2".
- December 1941: Service suspended due to the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
Liberation of Hong Kong from Japanese occupation[]
After the WWII in 1946, KMB resumed its services as Route 6, and the route number has been used ever since. After then, there was an influx of refugees from the Chinese Civil War and the population in urban Kowloon expanded rapidly, leading to an increase in the number of passengers on this route.
- 13 September 1946: service resumed and renamed Route 6.
- 3 November 1946: Lai Chi Kok terminus relocated to the coal warehouse (actual location to be confirmed).
- August 1950: Lai Chi Kok terminus relocated from the coal warehouse to outside Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park (currently Nob Hill Block 3).
- 1 Mar 1957: Divert via Un Chau Street towards Lai Chi Kok.
- 26 July 1963: Trial run of two Daimler double-deck buses (model unknown) with mainly standings on the lower deck began on this route.[1]
- 21 November 1963: Divert via Cheung Wah Street from Un Chau Street to Cheung Sha Wan Road for Lai Chi Kok direction.
- 28 July 1973: Divert via Hing Wah Street for Lai Chi Kok direction and no longer observing Cheung Wah Street.
Mei Foo Sun Chuen[]
When Mei Foo Sun Chuen, located at the waterfront of Lai Chi Kok Bay, began opening for residential purposes in the late 1967s and early 1970s, this route became even more important and its ridership quickly reached to nearly full. Therefore, the route was shortened to Lai Chi Kok (underneath the bridge) (now Mei Foo Bus Terminus) from 10 March 1974 to serve Mei Foo Sun Chuen passengers exclusively in the Lai Chi Kok area, and Route 6A was introduced with its routing same as that of Route 6 before shortening at the same time to serve Mei Foo Sun Chuen passengers in accordance with this shortened route, so as to divert the huge passenger flow with two routes of similar routings.
- 10 March 1974: Shortened from Lai Chi Kok (Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park) to Lai Chi Kok (underneath the bridge) (present-day Mei Foo Bus Terminus). On the same day, Route 6A was introduced, running on the same route as Route 6 before the shortening.
- 3 March 1976: Due to construction of Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Modified Initial System, which required diversions in the Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok areas.
- 20 October 1982: Mass Transit Railway (MTR) project was completed and normal routing via Nathan Road was resumed.
- 5 May 1989: First Leyland Olympian double-decker air-conditioned bus (AL1/DX2437) operated on this route on a trial basis and non-A/C bus fares were charged.
- 8 September 1991: Air-conditioned buses were deployed to this route and higher fares were charged for air-conditioned buses.
- 30 December 2007: Service hours extended:[2]
- from Mei Foo: extended from 05:59 - 23:37 to 05:55 - 23:40;
- from Star Ferry: extended from 06:41 - 00:19 to 06:40 - 00:25.
Merger with Route 6A[]
In 1983, the Transport Department first proposed a merger of the two routes in the KMB Route Review 1983-85, and the merger between Route 6 and Route 6A has been proposed several times in recent Bus Route Development Programme (BRDP).[3] Unfortunately, the merger has been controversial over the years and has not been implemented.
After several revisions, the merger was finally approved and implemented on 17 July 2011, ending more than 37 years of coexistence between the two routes.
- 17 July 2011: Merged with Route 6A which overlapped significantly with the following changes:[4]
- Route number 6 would be used, and changed to operate between Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier and Lai Chi Kok. Routing and stopping arrangements would follow Route 6A before the merger, and a stop at "Mei Foo Railway Station" at Cheung Sha Wan Road towards Tsim Sha Tsui was added;
- Upgraded to fully air-conditioned service;
- Provision of special departure from Mei Foo to Star Ferry in the morning; and
- Observe Mei Foo Bus Terminus for 09:17 to 15:57 weekdays and 06:57 to 15:57 weekends from Lai Chi Kok.
- 29 March 2014: Special departure from Mei Foo in the morning was cancelled and replaced by new Route 6X.[5]
- 18 August 2014: Bus stop "Shek Kip Mei Street" at Tai Po Road was cancelled and replaced by "Pei Ho Street (Tai Po Road)" stop for Star Ferry direction.[6]
- 21 March 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry System was added to this route.[7]
- 19 December 2015: Some trips from Lai Chi Kok from 07:00 to 09:00 weekdays would observe Mei Foo Bus Terminus to tie in with the cancellation of Route 6X;[8] however, the vehicles transferred to Route 6X in March 2014 have not been re-deployed to this route.
- 9 April 2016: An additional stop at Castle Peak Road "Hing Wah Street" stop was added towards Star Ferry.[9]
Specialty Shopping[]
On 15 December 1994, KMB launched the Nathan Shopper Route B1, which ran almost the entire Nathan Road, and Route 203, which also ran almost the entire Nathan Road, was also included as a key promotion. Route 203 was merged with Route 2C on 18 January 2014 to become the current Route 203C, and KMB no longer promotes other routes that also run through Nathan Road.
Nearly 13 years after the cessation of the Nathan Road Shopping Route B1, KMB has been promoting this route to overseas visitors since 10 December 2016 under the name of "Special Shopping", promoting the route as a way to visit various shopping destinations along Nathan Road and Cheung Sha Wan Road (e.g. Harbour City, Temple Street, Women's Street, Golden Computer Arcade, etc.). Eight of the buses have a "Specialty Shopping" logo on the front of the vehicle, with the word "Shopping" and a gift box displayed on the route board. A route map describing the shopping hotspots along the route is posted inside the bus, and leaflets are also available in Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean. A welcome message is also broadcast in Japanese and Korean, and promotional materials with the "Specialty Shopping" logo are installed at all stops along the route.[10] Such a title lasted only for one to two years and KMB has since no longer launched promotions of this route with the title of "Specialty Shopping".
The "Specialty Shopping" was the third route to be branded as a "shopping route" by KMB after the long-defunct KMB routes 203 and B1, and the scope of this route is more extensive than that of the latter.
- 10 December 2016: The title of "Specialty Shopping" was added to this route.
- 16 December 2017: Bus stops "Mong Kok Station", "Shantung Street Mong Kok" and "Saigon Street Yau Ma Tei" were cancelled for Star Ferry direction, and replaced by stops "Mong Kok", "Soy Street Mong Kok" and "Cheong Lok Street Yau Ma Tei".[11][12][13]
- 17 August 2020: To tie in with the lift construction works at Mei Foo MTR Station, the special trips observing Mei Foo Bus Terminus was cancelled and the normal routing was instead adopted.[14][15]
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 6/2021, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/ Boarding Stop | Fare |
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| Full Fare | $5.4 |
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Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]
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 6 Interchange Scheme
Tsim Sha Tsui BBI Interchange Scheme[]
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Mei Foo BBI Interchange Scheme[]
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LWB A Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme[]
| LWB Airport Routes ("A Routes") and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme | |||||
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| 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 | ||
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＊: 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). | |||||
Bus Deployments[]
A total of 15 double-deck buses are allocated as scheduled vehicles for this route, with the following distribution of vehicle types.
- 6 Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU)
- 9 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU)
As this route observes the Franchised Bus Low Emission Zone, the buses deployed are required to meet Euro V or above emission standards.
| List of buses for Route 6 | |||
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| Fleet No. | Plate No. | Depot | Remarks |
| AVBWU328 | SW4002 | Lai Chi Kok Depot (L) | Running on this route on a whole-day basis |
| AVBWU330 | SW7682 | Running on this route on a whole-day basis | |
| AVBWU341 | SX3463 | Running on this route on a whole-day basis | |
| AVBWU343 | SX3730 | Running on this route on a whole-day basis | |
| AVBWU432 | TS9002 | Running Order for Half-day Shifts | |
| AVBWU434 | TT3353 | Running Order for Half-day Shifts | |
| ATENU388 | TC9972 | Running on this route on a whole-day basis | |
| ATENU407 | TE2908 | Running on this route on a whole-day basis | |
| ATENU535 | TL1271 | Running on this route on a whole-day basis | |
| ATENU554 | TL4620 | Running on this route on a whole-day basis | |
| ATENU700 | TR2818 | Running on this route during peak hours only | |
| ATENU810 | TV2465 | Running on this route on a whole-day basis | |
| ATENU858 | TW2660 | Running on this route on a whole-day basis | |
| ATENU867 | TW6155 | Running on this route on a whole-day basis | |
| ATENU874 | TW5398 | Running on this route on a whole-day basis | |
The above list of scheduled buses are as of February 2023, 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.2223
Bus Deployment Evolution History[]
| Bus Deployment Evolution History of KMB Route 6 |
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From 1985 to 2003, this route was mainly served by 11m and 12m tri-axle Leyland Olympian (S3BL, 3BL), MCW Metrobus (3M) and Dennis Dragon (S3N, 3N) buses. At that time, some of the trips were irregularly operated by the Tuen Mun Depot (Yuen Long Sub-depot) (U) buses drawn from Route 68X, such as the Mercedes-Benz O305 (ME), because at that time, the frequency of Route 68X was often affected by the traffic conditions on Tuen Mun Road, resulting in delay or even overtimes. In order to solve the frequency problem caused by the overtimings, the Regulator of Jordan Road Ferry will arrange the overrunning bus to run on Route 2 or this route with passengers and return to Jordan Road Ferry to take the next turn on Route 68X. KMB's first air-conditioned bus (Leyland Olympian 11m, F/N AL1) ran on this route when it came into service in 1988, until around 1990 when it was diverted to Route 238M. This route was officially added to the air-conditioned bus fleet in 1991 with the introduction of Leyland Olympian 11m (AL) and the Dennis Dragon 11m (AD) A/C buses. In 1997, the new Volvo Olympian 12m ({{{1}}}3AV) and Dennis Dragon 12m (3AD) were added to this route. In 2006, Enviro500 12m (ATE) and the Volvo Super Olympian (AVW with Wright Explorer body) straight staircase buses were deployed, replacing the former fleet. In 2010, Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU with Euro 5 engines) were introduced to the fleet replacing the Enviro500 (ATE). As of 2011, there was still one non-A/C Volvo Olympian 11m (S3V9/GK3895) on this route, and since its transfer to Route 32 on 15 March of the same year, there are virtually no non-A/C buses on this route. Although the only non-A/C bus running track was left vacant, during the four months, Lai Chi Kok Depot (L) would redeploy non-A/C buses from other routes or from the reserved fleet and this route did not become a fake non-air conditioned route due to the vacant non-A/C bus running tracks. On 17 July 2011, this route was merged with Route 6A and all air-conditioned buses on that route were transferred to this route. After full air-conditionisation of, a Volvo B9TL demonstrator bus (AVD1/MF5119) from 27 February to 30 June 2012 was introduced to the fleet. From 30 June, Scania K310UD 12m (ASU) buses, which was formerly part of Tuen Mun Depot (U), joined the fleet. In line with the Government's tightening of emission standards for low emission zones, an Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) and a Scania K280UD demonstrator bus (ASUD1/TE7277), formerly on routes 102 and 118, were transferred to this route. In July 2016, another Scania K280UD demonstrator bus (ASUD2/TF6087), joined the fleet. However, both were transferred in September 2016, and the Enviro 500 MMC (ATENU) and a small number of Volvo B9TL (AVBWU) were deployed. The original Volvo B9TLs (AVBWU, rejoined in May 2022) was later transferred and the Enviro500 MMCs (ATENU) was used for the fleet of the entire route. On 30 September 2016, Apple Daily made a news report on the new version of the KMB & LWB smartphone app, which introduced a new system to measure the number of passengers on some of the scheduled buses on this route and Route 108.[16] On 25 April 2022, the first BYD B12A 12m electric single-decker bus (BEB1/XV5838) in Hong Kong made its maiden trip on this route.[17][18] |
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 8.3km, and the journey time is approximately 74mins. (The average speed is 6.7km/h.)
to Star Ferry[]
Via: King Lai Path, Lai Wan Road, Mei Lai Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Tung Chau West Street, Castle Peak Road, Tai Po Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Nathan Road and Salisbury Road
| Kowloon Motor Bus Route 6 (Lai Chi Kok → Star Ferry) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Lai Chi Kok | Lai Chi Kok Bus Terminus | ||
| 2 | Lai Chi Kok (Mei Foo) | Mei Lai Road | Nassau Street | |
| 3 | Cheung Sha Wan Road | Mei Foo Interchange (C1)  |
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| 4 | Cheung Sha Wan | Castle Peak Road | Tai Nan West Street | |
| 5 | Kwong Cheung Street | |||
| 6 | Hing Wah Street | For So Uk Estate, please alight at this stop | ||
| 7 | Cheung Fat Street | |||
| 8 | Sham Shui Po | Tonkin Street | ||
| 9 | Precious Blood Hospital | near Golden Computer Arcade, Golden Computer Centre | ||
| 10 | Tai Po Road | Pei Ho Street | ||
| 11 | Sai Yeung Choi Lane | |||
| 12 | Mong Kok | Nathan Road | Mong Kok Police Station (S5) |
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| 13 | Nelson Street Mong Kok |
near Ladies' Market, Sneakers Street | ||
| 14 | Soy Street Mong Kok | |||
| 15 | Yau Ma Tei | Pitt Street Yau Ma Tei |
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| 16 | Wing Sing Lane Yau Ma Tei |
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| 17 | Jordan | Cheong Lok Street Yau Ma Tei | near Temple Street Night Market | |
| 18 | Tak Shing Street Tsim Sha Tsui |
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| 19 | Tsim Sha Tsui | Cameron Road (S51) |
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| 20 | Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Middle Road (S53) |
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| 21 | Salisbury Road | Hong Kong Cultural Centre | ||
| 22 | Star Ferry | accessible to Harbour City | ||
to Lai Chi Kok[]
Via: Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Tai Po Road, Un Chau Street, Hing Wah Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok Road, Mei Lai Road, Lai Wan Road and King Lai Path
| KMB Route 6 (Star Ferry → Lai Chi Kok) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsim Sha Tsui | Star Ferry | ||
| 2 | Nathan Road | Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Middle Road (N3) |
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| 3 | Kimberley Road (N12) | |||
| 4 | Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station (N14) |
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| 5 | Jordan | Nanking Street Yau Ma Tei |
near Temple Street Night Market | |
| 6 | Yau Ma Tei | Kowloon Central Post Office (N36) | ||
| 7 | Man Ming Lane Yau Ma Tei |
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| 8 | Pitt Street Yau Ma Tei |
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| 9 | Mong Kok | Nelson Street Mong Kok |
near Ladies' Market, Sneakers Street | |
| 10 | Bute Street Mong Kok | |||
| 11 | Prince Edward Station (N75) |
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| 12 | Sham Shui Po | Tai Po Road | Fuk Wa Street Rest Garden | |
| 13 | Un Chau Street | Pei Ho Street | near Golden Computer Arcade, Golden Computer Centre | |
| 14 | Camp Street | |||
| 15 | Tonkin Street | |||
| 16 | Cheung Sha Wan | Fat Tseung Street | ||
| 17 | Un Chau Shopping Centre | |||
| 18 | Cheung Sha Wan Road | Cheung Sha Wan Path | ||
| 19 | Cheung Lai Street Cheung Sha Wan |
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| 20 | Lai Chi Kok (Mei Foo) | Lai Chi Kok Road | Mei Foo Interchange (B4) |
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| 21 | Mei Lai Road | Nassau Street | ||
| 22 | Lai Wan Road | |||
| 23 | Lai Chi Kok | Lai Chi Kok Bus Terminus | ||
Ridership[]
Although Route 6 overlaps with the Tsuen Wan Line, the latter is always crowded (especially during peak hours and along Nathan Road) and the fares of this route are lower than those of the MTR, resulting in high trunk ridership along the route.
According to information from previous Bus Route Development Programmes (BRDP), the ridership of this route are as follows:
- 2011 (before the merger with Route 6A): Peak hour ridership was about 60% with an average daily passengers of about 14,000.
- 2013: Peak hour ridership was about 76% while off-peak ridership was about 42% with an average daily passengers of about 20,000.
- 2015: The average occupancy rate during the morning peak period (07:00 to 09:00) was about 36%.
Related Incidents[]
Robberies on Buses[]
- 25 August 1924: At night, a Star Ferry-bound bus on this route was stopped and boarded by three robbers, two of whom were armed with revolvers, as it approached the junction of Castle Peak Road [Note 5] and Tai Po Road; the bus captain drove the bus into a mad dash while being pointed at by one of the robbers, who then jumped out of the bus; one of the robbers then shot the captain with a gun, but the captain was unhurt; the conductor was robbed of $9.40 by the robbers. The conductor was robbed a total of $9.40.[19]
- 2 April 1972: At about 7:00 pm, 13 deaf and dumb passengers and an able-bodied young man on board an AEC Regent V (AD711X) heading for Star Ferry robbed the belongings of 3 passengers of a total amount of over $200. The robbers were later arrested by police.[20]
Traffic Accidents[]
- 14 November 1950: At 8:30pm, a Daimler A (D27/4962) heading for Lai Chi Kok hit a bicycle coming out of Sham Shui Po Market when it reached Pei Ho Street. The clogs on the bicycle then flew to the roadside and injured a passer-by who was then taken to hospital. [21]
- 30 March 1952: At about 10:00 am, a 10-year-old boy was killed when the driver of a Daimler A (D46/HK4009) heading for Lai Chi Kok crashed into a bicycle at the junction of Nathan Road near the Mong Kok Police Station diagonally across from the junction with Fife Street.[21][22]
- 19 June 1952: At 8:30 a.m., a Daimler A (D49/HK4029) struck a male passer-by who was taken to hospital for treatment.[23]
- 14 March 1954: At 1:40pm, a Lai Chi Kok-bound Daimler A (D48/HK4013) was approaching Castle Peak Road near Kowloon Motor Bus Co. Ltd., when it ran away from a girl who was crossing the road and crashed onto the pavement outside the United Electrical Appliances factory.[24]
- 17 June 1954: At 3.30 pm, a Daimler A (D133/HK4334) heading for Lai Chi Kok hit a boy when it failed to stop along Nathan Road at its entrance at 802 Nathan Road and Boundary Street.[25]
- 20 February 1956: At 5.30 pm, a Tanner A (D81/HK4139) heading for Tsim Sha Tsui Pier collided with a Route 16A single-decker bus (HK4121) heading for Jordan Road Pier at the junction with Lai Chi Kok Hospital. No one was injured in the accident.[26]
- 4 January 1958: At 3:25 p.m., a Lai Chi Kok-bound Daimler A (D26/4961) arrived at the junction of Castle Peak Road and Lai Chi Kok Road and was struck by the crane's lifting handle on the upper deck, injuring four persons.[27]
- 22 October 1962: At 6:20 p.m., a bus hit a 40-year-old male pedestrian at 645 Castle Peak Road near the junction with Tai Nan Street and he was bounced several feet away by the bus. He succumbed to his injuries later after being sent to the hospital via emergency run.[28][29][30]
- 17 April 1966: At 11.50pm, a Daimler C (D296/AD4752) heading for Star Ferry collided with a private car along Nathan Road near the Jockey Club office on Gascoigne Road, injuring three people.[31]
- 26 June 1967: At about 5:00am, a Lai Chi Kok-bound Daimler B double-decker bus (D235/HK4476) crashed into a tree on Nathan Road near Granville Road, damaging the upper deck of the bus; no one was injured in the incident.[32]
- 7 May 1972: At 7:05pm, a Lai Chi Kok-bound AEC Regent V was travelling between Nathan Road and Public Square Street when the road was slippery and crashed into the left middle section of a Jordan Road Pier-bound Route 51 Abian 23 (L127/AD7040) which had turned right into Public Square Street.[33][34]
- 8 December 1981: At 9:30 pm, a Lai Chi Kok-bound Leyland Victory II (G306/CM3848) was approaching a light at the junction of Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road near the MTR construction site when it failed to stop and crashed into a private car and a police car in front of it, causing minor injuries to the driver of the private car and the Inspector of the police car.[35]
- 7 July 1982: At 10:10am, a Leyland Victory II (G421/CV342) heading towards Star Ferry was approaching the traffic light and slowing down at the junction of Boundary Street along Cheung Sha Wan Road when a motorcycle ahead of it stopped. But the bus was hit by an AEC Regent V (A/AD48X0) running on Route 6C, injuring 18 people in both buses.[36]
- 17 January 2015: At around 1pm, a Scania K310UD (ASU4/PC2853) heading towards Tsim Sha Tsui Pier collided with a taxi cutting lanes in the slow lane of Nathan Road. The taxi lost control and ploughed onto the pavement, crashing into the outer wall of the Jockey Club betting centre before coming to a halt. The taxi driver was later arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.[37]
- 12 September 2020: At around 4pm, an Enviro500 MMC 12m bus (ATENU864/TW5158) heading towards Lai Chi Kok was hit by a street washing vehicle when it was travelling along Un Chau Street in Sham Shui Po and reached the junction of Kweilin Street, damaging the right side of the bus.[38]
1967 Leftist Riots[]
During the 1967 Leftist Riots, buses on this route were the target of at least four attacks by leftist rioters.
- 29 June 1967: At around 8pm, a Daimler C double-decker bus (D275/AD4731) heading towards Lai Chi Kok was attacked by a mob of about 20 leftists at the traffic lights on Nathan Road near Bute Street. The mob threw glass bottles at the bus, injuring the driver and three passengers.[39]
- 12 July 1967: At about noon, three buses of this route and Route 6C were attacked with throwing stones by a leftist mob near a Chinese restaurant on Castle Peak Road at Sham Shui Po. [41]
- 14 July 1967: At 8:30pm, an AEC Regent Type V double-decker bus (A185/AD7176) was attacked by a leftist mob at Un Chau Street, Sham Shui Po. When the mob tried to set fire to the bus, a police car passed by the scene and immediately used tear gas to suppress the mob, who fled separately; however, the rear door of the bus had been dented by the mob.[40]
- 26 July 1967: At about 9pm, an AEC Regent Type V double-decker bus (A171/AD7162) heading towards Lai Chi Kok was attacked by a leftist mob at the junction of Nathan Road and Nelson Street. A plainclothes officer opened fire to suppress the attack, killing one of the rioters on the spot.[41]
Other Anecdotes[]
- 1 June 2006: After visiting the Observatory, the then Chief Executive Donald Tsang took the Enviro500 (ATE59/LD316) which was running on this route at the Cameron Road (Nathan Road) bus stop to Star Ferry, and then transferred to the ferry to Central. Donald Tsang considered that the bus at that time was much more comfortable than before.[42][43]
Gallery[]
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Remarks[]
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References[]
- ↑ 'KMB to operate Standing Buses on a trial basis, two to run on Route 6 from today', Ta Kung Pao, 26 July 1963.
- ↑ 九巴 6 號提早頭班車、延長尾班車、調整班次, hkitalk.net
- ↑ e.g.: Bus Route Development Programme for Yau Tsim Mong District 2011-2012.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "Combination of KMB Routes 6 and 6A" [Press Release], 14 July 2011.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "KMB Introduces Morning Express Route 6X" [Press Release], 21 March 2014.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "Route 6 Bus Stop Permanent Relocation" [Passenger Notice], 13 August 2014.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "“Estimated Time of Arrival” Provided to a Further 100 KMB and LWB Routes" [Press Release], 19 March 2015.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "Route 6 Frequency Adjustment" [Passenger Notice], 15 December 2015.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "Routes 6.6C Addition of Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], 1 April 2016.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "Specialty Shopping".
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "Routes 2, 6, 9 Bus Stop Permanent Relocation" [Passenger Notice], December 2017.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "Routes 2, 6 Bus Stop Permanent Relocation" [Passenger Notice], December 2017
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "Routes 6, 9 Bus Stop Permanent Relocation" [Passenger Notice], December 2017
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Temporary Suspension of Bus Stop for the Special Departures of Air-Conditioned Kowloon Urban Route No. 6 (Lai Chi Kok – Star Ferry)" [Traffic Notice], 14 August 2020.
- ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., "6 Cancellation of Special Departures" [Passenger Notice], August 2020.
- ↑ "手機導航搵站頭 標示到車時間唔使追巴士", Apple Daily, 30 September 2016.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB’s new-generation electric single-decker to commence service Moving forward in upgrading the entire fleet to new energy buses" [News Release], 25 April 2022.
- ↑ "九巴新款比亞迪單層電動巴士今日投入服務 行6號線每車載客81人", HK01, 25 April 2022.
- ↑ "Daring Bus "Hold up",Hong Kong Daily Press, 27 August 1924.
- ↑ "Robbers onboard the No. 6 KMB Bus from Lai Chi Kok cut off the tuft of the passengers" (〈九巴六號荔枝角開出車上 匪徒連續剪綹〉), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 3 April 1972.
- ↑ "Seven traffic accidents in one day: Double-decker bus runs over and kills a student; three of the remaining six injured with serious wounds" (交通失事一天七宗 雙層巴士輾斃學童 其餘六個受傷者中三人重傷), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 31 March 1952.
- ↑ "Several accidents in Hong Kong and Kowloon yesterday: Double-decker bus ran over and killed a student" (昨日港九車禍數宗 雙層巴士輾斃學童), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 31 March 1952.
- ↑ "A KMB bus injured people this morning" (今晨九龍巴士傷人), The Kung Sheung Daily Evening News, 19 June 1952.
- ↑ "Car Accidents Four Times a Day: Double-decker Bus Crashes to Avoid Girls" (車禍一天四宗 為避女孩雙層巴士失事), Ta Kung Pao, 15 March 1954.
- ↑ "Boy ran over and killed by KMB Bus" (九龍巴士輾斃男童), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 18 June 1954.
- ↑ "Buses crash on each other" (巴士碰巴士), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 22 February 1956.
- ↑ "An unheard traffic accident: Crane lifting hand destroys double-decker bus with only four passengers, one seriously injured and three slightly injured" (聞所未聞之交通失事案 起重機吊手毀雙層巴士 車中僅有四乘客一重傷三輕傷), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 5 January 1958.
- ↑ "One pedestrian killed, 14 injured in 32 car accidents yesterday" (車禍昨卅二宗 途人遭殃者一死十四傷), Ta Kung Pao, 23 October 1962.
- ↑ "Double-decker bus crashes into pedestrian in Castle Peak Road accident" (青山道車禍 雙層巴士撞斃行人), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 23 October 1962。
- ↑ "Pedestrian ran over and killed by double-decker bus" (雙層巴士輾斃路人), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 22 October 1962.
- ↑ "Double-decker bus plows into pavement, injures three in Nathan Road crash" (雙層巴士剷上行人路 彌敦道撞車傷三人), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 18 April 1966.
- ↑ "Double-decker bus crashes into tree" (雙層巴士撞大樹), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 27 June 1967.
- ↑ "Eight people injured in bus collision on Nathan Road" (彌敦道兩巴士相撞八人受傷), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 8 May 1972.
- ↑ "Double-decker bus collides with 14 injured passengers in Nathan Road crash during heavy rain" (彌敦道大雨車禍 雙單層巴士相撞 乘客十四人受傷), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 8 May 1972.
- ↑ "Bus, Private Car and Police Car collide with each other; Police Inspector and Driver slightly injured" (巴士私家車警車相撞 督察與司機車禍受輕傷), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 9 December 1981.
- ↑ "Bus brakes and hits car in front of it on Cheung Sha Wan Road, injures 19 men and 19 women" (長沙灣道巴士煞擊撞前車 兩架巴士猛撼 十九男女受傷), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 7 July 1982.
- ↑ "的士飛剷行人路 搶客險害命" , Sun Post, 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "23 people injured in Sham Shui Po bus collision with street washing vehicle" (深水埗巴士與洗街車相撞23人傷), RTHK Live News, 12 September 2020.
- ↑ "Leftist thugs attack bus with bottle in Kowloon; driver and three passengers injured" (左派暴徒在九龍逞兇 用樽擲擊巴士 司機及三乘客受傷), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 30 June 1967.
- ↑ "Riot in Kowloon remains serious: 11 cars burned and destroyed, mob throws fish cannons at police vehicles" (九龍區搗亂暴行仍嚴重 焚燒及毀車十一輛 暴徒向警車擲魚炮), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 15 July 1967.
- ↑ The story of the mobs that was killed
- ↑ HKSARG, "CE visits Hong Kong Observatory (with photos)" [Press Release], 1 June 2006.
- ↑ 曾特首坐巴士, hkitalk.net
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