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KMB Route 81C

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The New Territories Bus Route 81C is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Ma On Shan (Yiu On) and Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road), via Yan On Estate, Tai Shui Hang, A Kung Kok, Shek Mun, City One Shatin, Sha Tin Wai, Chun Shek Estate, Tai Wai, Kowloon Tong, Ho Man Tin, and Yau Ma Tei, going through the Lion Rock Tunnel to go to and from Sha Tin and Kowloon.

Routes 81C and 87D jointly provide full-day bus services between Ma On Shan New Town and Yau Tsim Mong District, but the latter passes through Sha Tin Road and Mong Kok, and the routing of the two routes are quite different.

History[]

  • 16 January 1989: Route 81C enters service, running between Yiu On and Tsim Sha Tsui East, which was implemented by the Hong Kong government in 1988 after the Public Transport Inter-modal Coordination Policy, the first franchised bus route to run between the New Territories and Tsim Sha Tsui.[1]
    • Departures from Yiu On between 07:30-09:30 on weekdays can be diverted to the Lion Rock Tunnel via Che Kung Miu Road and Hung Mui Kuk Road depending on traffic conditions. There will be no stops along this road section.
  • 5 June 1989: All return trips were diverted via Che Kung Miu Road and Hung Mui Kuk Road with intermediate stops.
  • 31 May 1991: Both directions were rerouted via A Kung Kok Street instead of Ma On Shan Road.
  • 5 May 1991: Air-Conditioned service was added.
  • 1 January 1992: Terminus relocated from Tsim Sha Tsui East to Kowloon Railway Station[Remark 1], to coincide with the decommissioning of Tsim Sha Tsui East Bus Terminus and the construction of Convoy Plaza.[2]
  • 25 January 1997: Diverted via Sai Sha Road near Chung On Estate instead of Ma On Shan Road.[3]
  • 14 January 2001: The round trip goes around Ning Tai Road.[4]
  • 19 October 2002: Interchange concessions with multiple Lion Rock Tunnel routes were introduced.[5]
  • 1 November 2003: To Hung Hom Railway Station[Remark 1], buses are detoured via Po Tai Street, and an intermediate stop was added at Po Tai Street to accommodate the entry of Ocean View.[6]
  • 24 August 2011: This route became fully air-conditioned.[7]
  • 26 November 2012: Multiple changes were made to this route:[8]
    • The route was shortened from Hung Hom Railway Station[Remark 1] to Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road), no longer passing through Chatham Road South (the section north of Mody Road) and Cheong Wan Road;
    • The cancellation of Chatham Road South's "Mody Road", "Golden Mansion" and Cheong Wan Road's "Hong Kong Polytechnic University" in the direction of Hung Hom Railway Station[Remark 1], and in the direction of Yiu On added "HK Museum of History」, Chatham Road South's "Hong Kong Science Museum" and "Mody Road" bus stops;
    • Return trips are diverted via Hang Fai Street, Heng Yiu Street and Hang Tai Road, with a stop added at Hang Fai Street's "Yan On Estate"; and
    • Kowloon-bound services from Monday to Saturday at 10:12 will be replaced by new routes 281B and 281X.
  • 18 December 2014: Addition of Estimated Time of Arrival services.[9]
  • 22 July 2024: From Monday to Saturday, the time of the first bus from Yiu On is postponed to 10:15.[10]

Special Departures[]

  • 4 March 1992: An additional special trip will be added from Sha Tin Wai to Kowloon Station in one direction during peak morning hours on weekdays.[Remark 1]
  • 27 September 1993: The special trip from Sha Tin Wai is independently numbered "81P" and shortened from Kowloon Station[Remark 1] to Tsim Sha Tsui (Chatham Road South).
  • 17 April 2001: Two additional one-way special trips from Po Tai Street to Hung Hom Station will be added every Monday to Saturday.[11]
  • 19 November 2001: Four additional express departures will be added on weekday mornings from Yiu On to Hung Hom Station, bypasses Tai Chung Kiu Road, Che Kung Miu Road and Hung Mui Kuk Road.[12]
  • 14 April 2002: Addition of holiday noon express services.[13]
  • 27 August 2005: The special Po Tai Street service was cancelled.
  • 1 April 2006: The express headway was increased to 6.
  • 26 November 2012:The special morning service on weekdays will be replaced by the new Routes 281B and 281X.
  • 7 June 2019: The holiday noon express service was canceled without official notice.[14]

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 7/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Yiu On
Service Hours Headway (Min)
Mondays to Saturday
Passengers can take Routes 281B and 281X before 10:15
10:15 - 14:00 15
14:00 - 18:20 20
18:20 - 20:50 25
20:50 - 23:20 30
Sundays and Public Holidays
05:30 - 08:25 25
08:25 - 09:25 20
09:25 - 11:40 15
11:40 - 18:20 20
18:20 - 20:50 25
20:50 - 23:20 30
From Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)
Service Hours Headway (min)
Mondays to Saturday
06:40 - 09:10 30
09:10 - 11:40 25
11:40 - 13:00 20
13:00 - 14:00 15
14:00 - 17:00 12
17:00 - 20:15 15
20:15 - 21:55 10
21:55 - 22:55 12
22:55 - 00:35 20
Saturday
06:40 - 07:40 30
07:40 - 12:40 25
12:40 - 13:40 15
13:40 - 22:40 12
22:40 - 23:55 15
23:55 - 00:35 20
Sunday and Public Holidays
06:40 - 07:40 30
07:40 - 11:50 25
11:50 - 13:50 20
13:50 - 14:50 15
14:50 - 17:50 12
17:50 - 19:50 15
19:50 - 21:50 12
21:50 - 22:35 15
22:35 - 00:35 20
This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Boarding Stop Air-Conditioned Fare
Full Fare $9.8
Section Fares to Tsim Sha Tsui
From Shek Mun BBI - Heung Yee Kuk Building $8.6
From Junction Road Kowloon Tong $7.1
Section Fares to Yiu On
Lion Rock Tunnel $7.1
From Chevalier Garden $4.8
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 Scheme[]

Passengers using the same Octopus card to interchange to the designated route after this route within a specific time, or transfer from the designated route to this route can enjoy an interchange concession. The details are as follows: (Half discount for children and senior citizens.)

Interchange Concession Schemes related to Route 81C (Yiu On→Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road))
Transfer to other routes from Route 81C (From Yiu On)
Transferred From Departing Direction Discount Interchange Location Time Limit Remarks
81K Either Direction Original Fare minus Template:KMBDiscountFare Chun Shek Estate 150 min
88K Either Direction Sun Chui Estate
Transfer to other routes from Route 81C (To Tsim Sha Tsui)
Transferred From Departing Direction Discount Interchange Location Time Limit Remarks
81K Either Direction Original Fare minus Template:KMBDiscountFare Chun Shek Estate 150 min
82D Pak Shek Kok Alighting Stop: Tai Wai Station
Boarding Stop: Sun Chui Estate 		120 min
88K Hin Keng Sun Chui Estate 150 min
Royal Ascot
281 Sun Tin Wai Che Kung Temple
282 Original Fare minus Template:Fare Chun Shek Estate
Interchange Concession Schemes related to Route 81C (Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)→Yiu On)
Transfer to other routes from Route 81C (From Tsim Sha Tsui)
Transferred From Departing Direction Discount Interchange Location Time Limit Remarks
81K Sui Wo Court Original Fare minus $4.3 Chun Shek Estate 150 min
Sun Tin Wai Original Fare minus Template:KMBDiscountFare Shek Ying House Chun Shek Estate
82D Pak Shek Kok Tai Wai Station
(Che Kung Miu Road→Tai Wai Station Terminus) 		120 min
88K Royal Ascot Sun Chui Estate 150 min
Hin Keng
281 Sun Tin Wai Che Kung Temple
Transfer to other routes from Route 81C (To Yiu On)
Transferred From Departing Direction Discount Interchange Location Time Limit Remarks
81K Either Direction Original Fare minus $4.2 Chun Shek Estate 150 min
88K Either Direction Sun Chui Estate

Tsim Sha Tsui BBI Interchange Concession Scheme[]

Template:Tsim Sha Tsui BBI Interchange Concession Scheme

Shek Mun BBI Interchange Concession Scheme[]

Template:Shek Mun BBI Interchange Concession Scheme

Tai Wai Station Interchange Concession Scheme[]

Template:Tai Wai Station Interchange Concession Scheme

Lion Rock Tunnel Interchange Concession Scheme[]

KMB Lion Rock Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme
First Route Second Route Direction Second Trip Fare Time Limit
72X, 74A, 80/80P, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C , 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 270A, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X
(Specified combinations can enjoy higher transfer discounts, please see below)		 Any direction Original price minus $4.2 150 minutes
81C, 86C, 87D Same direction Free for each trip
85A 281M Kowloon
86A, 89B 87B
87B 85
89B 89
74A 81C, 281B, 281X
80M $3.0
281M $3.7
81C 74A New Territories $0.5
281M $5.2
281M 85A $0.9
87B 86A, 89B Free for each trip
85 87B
89 89B
72X, 74A, 80/80P, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X 270C Kowloon Original price discount $4.2
270A Free
270C 72X, 74A, 80/80P, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X Original price discount $4.2
270A Free
72X, 74A, 80, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D／87E, 89, 89B, 270A, 270C, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X 80A $4.2 off the original price
80A 72X, 74A, 80, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 270A, 270C, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X
270C 87D／87E 270C to Kowloon → 87D/87E to New Territories
72X, 74A, 80, 80M, 81C, 85, 85B, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 271, 281A, 281M 270C First trip To New Territories→270C to Kowloon
270C 72X, 74A, 80/80P, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X 270C to New Territories → Any direction for second trip
72X, 74A, 80/80P, 80M, 81C, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D/87E, 89, 89B, 271, 271B, 271P, 281A, 281B, 281M, 281X 270C First trip in any direction→270C to New Territories
  • Passengers must use the same Octopus Card/credit card or the same mobile payment instrument account (KMB/Long Win "eDUDu" electronic payment system) to enjoy the interchange discount.
  • Passengers can enjoy the above transfer discounts at any bus stop that can connect to the second journey route, but some transfer combinations may not have meeting stations.
  • Some routes are only operated during peak hours, so some route combinations may not be able to complete the transfer within the designated time.
  • Transfer discounts are not applicable to transfers to the same route or routes divided by "/".
  • The discount for children under 12 years old is calculated at half the rate; for passengers who benefit from the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Disabled Persons, the second journey fare is the above second journey discount fare (for example, 65 For seniors aged 12 years or above or qualified persons with disabilities under 12 years old, the fare is 50% off or $2.0, whichever is lower. Therefore, some transfer packages may not have transfer discounts in disguise.
  • After enjoying this offer, if you transfer to any Long Win A Routes to the airport, the latter can still enjoy the "Long Win Airport Bus and KMB Interchange Plan", but if you take advantage of the transfer plan first, you will no longer be able to enjoy this offer ; Except for this and some combinations of interchanges between Routes 70K/273A/273D, this discount cannot be used in conjunction with other transfer discounts.
  • This interchange concession is not applicable to Routes 81S, jointly-operated cross-Harbour routes, Sha Tin Racecourse routes and Overnight routes.

LWB A Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme[]

LWB Airport Routes ("A Routes") and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme
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

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 offer is not applicable to other LWB A routes (including Routes A36, A37 and A43).

Same-day Return Offer[]

Passengers using Octopus can interchange on the same day between this route and Route 74A on a round trip. The interchange concessions is as follows:

Route 81C Same-day Return Offer
First Trip Return Trip Total Savings (Adult)
81C to Yiu On→74A to Tai Wo 74A to Kai Yip → 81C／281B／281X to Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) $2.6
74A to Kai Yip → 81C／281B／281X to Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) 81C to Yiu On→74A to Tai Wo

Bus Deployments[]

Template:List of vehicles on Routes 81C, 281B, and 281X

History of Bus Deployments[]

History of Bus Deployments on KMB Route 81C

In the early days of the opening of Line 81C, Leyland Olympian (S3BL, E-brand Genna engine, one of the buses used was S3BL345/EC6554) 11-meter three-axle buses were dispatched. Lai Chi Kok Depot (L) was dispatched for a time The same style of 9.5 meters (BL) was sent out, supplemented by Dana Treasure (D) and Leyland Victory II (G). In the 1990s, 11-meter three-axle buses were deployed across the entire line. Leyland Olympian (S3BL), 非Air-conditioned Volvo Olympian11m (S3V) and Dennis Dragon11m (S3N) were mainly used, with occasional special sightings of the Leyland Olympian12m (3BL).

This route was added air-conditioned bus service in 1991, using 2 Dennis Dragon 11M (AD). In 1994 and 1998, the newly released Volvo Olympian 11/12 meters (AV, 3AV) and Dennis the Dragon 12 meters (3AD) were added. In 1999, it became a route with a Low Floor Service and used Dennis Trident12m (ATR) as the main buses. In the 21st century, it was replaced by the Volvo Super Olympian12m (3ASV) Dennis Trident. In 2003, a large number of buses were added including the recently launched Enviro500 12m (ATE). Since then, this bus has been the main force for a long time (it was once one of the few large-scale buses in Sha Tin District and was called the "3 Black 4 Red"). In 2011, the Volvo B9TL 12M (AVBE, AVBWU, the latter equipped with Euro V engines, the former has been transferred away) were added.

As of 2010, there was still one Non Air-Conditioned Buses on the route as a listed vehicle (Leyland Olympian 11M S3BL450/FV5383). After the bus was retired, it was replaced by a bus of the same model (S3BL459/FV8281). Since the vehicle was retired on 26 November of the same year, the slot was left empty, making this route no different from fully air-conditioned service.

On 24 August 2011, this route was officially became Fully Air-Conditioned. The only remaining suspended non-air-conditioned track was a Volvo B9TL 12M (AVBWU194/PY7771).

After the cold weather, this route changed its main vehicle to the Enviro500 12M (ATEU, which has been transferred) equipped with a Euro IV engine to replace the Volvo Super Olympian, and in October 2014, the entire route became Low Floor and Escalator.

In order to comply with Low Emission Zone standards, this route was added to the Enviro500 MMC 12M (ATENU) were transferred onto this route in late August 2015 to facilitate orders on Routes 680X, 681P and 985, which runs through through low emission zones in Central and Causeway Bay

In 2016, Enviro500 MMC Facelift 12M (ATENU) was added. In September of the same year, the low-capacity version of the Volvo B9TL 12M (AVBWU) was added.

In March 2017, a new vehicle was deployed on this route, that being a high-capacity version of the Volvo B9TL 12M (AVBWU).

In April 2018, the Volvo B9TL 12M (AVBWU) and Enviro500 MMC 12M (ATENU) painted in "Heartbeat of the City" livery were added to the fleet. The route was rejoined with a bus with the electronic payment system eDUDU installed. It was replaced by the semi-deluxe version (E5T) of the same model one month later, and it rejoined again in the same month in 2022, gradually replacing Enviro500, which has been in use for fifteen years.

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 21.3km, and the journey time is approximately 85mins. (The average speed is 15km/h.)

To Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)[]

Via: Yiu On Estate Passageway, Hang Hong Street, Sai Sha Road, Hang Fai Street, Heng Yiu Street, Hang Tai Road, Hang Fai Street, Ning Tai Road, Po Tai Street, Ning Tai Road, Hang Tai Road, Hang Shun Street, Chevalier Garden Bus Terminus, Hang Shun Street, A Kung Kok Street, Shek Mun Interchange, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Che Kung Miu Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Waterloo Road, Nathan Road, and Salisbury Road

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 81C (Yiu On→Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road))
No. Area Road Bus Stop Name Remarks
1 Ma On Sai Yiu On Bus Terminus
2 Sai Sha Road Chung On Estate
3 Kam On Court MTR logo
4 Hang Fai Street Yan On Estate
5 Ma On Shan（Tai Shui Hang） Po Tai Street Po Tai Street
6 Ning Tai Road Tak Sun Secondary School
7 Kam Tai Court
8 Chevalier Garden Bus Terminus
9 A Kung Kok A Kung Kok Street A Kung Kok
10 Shatin Hospital
11 Sha Tin (Shek Mun) Tai Chung Kiu Road Shek Mun BBI - Heung Yee Kuk Building (S2) Section Fares start here
12 City One Shatin City One Shatin
13 Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) Belair Garden
14 Sha Tin Wai Regal Riverside Hotel
15 Jat Min Chuen
16 Sha Tin Tau Che Kung Miu Road Chun Shek Estate MTR logo
17 Che Kung Temple
18 Sha Tin (Tai Wai) Hung Mui Kuk Road Tai Wai BBI - Sun Chui Estate (B4)
19 Worldwide Gardens
20 Hung Mui Kuk Lion Rock Tunnel
Route1 Lion Rock Tunnel
21 Kowloon Tong Waterloo Road Junction Road Kowloon Tong Section Fares start here
22 Kowloon Tong Station MTR logo
23 Kowloon Tong Club
24 Kowloon City Kowloon Hospital
25 Ho Man Tin Man Kee Mansion
26 Ho Man Tin Street
27 Yau Ma Tei Kwong Wah Hospital
28 Yau Ma Tei Fire Station MTR logo
29 Nathan Road Wing Sing Lane Yau Ma Tei (S35) MTR logo
30 Jordan Cheong Lok Street Yau Ma Tei (S42)
31 Tsim Sha Tsui St. Andrew's Church (S48)
32 Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Middle Road (S54) MTR logo MTR logo
33 Salisbury Road East Tsim Sha Tsui Station MTR logo
34 Tsim Sha Tsui East Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) MTR logo

To Yiu On[]

Via: Mody Road, Chatham Road South, Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Waterloo Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Shek Mun Interchange, A Kung Kok Street, Hang Shun Street, Chevalier Garden Bus Terminus, Hang Shun Street, Hang Tai Road, Ning Tai Road, Hang Fai Street, Heng Yiu Street, Hang Tai Road, Hang Fai Street, Sai Sha Road, Hang Hong Street, and Yiu On Estate Passageway

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 81C (Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)→Yiu On)
No. Area Road Bus Stop Name Remarks
1 Tsim Sha Tsui East Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) MTR logo
2 Tsim Sha Tsui Salisbury Road East Tsim Sha Tsui Station MTR logo
3 Nathan Road Tsim Sha Tsui BBI - Haiphong Road (N6) MTR logo
4 Park Lane (N13)
5 Jordan Austin Road (N19) MTR logo
6 Yau Ma Tei Kowloon Central Post Office (N35)
7 Waterloo Road YMCA MTR logo
8 Kwong Wah Hospital
9 Ho Man Tin Victory Avenue
10 Metropark Hotel Kowloon
11 St. George Apartments
12 Kowloon Tong Kowloon Tong Club
13 Christian Central Church
14 Kowloon Tong Station MTR logo
15 Beacon Hill Moonbeam Terrace
Route1 Lion Rock Tunnel
16 Hung Mui Kuk Lion Rock Tunnel Section Fares start here
17 Sha Tin (Tai Wai) Hung Mui Kuk Road Worldwide Gardens
18 Tai Wai BBI - Sun Chui Estate (C1)
19 Che Kung Miu Road Tai Wai BBI - Tai Wai Station (F1) MTR logo
20 Sha Tin Tau Che Kung Temple
21 Chun Shek Estate MTR logo
22 Sha Tin Wai Tai Chung Kiu Road Tsang Tai Uk
23 Jat Min Chuen
24 Regal Riverside Hotel
25 Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) Belair Garden
26 City One Shatin City One Shatin
27 Sha Tin (Shek Mun) Shek Mun BBI - Ravana Garden (N1)
28 A Kung Kok A Kung Kok Street Shatin Hospital
29 A Kung Kok
30 Ma On Shan (Tai Shui Hang) Chevalier Garden Bus Terminus Section Fares start here
31 Ning Tai Road Kam Tai Court
32 Tak Sun Secondary School
33 Ocean View
34 Ma On Sai Hang Fai Street Yan On Estate
35 Sai Sha Road Vista Paradiso MTR logo
36 Chung On Estate
37 Hang Hong Street Ma On Shan Sports Ground
38 Yiu On Bus Terminus

Situation of Use[]

According to the Bus Route Planning Programs and other documents, the passenger capacity of this route is as follows:

  • 2011 : The maximum half-hour passenger occupation percentage is approximately 74%.
  • 2012 : Before the reorganization, the average daily passenger volume was 11,700, with a passenger occupation percentage of 73% in the busiest hour and a passenger occupation percentage of 57% during non-peak hours. The morning express departure from Yiu On to Hung Hom Station without passing through Sha Tin averaged 11,700 passengers per day. There were 700 passengers, and the passenger occupation percentage in the busiest hour was 84%.
  • 2014 : The passenger occupation percentage during the busiest hour is 72%, and the average passenger occupation percentage during non-peak hours is 37%.
  • 2015: The passenger occupation percentage during the busiest hour is 66%, and the passenger occupation percentage during non-peak hours is 24%.[15]

Related Incidents[]

  • 11 May 1992: At 5:20 pm, when a Leland Olympian (AL62/EY6501) heading towards Yiu On drove along A Kung Kok near Fisherman New Village, a 35-year-old The man surnamed Kwong suddenly walked out of the road, and the driver then turned the steering wheel to the left. However, the man then returned to the roadside, causing the bus to fail to brake in time, knocking him down and dragging him for more than ten feet before stopping. The injured man died in the hospital.[16]
  • 18 August 1993: At around 4 pm, a Leyland Olympian (S3BL345/EC6554) heading towards Yiu On crashed into a truck near Pictorial Garden in A Kung Kok, killing both vehicles. A total of 15 people were injured.[17]
  • 18 July 2013: At about 3:20 pm, an Enviro500 (ATE73/LD9166) heading towards Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) stopped at Waterloo Road at the junction of Nathan Road, due to forcible transfer to the express lane, it collided with an Enviro200 Dart (AAU11/PX841) traveling on Route 208, no one was injured in the accident.[18]
  • 9 January 2015: At about 7pm, an Enviro500 (ATE177/LN5406) ​​heading towards Yiu On was opposite Nathan Road near Nathan Hotel Collised with a private car.[19]
  • 16 November 2017: At around 4 p.m., an Enviro500 (ATE171/LM9661) was driving opposite the Peninsula Hotel on Nathan Road. It was suspected that it lost control and shoveled onto the safety island, crashing into the opposite vehicle, a Volvo B9TL (AVBWU388／TE4351) on Route 271 to Tsim Sha Tsui.[20]
  • 15 May 2019: At about 7 pm, a Volvo B9TL (AVBWU197/PZ8722) bound for Yiu On had more than 20 passengers standing in the upper aisle, causing overloading, but the captain did not deal with it. Overloading problem occurred and the trip continued. The incident was photographed by passengers and uploaded to a social networking site group.[21][22] KMB said it has conducted a follow-up investigation and will take appropriate disciplinary action against the bus captain.[23]
  • 9 August 2019: At 2:40 p.m., a Enviro500 MMC (ATENU764/TT4758) drove along Hang Fai Street and approached the intersection of Hang Tai Road, a 25-year-old man surnamed Huang was knocked down. The injured man was sent to the hospital for rescue and later died. The driver of the accident was arrested for dangerous driving causing death.[24]
  • 22 October 2019: At about 3 pm, a Volvo B9TL (AVBWU478/UR662) heading towards Yiu On drove out of the parking pit at Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road), preparing to pick up passengers, when the right side of the vehicle crashed into an Enviro500 (ATEU34 / PZ9787) that was also traveling on this route. No one was injured in the accident.[25]

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Remarks[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The Kowloon Station Bus Terminus was renamed "Hung Hom Station" on 1 November 1998, and later renamed "Hung Hom Railway Station" on 2 December 2007 after the rail merger.

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  • KMB Route 81P (Cancelled)
  • KMB Route 87D
  • KMB Route 87R
  • KMB Route 281A
  • KMB Route 281B
  • KMB Route 281E
  • KMB Route 281S (Cancelled)
  • KMB Route 281X
  • KMB Route 287D
  • KMB Route N281
  • KMB Route N287

References[]

  1. ↑ "九巴明增闢八一C新線　由馬鞍山通達尖東　大埔元朗六四K線延長尾班，六五K線改路線，八九R線配合沙田西貢需求今起逢假期繁忙時間加班", Wah Kiu Yat Po, 15 January 1989.
  2. ↑ 運輸署公告: 〈為配合Tsim Sha Tsui East部公共交通總站及旅遊車停車場封閉而實行的公共交通措拖", Wah Kiu Yat Po, 31 December 1991, Page 5.
  3. ↑ 巴士狂熱: 巴士新聞（1997年1月）
  4. ↑ 巴士新聞 2001年1月，巴士狂熱。
  5. ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴推出八組八達通巴士轉乘計劃" [News Release].
  6. ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "Rerouting of KMB and Long Win Bus Services via Po Tai Street in Ma On Shan Area" [News Release], 31 October 2003.
  7. ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴81C線全空調巴士服務" [News Release], 23 August 2011.
  8. ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴81C線重組路線，開辦晨早特別線281B及281X" [News Release], 21 November 2012.Transport Department HKSARG, "重組九巴第81C號線及開辦早上特快特別路線第281X號及281B號" [Traffic Advice], 23 November 2012.
  9. ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "大欖隧道轉車站首設多功能客務站 九巴試驗手機版到站時間預報" [News Release], 18 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "81C Frequency Adjustment" [Passenger Notice], July 2024.
  11. ↑ 巴士新聞 2001年4月，巴士狂熱。
  12. ↑ 巴士新聞 2001年11月，巴士狂熱。
  13. ↑ 巴士新聞 2002年4月，巴士狂熱。
  14. ↑ Shatin Transport, "跟進事項" [Facebook Post], 12 April 2020.
  15. ↑ Sha Tin District Council Secritat, "Question to be Raised by Mr YAU Man-chun on Lost Trips of Bus Route Nos. 982X, 81C, 281B, 86A and 85A", Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. TT 16/2015, March 2015.
  16. ↑ "渠務工人橫過馬路 巴士撞倒壓爆頭顱", Sing Pao Daily News, 12 May 1992.
  17. ↑ 九巴81C與貨車相撞意外 (18/8/1993), YouTube
  18. ↑ 「柏斯敦巴士台 plaxtonl's Bus Page」Facebook專頁之帖文
  19. ↑ 「柏斯敦巴士台 plaxtonl's Bus Page」Facebook專頁之帖文
  20. ↑ "九巴失控鏟安全島 途人: 行慢兩秒就冇命", Apple Daily, 17 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "巴士嚴重超載逾20人企上層 乘客憂安危：轉彎時車身傾側", Sky Post, 15 May 2019.
  22. ↑ 危險超載81C, 車牌PZ8722，Facebook
  23. ↑ 九巴超載上層企滿客 被投訴車長照開車 乘客落車保平安批太危險, HK01, 15 May 2019.
  24. ↑ 25歲男Ma On Shan過路捱巴士撞 延至昨晚不治, Oriental Daily News, 10 Aug 2019.
  25. ↑ 九龍巴士 81C線 兩架81C輕吻一刻 UR662愛上PZ9787 完整過程, YouTube.

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