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KMB Route 99R

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The New Territories Recreation Bus Route 99R is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between University Station and Sai Kung North (Sai Kung Police Station), via Tate's Cairn Highway, Ma On Shan Town Centre, Shap Sze Heung, Tai Mong Tsai and Sai Kung Pier, which provides service only during Sundays and public holidays.

History[]

Commencing background[]

In the 2013-2014 Bus Route Development Programme, KMB proposed to introduce this route on a trial basis to facilitate residents in New Territories North and Sai Kung District to travel between the two places during holidays.[1]

The above proposal was put forward in the Bus Route Development Programme together with the rationalisation of Routes 99 and 299 (i.e. Route 299 would be reorganised as Route 299X via Ma On Shan Bypass and Route 99 would be extended to Heng On). However, this route was the first to be introduced on Christmas Day 2013, while the rest of the two routes were not restructured until the date of implementation on 11 January 2014.

Route change history[]

  • 25 December 2013: Route 99R entered service.[2]
  • 9 November 2014: New stops were added at "Bayshore Towers" on Sai Sha Road for Sai Kung North direction and at "Ma On Shan Town Centre" on Sai Sha Road for University Railway Station direction, no longer running the whole length of Ma On Shan Bypass[Remark 1]; a new section fare from Bayshore Towers to Sai Kung North and from Sai O to University Railway Station was introduced.[3][4]
  • 6 July 2015: A new stop was added at "Mei Tak Street" on Wai Man Road for both directions except for the 07:00 departure from Sai Kung on Mondays to Fridays.[5]
  • 6 July 2015: A new stop was added at "Mei Tak Street" on Wai Man Road for both directions except for the 07:00 departure from Sai Kung on Mondays to Fridays.[6]
  • 9 May 2020: The "Nai Chung" bus stop for Sai Kung direction was relocated to the new temporary terminus east of Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary with detours via Nin Wah Road and Nin Ming Road to access the new terminus from 10am onwards with the expansion works of Sai Sha Road.[7]
  • 20 June 2020: The "Nai Chung" bus stop for Sai Kung direction was relocated to southbound Sai Sha Road opposite to Sai O Village and no longer detoured via the temporary terminus. The arrangement was originally effective until 6pm on 31 October 2021, which was later extended to 6pm on 13 March 2022[8][9][10] and eventually relocated permanently to southbound Sai Sha Road off Nai Chung Village.[11][12]
  • 4 March 2022: Service was suspended due to the the fifth wave of novel coronavirus pandemic until 10 April 2022.[13][14]

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[]

Departure times from University Station
Hrs Mins
Sundays and Public Holidays
07 - 19 30
No service on Mondays to Saturdays
Departure times from Sai Kung North (Sai Kung Police Station)
Hrs Mins
Sundays and Public Holidays
08 - 20 30
No service on Mondays to Saturdays
This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Journey/boarding stop Air-conditioned fare
Full fare $18.2
Section fares (to Sai Kung)
From Bayshore Towers $11.3
Section fares (to University Station)
From Sai O $11.3
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 99R Interchange Concession Scheme

Bus deployments[]

This route is operated by 2 double-decker buses, mainly being Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU).

Routing[]

To Sai Kung (North)[]

To Sai Kung: The distance of this route is approx. 16.9km, and the journey time is approximately 35mins. (The average speed is 29km/h.)

Via: Chak Cheung Street, Tate's Cairn Highway, Ma On Shan Road, Sai Sha Road, Tai Mong Tsai Road, Wai Man Road, Sai Kung Bus Terminus, (Fuk Man Road, Po Tung Road) & and Mei Yue Street

  • # Departures via Ma On Shan Bypass (omit Ma On Shan Town Centre) may be operated according to passenger demand.
  • & May be rerouted via Wai Man Road according to traffic conditions.
Kowloon Motor Bus Route 99R (University Station → Sai Kung North (Sai Kung Police Station))
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Sha Tin (Ma Liu Shui) University Station
Tate's Cairn Highway
2 Ma On Shan Town Centre Sai Sha Road Bayshore Towers Section fare begins here
3 Shap Sze Heung Symphony Bay Cheung Muk Tau
4 Nai Chung
5 Che Ha
6 Ma Kwu Lam
7 Tai Tung
8 Nga Yiu Tau
9 Sai Keng
10 Kei Leng Ha San Wai
11 Kei Leng Ha Lo Wai
12 Shui Long Wo
13 Tai Mong Tsai O Tau
14 Sai Sha Road Wong Chuk Wan
15 Tai Mong Tsai Road Mak Pin
16 Tai Wan
17 Sai Kung Town Centre Wai Man Road Mei Tak Street
18 Sai Kung Bus Terminus
19 Sai Kung North (Sai Kung Police Station)

To University Station[]

To University Station: The distance of this route is approx. 16.8km, and the journey time is approximately 35mins. (The average speed is 28.8km/h.)

Via: Mei Yue Street, (Po Tung Road, Fuk Man Road)^, Sai Kung Bus Terminus, Wai Man Road, Tai Mong Tsai Road, Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan Bypass #, Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan Road, Tate's Cairn Highway and Chak Cheung Street

  • ^ May be rerouted via Tai Mong Tsai Road and Wai Man Road depending on traffic conditions.
  • # Departures via the whole section of Ma On Shan Bypass may be operated according to passenger demand.
Kowloon Motor Bus Route 99R（Sai Kung North (Sai Kung Police Station) → University Station)
No. Area Road Bus stop name Remarks
1 Sai Kung Town Centre Sai Kung North (Sai Kung Police Station)
2 Sai Kung Bus Terminus
3 Wai Man Road Hong Kong Academy
4 Tai Mong Tsai Tai Mong Tsai Road Tai Wan
5 Mak Pin
6 Sai Sha Road Sai Sha Road Wong Chuk Wan
7 O Tau
8 O Tau New Village
9 Shap Sze Heung Shui Long Wo
10 Kei Leng Ha Lo Wai
11 Kei Leng Ha San Wai
12 Sai Keng
13 Nga Yiu Tau
14 Tin Liu
15 Che Ha
16 Sai O Section fare begins here
17 Symphony Bay Cheung Muk Tau
18 Ma On Shan Town Centre Ma On Shan Town Centre
Tate's Cairn Highway
19 Sha Tin (Ma Liu Shui) University Station

Ridership[]

According to District Council documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:

  • 2017: The patronage rate was less than 50%.[15]
  • 6 September 2020: A field survey at Sai Kung North recorded 10 passengers boarding and 3 passengers alighting at the stop between 8am and 8pm.[16]
  • 2021:
    • 21 February: A field survey conducted at the Sai Kung Bus Terminus showed that the busiest period was between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon towards Sai Kung North, and between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. towards the University Station, with an occupancy rate of about 20%, while the average occupancy rate for the whole day was 10%.[17]
    • 11 April: A follow-up survey conducted between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm showed that the highest occupancy rate of 21% was recorded for the section between Sai Keng and Symphony Bay Cheung Muk Tau for University Station bound.[18]

Related events/incidents[]

  • Mid-December 2020: A private car was illegally parking at Sai O roundabout when the bus fans were taking photographs of a Volvo Super Olympian (3ASV492/KW1624) running on this route, causing vehicle obstruction to the photos. Several bus fans later went on to have an altercation with the private car driver, causing debates online.[19]

Gallery[]

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Remarks[]

  1. ↑ Special services from University Station via Ma On Shan Bypass may be operated according to passenger demand, as set out in the Schedule of Routes Order.

Related articles[]

References[]

  1. ↑ "2013-2014 Bus Route Planning Programme for Sha Tin District" (Chinese only), p.38-43 (Annex 9)
  2. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB Introduces Leisure Route 99R" [News Release], 20 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of KMB Route Nos. 99, 99R and 299X" [Traffic Advice], 3 November 2014.
  4. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB enhances the service of Route 99R" [News Release], 7 November 2014.
  5. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "99R.299X Addition of Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], July 2015.
  6. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "99R.299X Addition of Bus Stop" [Passenger Notice], July 2015.
  7. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "40S, 86P, 87E, 99, 99R, 299X, X89D Temporary Rearrangement of bus stop at Nai Chung BT" [Passenger Notice], May 2020.
  8. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Temporary Public Transport Arrangements on Sai Sha Road" [Traffic Advice], 17 June 2020.
  9. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "99, 99R, 299X Temporary bus stop relocation" [Passenger Notice], June 2020.
  10. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Extension of Temporary Public Transport Arrangements on Sai Sha Road" [Traffic Advice], 15 November 2021.
  11. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Permanent Relocation of En-route Stop at Nai Chung Bus Terminus, Tai Po" [Traffic Advice], May 2022.
  12. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "99, 99R, 289R, 299X Bus Stop Permanently Relocation" [Passenger Notice], May 2022.
  13. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "Temporary Suspension of Service" [Passenger Notice], March 2022.
  14. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "Temporary Headway Adjustment (New Territories)" [Passenger Notice], April 2022.
  15. ↑ "The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Limited’s response to SKDC(TTC) Paper No.155/17" (Chinese only), SKDC(TTC) Paper No. 179/17, 12 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "Transport Department’s response to SKDC(TTC) Paper No. 287/20" (Chinese only), SKDC(TTC) Paper No. 342/20, September 2020.
  17. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Transport Department’s response to SKDC(TTC) Paper No. 53/21", SKDC(TTC) Paper No. 91/21, March 2021.
  18. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Progress on the follow up of bus services by the Transport Department", SKDC(TTC) Working Group on Bus and Minibus Routes in Sai Kung Paper No. 3/21.
  19. ↑ 有巴士迷拍攝最後 3ASV 因違例泊車導致香相 與司機對駡, hkitalk.net

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