KMB Route 69P

Route 69P goes via Kwai Chung Road
Route information
Terminus	Tin Shui Wai Station → Kwai Fong Station ●
via	Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Tsz Estate, Tai Lam Tunnel, Tsuen Wan
Distance	27.3 km
Travelling time	65 min
Commencement date	6 April 2004
Operational information
Current operator	KMB
Current depot	Tuen Mun Depot (Yuen Long Sub-depot) (U)
Main Vehicle	ATENU, 3ATENU, E6X Orders from Routes 63X, 69M and 268C
Fare information
Full fare	$11.5
No. of section fare(s)	1
Service hours
Service date(s)	Mondays to Fridays (except Public Holidays)
Origin service time	06:35 - 08:20
Headway	12 to 20 min

The New Territories Bus Route 69P is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus. It runs one-way from Tin Shui Wai Station to Kwai Fong Station via Tin Yiu Estate, Kingswood Villas (Sherwood Court), Tin Tsz Estate, Tai Lam Tunnel, Tsuen Wan Town Centre, MTR Tai Wo Hau Station and Kwai Hing.

As a special service to Route 69M, it only operates during morning peak hours on Mondays to Fridays.

History

• 6 April 2004: Route 69P entered service in conjuction with the cancellation of Route 64M and to support Route 69M, operating one-way from Tin Yiu to MTR Kwai Fong Station.
• 21 March 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) Enquiry System was introduced on this route.
• 25 February 2019: In conjunction with the construction of Ping Yan Court, the following changes were made to the routing:
  • The terminus was moved to Tin Shui Wai Station, via Ping Ha Road and Tin Yiu Road before returning to its original routing after Tin Yiu Bus Terminus;
  • A new stop at "Tin Shing Court" on Tin Yiu Road was added.
• 1 March 2021: Octopus interchange concessions with Routes NR331 and NR331S were introduced.
• 27 September 2025: Saturday service was cancelled.

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 2/2019, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Tin Shui Wai Station
Hour	Min
Mondays to Fridays
06	35, 55
07	15, 27, 40, 52
08	05, 20
No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Fares

Boarding stop	Fare
Full Fare	$11.5
Section Fares
From Tsuen King Circuit Flyover	$5.8

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".

Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Schemes

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 69P Interchange Concession Schemes

Tai Lam Tunnel Interchange Concession Scheme

Template:Tai Lam Tunnel Interchange Concession Scheme

LWB A 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). Edit

KMB and Sun Bus Interchange Concession Scheme

Route information for KMB - Sun Bus Interchange Discount Scheme
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
Remarks: Passengers must use the same Octopus card to enjoy the above interchange concessions. Once a passenger has paid for the first journey with his/her Octopus card, he/she must use the same Octopus card to pay for the second journey within a limited period of time. To enjoy the concession, passengers must have a positive balance on their Octopus cards after paying the first journey fare. The interchange discount is not applicable to passengers who are already enjoying the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities. Passengers cannot use their Octopus to pay for other modes of transport before boarding the second leg. Passengers' Octopus cards must not be used for more than 9 transactions between interchanges on the designated KMB routes or the designated Sun Bus routes, otherwise the concession will be invalidated. This interchange concession can be used in conjunction with the resident concession. This scheme is effective from 1 March 2021 onwards. For details, see article "KMB - Sun Bus Interchange Discount Scheme" or the promotional information on KMB website. Edit

New Territories GMB Route 621 Interchange Concession Scheme

Template:New Territories GMB Route 621 Interchange Concession Scheme

Bus Deployments

Currently, this route uses buses ordered from Routes 63X, 69M and 268C, mainly the Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) and 12.8m (3ATENU, E6X).

Routing

The distance of this route is approx. 28.5km, and the journey time is approximately 65mins. (The average speed is 26.3km/h.)

Via: Ping Ha Road, Tin Yiu Road, Tin Yiu Bus Terminus, Tin Yiu Road, Tin Wu Road, Tin Shing Road, Tin Fuk Road, Long Tin Road, Tong Yan San Tsuen Interchange, Yuen Long Highway, Tsing Long Highway, Tuen Mun Road, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Fu Road, Kwai Yan Road and Kwai Fuk Road

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 69P (Tin Shui Wai Station → Kwai Fong Station)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Tin Shui Wai		Tin Shui Wai Station Bus Terminus
2		Tin Yiu Road	Tin Shing Court
3			Tin Yiu Bus Terminus
4		Tin Wu Road	Sherwood Court
5			Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground
6		Tin Shing Road	Tin Tsz Estate
Yuen Long Highway; Tsing Long Highway
7	Pat Heung		Tai Lam Tunnel BBI (A5) (Alighting Stop)	Interchange stop for Tai Lam Tunnel routes
			Tai Lam Tunnel BBI (A4)
Tai Lam Tunnel; Tuen Mun Road
8	Tsuen Wan (Chai Wan Kok)	Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan	Tsuen King Circuit Flyover	Section fare begins here
9			Discovery Park
10	Tsuen Wan Town Centre		Tsuen Wan Station
11			Chung On Street Tsuen Wan
12	Tai Wo Hau		Tai Wo Hau BBI - Tai Wo Hau Station (A2)
13	Sheung Kwai Chung	Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung	Cheung Wing Road Gyratory
14	Kwai Hing	Kwai Chung Road	Kwai Chun Court
15			Sun Kwai Hing Gardens
16	Kwai Fong	Kwai Yan Road	Metroplaza	Alighting only
17			Kwai Fong Station Bus Terminus

Ridership

Route 69P can divert passenger flow from Routes 69M and 269M from Tin Yiu Estate and Tin Tsz Estate during the morning peak hours.; The extension to Tin Shui Wai Station also provides residents of Ping Yan Court with a service connecting to Tai Lam Tunnel BBI during the relevant period, but the passenger volume does not reach the level required for a full-day operation.

According to Bus Route Planning Programmes and related resources, the passenger occupancy rate is as follows:

• 2014: The passenger occupancy rate during the busiest hour was 84%.
• 2017: The passenger occupancy rate during the busiest hour was 68%.

Related incidents

• 25 September 2012: At around 8am, a Dennis Dragon (3AD123/HS481) heading to Kwai Fong Railway Station was inside the Tai Lam Tunnel when a tire suddenly burst, but no one was injured.

Gallery

Route 69P passes through Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan

A bus on Route 69P was heading to Kwai Fong Station

A bus on Route 69P was heading to Kwai Fong Station

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

KMB Route 69P (Edit)

Related articles

• KMB Route 64M (Cancelled)
• KMB Route 69M
• KMB Route 269M

External links

• KMB Official Route Information: 69P (Timetable approved by Transport Department)