The New Territories Bus Route T270 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Fanling (Cheung Wah) and Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) during morning peak hours from Mondays to Fridays, via Fanling South, Choi Yuen Estate (Sheung Shui MTR Station) and then via San Tin Highway and Route 3, providing direct express service to the Kowloon Station Commercial and Residential Area and Tsim Sha Tsui, and relieving the congestion on the East Rail Line.
History[]
Introducing background[]
A paper submitted to the Legislative Council by the Transport and Housing Bureau on 25 February 2014 shows that the MTR has been overestimating its train capacity by more than 40% for many years; according to the latest estimate, the East Rail Line is already at 100% (full) capacity[1][2]. Following the release of the report, a number of Legislative Council members criticised the Government's "Using railways as the backbone of HK's public transport system" for overloading the railway system and called for additional bus routes to relieve the traffic.
The North District Council has been urging the Transport Department to increase bus services to the urban areas to relieve congestion on the MTR East Rail Line, but to little avail. It was not until 30 July 2014 that the Transport Department wrote a letter stating that in order to alleviate the high occupancy rate of trains on the East Rail Line during the morning peak hours, KMB planned to operate three express routes from North District and Tai Po to urban Kowloon, including T270, T271 and T277, on a trial basis for four months during the morning peak hours in late August. However, the Tai Po District considers that the fare of T271 is too high and would not be considered for the time being.
Once the Routes T270 and T277 were approved by the District Council, KMB launched a publicity campaign by designing a "Sleeping Beauty" poster[3] to promote the speed and comfort of the two routes, posting it at various bus stops in Sheung Shui, Fanling and Tsim Sha Tsui East, and producing an Announcement of Public Interest.
To mark the occasion, KMB named the launch day as "T-Day" and arranged for Deputy Managing Director and Director of Corporate Affairs to visit the Sheung Shui Bus Terminus, and issued a press release on KMB's website describing the first day of operation.[4]
Route Change History[]
- 25 August 2014: Route T270 came into service, initially running one-way from Sheung Shui to Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) via Tsing Sha Highway.[5][6]
- 31 August 2015: Starting point changed to Fanling (Cheung Wah) and divert via via Pak Wo Road and Choi Yuen Road in North District, and divert via Tai Lam Tunnel to Kowloon Station Residential and Commercial Area and Tsim Sha Tsui.[7][8]
- 5 September 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry service was introduced on this route.[9]
- 1 July 2017: To tie in with the renewal of KMB's franchised bus licence, the "50% Long-haul Route Same-day Return Discount Concession Scheme for Full-time Students" was introduced on this route.
- 10 December 2018: No longer observing Lin Cheung Road, Wui Man Road and Wui Cheung Road.[10]
- 28 November 2022: The following arrangement was adopted on a trial basis until 31 March 2023:[11][12][13]
- All departures depart earlier by 10 minutes;
- Omit Kowloon Park Drive and detour left turn from Canton Road to Salisbury Road, and the "Silvercord" bus stop at Canton Road was added to replace "China Hong Kong City (Kowloon Park Drive)" and "Peking Road (Kowloon Park Drive)" stops at Kowloon Park Drive.
- 3 April 2023:[14]
- A PM return service from Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) to Fanling (Cheung Wah) was introduced, departing at 18:05 from Mondays to Fridays;
- Headways to Tsim Sha Tsui was reduced to 2 departing at 07:15 and 07:35 and bus stop "Tai Lam Tunnel Interchange" was added;
- The arrangement of omitting Kowloon Park Drive for Tsim Sha Tsui direction becomes permanent.
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 11/2022, see here for the referenced link
from Cheung Wah | from Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) |
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Mondays to Fridays | |
07:15, 07:35 | 18:05 |
No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays |
- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
Journey/Boarding Stop | Air-conditioned fare |
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Full Fare | $17.3 |
Fare Remarks |
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Bus Interchange Concession Scheme[]
Sheung Shui BBI Interchange Concession Scheme[]
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Fanling Station BBI Interchange Concession Scheme[]
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Western Harbour Crossing Interchange Concession Scheme[]
Details of the Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme | |||
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New Territories/Kowloon to Hong Kong Island | |||
First Route | Second Route | Interchange Concession | Time Limit |
900, 904, 905/905P, 907B/907C, 914/914P/914X, 930/930A/930B/930X, 933, 934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 948/948A/948B/948P/948X, 952/952C/952P/962/962A/962P/962X, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 967/967X, 968/968A/968X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970, 970X, 971, 973, 976/976A, 978/978A/978B, 980A, 980X, 981P, 982X, 985/985A/985B, 989, E11/E11A/E11B (Designated combinations can enjoy higher interchaneg concessions, please refer to the remarks) |
Original Fare minus $5.0 | 150 min | |
982C | 930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970/970X, 971, 973, 979, E11/E11A/E11B/E11S | ||
930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970/970X, 971, 973, 979, E11/E11A/E11B/E11S | 982C | ||
988 | 933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 982C, 986, 989 | ||
933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 982C, 986, 989 | 988 | ||
E11S | 930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970/970X, 971, 973 | ||
930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 970/970X, 971, 973 | E11S | ||
933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 979, 986, 989 | 970/970X, 971, 973, A10, A11, A12, E11/E11A/E11B/E11S | 120 min | |
970/970X, 971, 973, A10, A11, A12, E11/E11A/E11B/E11S | 933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 979, 986, 989 | ||
979, A17 | |||
982C | 955, 986 | ||
955, 986 | 982C | ||
230R | 900, 934, 936, 960/960P/960S, 961, 968, 978 | Original Fare minus $6.0 | |
Second Interchange: First Trip: 38B, 240X, 249X, 286P/286X, 287X Second Trip: 280X |
934/934A, 935, 936/936A, 960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A/968X, 978/978A/978B | $19.1 in total | 150 min |
280X | |||
T270 | Original Fare minus $1.5 | ||
900 | 934/934A, 935, 960/960C/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S, 968/968A | $22.8 in total | |
960/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961/961P/961S | 900 | ||
978/978A/978B | 968 | Second Trip is free | |
960/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S | |||
960B/960X | |||
970, 970X | 120 min | ||
A10 | 970/970X, 971, 973 | ||
A11, A12 | 973 | ||
930/930A/930B/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C/952P, 955, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 976/976A | 979 | ||
933, 955, 976/976A, 979 | 930/930A/930B/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C/952P, 955, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 976/976A, 986, 989 | ||
982C | 950 | ||
986, 989 | 933, 950, 952C, 955, 976/976A | ||
930/930A/930B/930X, 952/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X, 979 | $19.6 in total | ||
930/930A/930B/930X | 933, 955, 976/976A, 986, 989 | ||
950, 952/952C/952P, 962/962A/962P/962X | $25.7 in total | ||
967/967X, 969/969B/969P/969X | $26.6 in total | ||
950 | 982C | $25.7 in total | |
960/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S | 968X | $25.7 in total | 150 min |
934/934A, 935 | 936/936A | Second Trip is free | |
968/968A/968X | 960/960C/960P/960S, 961/961P/961S | ||
960B/960X | |||
Hong Kong Island to Kowloon/New Territories | |||
First Route | Second Route | Interchange Concession | Time Limit |
968 | 960/960A/960C/960P/960S, 961 | Second Trip is free | 150 min |
960B/960X | 968 | ||
960/960A/960C/960P/960S, 961 | 968/968X | $25.7 in total | |
936/936A | 934/934A, 935 | Second Trip is free | |
900 | 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961 | $22.8 in total | |
934/934A, 935, 960/960A/960B/960C/960P/960S/960X, 961 | 900 | ||
900, 934, 936, 960, 961, 968, 978 | 230R | Second Trip is free | 120 min |
933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 986, 989 | 970/970X, 971, 973, A10, A11, A12, A17, E11A/E11B | Original Fare minus $1.5 | |
970/970X, 971, 973, A10, A11, A12, A17, E11A/E11B | 933, 950, 955, 976/976A, 986, 989 | ||
970, 970X/X970 | Second Trip is free | ||
933 | 930/930A/930X | ||
950 | $25.7 in total | ||
952/952C, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962 | $25.7 in total (Boarded 933 in Eastern District)/$22.7 in total (Boarded 933 in Central) | ||
967/967X, 969/969A/969B/969C | $26.6 in total (Boarded 933 in Eastern District)/$25.7 in total (Boarded 933 in Central) | ||
976/976A | 930/930A/930X, 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969A/969B/969C | Second Trip is free | |
986, 989 | 930/930A/930X, 933 | $19.6 in total | |
950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962 | $25.7 in total | ||
967/967X, 969/969A/969B/969C | $26.6 in total | ||
930/930A/930X, 950, 952/952C, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969A/969B/969C, 976/976A | 933 | Second Trip is free | |
930/930A/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969A/969B, 969C (boarded in Central), 986, 989 | 976/976A | $26.0 in total | |
969C (Boarded in Eastern District) | Second Trip is free | ||
930/930A/930X, 933, 950, 952/952C, 955, 962/962C/962G/962X/X962, 967/967X, 969/969A/969B/969C, 976/976A | 986, 989 | ||
Opposite Direction Interchange: New Territories to Kowloon | |||
First Route | Second Route | Interchange Concession | Time Limit |
952/952C/952P, 962, 962A/962P/962X, 967/967X, 969, 969A, 969B, 969P, 969X | 970, 970X, 971, 973 | Second Trip is free | 120 min |
Opposite Direction Interchange: Kowloon to New Territories | |||
First Route | Second Route | Interchange Concession | Time Limit |
970, 970X, 971, 973 | 952/952C, 962, 962C/962X, X962 | $22.7 in total | 120 min |
967/967X, 969, 969A, 969B, 969C | $25.7 in total | ||
Remarks:
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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 | ||
Note:
*: 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). |
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Bus Deployments[]
3 double-decker air-conditioned buses dispatched from Routes 278X and 373 are deployed on this route.
Bus Running Order for Route T270 | |||
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Depot | Order Routes | Running Order No. | Departure Time |
Sha Tin Depot (Sheung Shui Sub-depot) (S) | 278X | S03 | Cheung Wah depart 07:15 |
373 | S02 | Cheung Wah depart 07:35 | |
Sha Tin Depot (Sheung Shui Sub-depot) (S) | 278X | 50 | Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) depart 18:05 |
This section was last updated on 4/202320230403
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 46.4km, and the journey time is approximately 96mins. (The average speed is 29km/h.)
to Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)[]
via: Cheung Wah Estate Access, Fanling Station Road, San Wan Road, Jockey Club Road, Pak Wo Road, Choi Yuen Road, Po Shek Wu Road, Roundabout, Fanling Highway, San Tin Highway, Tsing Long Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Cheung Tsing Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Tsing Kwai Highway, West Kowloon Highway, slip road, Nga Cheung Road, Austin Road West, Canton Road and Salisbury Road
KMB Route T270 (Fanling (Cheung Wah) → Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
1 | Fanling | Cheung Wah Bus Terminus | ||
2 | Fanling Station Road | Fanling Station BBI - Fanling Station (C1) | ||
3 | Jockey Club Road | Tong Hang | ||
4 | Fanling South | Pak Wo Road | Flora Plaza | |
5 | Yan Shing Court | |||
6 | Fanling Station BBI - Fung Ying Seen Koon (D2) | |||
7 | Ka Shing Court | |||
8 | Glamour Garden | |||
9 | Sheung Shui | Ng Uk Village | ||
10 | Choi Yuen Road | Sheung Shui BBI - Sheung Shui Station (C1) | ||
Fanling Highway, San Tin Highway; Tsing Long Highway to West Kowloon Highway | ||||
11 | Kowloon Station Commercial and Residential Area | Nga Cheung Road | Western Harbour Tunnel BBI - Nga Cheung Road (D1) | Passengers can walk to Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza bus stop to interchange to KMB solely-operated cross-harbour routes |
12 | Tsim Sha Tsui | Canton Road | Austin Road | |
13 | Silvercord | |||
14 | Salisbury Road | East Tsim Sha Tsui Station | ||
15 | Tsim Sha Tsui East | Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) |
to Fanling (Cheung Wah)[]
Via: Mody Road, Chatham Road South, Salisbury Road, Kowloon Park Drive, Canton Road, Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, West Kowloon Highway, Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Cheung Tsing Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Long Highway, San Tin Highway Fanling Highway, Po Shek Wu Road, Choi Yuen Road, Pak Wo Road, Jockey Club Road, San Wan Road and Cheung Wah Estate Access
KMB Route T270 (Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) → Fanling (Cheung Wah)) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
1 | Tsim Sha Tsui East | Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | ||
2 | Tsim Sha Tsui | Kowloon Park Drive | Kowloon Park Drive | |
3 | Canton Road | China Hong Kong City | ||
4 | Jordan | Austin Station | ||
5 | Kowloon Station Commercial and Residential Area | Jordan Road | Austin Station Jordan Road | |
West Kowloon Highway to Tai Lam Tunnel | ||||
6 | Pat Heung | Tai Lam Tunnel Interchange (B5) (Alighting Stop) | ||
Tai Lam Tunnel Interchange (B4) | ||||
Tsing Long Highway; San Tin Highway Fanling Highway | ||||
7 | Sheung Shui | Choi Yuen Road | Choi Pik House Choi Po Court | |
8 | Sheung Shui BBI - Sheung Shui Station (D1) | |||
9 | Pak Wo Road | Sheung Shui Government Primary School | ||
10 | Fanling South | Cheerful Park | ||
11 | Ka Shing Court | |||
12 | Kei San Secondary School | |||
13 | Fanling Station BBI - Fanling Station (D1) | |||
14 | King Shing Court | |||
15 | Wah Sum Estate | |||
16 | Fanling | Jockey Club Road | Tong Hang | |
17 | San Wan Road | Fanling Centre | ||
18 | Cheung Wah Bus Terminus |
Ridership[]
According to Bus Route Planning Programme (BRPP) and other documents, the ridership of this route are as follows:
- In 2015 (during the period via Tsing Sha Highway): The occupancy rate was only 33%.[15]
- 2021: The average occupancy rate of about 38%.[16]
- 2022: The occupancy rate was 40% at the busiest hour.[17]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
Related articles[]
- KMB Route 270A
- KMB Route 270C
- KMB Route 270P
- T Day
References[]
- ↑ 用過時標準 低估載客率 港鐵認計錯數 將軍澳東鐵綫逼爆 (Underestimation of ridership using outdated standards; MTR admits to miscalculation, causing overcrowding on Tseung Kwan O and East Rail Lines), Apple Daily, 26 Feb 2014.
- ↑ 港鐵自欺欺人車廂逼到爆 (MTR cheating itself - trains are overcrowded), Oriental Daily News, 26 Feb 2014.
- ↑ 政情:九巴「睡美人」成偷竊目標 (KMB "Sleeping Beauty" poster becomes one of stealing targets"), Oriental Daily News, 5 September 2014.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "特快T270/T277線投入服務 運作暢順" [News Release], 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of KMB Route No. T270 (Sheung Shui to Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)) and Route No. T277 (Sheung Shui to Lam Tin station)" [Traffic Advice], 21 August 2014.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB Introduces Express Routes T270 and T277" [News Release], 22 August 2014.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴優化T270晨早特快線" [News Release], 26 August 2015.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "九巴第T270號線總站搬遷及更改路線與服務時間" [Traffic Advice], 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "79 Additional KMB and LWB Routes Provided with “Estimated Time of Arrival”" [News Release], 1 September 2015.
- ↑ 立法會參考資料摘要:《公共巴士服務條例》(第230章) 公共專營巴士公司路線表令 (Legislative Council Brief: Public Bus Services Ordinance (Cap. 230) Schedule of Routes Order for Public Franchised Bus Companies), Oct 2019.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "T270 修訂行車時間表及修改行車路線" [Passenger Notice], November 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "九巴第T270號線(粉嶺(祥華)往尖沙咀東(麼地道))服務調整" [Traffic Advice], 25 November 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Extension and Service Adjustment of KMB Route No. T270 (Fanling (Cheung Wah) to Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road))" [Traffic Advice], 21 February 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "九巴第 T270 號線(粉嶺(祥華) - 尖沙咀東(麼地道))服務調整" [Traffic Advice], 24 March 2023.
- ↑ 九巴第270A(上水-尖沙咀東(麼地道))及T270號線(上水往尖沙咀東(麼地道))巴士服務調整建議 (KMB Bus Service Adjustment Proposal for Route 270A (Sheung Shui - Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)) and T270 (Sheung Shui to Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road))), North District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Working Group on Improving Bus Development and Minibus Services in North District 2015 Paper No. 3/2015, 8 July 2015.
- ↑ 去東涌要兩粒鐘 龍運巴士點樣兜? (2hrs to Tung Chung - how meandering is the LWB new route?), 《我家》Homemory, 5 Jun 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, 2022-2023年度北區巴士路線計劃 (2022-2023 North District Bus Route Development Programme), Feb 2022.
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