The New Territories Bus Route T277 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). It runs between Sheung Shui and Lam Tin Station, directly heading to Tolo Highway and Tate's Cairn Tunnel after passing through Fanling South (Pak Wo Road) connecting Kowloon Bay Business Area and Kwun Tong Business Area.
Route T277 was introduced to relieve the congestion on the East Rail Line, and currently serves Lam Tin Station and Sheung Shui respectively during morning and evening peak hours from Mondays to Fridays.[1]
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[2][3]. 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 was 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[4] 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.[5]
Route change history[]
- 25 August 2014: Route T277 came into service, initially running one-way from Sheung Shui to Lam Tin Station.[6][7]
- 5 September 2015: Estimated Time of Arrival enquiry service was introduced on this route.[8]
- 12 September 2016: Monday to Friday evening peak return services were introduced, running from Lam Tin Station to Sheung Shui via Kwun Tong Business Area and Kowloon Bay Business Area, via Wah Ming, Pak Wo Road, Choi Yuen Road and Jockey Club Road (Tsui Lai Garden) within North District and provided interchange concessions with a number of North District intra-district routes. [9][10]
- 1 July 2017: To tie in with the renewal of KMB's franchise, a half-fare discount scheme for same day return trips on student long-haul routes was introduced.
- Unknown: A new stop was added at "Ng Uk Village" on Pak Wo Road for Sheung Shui direction.
- 14 October 2019: Headways were increased to 4 for each direction. [11]
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 10/2019, see here for the referenced link
| From Sheung Shui | From Lam Tin Station |
|---|---|
| Mondays to Fridays | |
| 07:10, 07:22, 07:34, 07:45 | 17:30, 17:45, 18:00, 18:15 |
| No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays | |
- This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding stop | Air-conditioned fare |
|---|---|
| Full fare | $17.3 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]
Sheung Shui BBI Interchange Concessions[]
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Fanling Station BBI Interchange Concessions[]
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Tate's Cairn Tunnel BBI Interchange Concessions[]
Template:Tate's Cairn Tunnel BBI Interchange Concessions Remarks: Interchange concession for Tate's Cairn Tunnel Toll Plaza of this route is only applicable to the same direction, no concession will be offered for the opposite direction.
New Territories GMB Route 507 Interchange Concessions[]
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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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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[]
A total of 3 Enviro500 MMC 12m (ATENU) double-decker buses were assigned to this route as scheduled buses.
In addition, buses on this route operates on Routes 73B, 73K, 78K, 79K, 270A, 270B, 273D, 278X, 373, 673 and 678, and there may be order buses coming from Routes 277X, 373 and W3.
| List of buses on Route T277 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fleet no. | Plate | Depot |
| ATENU1037 | UC6725 | Sha Tin Depot (Sheung Shui Sub-depot) (S) |
| ATENU1299 | VE2317 | |
| ATENU1357 | VJ6763 | |
The above list of scheduled buses are as of March 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.2323
Routing[]
To Lam Tin Station[]
To Lam Tin Station: The distance of this route is approx. 36km, and the journey time is approximately 65mins. (The average speed is 33.2km/h.)
Via: Lung Wan Street, San Wan Road, So Kwun Po Road, Pak Wo Road, Fanling Highway, Tolo Highway, Tate's Cairn Highway, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Prince Edward Road East, Kwun Tong Road, Wai Yip Street, Kai Cheung Road, Wang Chiu Road, Sheung Yuet Road, Sheung Yee Road, Wang Chiu Road, Hoi Bun Road, Shun Yip Street, Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong Ferry Pier access, Kwun Tong Ferry Bus Terminus, Wai Yip Street, King Yip Street, Shing Yip Street, Cha Kwo Ling Road, Lei Yue Mun Road, Kwun Tong Road, roundabout, Kwun Tong Road and Lei Yue Mun Road
Depending on the traffic conditions, bus captains may divert to Siu Lek Yuen Road and drive up to Tate's Cairn Tunnel via bus-only lanes after reaching Tate's Cairn Highway.
| Kowloon Motor Bus Route T277 (Sheung Shui → Lam Tin Station) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Sheung Shui | Sheung Shui BBI - Sheung Shui Bus Terminus (A2)  |
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| 2 | Fanling | Pak Wo Road | Cheerful Park | |
| 3 | Ka Shing Court | |||
| 4 | Fanling South | Fanling Station BBI - Fanling Station (D1) |
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| 5 | King Shing Court | |||
 Fanling Highway, Tolo Highway;  Tate's Cairn Highway
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| 6 | Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) | Tate's Cairn Tunnel (A2) |  Interchange stop for Tate's Cairn Tunnel routes
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Tate's Cairn Tunnel;  Kwun Tong Road; Wai Yip Street Flyover
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| 7 | Kowloon Bay Business Area | Wang Chiu Road | Lam Wah Street Kowloon Bay | |
| 8 | Sheung Yuet Road | Sheung Yuet Road | ||
| 9 | Kwun Tong Business Area | Wai Yip Street | Shun Yip Street Kwun Tong | |
| 10 | Lai Yip Street Kwun Tong | |||
| 11 | How Ming Street Kwun Tong | |||
| 12 | Kwun Tong Ferry | |||
| 13 | King Yip Street | King Yip Street | ||
| 14 | Cha Kwo Ling Road | Shing Yip Street Rest Garden | ||
| 15 | Lam Tin | Lam Tin Station |
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To Sheung Shui[]
To Sheung Shui: The distance of this route is approx. 36.2km, and the journey time is approximately 65mins. (The average speed is 33.4km/h.)
Via: Lei Yue Mun Road, roundabout, Lei Yue Mun Road, Wai Fat Road, Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong Ferry Pier access, Kwun Tong Ferry Bus Terminus, Wai Yip Street, Lai Yip Street, Hoi Bun Road, Wang Chiu Road, Kai Cheung Road, Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong Road, flyover, Lung Cheung Road, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Tate's Cairn Highway, Tolo Highway, Fanling Highway, Pak Wo Road, Wah Ming Road, Lui Ming Road, Wah Ming Bus Terminus, Lui Ming Road, Wai Ming Street, Pak Wo Road, Choi Yuen Road, Po Shek Wu Road, Jockey Club Road, Lung Sum Avenue, Lung Wan Street and San Wan Road
| Kowloon Motor Bus Route T277 (Lam Tin Station → Sheung Shui) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Lam Tin | Lam Tin Station |
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| 2 | Kwun Tong Business Area | Kwun Tong Ferry | ||
| 3 | Wai Yip Street | How Ming Street Kwun Tong | ||
| 4 | Hoi Bun Road | Lai Yip Street Kwun Tong | ||
| 5 | Kowloon Bay Business Area | Wang Chiu Road | Sheung Yuet Road Kowloon Bay | |
| 6 | Lam Wah Street Kowloon Bay | |||
| Wai Yip Street Flyover; Kwun Tong Road, Lung Cheung Road; Tate's Cairn Tunnel
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| 7 | Sha Tin (Siu Lek Yuen) | Tate's Cairn Tunnel Tunnel (B1) | Interchange stop for Tate's Cairn Tunnel routes
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| Tate's Cairn Highway; Tolo Highway, Fanling Highway
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| 8 | Fanling South | Wah Ming BBI (C2) | ||
| 9 | Pak Wo Road | Yan Shing Court | ||
| 10 | Fanling Station BBI - Fung Ying Seen Koon (D2) |
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| 11 | Fanling | Ka Shing Court | ||
| 12 | Glamour Garden | |||
| 13 | Sheung Shui | Ng Uk Village | ||
| 14 | Choi Yuen Road | Sheung Shui BBI - Sheung Shui Station (C1) |
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| 15 | Jockey Club Road | Tsui Lai Garden | ||
| 16 | Sheung Shui BBI - Sheung Shui Bus Terminus (A2) |
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Ridership[]
This route serves deep into the Kowloon Bay and Kwun Tong business areas, saving passengers' time in taking feeder buses or walking. In addition, Routes 277E and 277X do not pass through the housing estates along Pak Wo Road central (including Cheerful Park and Ka Shing Court, etc.), whereas Route 277P has to make a detour via San Po Kong, which has made this route successful in attracting a lot of residents to take the bus. Often, the buses are already full when they leave the Fanling Station stop, and passengers from King Shing Court are unable to board the buses.
As this route is quite popular among the passengers, and the need for commuting between the North District and Kowloon Bay Business Area has increased, the North District Branch of the DAB proposed a motion at the Traffic and Transport Committee meeting of the North District Council in March 2016, suggesting that this route should be provided with an additional return service from Lam Tin to Sheung Shui.[12] The proposal was eventually accepted by KMB and TD for implementation on 12 September 2016.
Anecdotes[]
In the early days, KMB produced a promotional video for this route and T270, and commissioned model Christy Lai to pose for a hard-copy photo of her sleeping on a bus seat for a poster entitled "Dream Journey".[13] The poster was widely displayed at bus stops in Sheung Shui, Fanling and Tsim Sha Tsui, but disappeared after less than a week. [14]
Gallery[]
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Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
- KMB Route 70P (Cancelled)
- KMB Route 70X (Cancelled)
- KMB Route 277a
- KMB Route 277E
- KMB Route 277P
- KMB Route 277X
- T-Day
References[]
- ↑ HKSARG, "LCQ1: Bus services during peak periods" [Press Releases], 22 October 2014.
- ↑ 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., "79 Additional KMB and LWB Routes Provided with “Estimated Time of Arrival”" [News Release], 1 September 2015.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of Evening Service of KMB Route No. T277 (Lam Tin Station to Sheung Shui)" [Traffic Advice], 8 September 2016.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB Introduces Return Evening Service of Route T277" [News Release], 9 September 2016.
- ↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "KMB Introduces New Morning Special Route 277A and enhances the service of Routes 277E and T277" [News Release], 9 October 2019.
- ↑ 《提案：要求增加T277班次，並增設由九龍灣商貿區開出的回程班次》 (PROPOSAL: Request to increase the frequency of T277 and provide an additional return trip from Kowloon Bay Business District), North District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 16/2016
- ↑ 海報被偷惹討論 睡巴美人黎紀君 (Stolen posters with "Slepping Beauty" Christy Lai arouses discussion), Oriental Daily News, 24 Oct 2014.
- ↑ 九巴美女海報頻失蹤 (KMB poster with female model disappeared), Ming Pao, 5 Sep 2014.
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