The New Territories Bus Route 88 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Sau Mau Ping (Central) and Tai Wai Station, via Po Tat Estate, On Tat Estate, On Tai Estate and Ngau Chi Wan in Kowloon, as well as Sha Tin Wai (Greenfield Court), Sha Tin Central and Mei Lam Estate in Sha Tin District, New Territories.
As the first direct whole-day bus route from the Anderson Road Development Area to the New Territories, Route 88 brings Sau Mau Ping into the Tate's Cairn Tunnel interchange network, facilitating residents' travelling to and from the Sha Tin New Town and Tai Po and the North District.
History[]
There are nearly ten bus routes running between Kwun Tong and Sha Tin, all of which pass through the two major transport corridors at the foot of the hill, namely Kwun Tong Road and Ngau Tau Kok Road. However, the residential areas in the district are concentrated in Four Shun, Sau Mau Ping and Lam Tin, which are not covered by the bus routes between Sha Tin and East Kowloon. Residents travelling to and from Sha Tin often have to take the local routes to Kwun Tong Town Centre, Ngau Tau Kok and Choi Hung at the foot of the hill before switching to suitable routes.
- The main article of this section is KMB Route 88X.
During the North District "Area Approach" Bus Route Reorganisation, which was gradually implemented at the end of 2013, residents of Lam Tin Hill were dissatisfied that Route 277X would no longer run through the district, and requested KMB to study the extension of the service area of Route 80X[1] to Tai Wai Station, as well as to Four Shun, Sau Mau Ping and Lam Tin Hill, so as to enable the affected passengers to continue to enjoy the Tate's Cairn Tunnel interchange concessions. In the Sha Tin District "Area Approach" Bus Route Reorganisation in 2014, KMB decided to maintain the service of Route 80X and instead proposed to introduce a new Route 88X between Lam Tin Hill and Sha Tin, which was approved, but the service area of the route did not include Tai Wai, Sau Mau Ping and Four Shun.
In conjunction with the new developments at Anderson Road, the newly completed On Tat Estate and On Tai Estate were located near Sau Mau Ping. The Transport Department (TD) decided to introduce a new route between Tai Wai and Sau Mau Ping to take advantage of the population growth in the Anderson Road Development Area, so that residents of Sau Mau Ping can also benefit from the bus service to and from Sha Tin. In January 2015, TD published the "Proposed Arrangements for the Provision of Public Transport Services for the Development of Public Housing at Anderson Road", proposing to introduce six bus routes to serve the DAR, including one route between Sau Mau Ping (Central) and Tai Wai Station via the Anderson Road Development Area, the Tate's Cairn Tunnel and Sha Tin Central.[2]
A tender exercise was conducted in June 2015 to select a suitable franchised bus company to operate each of the DAR routes; as a result, KMB won the right to operate the Tai Wai routes in January 2016[3] and subsequently numbered the route as 88, reusing the numbering of the routes that had been cancelled in the 1970s and 1980s. The tentative routing revealed in June 2017 showed a Tai Wai Station direction that detoured via On Yan Street within On Tai Estate to encompass the Four Shun (with two footbridges on On Yan Street leading to Four Shun);[5] shortly before the route was put into service, KMB further revised the routing in response to requests from the local community, detouring via the Shatin Central Bus Terminus in the direction of Kowloon, instead of stopping at the "Lucky Plaza" bus stop at Wang Pok Street, as originally planned.
Route change history[]
- 9 July 2017: Route 88 entered service. [4][5]
- 26 January 2018: A new bus stop was added at "Good Hope School" for Sau Mau Ping (Central) direction. [6]
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 8/2023, see here for the referenced link
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Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding stop | Fare |
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| Full fare | $8.3 |
| Section fares (to Tai Wai) | |
| From Tate's Cairn Tunnel | $6.0 |
| From Sha Tin Town Hall | $5.2 |
| Section fares (to Sau Mau Ping) | |
| From Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Ngau Chi Wan Village | $7.1 |
| From On Tai Estate | $5.0 |
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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 88 Interchange Concession Scheme
LWB Airport Routes and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme[]
| LWB Airport Routes ("A Routes") and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme | |||||
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| 1st leg | Direction | 2nd leg | Direction | Discount for 2nd leg | Time limit |
| A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X | to Urban | KMB Solely-operated Routes | Any | $6.0 or Actual Fare of KMB leg (Ones with lower fare comes first) |
120mins |
| KMB Solely-operated routes | Any | A30, A31, A32, A33, A33X, A34, A36, A37, A38, A41, A41P, A42, A43, A43P *, A46, A47X | to Airport | ||
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＊: For interchanging from KMB Route B1 (Tin Tsz direction) to LWB Route A43P ( Airport direction), the actual fare paid for the first journey will be refunded for the next journey, except that the interchange concession cannot be enjoyed for the first journey of Route B1, otherwise, only the normal (i.e. maximum $6.0) interchange concession will be offered; for interchange from LWB Route A43P (Luen Wo Hui direction) to KMB Route B1 (Lok Ma Chau direction), passengers will be offered a free interchange concession for the second journey, but no interchange discount will be offered for the first journey of route A43P and no other interchange concession will be offered for route B1 thereafter. This special offer is not applicable to other LWB A routes (including Routes A36, A37 and A43). | |||||
Tate's Cairn Tunnel Interchange Concessions[]
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Po Tat BBI Interchange Concessions[]
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Bus deployments[]
A total of 14 double-decker buses were assigned as scheduled buses for this route, with the following model distribution:
- 4 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU)
- 10 high capacity Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU)
In addition, this route will be served by buses from Routes 80, 213D, 213X, 213M, 213S and 214, and there will be orders from Routes 13D, 80, 96 and 213D.
As the operator of this route was determined through an open tender, it was committed in the tender that all buses serving this route must be low-emission buses meeting the Euro V emission standards or above.
| List of buses on Route 88 | ||
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| Fleet no. | Plate no. | Depot |
| ATENU1124 | UG8457 | Sha Tin Depot (S) |
| ATENU1126 | UH2861 | Kowloon Bay Depot (K) |
| ATENU1131 | UH3896 | |
| ATENU1132 | UH4001 | |
| AVBWU573 | UX1245 | |
| AVBWU574 | UX860 | |
| AVBWU575 | UX1225 | |
| AVBWU577 | UX1369 | |
| AVBWU578 | UX3160 | |
| AVBWU580 | UX3784 | |
| AVBWU581 | UX2544 | |
| AVBWU589 | UX6797 | |
| AVBWU597 | UX9689 | |
| AVBWU797 | VR5801 | |
The above list of scheduled buses are as of December 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.3223
Bus deployment evolution history[]
| Bus deployment evolution history of KMB Route 88 |
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At the start of the route, the Enviro500 MMC (ATENU, rejoined in March 2021 to celebrate KMB's 88th Anniversary, and formally rejoined in July 2023) and Volvo B9TL 12m (AVBWU) from the original routes 1A and 48X. One week later, Volvo B9TL (AVBWU) in City Red livery was added from the original Route 1A by Kowloon Bay Depot (K). Subsequently, all Volvo B9TL (AVBWU) were reassigned. In February 2018, one Volvo Super Olympian 12m (3ASV483/KV5906) was added to the fleet at Sha Tin Depot (S). Whilst the vehicle is a Euro 3 only and does not meet the vehicle restrictions for this route, it is not actually required to run this route as it is a full-day order on Route 80. With the retirement of this vehicle at an advanced age, the route was fully re-assigned with Volvo B9TL (AVBWU) in November 2020, making the route fully served by straight-staircased buses. |
Routing[]
To Tai Wai Station[]
To Tai Wai Station: The distance of this route is approx. 19.2km, and the journey time is approximately 75mins. (The average speed is 15.4km/h.)
Via: Sau Ming Road, Hiu Kwong Street, Sau Mau Ping Road, Po Lam Road, On Sau Road, On Yan Street, On Sau Road, Clear Water Bay Road, New Clear Water Bay Road, Clear Water Bay Road, Lung Cheung Road, branch road, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Tate's Cairn Highway, Sha Lek Highway, Sha Tin Wai Road, Sha Tin Rural Committee 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, Mei Tin Road and Che Kung Miu Road
| Kowloon Motor Bus Route 88 (Sau Mau Ping (Central) → Tai Wai Station) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Sau Mau Ping | Sau Mau Ping (Central) | ||
| 2 | Sau Ming Road | Sau On House | ||
| 3 | Hiu Kwong Street | Upper Sau Mau Ping | ||
| 4 | Sau Mau Ping Road | Sau Fai House | ||
| 5 | Po Lam Road | Po Tat BBI - Po Tat Estate (N2) | ||
| 6 | Anderson Road Development Area | On Sau Road | Yan Tat House | |
| 7 | Oi Tat House | |||
| 8 | Kam Tai House | |||
| 9 | On Yan Street | On Tai (South) (Hang Tai House) | ||
| 10 | On Tai (West) (Wo Tai House) | |||
| 11 | Ngau Chi Wan | New Clear Water Bay Road | Pak Hung House | |
| 12 | Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Choi Hung Station (K4)  |
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| 13 | Choi Hung | Lung Cheung Road | Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Hung Ngok House (H1) | |
 Tate's Cairn Tunnel
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| 14 | Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) | Tate's Cairn Tunnel (B3) | Section fare begins here Interchange stop for Tate's Cairn Tunnel routes
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| 15 | Sha Tin Wai | Sha Tin Wai Road | Sha Tin Wai New Village | |
| 16 | Greenfield Court | |||
| Sand Martin Bridge | ||||
| 17 | Sha Tin Central | Tam Kon Po Street | Sha Tin Town Hall | Section fare begins here |
| 18 | Pak Hok Ting Street | Royal Park Hotel | ||
| 19 | Sha Tin (Tai Wai) | Tai Po Road - Tai Wai | Tung Lo Wan Village | |
| 20 | Mei Lam Estate | |||
| 21 | Mei Tin Road | Tai Wai Market |
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| 22 | Tai Wai Station Bus Terminus |
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To Sau Mau Ping (Central)[]
To Sau Mau Ping (Central): The distance of this route is approx. 18.8km, and the journey time is approximately 75mins. (The average speed is 15km/h.)
Via: Mei Tin Road (southbound), roundabout, Mei Tin Road (northbound), Tai Po Road - Tai Wai, Sha Tin Centre Street, Shatin Central Bus Terminus, Sha Tin Centre Street, Wang Pok Street, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Sha Tin Wai Road, Sha Lek Highway, Tate's Cairn Highway, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Lung Cheung Road, Clear Water Bay Road, New Clear Water Bay Road, Clear Water Bay Road, On Sau Road, Po Lam Road, Sau Mau Ping Road, Hiu Kwong Street and Sau Ming Road
| Kowloon Motor Bus Route 88 (Tai Wai Station → Sau Mau Ping (Central)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Sha Tin (Tai Wai) | Tai Wai Station Bus Terminus |
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| 2 | Mei Tin Road | Holford Garden |
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| 3 | Tai Po Road - Tai Wai | Mei Tao House | ||
| 4 | Tung Lo Wan Village | |||
| 5 | Sha Tin Central | Sha Tin Centre Street | Hilton Plaza | |
| 6 | Shatin Central Bus Terminus | |||
| Sand Martin Bridge | ||||
| 7 | Sha Tin Wai | Sha Tin Wai Road | Greenfield Court | |
| 8 | Kong Pui Street Rest Garden | |||
| Sha Lek Highway | ||||
| 9 | Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) | Tate's Cairn Tunnel (A2) | Interchange stop for Tate's Cairn Tunnel routes
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| 10 | Ngau Chi Wan | Lung Cheung Road | Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Ngau Chi Wan Village (G3) |
Section fare begins here |
| 11 | Clear Water Bay Road | Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Choi Wan St. Joseph's School (E1) | ||
| 12 | New Clear Water Bay Road | Pak Hung House | ||
| 13 | Four Shun | Kei Shun Special School | ||
| 14 | Good Hope School | |||
| 15 | Anderson Road Development Area | On Sau Road | On Tai Estate | Section fare begins here |
| 16 | Oi Tat House | |||
| 17 | On Tat Estate | |||
| 18 | Sau Mau Ping | Po Lam Road | Po Tat BBI - Po Tat Estate (H3) | |
| 19 | Hiu Kwong Street | Upper Sau Mau Ping | ||
| 20 | Sau Ming Road | Sau Ming House | ||
| 21 | Sau Fu House | |||
| 22 | Sau Mau Ping (Central) | |||
Ridership[]
According to the District Council papers, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2020: The peak hour occupancy rate was about 55%.[7]
- 2023: The occupancy rate during the busiest half-hour was 78%. [8]
Related incidents[]
- 2 October 2023: At about 9:00 p.m., after entering the wrong lane at the junction of Clear Water Bay Road and On Sau Road, a Volvo B9TL (AVBWU113/PW8501) travelling on Route 214 crashed into a bus of the same type of this route (AVBWU600/UY301) at the rear during the reversing process and there were no injuries.[9]
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Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
- KMB Route 80X
- KMB Route 89
- KMB Route 89X
References[]
- ↑ 九巴致觀塘區四區議員函：〈關於8月3日就藍田巴士服務的會面〉 (KMB's letter to Kwun Tong District Council members of the four districts: "Regarding the meeting on 3 August regarding the Lam Tin bus service"), 26 August 2013.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "安達臣道公共房屋發展計劃公共運輸服務的建議安排" (Proposed Arrangements for the Provision of Public Transport Services for the Development of Public Housing at Anderson Road), Kwun Tong District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 08/2015, January 2015
- ↑ 運輸處信件：九巴投得安達臣區的路線詳情及新線開辦日期 (Transport Department's Letter: Route Details of KMB Tottenham District and the Opening Date of the New Routes), hkitalk.net
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Bus Service KMB Route No. 88 (Sau Mau Ping (Central) – Tai Wai Station)" [Traffic Advice], 6 July 2017.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB Introduces Express Service 88" [News Release], 6 July 2017.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "88 Added bus stop at Good Hope School and Frequency Adjustment" [Passenger Notice], January 2018.
- ↑ "運輸署就SKDC文件第355/20號 「要求九巴第88號路線延伸至寶琳北路」的書面回應" (Transport Department's written response to SKDC Paper No. 355/20 "Request for Extension of KMB Route 88 to Po Lam Road North), Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 415/20, November 2020
- ↑ "委員及分區委員會就觀塘區內公共交通服務及道路工程項目之意見" (Views of members and Area Committee on public transport services and road projects in Kwun Tong District), Paper No. 17/2023 from the Traffic Development and Transport Committee of the Kwun Tong District Council.
- ↑ 九巴路口倒車後硬撼尾隨另一九巴 乘客大驚：真係撞落嚟？│有片 (KMB bus reversed and hit another KMB bus trailing behind; passengers scared: Is it really crashing? (with video)), HK01, 2 Oct 2023.
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