The New Territories Recreation Bus Route 96R is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Diamond Hill Station and Wong Shek Pier, via Choi Hung, Choi Wan Estate, Tseng Lan Shue, Pak Sha Wan, Sai Kung Town Centre, Tai Mong Tsai, Pak Tam Chung, Lady MacLehose Holiday Village and Pak Tam Au. It only operates on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
History[]
- 5 August 1990: Recreation Routes 93R and 95R were merged to form the new route 96R between Choi Hung (temporary bus terminus at Sze Mei Street) and Wong Shek Pier to facilitate visitors to travel directly between urban Kowloon and the northern suburbs of Sai Kung without interchanging. [2]
- 12 May 1991: Divert via Choi Hung Road, Choi Hung Access Road and Prince Edward Road East to Clear Water Bay Road for Wong Shek Pier direction, omitting Lung Cheung Road. [3]
- 26 April 1992: Kowloon Terminus was moved to Choi Hung Bus Terminus, re-routing via Hammer Hill Road and Lung Cheung Road for Wong Shek Pier direction.
- 8 September 1996: Air-conditioned bus service was introduced.
- 2 November 1997: Route was extended to the newly completed Diamond Hill Station Public Transport Interchange.
- 12 March 2000: Divert via San Lee Street and Lee On Road for Wong Shek Pier direction.
- 1 September 2000: additional sub-station at Tai Mong Tsai Road near Tai Mong Tsai New Village towards Diamond Hill MTR Station.
- 19 November 2000: Octopus fare payment was accepted on this route.
- 26 August 2001: Additional stop at Lee On Road near Shun Lee Fire Station was added towards Wong Shek Pier.[1]
- 3 March 2002: In view of the construction of the property above the Ping Shek Public Transport Interchange "8 Clear Water Bay Road", the following changes will be implemented from 10:00 am onwards for Wong Shek Pier direction:
- No longer stopping at the bus stop at Clear Water Bay Road near Ngau Chi Wan Market;
- Divert via Choi Hung Bus Terminus, Hammer Hill Road Flyover, Hammer Hill Road, roundabout, Hammer Hill Road and slip road to Lung Cheung Road, no longer observing Prince Edward Road East, and an additional stop at Lung Cheung Road near Ngau Chi Wan Village was added.
- 10 July 2002: Divert via New Hiram's Highway for Wong Shek Pier direction.[2]
- 18 May 2003: Upgraded to full air-conditioned service and reduced full and sectional fares for air-conditioned buses, symbolising the conversion of all franchised bus routes in Sai Kung suburbs to fully air-conditioned service.[3]
- 23 May 2004: Buses would omit at the bus stop on Fuk Man Road near Sai Kung Police Station from 4pm to 8pm to tie in with Sai Kung Town traffic control measures.
- 3 February 2008: Divert via Sai Kung North Public Transport Interchange for Diamond Hill Railway Station direction, no longer observing Fuk Man Road and Sai Kung Terminus.[4]
- 8 June 2008: No longer stopping at the stop on Sai Kung Road near Nam Pin Wai for both directions.[5]
- 28 August 2013: Additional stop at Tai Mong Tsai Road near Muk Min Shan Road for both return and return trips.[6]
- 5 September 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) Enquiry System was added to this route.[7]
- 29 May 2016: Without prior notice, the frequency of special Routes trips from Wong Shek Pier to Diamond Hill Railway Station in one direction without entering Sai Kung North (Sai Kung Police Station), and only a few intermediate stops were made for the section between Hiram's Highway and Clear Water Bay Road.[8]
- 10 July 2016: Additional stop at Hiram's Highway near Nam Pin Wai for both directions was re-added.[9]
- 8 October 2017: No longer observing San Lee Street and Lee On Road when heading to Wong Shek Pier, and the stop at Lee On Road near Shun Lee Fire Station was cancelled; the first bus hours from Wong Shek Pier was delayed to 08:50.[10]
- 23 to 28 April 2019: To tie in with the Tap Mun Da Jiu Festival, an additional departure from Wong Shek Pier at 23:15 was made to facilitate visitors to return to the urban area.[11]
- 31 May 2019: "Tai Mong Tsai" bus stop was relocated to Tai Mong Tsai Road and no longer entered Tai Mong Tsai Carpark, which is initially qualified as a temporary measure only[12] and was later regularised on 15 January 2021.[13]
- 29 February 2020: Additional Saturday service was introduced on a trial basis;[14] it was then become a permanent arrangement on 1 July 2022.[15]
- 1 July 2022: Last bus from Diamond Hill Station was advanced earlier at 17:00.[16]
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, see here for the referenced link
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Remarks[]
- Frequency will be adjusted according to demand and traffic conditions.
- In case of inclement weather and traffic conditions permit, frequency should be maintained at least every 60 minutes.
- Service may be suspended at short notice.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding Stop | Air-conditioned Fare |
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| Full Fare | $21.2 |
| Section Fares (to Wong Shek Pier) | |
| from Sai Kung | $15.8 |
| from Tai Mong Tsai | $10.9 |
| from Pak Tam Chung | $7.8 |
| Section Fares (to Diamond Hill) | |
| from Pak Tam Chung | $19.9 |
| from Tai Mong Tsai | $17.2 |
| from Sai Kung North | $13.2 |
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Bus Interchange Concession Schemes[]
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 Route 96R Interchange Concession Scheme
Bus Deployments[]
This route was operated underKowloon Bay Depot (K) with 10 double-decker buses deployed on this route, with Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) as the main buses.
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 30.9km, and the journey time is approximately 80mins. (The average speed is 23.2km/h.)
to Wong Shek Pier[]
Via: Lung Poon Street, Tai Hom Road, Sheung Yuen Street, Fung Tak Road, Hammer Hill Road, Choi Hung Access Road, Choi Hung Bus Terminus, Hammer Hill Road, Lung Cheung Road, Clear Water Bay Road, New Clear Water Bay Road, Clear Water Bay Road, Hiram's Highway, New Hiram's Highway, Hiram's Highway, Po Tung Road, Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung Bus Terminus, Wai Man Road, Fuk Man Road, Po Tung Road, Tai Mong Tsai Road, Pak Tam Chung Bus Terminus, Tai Mong Tsai Road and Pak Tam Road
| KMB Route 96R (Diamond Hill Station → Wong Shek Pier) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Diamond Hill | Diamond Hill Station Bus Terminus  |
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| 2 | Fung Tak Road | Chi Lin Nunnery | ||
| 3 | Choi Hung | Choi Hung Access Road | Choi Hung BBI - Pik Hoi House (M2) | |
| 4 | Ngau Chi Wan | Lung Cheung Road | Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Ngau Chi Wan Village (G4) |
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| 5 | New Clear Water Bay Road | Pak Hung House | ||
| 6 | Four Shun | Kei Shun Special School | ||
| 7 | Tseng Lan Shue | Clear Water Bay Road | Anderson Road | |
| 8 | Denon Terrace | |||
| 9 | Tseng Lan Shue | |||
| 10 | Pak Shek Wo | |||
| 11 | Pik Uk | Pik Uk | ||
| 12 | Ta Ku Ling San Tsuen | Compulsory Stop | ||
| 13 | Tai Po Tsai | Hiram's Highway | Cheng Chek Chee Secondary School | |
| 14 | Ho Chung | New Hiram's Highway | Wo Mei | Compulsory Stop |
| 15 | Hiram's Highway | Nam Pin Wai | ||
| 16 | Ho Chung | |||
| 17 | Pak Sha Wan | Pak Wai | ||
| 18 | Fishermen Village | |||
| 19 | Pak Sha Wan | |||
| 20 | Habitat | |||
| 21 | Tai Chung Hau | |||
| 22 | Pak Kong | |||
| 23 | Sai Kung Tuk | Po Lo Che | ||
| 24 | Lake Side Garden | |||
| 25 | Sai Kung Town Centre | Po Tung Road | Sai Kung Town Hall | |
| 26 ＃ | Fuk Man Road | Sai Kung Police Station | Omit this stop between 16:00 - 20:00 | |
| 27 | Sai Kung Bus Terminus | Section Fare begins | ||
| 28 | Tai Mong Tsai Road | Sha Kok Mei | ||
| 29 | Muk Min Shan | |||
| 30 | Tai Mong Tsai | Tai Wan | ||
| 31 | Mak Bin | |||
| 32 | Tai Mong Tsai Road Wong Chuk Wan | |||
| 33 | Tso Wo Hang | |||
| 34 | Fung Sau Road | |||
| 35 | Ah Kung Wan | |||
| 36 | Tai Mong Tsai | Section Fare begins | ||
| 37 | Tai Mong Tsai San Tsuen | |||
| 38 | Sai Kung Outdoor Training Camp | |||
| 39 | Pak Tam Chung | Tsam Chuk Wan | ||
| 40 | Wong Keng Tei | |||
| 41 | Pak Tam Chung | Section Fare begins for MacLehose Trail Stage 1, please alight at this stop | ||
| 42 | Tai Mong Tsai Road | Sheung Yiu | ||
| 43 | Pak Tam Road | Tsak Yue Wu | ||
| 44 | Lady MacLehose Holiday Village | |||
| 45 | Pak Tam Au | Pak Tam Au Management Office | ||
| 46 | Pak Tam Au | |||
| 47 | Uk Tau | |||
| 48 | Ko Tong | |||
| 49 | Wong Shek | Tai Tan | ||
| 50 | Tai Tan Barbecue Site | |||
| 51 | Wong Shek Pier | |||
to Diamond Hill Station[]
Via: Pak Tam Road, Tai Mong Tsai Road, Pak Tam Chung Bus Terminus, Tai Mong Tsai Road, Mei Yue Street, Sai Kung North Bus Terminus, Mei Yue Street, Po Tung Road, Hiram's Highway, Clear Water Bay Road, New Clear Water Bay Road, Clear Water Bay Road, Lung Cheung Road, Choi Hung Roundabout, Choi Hung Road, Hammer Hill Road, Fung Tak Road and Lung Poon Street
| KMB Route 96R (Wong Shek Pier → Diamond Hill Station) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Wong Shek | Pak Tam Road | Wong Shek Pier Bus Terminus | |
| 2 | Ko Tong Ha Yeung | |||
| 3 | Pak Tam Au | Ko Tong | ||
| 4 | To Kwa Pin | |||
| 5 | Pak Tam Au | |||
| 6 | Pak Tam Au Management Office | |||
| 7 | Pak Tam Chung | Lady MacLehose Holiday Village | ||
| 8 | Tsak Yue Wu | |||
| 9 | Tai Mong Tsai Road | Sheung Yiu | ||
| 10 | Pak Tam Chung | Section Fare begins | ||
| 11 | Tai Mong Tsai Road | Wong Keng Tei | ||
| 12 | Tsam Chuk Wan | |||
| 13 | Tai Mong Tsai | Sai Kung Outdoor Training Camp | ||
| 14 | Tai Mong Tsai San Tsuen | |||
| 15 | Tai Mong Tsai | Section Fare begins | ||
| 16 | Ah Kung Wan | |||
| 17 | Fung Sau Road | |||
| 18 | Tso Wo Hang | |||
| 19 | Tai Mong Tsai Road Wong Chuk Wan | |||
| 20 | Mak Bin | |||
| 21 | Tai Wan | |||
| 22 | Sai Kung Town Centre | Muk Min Shan | ||
| 23 | Sha Kok Mei | |||
| 24 | Sai Kung North (Sai Kung Police Station) | Section Fare begins | ||
| 25 | Po Tung Road | Sai Kung Town Hall | ||
| 26 | Sai Kung Tuk | Hiram's Highway | Lake Side Garden | |
| 27 | Po Lo Che | |||
| 28 | Pak Kong | |||
| 29 | Pak Sha Wan | Tai Chung Hau | ||
| 30 | Habitat | |||
| 31 | Pak Sha Wan | |||
| 32 | Fisherman Village | |||
| 33 | Pak Wai | |||
| 34 | Marina Cove | |||
| 35 | Ho Chung | Nam Pin Wai | ||
| 36 | Heung Chung Village | |||
| 37 | Wo Mei | |||
| 38 | Nam Wai | |||
| 39 | Tai Po Tsai | Cheng Chek Chee Secondary School | ||
| 40 | Pik Uk | Clear Water Bay Road | Ta Ku Ling San Tsuen | |
| 41 | Pik Uk | |||
| 42 | Pak Shek Wo | |||
| 43 | Tseng Lan Shue | Tseng Lan Shue | ||
| 44 | Lung Wo Village | |||
| 45 | Anderson Road | |||
| 46 | Ngau Chi Wan Village | New Clear Water Bay Road | Pak Hung House | |
| 47 | Ngau Chi Wan Interchange - Choi Hung Station (K2) |
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| 48 | Choi Hung | Lung Cheung Road | Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Hung Ngok House (H3) | |
| 49 | Choi Hung BBI - Kam Wan House (P2) | |||
| 50 | Diamond Hill | Fung Tak Road | Chi Lin Nunnery | |
| 51 | Diamond Hill Station Bus Terminus |
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Ridership[]
This route eliminates the inconvenience of interchanging at the Sai Kung Bus Terminus for rural visitors and is often fully loaded, making it difficult for passengers to board the bus at intermediate stops.
Based on information from previous Bus Route Planning Programme (BRPP) and other related documents, the patronage of this route is as follows:
- 2017: The occupancy rate is about 87% during the busiest hour.
- 6 September 2020: A field survey conducted at Sai Kung North showed that 18 passengers alighted at the stop between 8am and 8pm and no passengers boarded the bus.[17]
- November 2020: The average occupancy rate when leaving Sai Kung Terminus in the direction of Wong Shek Pier was 35.4%.[18]
Related Incidents[]
Traffic Accidents[]
- 8 September 1991: A Dennis Jubilant (N270/CP3392) arrived at Choi Hung Bus Terminus and hit two girls who were crossing the road, killing one of them and injuring the other in the face.[19]
- 8 April 2001: At around 6pm, a Leyland Olympian (BL94/DG660) heading towards Diamond Hill MTR Station collided with an out-of-control private car crossing the lane at Hiram's Highway near Pak Sha Wan, killing one and injuring 28.[20]
- 12 November 2006: At around 5pm, a Wong Shek Pier-bound Dennis Dragon (ADS) collided with a runaway motorcycle crossing the opposite lane on Pak Tam Road near Uk Tau Tsuen, killing the motorcyclist.[21]
Suspected Window Dressing[]
- 12 April 2020: Some netizens found that a bus on Route 94 arrived at Sai Kung Bus Terminus and left for a period of time before the signage displayed the destination information of this route, which was in the form of a "phantom bus" that re-entered Sai Kung Bus Terminus to carry passengers to Wong Shek Pier, deliberately avoiding this route's main service area of Diamond Hill and Choi Hung, taking the opportunity to earn a higher amount of money at a lower operational cost, which was being criticised for being a suspected window dressing.[22]
Free Ride Days[]
- 3 October 2021: KMB collaborated with WeLab Bank, a local virtual bank, to organise a free ride day, offering unlimited free rides on this route for the whole day.[23] In anticipation of the heavy traffic on this route, KMB arranged for the route to be switched to a two-bus lane at the bus terminus at Diamond Hill Station (i.e. the existing bus stops of Routes 82P, 82X, 84M, 85M and 286M).[24] Using the vehicle wave strategy, over 50 double-decker buses were deployed, with an average of 3–5 minutes for a bus to depart, although full buses still occurred from time to time.
- 26 December 2021: KMB partnered with YAS Micro Insurance, a local start-up insurance technology company, to organise a "Free Ride to Countryside Day" with unlimited free rides on this route throughout the day.[25][26] On the same day, the route was re-routed from the bus terminus at Diamond Hill Station to a driveway that could accommodate two rows of buses.[27]
- 26 March[28] and 7 May 2023[29]: In order to share KMB's achievements of "solar-powered double-decker buses" in reducing carbon emissions and saving energy, KMB once again held free ride day with passengers eligible for free rides on departures operated by the "Solar-powered theme bus" (ATENU1326/VG6020).
Weather Conditions[]
- 10 October 2021: As Tropical Cyclone "Lionrock" gradually moved away from Hong Kong on that day, and the Observatory replaced the signal from No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal to Strong Wind Signal No. 3. Due to road conditions and safety reasons after the storm, KMB sent a Volvo B7RLE single-deck bus to run this route, making it a "single-decker" special sight, attracting many bus fans to take photos along the way. Also, the frequency of the route on that day was reduced to 30 to 50 minutes.
Gallery[]
Route 96R was once deployed with Leyland Olympian Non-air-conditioned Buses
Route 96R observes Tai Mong Tsai
Route 96R once observed Lee On Road outside Shun Lee Fire Station
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
KMB Route 96R (Edit)
Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
- KMB Route 92
- KMB Route 92R
- KMB Route 93R (Cancelled)
- KMB Route 94
- KMB Route 95R (Cancelled)
- KMB Route 293 (Cancelled)
References[]
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Designation of an Additional Bus Stop for KMB Routes 91, 91M, 92 and 96R at Lee On Road opposite Government Quarters" [Traffic Advice].
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Traffic and Transport Arrangements in connection with the opening of New Hiram’s Highway, Sai Kung" [Traffic Advice].
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB provides full Air-conditioned Service on Route 96R" [News Release], 14 May 2003.
- ↑ 巴士新聞（2008年2月） (Bus News (Feb 2008)), bustop.info
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "取消假日巴士路線第96R及698R號位於西貢西貢公路近南邊圍的巴士站" [Traffic Advice].
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "94.96R.99.299 New Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "79 Additional KMB and LWB Routes Provided with “Estimated Time of Arrival”" [News Release], 1 September 2015.
- ↑ 是日西貢特快 (Today's Sai Kung Express), hkitalk.net
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "96R Additional Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], 2 July 2016.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "96R Revised Routeing and First Departure Time from Wong Shek Pier" [Passenger Notice], October 2017.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "96R Special Bus Service for Tap Mun Da Jiu Festival" [Passenger Notice], April 2019.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "94, 96R Bus Stop Temporary Relocation" [Passenger Notice], May 2019.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "94, 96R Bus Stop Permanent Relocation" [Passenger Notice], January 2021.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "Strengthen the Services to and from Sai Kung" [Promotion Leaflet].
- ↑ "西貢區各項公共交通服務的主要變動(2022年7月1日至2022年8月31日)" (Major changes to various public transport services in Sai Kung District (1 July 2022 to 31 August 2022)), Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 79/22, September 2022.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "96R Frequency Adjustment" [Passenger Notice], July 2022.
- ↑ 運輸署就SKDC(TTC)文件第287/20號「進一步查詢西貢北交通交匯處現時的運作狀況」的書面回應 (Transport Department's written response to SKDC(TTC) Paper No. 287/20 "Further Enquiry on the Current Operation of Sai Kung North Transport Interchange), Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 342/20, September 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, 查詢的和94號巴士路線的詳細班次資料（附件三） (Details of the frequency information of the inquired and 94 bus routes (Annex III)), Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Members' Working Group on Bus and Minibus Routes in Sai Kung District Paper No. 5/21, 21 December 2020.
- ↑ 巴士埋站拐彎失控 妹妹慘遭巨輪輾斃 同行姊姊亦被撞傷 (Bus swerves out of control at stop, sister dies after being run over by giant wheel, another also hit and injured), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 9 Sep 1991.
- ↑ 私家車迎撼巴士1死28傷 (1 dead, 28 injured as private car rocks bus), Sing Tao Daily, 9 April 2001.
- ↑ 潛水教練駕電單車遭巴士撞斃 (Diving instructor killed after motorcycle hit by bus), Apple Daily, 13 November 2006.
- ↑ 西貢往黃石94加班車變成96R鬼車 (Route 94 additional bus from Sai Kung to Wong Shek becomes phantom bhus of Rt 96R), hkitalk.net
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB launches the most extensive Free Ride Days to share the joy with the public on three consecutive Sundays" [News Release], 17 September 2021.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "82X, 84M, 85M, 92, 96R, 286M Temporary Arrangements of Diamond Hill Station Bus Terminus" [Passenger Notice], October 2021.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB x YAS x Generali Launch the First Hiking Micro-Insurance Product" [News Release], 23 December 2021.
- ↑ "No Need Doo 2.0 免費乘車郊遊日" (No Need Doo 2.0 Free Ride to Countryside Day), "KMB 九巴專頁" facebook page.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "82X, 84M, 85M, 92, 96R, 286M Temporary Arrangements of Diamond Hill Station Bus Terminus" [Passenger Notice], December 2021.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴持續改裝太陽能雙層巴士 3月26日請市民搭96R遊西貢 推廣綠色運輸" [News Release], 24 March 2023.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴周日請搭路線96R及289R太陽能主題巴士 綠色出行遊西貢" [News Release], 4 May 2023.
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