KMB Route 85

A Special Service Arrangement is now in effect on this route until 28 April 2026.

Due to roadworks, Route 85 will not stop at "Tung Lo Wan Village" stop for Kowloon City Ferry direction.

Special Service Arrangements may vary according to actual road conditions.
please remove this template when service is restored to normal or officially cancelled.

ATENU278 on Route 85 was passing through Junction Road
Route information
Terminus	Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate ↔ Kowloon City Ferry ●
via	Sha Tin Central, Tai Wai, Lion Rock Tunnel, Lok Fu, Kowloon City, Ma Tau Wai
Distance	To Kowloon City Ferry: 15.5km To Fo Tan: 15.9km
Travelling time	70mins
Commencement date	1 November 1980
Operational information
Current operator	KMB
Current depot	Sha Tin Depot (S)
Main Vehicle	ATENU, AVBWU
Fare information
Full fare	$7.8
No. of section fare(s)	To Kowloon City Ferry: 1 To Fo Tan: 2
Service hours
Origin service time	05:40 - 23:10
Destination service time	06:25 - 00:00
Headway	20-30mins

The New Territories Bus Route 85 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate and Kowloon City Ferry, passing through Sha Tin Central and Tai Wai in the New Territories and connects via Lion Rock Tunnel to and from Kowloon Tong (Hong Kong Baptist University), Lok Fu, Kowloon City and Ma Tau Wai.

History

Initial introduction

• 1 November 1980: Route 85 commenced service, operating between Tai Wai (parking alongside Tai Wai Road, near the present-day Chik Tak Lane bus stop) and Kowloon City Ferry, via Sha Kok Estate.
  • As Hung Mui Kuk Road and Che Kung Miu Road were still under construction, travelling to and from Tai Wai and Lion Rock Tunnel Road required a detour via Lion Bridge to Sha Kok Estate.
• 17 June 1982: Tai Wai terminus was relocated to the lay-by terminus between the junction of Tai Wai Road and Tsuen Nam Road (present-day Grandway Garden).
• 20 August 1982: A new section fare after Lion Rock Tunnel to Tai Wai was introduced.
• 30 September 1983: Detoured via Chik Fuk Street and Chik Luk Lane after Shing Ho Road towards Tsuen Nam Road for Tai Wai direction.
• 7 August 1983: Major re-alignment was implemented to coincide with the introduction of Route 85A and the opening of a new section of the road from Hung Mui Kuk Road to Lion Rock Tunnel Road:
  • Rerouted via Hung Mui Kuk Road and Che Kung Miu Road within Sha Tin District and no longer passed through Tai Chung Kiu Road, Sha Kok Street and Sha Tin Wai Road;
  • Detoured via the area of To Kwa Wan Market, with Tai Wai bound route being rerouted via Ma Tau Wai Road, San Lau Street and Chatham Road North in lieu of Ma Tau Kok Road, and Kowloon City bound route being rerouted via Ma Tau Kok Road, Chi Kiang Street and To Kwa Wan Road in lieu of Mok Cheong Street.
• 17 January 1987: Tai Wai terminus was relocated to the newly completed new bus terminus south of the permanent Tai Wai KCR Station. Meanwhile, both directions were rerouted via Mei Tin Road, Chik Fai Street and Tai Wai Road to access Tai Po Road - Tai Wai with the closure of Tsuen Nam Road between Tai Wai Road and Mei Tin Road.
• 21 April 1987: Extended from Tai Wai to Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street):
  • For Fo Tan direction, the route was rerouted via Mei Tin Road, Tai Po Road - Tai Wai, Sha Tin Centre Street, Shatin Central Bus Terminus, Sha Tin Centre Street, Wang Pok Street, Yuen Wo Road Fo Tan Road and Shan Mei Street after Hung Mui Kuk Road;
  • For Kowloon City Ferry direction, the route was rerouted via Shan Mei Street, Fo Tan Road, Yuen Wo Road, Tam Kon Po Street, Sha Tin Centre Street, Pak Hok Ting Street, Sha Tin Centre Street, Tai Po Road - Tai Wai, Tai Wai Road and Mei Tin Road before returning to the original routing at Hung Mui Kuk Road;
  • No longer passed through Che Kung Miu Road, which was replaced by the new route 85B.
• 20 October 1987 to 4 July 1990: Detoured via Shing Chuen Road, Tsuen Nam Road, Tai Wai Road and Chik Fai Street after Tai Po Road - Tai Wai for Kowloon City Ferry direction to facilitate the construction works of Shing Mun Tunnel Road.
• 1 November 1996: Air-conditioned bus service was introduced.

After the millennium

• 19 October 2002: Interchange concessions with several Lion Rock Tunnel routes were introduced.
• 19 March 2004: With the T3 Trunk Road construction works, the Fo Tan bound route was temporarily diverted via Chung Ling Road with a stop there to replace "Tung Lo Wan Village" stop on Tai Po Road.
• 23 June 2004: With the T3 Trunk Road construction works, the Kowloon City Ferry bound route no longer called at "Tung Lo Wan Village" stop on Tai Po Road - Tai Wai.
• 10 September 2004: Detoured via Shing Wan Road and Shing Chuen Road for Kowloon City Ferry direction, with a new stop at "Shing Chuen Road".
• 6 April 2005 to 17 December 2007: With the T3 Trunk Road construction works, the Fo Tan bound route was diverted via temporary flyover, Shing Mun Tunnel Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin and Sha Tin Rural Committee Road to access Shatin Central Bus Terminus, omitting Tai Po Road - Tai Wai and Sha Tin Centre Street with the stop at "Hilton Plaza" on Sha Tin Centre Street cancelled.
• 15 April 2006: Detoured via the northbound slip road of Mei Tin Road (now Mei Fai Street) and Heung Fan Liu Street for Fo Tan direction before returning to southbound Mei Tin Road and Tai Po Road.
• 25 May 2006: Enhanced to a full air-conditioned service.
• 1 August 2006: Detoured via Tai Wai Road towards Tai Po Road for Fo Tan direction with the permanent closure of Tai Po Road off Mei Fung House Mei Lam Estate.
• 16 January 2009: No longer passed through Shing Chuen Road for Kowloon City Ferry direction and changed to call at "Tung Lo Wan Village" stop instead.
• 8 May 2009: No longer passed through Chung Ling Road for Fo Tan direction and changed to call at "Tung Lo Wan Village" stop instead.
• 2 October 2011: A new stop was added at "Farm Road" on Ma Tau Wai Road for Fo Tan direction.
• 1 September 2014: A new $4.5 section fare from Shatin Central to Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) was introduced.
• 3 August 2015: The first bus time from Kowloon City Ferry was advanced to 06:25.
• 5 September 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) Enquiry System was added to this route.
• 27 September 2020: The "Ma Hang Chung Road" stop on Ma Tau Wai Road for Kowloon City Ferry direction was cancelled and replaced by "Sheung Heung Road To Kwa Wan" stop.
• 13 December 2020: A new stop was added at "Lok Shan Road To Kwa Wan" on Ma Tau Wai Road for Fo Tan direction.
• 2 January 2022: The "Kiang Hsi Street" stop on Ma Tau Wai Road for Fo Tan direction was cancelled and replaced by "Shansi Street" stop on Chatham Road North.
• 6 June 2022: The Octopus interchange concession with Route 87B was upgraded to a free interchange with the service reduction of Route 85B.
• 18 February 2024: The New Territories end was extended to Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate and no longer served Shan Mei Street.

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 2/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate Service hours Headways (mins) Mondays to Fridays 05:40 - 08:00 20 08:00 - 09:40 25 09:40 - 15:00 20 15:00 - 21:40 25 21:40 - 23:10 30 Saturdays 05:40 - 09:00 20 09:00 - 10:40 25 10:40 - 20:40 20 20:40 - 23:10 25 Sundays and Public Holidays 05:40 - 20:40 20 20:40 - 23:10 25

From Kowloon City Ferry Service hours Headways (mins) Mondays to Fridays 06:25 - 06:50 25 06:50 - 09:30 20 09:30 - 12:00 25 12:00 - 18:00 20 18:00 - 23:00 25 23:00 - 00:00 30 Saturdays 06:25 - 06:50 25 06:50 - 19:30 20 19:30 - 22:00 25 22:00 - 00:00 30 Sundays and Public Holidays 06:25 - 07:40 25 07:40 - 22:00 20 22:00 - 00:00 30

Detailed timetable
KMB Route 85/Detailed timetable

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Fares

Journey/boarding stop	Air-conditioned fare
Full fare	$7.8
Section fares (to Kowloon City)
From Kam Shing Road	$7.4
Section fares (to Fo Tan)
From Lion Rock Tunnel	$6.7
From Shatin Central Bus Terminus	$5.2

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 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 85 Interchange Concession Scheme

Lion Rock Tunnel Interchange Concessions

KMB Lion Rock Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme
1st leg	2nd leg	Direction	Second trip fare	Time limit
72X, 74A, 80/80P, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 concession. Passengers can enjoy the above interchange concessions at any bus stop that can connect to the second journey route, but some interchange 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 interchange within the designated time. interchange concessions are not applicable to interchanges 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 interchange packages may not have interchange concessions in disguise. Passengers interchanging to any Long Win A Routes to the airport after using this concession can still enjoy the "LWB Airbus Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme", but passengers using the first interchange concession will no longer be entitled to this concession; except for this and some combinations of interchanges between Routes 70K/273A/273D, this concession cannot be used in conjunction with other interchange concessions. This interchange concession is not applicable to Routes 81S, jointly-operated cross-Harbour routes, Sha Tin Racecourse routes and overnight routes. Edit

Tai Wai BBI Interchange Concessions

Template:Tai Wai BBI Interchange Concessions

LWB Airbus Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme

LWB Airport Routes, AsiaWorld-Expo Special Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme
1st leg	Direction	2nd leg	Direction	Discount for 2nd leg	Time limit
X33, X36, X40, X43, X47	To Urban	KMB solely-operated routes	Unlimited	Positive difference between the fare payable for the 2nd leg minus the fare paid for the 1st leg Free if the difference is in negative number	150mins
A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X					120mins
KMB Solely-operated routes	Any	A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X	to Airport
Note: Passengers are required to use the same Octopus card/credit card or the same mobile payment tool account (KMB/LWB "e-payment system") to enjoy the interchange discount. Passengers can enjoy the above interchange discount at any bus stop where they can connect to a second route. KMB journeys are not applicable to tourist routes (i.e. R-tail routes), unconventional special routes, racecourse routes and MTR Feeder Bus routes. Passengers heading towards the urban area will not be able to enjoy the "Inter-route Interchange Discount" on the KMB route immediately after interchange after enjoying this interchange discount. Airport-bound passengers who enjoy the "KMB Inter-route Transfer Concession" between the first and second journeys may still enjoy the interchange discount on the third immediately following the LWB route A at $6.0 or the second KMB route minus the concession fare, whichever is lower; if the second KMB route is a free interchange (including free journeys with KMB Monthly Pass) or the first two journeys are both If the second KMB route is a free interchange (including free journeys with KMB Monthly Pass) or the first two journeys are both KMB routes with interchange concessions, the interchange concession will not be offered. Routes R8, S64 series, Long Win Bus Lantau Link BBI, Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel bus routes and all interchange schemes with other companies cannot be used consecutively with this interchange concession. 50% discount for children under 12 years old; for passengers benefiting from the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities when interchanging from LWB A Routes to KMB, the KMB one-way fare is the lower of the discounted concessionary fare (or 50% discount in the case of elderly or eligible persons with disabilities under 12 years old) and $2.0, therefore some interchange combinations may not be available. When interchanging from KMB to LWB A Routes, passengers may get back the actual fare paid for the first journey (i.e. the lower of the original fare (50% discount for elderly or eligible persons with disabilities under 12 years old) and $2.0). ＊: For interchanging from KMB Route B1 (Tin Tsz direction) to LWB Route A43P ( Airport direction), the actual fare paid for the first journey will be refunded for the next journey, except that the interchange concession cannot be enjoyed for the first journey of Route B1, otherwise, only the normal (i.e. maximum $6.0) interchange concession will be offered; for interchange from LWB Route A43P (Luen Wo Hui direction) to KMB Route B1 (Lok Ma Chau direction), passengers will be offered a free interchange concession for the second journey, but no interchange discount will be offered for the first journey of route A43P and no other interchange concession will be offered for route B1 thereafter. This special concession is not applicable to other LWB A routes (including Routes A36, A37 and A43). Edit

Bus deployments

A total of 8 double-decker buses are assigned to this route as scheduled buses, with the following model allocation:

• 7 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU)
• 1 high-capacity version Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU)

Buses may be dispatched away to routes 285 and 288B, with orders coming from routes 47X and 285.

List of buses on Route 85
Fleet no.	Plate no.	Depot
ATENU27	SB8492	Sha Tin Depot (S)
ATENU38	SC7904
ATENU43	SD1377
ATENU49	SD4941
ATENU104	SF5504
ATENU306	SU4438
ATENU389	TD215
AVBWU373	TB2488

The above list of scheduled buses are as of July 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.2725

Bus deployment evolution history

Bus deployment evolution history of KMB Route 85

Route 85 was initially operated by single-decker buses, and double-decker buses only began to operate since 1 May 1981., mainly being Daimler Fleetline (D), which was later switched to Leyland Victory II (G). Since the deployment of 11-metre tri-axle buses in April 1987, the models were mainly MCW Metrobus (S3M, Gardner D engines) and Dennis Dragon 11m (S3N). By the time air-conditioned service was introduced in 1996, the model was mainly being Dennis Dragon 11m (AD, including AD252/GR3285 which operated on this route for 16 years until being withdrawn on 20 February 2012), followed by Volvo Olympian 11m (AV) after entering the 21st century. Low-floor service was introduced to this route in 2004 with the buses being 4 and Dennis Trident 12m (ATR) originally on Route 170. 2 Volvo Super Olympian (3ASV, including 3ASV141/JZ6467 which is the first Euro III KMB bus) from routes 43B and 904 originally belonged to Lai Chi Kok Depot (L) were added to this route to replace 2 Dennis Tridents on 5 November 2005. After the conversion to full air-conditioned service, the scheduled buses comprised of Volvo Olympian, Dennis Trident and Volvo Super Olympian models. Among which, Dennis Tridents were largely reintroduced in 2013 but was withdrawn in 2015. In June 2016, a Volvo Super Olympian (3ASV373/KP3357) originally from route 80 was added to replace the only Volvo Olympian (AV528/HU9385) on the route, officially converting to full low-floor bus deployments. In August 2016, Volvo B9TL (AVBW, AVBE, all withdrawn) were added to this route to replace some Volvo Super Olympians, and subsequently this route was converted to full straight-staircase bus deployments in 2019. In September 2021, Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU, re-added in May 2024, with luxury version from former Long Win Bus (E5T, withdrawn) also added in May the following year) buses were added. In June 2022, Volvo B9TL buses with Euro V engines (AVBWU, re-added in December 2023, withdrawn again in May 2024, re-added again in March the following year) were added. In February 2023, Enviro500 12m (ATEE, withdrawn) buses were added.

Routing

To Kowloon City Ferry

To Kowloon City Ferry: The distance of this route is approx. 15.5km, and the journey time is approximately 70mins. (The average speed is 13.3km/h.)

Via: Kwei Tei Street, Fo Tan Road, Yuen Wo Road, Tam Kon Po Street, Sha Tin Centre Street, Pak Hok Ting Street, Sha Tin Centre Street, Tai Po Road - Tai Wai, Tai Wai Road, Mei Tin Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Waterloo Road, Junction Road, Prince Edward Road West, Ma Hang Chung Road, Ma Tau Wai Road, Chi Kiang Street, To Kwa Wan Road and San Ma Tau Street

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 85 (Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate → Kowloon City Ferry)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Sha Tin (Fo Tan)		Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate
2		Fo Tan Road	Min Fong Street
3			Fo Tan Village
4	Sha Tin Central	Yuen Wo Road	Wo Che Estate
5			Lek Yuen Estate
6		Tam Kon Po Street	Sha Tin Town Hall
7		Pak Hok Ting Street	Royal Park Hotel
8	Sha Tin (Tai Wai)	Tai Po Road - Tai Wai	Tung Lo Wan Village
9			Mei Lam Estate
10		Mei Tin Road	Tai Wai Market
11		Hung Mui Kuk Road	Tai Wai BBI - Sun Chui Estate (B1)
12			World Wide Gardens
13	Hung Mui Kuk		Lion Rock Tunnel
Lion Rock Tunnel
14	Kowloon Tong	Junction Road	Kam Shing Road	Section fare begins here
15	Lok Fu		Fu Keung Court
16			Lok Fu Playground
17	Kowloon City		Holy Family Canossian School
18			Nga Tsin Wai Road
19		Prince Edward Road West	Fuk Lo Tsun Road
20	Ma Tau Wai	Ma Hang Chung Road	Sung Wong Toi Road
21			Ma Tau Kok Road
22	To Kwa Wan	Ma Tau Wai Road	Sheung Heung Road To Kwa Wan
23		To Kwa Wan Road	Chi Kiang Street
24			Lok Shan Road
25			Kowloon City Ferry Bus Terminus

To Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate

To Fo Tan: The distance of this route is approx. 15.9km, and the journey time is approximately 70mins. (The average speed is 13.6km/h.)

Via: San Ma Tau Street, To Kwa Wan Road, Ma Tau Wai Road, San Lau Street, Chatham Road North, Ma Tau Wai Road, Ma Hang Chung Road, Prince Edward Road West, Junction Road, Waterloo Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Mei Tin Road, Tai Wai Road, Tai Po Road - Tai Wai, Sha Tin Centre Street, Shatin Central Bus Terminus, Sha Tin Centre Street, Wang Pok Street, Yuen Wo Road, Fo Tan Road and Kwei Tei Street

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 85 (Kowloon City Ferry → Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	To Kwa Wan		Kowloon City Ferry Bus Terminus
2		To Kwa Wan Road	Kwei Chow Street
3			Lok Shan Road
4			Ngan Hon Street
5		Chatham Road North	Shansi Street
6		Ma Tau Wai Road	To Kwa Wan Lok Shan Road
7			Farm Road
8	Ma Tau Wai	Ma Hang Chung Road	The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong
9			Argyle Street Playground
10	Kowloon City	Prince Edward Road West	Hau Wong Road
11		Junction Road	Nga Tsin Wai Road
12			Carpenter Road
13			Inverness Road
14	Lok Fu		Lok Him House
15	Kowloon Tong		Hong Kong Baptist University
16		Waterloo Road	Moonbeam Terrace
Lion Rock Tunnel
17	Hung Mui Kuk		Lion Rock Tunnel	Section fare begins here
18	Sha Tin (Tai Wai)	Hung Mui Kuk Road	World Wide Gardens
19			Tai Wai BBI - Sun Chui Estate (C2)
20		Mei Tin Road	Holford Garden
21		Tai Po Road - Tai Wai	Mei Tao House
22			Tung Lo Wan Village
23	Sha Tin Central	Sha Tin Centre Street	Hilton Plaza
24			Shatin Central Bus Terminus	Section fare begins here
25		Yuen Wo Road	Lek Yuen Estate
26			Wo Che Estate
27	Sha Tin (Fo Tan)	Fo Tan Road	Fo Tan Village
28			Tsung Tau Ha Road
29			Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate

Ridership

According to the Transport Department's statistics, the patronage of this route increased by 29% after the opening of the first phase of the electrification of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (December 1982) as compared with the pre-commissioning (March 1982) period.

According to the Bus Route Planning Programmes and other documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:

• 2012: The average daily patronage was 8,313, with an occupancy rate of 66% during the peakiest hour and 34% during non-peak hours.
• 2016: After the opening of the MTR Kwun Tong Line Extension, the average occupancy rate of the busiest half-hour dropped from 84.3% in January to March 2016 to 71.9%.
• 2017: The average occupancy rate was about 55% during the morning peak period and nearly 60% during the afternoon peak period.
• 2018: The average occupancy rate was about 30% during the morning peak period, nearly 60% during the afternoon peak period and about 25% during the off-peak period.
• 2019: The average occupancy rate during the afternoon peak period was about 60%.
• 2020: The average occupancy rate during non-peak hours was about 45%.
• 2021: The average occupancy rate was 60%; the average occupancy rate as about 75% during the morning peak period and about 45% during the afternoon peak period.
• 2022: The average occupancy rate during the peakiest hour was 58%.

Controversies

To meet the passenger demand of Chun Yeung Estate and Choi Wo Court, the Transport Department (TD) and KMB have proposed in the 2022-2023 Bus Route Planning Programme to extend the Fo Tan end of Route 85 to Chun Yeung Estate, and to extend Route 88X to Sui Wo Court by making use of the vacated terminus space while reducing the service of Route 80M to weekday peak hours only. However, when the Shatin Transport (沙田交通關注組), a local organisation, conducted a survey on the patronage of Route 85, it found that about half of the passengers who boarded the bus at Shan Mei Street in the morning were interchanging to Sui Wo Court. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect the views of 753 members of the public, and as many as 79% of the interviewees were in support of the extension of Route 85 to Sui Wo Court. Fo Tan District Councillor Felix Chow Hiu-laam also considered that the Department should use the same route via Lion Rock Tunnel as an alternative.

Mr Chow and the Concern Group put forward the following counter-proposal: Route 80M should still be curtailed and Route 85 via Tai Wai and Kowloon Tong should be extended to Sui Wo Court, which would not only enhance intra-district connectivity, but also serve as an appropriate compensation for the curtailment of the service of Route 80M; and Route 88X should only be added with a special frequency to Sui Wo Court during peak hours. However, KMB estimated that the demand for travelling between Sui Wo Court and East Kowloon was greater than that to Central Kowloon.

In 2023, TD and KMB planned to rationalise Routes 85 and 88X in March. Dissatisfied with TD's disregard of public opinion, Mr Chow and the group conducted another questionnaire survey and then held a press conference to explain their demands. It was announced at the press conference that they had collected the views of more than 1,600 people, among which more than half of the respondents preferred the extension of Route 85 to Sui Wo Court, and as many as 70% of the respondents thought that TD and KMB should consult the residents again on the route rationalisation. However, TD still insisted that the effect of extending Route 85 would only be similar to that of Route 80M, which had a low patronage, and continued to ignore the group's claim that Route 85 could provide Sui Wo Court with more usefulness for travelling to places other than Kowloon Tong.

Related incidents

• 18 February 1983:At about 4:00 p.m., a Kowloon City-bound Leyland Victory MKII (G208/CG9772) travelling downhill along Waterloo Road was stopped at the light at the junction with Cornwall Street when it was hit by a Hong Kong - Guangzhou cross-boundary coach and hit the rear end of the vehicle, resulting in injuries to six passengers.
• 2 November 1999: At 9:30 pm, a driver who had previously received a Safe Bus Captain Award was operating a Volvo Olympian (AV378/HN8007) heading towards Kowloon City Ferry. At the junction of Junction Road and Renfrew Road in Kowloon Tong, he mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake pedal, killing a female nurse who was crossing the road. The bus then mounted the pavement, demolishing over ten feet of railings before travelling approximately 50 feet further to collide with the gate and flower beds of the Hong Kong International Baptist Church at 300 Union Road, causing severe damage before finally coming to a halt. The bus captain was found guilty of careless driving at Sham Shui Po Magistrates' Court on 15 September 2000 and fined HK$5,000.
• 8 February 2003: At approximately 2:00 pm, a Dennis Dragon (S3N359/GA6027) travelling towards Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) collided with a motorcycle while ascending the slope near Moonbeam Terrace on Waterloo Road. The motorcyclist sustained minor injuries, but live crabs and fish from the motorcycle were scattered across the road and subsequently crushed by other vehicles.
• 4 March 2008: At 21:18, a Volvo Super Olympian (3ASV141/JZ6467) travelling towards Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) collided with a bus of the same model (3ASV350/KN3745) on Route 88K heading towards Hin Keng at the junction of Hung Mui Kuk Road and Tin Sam Street in Sha Tin, with the latter suspected to have failed to stop at a red light. A 10-metre-long skid mark was left on the road surface, with 25 people sustaining injuries.
• 29 January 2012: At approximately 4:00 pm, a Volvo Olympian (AV377/HN7699) travelling towards Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) struck an elderly woman aged around 90 at the junction of To Kwa Wan Road and Lok Shan Road. She was pronounced dead after being admitted to hospital and the bus captain was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death. On 25 February the following year, he was found guilty at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts and sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
• 12 July 2015: At 10:48 am, a Volvo Olympian (AV528/HU9385) travelling towards Kowloon City Ferry collided head-on with an Enviro500 MMC (ATENU278/SR8990) operating on Route 75X at Kowloon City Roundabout. Fourteen individuals reported injuries.
• 31 December 2016: A Volvo Super Olympian (3ASV39/JG413) travelling towards Kowloon City Ferry collided with a taxi at Tai Wai Roundabout. No injuries were sustained.
• 13 April 2025: At approximately 5:00 pm, a Volvo B9TL (AVBWU475/UP6883) travelling towards Kowloon City Ferry collided head-on with a private car near Lok Fu Plaza on Junction Road. The bus captain reported sustaining injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Gallery

Volvo Olympian 11m (AV) was once the main model on Route 85

A Route 85 bus was entering Sha Tin Centre Street

Route 85 observes Junction Road

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Related articles

• KMB Route 85A
• KMB Route 85B

References

External links

• KMB Official Route Information: 85 (Timetable approved by Transport Department)