KMB Route 86

Route 86 observes Un Chau Shopping Centre
Route information
Terminus	Wong Nai Tau ↔ Mei Foo ●
via	Yuen Chau Kok, Sha Tin Central, Lion Rock Tunnel, Shep Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po
Distance	To Mei Foo: 18.3km To Wong Nai Tau: 18.5km
Travelling time	80min
Commencement date	10 December 1979
Operational information
Current operator	KMB
Current depot	Sha Tin Depot (S), Lai Chi Kok Depot (L)
Main Vehicle	ATEE, ATENU, AVBWU
Fare information
Full fare	$10.2
No. of section fare(s)	To Mei Foo: 2 To Wong Nai Tau: 2
Service hours
Origin service time	05:40 - 23:40
Destination service time	06:00 - 00:25
Headway	15 to 30min

The New Territories Bus Route 86 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Wong Nai Tau and Mei Foo, via Kwong Yuen Estate, Yuen Chau Kok, Shatin Central, Sun Tin Wai Estate, Lion Rock Tunnel, Tai Wo Ping, Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po and Cheung Sha Wan.

History

Early Years

• 10 December 1979: Route 86 was put into service, running between Wo Che and Cheung Sha Wan via Tai Po Road at that time.
• 3 June 1980: In conjunction with the closure of Shatin Bypass, the return journey was diverted via Lek Yuen Street, Wo Che Street and Yuen Wo Road.
• 7 May 1982: In line with the reorganisation of the route after the first phase of electrification of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (now known as the MTR East Rail Line), the route was extended and changed to run between Siu Lek Yuen and Lai Chi Kok; However, as the travelling distance exceeds the 15km threshold of the Maximum Permissible Fare, the fare was increased to $1.5.
• 18 May 1983: In line with the development east of Shing Mun River, the driving routes in Sha Tin District were changed:
  • Both directions were diverted to a section of Tai Chung Kiu Road outside Jat Min Chuen, as well as Ngan Shing Street, Chap Wai Kin Street and Ngau Pei Sha Street.
• 26 July 1984: Diverted via Un Chau Street and Hing Wah Street for Lai Chi Kok direction, omitting Yen Chow Street.
• 19 February 1980: Routing within Sha Tin was amended to tie in with the commissioning of Route 86A:
  • No longer observed the section of Tai Chung Kiu Road other than the section outside Jat Min Chuen;
  • Detoured via Yuen Chau Kok Bus Terminus for both directions.
• 4 August 1985: Diverted via Sha Tin Central for both directions and no longer observed Sha Tin Rural Committee Road and Tai Po Road - Sha Tin:
• To Mei Foo: The route was diverted via Tam Kon Po Street, Sha Tin Centre Street, Pak Hok Ting Street and Sha Tin Centre Street;
• To Siu Lek Yuen: The route was diverted via Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin Central Bus Terminus, Sha Tin Centre Street and Wang Pok Street.
• 23 May 1986: The routing between Sha Tin and Kowloon was amended to tie in with the introduction of KMB's Route 86B:
  • The route was diverted via Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Cornwall Street and Nam Cheong Street for both directions, no longer observing Tai Po Road and the original service there was replaced by Route 86B.
• 1 July 1989: Extended from Siu Lek Yuen to Wong Nai Tau, and the full fare was raised again as the travelling distance exceeded the 18km threshold of the "Maximum Permitted Fare", but in order to minimise the inconvenience to the passengers, a section fare was introduced from Hang Seng School of Commerce to Mei Foo.
• 22 April 1996: Air-conditioned bus service was introduced.

After the Millenium

• 18 August 2002: Both directions were diverted via Lung Cheung Road in lieu of Cornwall Street and Waterloo Road.
  • Bus stops at "Phoenix House", "Beacon Heights" and "Chak On Estate" were added for both directions; whereas bus stops "Chak Yan Centre", "Shek Kip Mei Park", "Ede Road" and "Moonbeam Terrace" (to Wong Nai Tau) and "Kent Road" (to Mei Foo) were cancelled.
• 19 October 2002: Interchange concessions with various Lion Rock Tunnel routes were introduced.
• 28 February 2011: Air-conditioned bus service was enhanced.
• 25 September 2011: Upgraded to full air-conditioned service.
• 27 June 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry System was introduced on this route.
• 15 August 2015: A new en-route stop at "Wan Tin House Pak Tin Estate" (now Shui Tin House Pak Tin Estate) was added for Wong Nai Tau direction.
• 1 July 2017: A new section fare from Shatin Central to Wong Nai Tau was added.

Historical route information

Details of the past service hours and headways, fares and other route information of this route are set out in the "Historical route information" sub-page of this article.

Service Hours and Headways

The latest update is on 9/2023, see here for the referenced link

from Wong Nai Tau Service Hours Headways (mins) Mondays to Fridays 05:40 - 15:00 20 15:00 - 17:15 15 17:15 - 19:55 20 19:55 - 23:40 25 Saturdays 05:40 - 07:45 25 07:45 - 16:05 20 16:05 - 17:50 15 17:50 - 19:30 20 19:30 - 23:40 25 Sundays and Public Holidays 05:40 - 08:35 25 08:35 - 21:35 20 21:35 - 23:40 25

from Mei Foo Service Hours Headways (mins) Mondays to Fridays 06:00 - 08:05 25 08:05 - 15:05 20 15:05 - 18:35 15 18:35 - 21:55 20 21:55 - 00:25 25 Saturdays 06:00 - 08:30 30 08:30 - 08:55 25 08:55 - 14:35 20 14:35 - 19:05 15 19:05 - 21:05 20 21:05 - 00:25 25 Sundays and Public Holidays 06:00 - 09:20 25 09:20 - 15:00 20 15:00 - 18:30 15 18:30 - 21:30 20 21:30 - 00:25 25

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Fares

Journey/Boarding Stop	Air-conditioned fare
Full fare	$10.2
Section Fares (to Mei Foo)
From The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong	$9.0
From Wo Che Estate	$7.4
Section fares (to Wong Nai Tau)
from Sun Tin Wai Estate	$6.7
from Shatin Central	$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 86 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

Mei Foo BBI Interchange Concessions

Template:Mei Foo BBI Interchange Concessions

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

Bus Deployments

This route was assigned with 11 buses as scheduled buses, with models include:

• 3 Enviro500 12m (ATEE)
• 5 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU)
• 3 high-capacity Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU)

Besides, vehicles on this route may be dispatched away to Route 240X.

List of buses on Route 86
Fleet No.	Plate No.	Depot
ATEE6	PV7003	Sha Tin Depot (S)
ATEE16	RG8349
ATEE34	PV7721
ATENU149	SH8402
ATENU185	SJ9606
ATENU328	SW7730
ATENU412	TE3842
ATENU603	TM9882
AVBWU366	SZ4672	Lai Chi Kok Depot (L)
AVBWU417	TN1364
AVBWU418	TN3840

The above list of scheduled buses are as of May 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.2523

Bus Deployment Evolution History

Bus Deployment Evolution History of KMB Route 86

When this route was first introduced, it was served by Dennis Jubilant (N) and Leyland Victory II (G). In 1985, all the former were transferred to Kwun Tong Depot, and were replaced by Leyland Olympian9.6m (BL) (as buses longer than 11.3 metres could not enter or leave the Siu Lek Yuen Bus Terminus at that time), and 11 metres tri-axle buses were introduced in 1989 after the extension of the route to Wong Nai Tau, and the buses used in the peak hours were MCW Metrobus 11m (S3M) and Dennis Dragon 11m (S3N). In 1996, air-conditioned buses were added to this route, with Dennis Dragon (9.9m ADS, 11m AD) and Volvo Olympian 11m (AV, including AV143/GX9743, which had been scheduled buses for this route since its introduction and until its retirement) as the main buses, and some of the non-air-conditioned scheduled buses were replaced by Dennis Jubilant in 1997. In 1997, after the retirement of the Leyland Victory II, all routes were replaced by 11-metre tri-axle buses. As of 2011, there was still one non-air-conditioned scheduled bus (Volvo Olympian 11m S3V1/GK2508) on this route. On 25 September 2011, the route was converted to full air-conditioned service and the only remaining non-air-conditioned bus was replaced by a Volvo Super Olympian 12m (3ASV161/KC7800), which was the first time that a low-floor bus was introduced as a scheduled bus on this route. The low-floor buses on this route were replaced by Dennis Trident 12 metres (Template:BMKN/HZ7433) in October of the same year, Enviro500 12 metres (ATE32/KZ9147 in 2012, and ATE3/KY3126 in November 2013, and Lai Chi Kok Depot's Scania N113 11.5 metres (AS, and there were several scheduled buses serving on this route before retirement)). It was then reassigned back to use Volvo Olympians but was later replaced by Enviro500 (ATE) by 2015. in February 2016 the entire route used low-floor and straight-staircase buses. In June 2016, Lai Chi Kok Depot (L) deployed 4 Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBE), originally from K, on this route, but this was reverted back later. In October 2019, three Enviro500 (ATE) buses from Lai Chi Kok Depot (L) were converted to Euro IV versions of the same bus (ATEU, rejoined in January 2022 and withdrawn again eight months later). In October 2020, Sha Tin Depot (S) added Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU) on this route to replace some of the original Enviro500s (ATE, ATEU). In February 2021, in response to the implementation of e-payment system, Sha Tin Depot (S) changed to deploy Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) on all routes. In September 2022, Lai Chi Kok Depot (L) changed to deploy Volvo B9TL 12 metres (AVBWU) for the entire route. In late October 2022, Sha Tin Depot (S) deployed Enviro500 (ATEE) buses on this route.

Routing

To Mei Foo

To Mei Foo: The distance of this route is approx. 18.3km, and the journey time is approximately 80mins. (The average speed is 13.7km/h.)

Via: Siu Lek Yuen Road, Kwong Sin Street, Ngau Pei Sha Street, Chap Wai Kon Street, Ngan Shing Street, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Fo Tan Road, Yuen Wo Road, Tam Kon Po Street, Sha Tin Centre Street, Pak Hok Ting Street, Sha Tin Centre Street, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Lung Cheung Road, Nam Cheong Street, Un Chau Street, Hing Wah Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 86 (Wong Nai Tau → Mei Foo)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen)		Wong Nai Tau Bus Terminus
2		Siu Lek Yuen Road	Kwong Yuen Estate
3		Kwong Sin Street	Banyan House
4			The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong	Section fare begins here
5		Ngau Pei Sha Street	Ngau Pei Sha New Village
6	Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok)		Yu Chui Court
7			Prince of Wales Hospital (Alighting stop)
			Prince of Wales Hospital
8		Ngan Shing Street	Yue Tin Court
9	City One Shatin		Fortune City One
10		Tai Chung Kiu Road	City One Shatin
Banyan Bridge
11	Sha Tin Central	Yuen Wo Road	Wo Che Estate	Section fare begins here
12			Lek Yuen Estate
13		Tam Kon Po Street	Sha Tin Town Hall
14		Pak Hok Ting Street	Royal Park Hotel
15		Lion Rock Tunnel Road	Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Lion Bridge
16	Sha Tin Tau	Lion Rock Tunnel Road	Sun Tin Wai Estate
Lion Rock Tunnel
17	Tai Wo Ping	Lung Cheung Road	Phoenix House
18			Beacon Heights
19		Nam Cheong Street	Chak On Estate
20	Shek Kip Mei		Shek Kip Mei Fire Station
21			Shui Tin House Pak Tin Estate
22			Wong Tai Shan Memorial College
23			St. Francis of Assisi's Caritas School
24	Sham Shui Po	Un Chau Street	Pei Ho Street
25			Camp Street
26	Cheung Sha Wan		Tonkin Street
27			Fat Tseung Street
28			Un Chau Shopping Centre
29		Cheung Sha Wan Road	Cheung Sha Wan Path
30			Cheung Lai Street Cheung Sha Wan
31	Lai Chi Kok (Mei Foo)		Mei Foo Bus Terminus (T7)

To Wong Nai Tau

To Wong Nai Tau: The distance of this route is approx. 18.5km, and the journey time is approximately 80mins. (The average speed is 13.9km/h.)

Via: Cheung Sha Wan Road, Tung Chau West Street, Castle Peak Road, Tai Po Road, Kweilin Street, Pak Tin Street, Woh Chai Street, Nam Cheong Street, Lung Cheung Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Sha Tin Centre Street, Shatin Central Bus Terminus, Sha Tin Centre Street, Wang Pok Street, Yuen Wo Road, Fo Tan Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Ngan Shing Street, Chap Wai Kon Street, Ngau Pei Sha Street, Kwong Sin Street and Siu Lek Yuen Road

Kowloon Motor Bus Route 86 (Mei Foo → Wong Nai Tau)
No.	Area	Road	Bus stop name	Remarks
1	Lai Chi Kok (Mei Foo)		Mei Foo Bus Terminus (T7)
2	Cheung Sha Wan	Castle Peak Road	Tung Chau West Street
3			Yu Chau West Street
4			Tsap Fai Street
5			Hing Wah Street	For So Uk Estate, please alight at this stop
6	Sham Shui Po		Wing Lung Street
7			Pratas Street
8			Kiu Kiang Street
9	Shek Kip Mei	Woh Chai Street	Mei Sang House Shek Kip Mei Estate
10		Nam Cheong Street	Mei Shing House Shek Kip Mei Estate
11			Shui Tin House Pak Tin Estate
12			Fu Tin House Pak Tin Estate
13			Shek Kip Mei Fire Station
14	Tai Wo Ping		Chak On Estate
15		Lung Cheung Road	Beacon Heights
16			Phoenix House
Lion Rock Tunnel
17	Sha Tin Tau	Lion Rock Tunnel Road	Sun Tin Wai Estate	Section fare begins here
Lion Bridge
18	Sha Tin Central	Lion Rock Tunnel Road	Hong Kong Heritage Museum
19		Sha Tin Centre Street	Hilton Plaza
20			Shatin Central Bus Terminus	Section fare begins here
21		Yuen Wo Road	Lek Yuen Estate
22			Wo Che Estate
Banyan Bridge
23	City One Shatin	Ngan Shing Street	Fortune City One
24	Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok)		Yue Tin Court
25			Prince of Wales Hospital
26		Chap Wai Kon Street	City One Station
27		Ngau Pei Sha Street	Yu Chui Court
28	Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen)		Ngau Pei Sha New Village
29		Kwong Sin Street	The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
30			Banyan House
31		Siu Lek Yuen Road	Castello
32			Wong Nai Tau Bus Terminus

Ridership

This route has to cross the Shing Mun River twice for both round trips within Sha Tin District, which is very meandering for passengers for Shing Mun River East. There is also Route 72 in Sha Tin Central, which takes the more direct routing via Tai Po Road to and from Sham Shui Po, thus diluting the source of passengers.

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

• 2014: The average occupancy rate during the busiest hour was 74%, while the average occupancy rate during the off-peak period was 31%.
• 2016: The peak hour occupancy rate is about 70%, with a maximum occupancy rate of 75%.
• 2021: The average occupancy rate during the busiest hour was 66%.

Related Incidents

Traffic Accidents

• 6 March 1981: At 11:30 p.m., a Cheung Sha Wan-bound Leyland Victory II (G238/CJ3284) was travelling along Tai Po Road opposite the Shatin Hotel when the driver saw a lorry run out of control and cross the line, but was unable to avoid it and had to stop and collide with it head-on. The two vehicles were seriously damaged, resulting in a total of six injuries.
• 6 July 1987: At 12:45 p.m., a Mei Foo-bound Leyland Victory II (G210/CH1729) travelling along Tai Po Road reached a bend near the junction with Keng Hau Road and collided head-on with an out-of-control van. The right side of the bus was hit by the van-type lorry, resulting in a large hole in the body of the bus. Nine people on board the bus were injured and sent to the Prince of Wales Hospital for treatment.
• 18 December 2017: At around 1:00pm, a Mei Foo-bound Enviro500 (ATE32/KZ9147) cut out of the express lane on Cheung Sha Wan Road near Hing Wah Street after stopping and hit a Tuen Mun Central-bound Enviro500 MMC (ATENU224/SL4174) on Route 52X, injuring two females and one male who were sent to hospital.

Carjacking Incidents

• 4 January 1992: At about 8:00 a.m., a bus travelling towards Wong Nai Tau entered the Lion Rock Tunnel when two thieves holding knives seeing only four passengers on the upper deck, drew knives and threatened them, and one of the passengers, surnamed Leung, was stabbed in the left hand when he resisted. When the bus arrived at the toll plaza, the two robbers opened the door and fled in a hurry, fearing that the incident would be unsuccessful. The passengers called the police after getting off the bus.

Fire Incidents

• 14 June 2007: At about 7:00 a.m., a Mei Foo-bound Dennis Dragon (AD330/HC1289) was travelling on Nam Cheong Street when it arrived at the opposite side of Chak On Estate, smoke was emitted from the rear end of the vehicle, and there were no injuries in the incident.

Bus Enthusiast Incidents

• 13 September 2012: At around 4:00 pm, a Volvo Olympian (AV79/GF6351) was driven to Ma On Shan by a 16-year-old rogue bus enthusiast in KMB uniform while parked at the Sha Tin Depot (S). The bus returned to the depot two hours later and the juvenile was later arrested.
• 20 March 2016: In the afternoon, while a Dennis Trident (ATR456/HS3639) was travelling from Mei Foo to Wong Nai Tau, two bus enthusiasts placed a plastic sign of Route 82X on top of the front of the bus, causing the bus to display two numbers at the same time and misleading passengers. Upon learning of the incident, the bus driver immediately informed the regulator at Wong Nai Tau Bus Terminus, who subsequently confiscated the plastic route sign. KMB replied that it did not sell plastic route signs to the public and advised passengers to exercise self-discipline and not to behave inappropriately to affect other passengers.

Gallery

Lai Chi Kok Depot (L) once deployed non-air-conditioned buses on Route 86

Scania N113 (AS) once operated on Route 86 before its retirement

Enviro500 (ATE) are the main vehicles on Route 86

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

KMB Route 86 (Edit)

Remarks

Related Articles

• KMB Route 86A
• KMB Route 240X
• KMB Route 286 (Planning)

References

External Links

• KMB Official Route Information: 86 (Timetable approved by Transport Department)