The New Territories Bus Route 96 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus. It runs between Hong Sing Garden and Tai Po Industrial Estate, via Po Lam, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O Town Centre, Laguna City, Ma Liu Shui, Pak Shek Kok, Wan Tau Tong, Tai Po Central and Tai Wo and takes Tseung Lam Highway, Kwun Tong Bypass, Tate's Cairn Tunnel and Tolo Highway.
History[]
The Transport Department has proposed in the 2021-2022 Bus Route Planning Programme to operate a new service between Hong Sing Garden and Tai Po Industrial Estate via Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel and Hong Kong Science Park, with two trips in each direction during the morning and afternoon peak hours from Monday to Friday. The route's operator would be chosen through a open tender process, and is expected to commence service in conjunction with the opening of the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel.
After an open tender process, the Transport Department revealed in June 2022 that KMB had won the right to operate this route.[1] On 15 November of the same year, the authorities announced that the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel and the Tseung Kwan O Cross Bay Link would be officially opened to traffic from 11 December of the same year, and the Transport Department also published the Franchised Bus Service Arrangements to tie in with the Opening of Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel and Tseung Kwan O Cross Bay Link, proposing that on the day following the opening of the route (12 December), five new bus routes will be introduced between Tseung Kwan O and Tseung Kwan O via the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel, of which the above-mentioned tender route was one of them and numbered 96.
Route Change History[]
- 12 December 2022: Route 96 commenced service.[2][3]
- 29 April 2023:[4]
- Departures from Hong Sing Garden on Mondays to Fridays were increased to 7, departing at 06:30, 07:00, 07:20, 07:40, 08:00, 17:45 and 18:15;
- Departures at 17:25 and 18:00 on Mondays to Fridays from Tai Po Industrial Estate were introduced;
- New services were introduced on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays, with service hours from Hong Sing Garden and Tai Po Industrial Estate being 08:00-18:30.
- 2 January 2024: A new stop was added at "Cha Kwo Ling Road" on Cha Kwo Ling Road for Tai Po Industrial Estate direction. [5]
- 6 January 2024: The first bus time was advanced to 08:35 from Hong Sing Garden on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.[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 12/2022, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding Stop | Air-conditioned Fares |
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| Full Fares | $9.5 |
| Section Fares (to Tai Po Industrial Estate) | |
| from Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel BBI | $9.0 |
| from Ma Liu Shui Public Pier | $8.4 |
| from Wan Hang House Wan Tau Tong Estate | $5.0 |
| Section Fares (to Hong Sing Garden) | |
| from Pak Shek Kok Substation | $9.0 |
| from Tate's Cairn Tunnel | $7.5 |
| from Park Central | $5.4 |
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Bus Interchange Scheme[]
Passengers using the same Octopus card or account of the same electronic payment instrument 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.The interchange concession of e-payment system is only applicable to the interchange between KMB or Long Win Bus departures on other routes) Template:KMB Rout 96 Interchange Scheme
TKO-Lam Tin Tunnel BBI Interchange Scheme[]
| Route Information for TKO-Lam Tin Tunnel BBI Interchange Scheme | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Direction | Concessionary Fare |
| KMB | |||
| 96, 290E, 298X | Kowloon/Tsuen Wan/Tai Po Direction | Pay the positive difference of the 2nd leg at the interchange (if zero or negative, it is a free transfer) | |
| NWFB | |||
| 790, 795 | Kowloon direction | Pay the positive difference of the 2nd leg at the interchange (if zero or negative, it is a free transfer) | |
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Tate's Cairn Tunnel BBI Interchange Scheme[]
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LWB A 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). | |||||
GMB Interchange Scheme[]
| Route Information for KMB Routes 90, 96, 97 and GMB Interchange Scheme | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discount for 2nd leg | Time Limit |
| 90 | 808, 808P | Adult: $1.0 Child: 50¢ |
150mins |
| 808, 808P | 90 | ||
| 96 | 28K, 28S, 101M, 102, 102B, 102S、111, 113 | ||
| 28K, 28S, 101M, 102, 102B, 102S, 111、113 | 96 | ||
| 97 | 101M, 102, 102B, 102S, 111,113、807A, 807B, 807C, 807K, 807S, 807X, 808、808P | ||
| 101M, 102, 102B, 102S, 111, 113, 807A、807B, 807C, 807K, 807S, 807X, 809K | 97 | ||
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"Ride 10 Get One Free" Concession Scheme[]
Passengers can purchase 10 single journey tickets of Route 96 at a 10% discount. In addition, passengers who pay the full fare for 10 journeys on this route within the same week (Monday to Friday) with the same adult or student Octopus card can redeem a free single journey ticket within a specified period. Purchase or redemption can be made at Sha Tin Central Bus Terminus, Customer Service Centre and the applicable redemption dates can be found at Passenger Notice issued by KMB.
Bus Deployments[]
A total of 4 Volvo B8L 12m (V6B) double-deck buses are assigned to this route as scheduled buses. Some of the vehicles are required to run Route 88 outside service hours as order buses.
| List of vehicles for Route 96 | ||||
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| Fleet No. | Plate No. | Depot | Remarks | |
| V6B171 | XE2394 | Sha Tin Depot (Tai Po Sub-depot) (S) | Only run on this route during service hours | |
| V6B177 | XE2254 | Only run on this route during service hours | ||
| V6B174 | XE1658 | Kowloon Bay Depot (K) | Only run on this route during service hours | |
| V6B200 | XL5077 | Only run on this route during service hours[Remark 1] | ||
The above list of scheduled buses are as of December 2022, 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.3222
Routing[]
to Tai Po Industrial Estate[]
To Tai Po Industrial Estate: The distance of this route is approx. 39.7km, and the journey time is approximately 103mins. (The average speed is 23.1km/h.)
Via: Lam Shing Road, Po Lam Road North, Po Ning Road, Sheung Ning Road, Chung Wah Road, Pui Shing Road, Ngan O Road, Chiu Shun Road, Po Yap Road, Tseung Kwan O Highway, Lam Tin Interchange, Cha Kwo Ling Road, Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong Bypass, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Tate's Cairn Highway, Chong San Road, Chak Cheung Street, Science Park Road, Chong San Road, Tolo Highway, Tat Wan Road, Nam Wan Road, Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Ting Tai Road, Ting Kok Road, Dai Fat Street and Dai Cheong Street
| KMB Route 96 (Hong Sing Garden → Tai Po Industrial Estate) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tseung Kwan O (Tsui Lam) | Hong Sing Garden Bus Terminus | ||
| 2 | Po Lam Road North | Hong Sing Garden | Compulsory Stop | |
| 3 | Tsui Lam Estate | |||
| 4 | Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) | Po Lam Fire Station | ||
| 5 | Ying Ming Court | |||
| 6 | TKO Jockey Club Clinic | |||
| 7 | King Lam Estate | |||
| 8 | Tseung Kwan O (Hang Hau) | Po Ning Road | Hau Tak Estate | |
| 9 | Chung Wa Road | Chung Wa Road | ||
| 10 | Ngan O Road | Yuk Ming Court | ||
| 11 | Tseung Kwan O Town Centre | Po Yap Road | Bauhinia Garden | |
| 12 | Tseung Kwan O Station  |
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| 13 | Park Central | |||
 Tseung Kwan O － Lam Tin Tunnel
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| 14 | Cha Kwo Ling | Lam Tin Interchange | Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel BBI (A1) | Section fare begins here |
| 15 | Cha Kwo Ling Road | Cha Kwo Ling Road | ||
| 16 | Sai Tso Wan (Laguna City) | Wai Yip Street | Wai Lok Street Kwun Tong | |
 Kwun Tong Bypass, Tate's Cairn Tunnel
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| 17 | Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) | Tate's Cairn Tunnel (B1) |  Interchange stop for Tate's Cairn Tunnel Bus Routes
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| 18 | Ma Liu Shui | Science Park Road | Ma Liu Shui Public Pier | Section Fare begins |
| 19 | Water Sports Centre | |||
| 20 | The Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology | |||
| 21 | Pak Shek Kok | Chong San Road | Science Park (Phase 1) | |
| 22 | Fo Yin Road | |||
| 23 | St. Martin | |||
| 24 | Pak Shek Kok | |||
| 25 | Pak Shek Kok Substation | |||
 Tolo Highway
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| 26 | Tai Po (Wan Tau Tong) | Tat Wan Road | Wan Hang House Wan Tau Tong Estate | Section Fare begins |
| 27 | Nam Wan Road | Uptown Plaza |
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| 28 | Tai Po Market | Kwong Fuk Playground | ||
| 29 | Lam Tsuen River | |||
| 30 | Tai Po Centre | Tai Po Tai Wo Road | Tai Po Mega Mall | |
| 31 | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Tai Wo Estate | ||
| 32 | Tai Po Old Market | Ting Tai Road | Tai Po Public Swimming Pool | |
| 33 | Tai Po (Fu Heng) | Ting Kok Road | Tai Ping Industrial Centre | |
| 34 | Fu Heng Estate | |||
| 35 | Tai Po (Fu Shin) | Yee Nga Court | ||
| 36 | Yue Kok | |||
| 37 | Tai Po Industrial Estate | Fung Yuen Road | ||
| 38 | Dai Fat Street | Dai Fat Street Tai Po | ||
| 39 | Dai Cheong Street | Dai Cheong Street Tai Po | ||
| 40 | Tai Po Industrial Estate | |||
to Hong Sing Garden[]
To Hong Sing Garden: The distance of this route is approx. 39.6km, and the journey time is approximately 103mins. (The average speed is 23.1km/h.)
Via: Dai Kwai Street, Ting Kok Road, Ting Tai Road, Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Nam Wan Road, Tat Wan Road, Tolo Highway, Chong San Road, Science Park Road, Shui Cheung Street, Tate's Cairn Highway, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Kwun Tong Bypass, Wai Yip Street, Cha Kwo Ling Road Road, Lam Tin Interchange, Tseung Kwan O Highway, Po Yap Road, Chiu Shun Road, Ngan O Road, Pui Shing Road, Sheung Ning Road, Po Ning Road, Po Lam Road North and Lam Shing Road
| KMB Route 96 (Tai Po Industrial Estate → Hong Sing Garden) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tai Po Industrial Estate | Tai Po Industrial Estate | ||
| 2 | Dai Kwai Street | Dai Kwai Street Tai Po | ||
| 3 | Ting Kok Road | Tai Po Industrial Estate | ||
| 4 | Ha Hang | |||
| 5 | Dai Fat Street Tai Po | |||
| 6 | Tai Po (Fu Shin) | Yue Kok | ||
| 7 | Kau Yan College | |||
| 8 | Yee Nga Court | |||
| 9 | Tai Po Centre | Dai Yuen Estate | ||
| 10 | Immanuel Lutheran College | |||
| 11 | Tai Po Old Market | Tai Po Tai Wo Road | Greenery Plaza | |
| 12 | Tai Po Centre | Tai Po Mega Mall | ||
| 13 | Tai Po (Yuen Chau Tsai) | Nam Wan Road | Kwong Chi House Kwong Fuk Estate | |
| 14 | Kwong Fuk Playground | |||
| 15 | Tai Po (Wan Tau Tong) | Wan Tau Tong Estate |
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| 16 | Tat Wan Road | Wan Hang House Wan Tau Tong Estate | ||
| Tolo Highway
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| 17 | Pak Shek Kok | Chong San Road | Pak Shek Kok Substation | Section Fare begins here |
| 18 | Providence Bay | |||
| 19 | St. Martin | |||
| 20 | Chong San Road | |||
| 21 | Fo Yin Road | |||
| 22 | Science Park (Phase 1) | |||
| 23 | Ma Liu Shui | Science Park Road | The Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology | |
| 24 | Water Sports Centre | |||
| 25 | Ma Liu Shui Public Pier | |||
| Tate's Cairn Highway
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| 26 | Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) | Tate's Cairn Tunnel (B1) | Interchange stop for Tate's Cairn Tunnel Bus Routes
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| Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Kwun Tong Bypass
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| 27 | Sai Tso Wan (Laguna City) | Wai Yip Street | Wai Lok Street Kwun Tong | |
| Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel
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| 28 | Tseung Kwan O Town Centre | Po Yap Road | Park Central | Section Fare begins |
| 29 | Tseung Kwan O Station |
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| 30 | Tseung Kwan O Plaza | |||
| 31 | Tseung Kwan O (Hang Hau) | Ngan O Road | Ngan O Road | |
| 32 | Pui Shing Road | Pui Shing Road |
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| 33 | Po Ning Road | Hau Tak Estate | ||
| 34 | Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) | Po Lam Road North | King Lam Estate | |
| 35 | Yan Ming Court | |||
| 36 | Ying Ming Court | |||
| 37 | Po Yan House | |||
| 38 | Tseung Kwan O (Tsui Lam) | Tsui Lam Estate | ||
| 39 | Hong Sing Garden Bus Terminus | |||
Ridership[]
- 2022: A field survey was conducted at Lam Tin Interchange and Wai Lok Street in the morning and evening hours in late December with the occupancy rate of the busiest hour is 65%.[7]
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ 九巴成功投得3條來往將軍澳及新界東巴士線 運輸署稍後公布班次詳情 (KMB has successfully bid for three bus routes between Tseung Kwan O and New Territories East Transport Department to announce frequency details later), Independent Media HK, 10 June 2022.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "Three Tseung Kwan O – Lam Tin Tunnel express routes Routes 96, 290E and 298X to put into service on 12 December A new page for traffic in Tseung Kwan O" [News Release], 15 November 2022.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "Tseung Lam Highway Express Routes 96, 290E and 298X to commence tomorrow with multiple BBI connections A grand opening ceremony to witness a new way to travel from Tseung Kwan O" [News Release], 11 December 2022.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "96 New Weekend Service" [Promotion Leaflet].
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "96, 290E, 298X Additional Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], December 2023.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "96 Service Adjustment on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays " [Passenger Notice], December 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department's written response to SKDC(TTC) Paper No. 4/23 "Urging the Transport Department and bus companies to enhance bus services at the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel (e.g. introducing cross-harbour bus or minibus routes to Hong Kong Island Eastern (North Point, Taikoo Shing, Shau Kei Wan) and Central and Western Districts, upgrading existing routes 96, 298X, 290E, 790, 795 to full-day services) and improving interchange arrangements (e.g. providing additional interchanges to Tseung Kwan O at suitable locations at Lam Tin Interchange)
External Links[]
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