KMB Route W4

The Kowloon Urban Recreation Bus Route W4 is operated by Kowloon Motor Bus. It runs circular between West Kowloon Station (Wui Man Road) and Hong Kong Palace Museum, via M+ only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Public Holidays. It is currently the only intra-district route in Yau Tsim Mong District ^{[Remark 1]}.

History[]

Opening Background[]

As the government gradually resumes quarantine-free customs clearance with the mainland from January 2023, the West Kowloon Station of the High Speed Rail has reopened. In order to attract more local and domestic tourists to visit the West Kowloon Cultural District, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority has entrusted Sun Bus to operate the free shuttle bus "West Kowloon Circluar Route" from 17 January 2023, which travels between High Speed Rail West Kowloon Station and the West Kowloon Cultural District. Initially, only two 60-seater coaches were available to operate, which was unable to cope with the huge passenger flow during the holidays. The Transport Department therefore On 21 August, the subsidiary Bun Tang Bus Service and sister company KMB were approved to join the operation of this route, and 2 additional Scania K310UD double-decker buses were be dispatched starting from the Mid-Autumn Festival on 29 September.

In order to effectively cope with the continued increase in passengers, the Transport Department, after inviting tenders, selected KMB to operate a dedicated route to replace the free shuttle bus service that would expire on 13 October. The new route numbered W4 would only operate on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, and was also been changed to turn back at Hong Kong Palace Museum and would no longer run to Management Bureau Project Office and West Gate.

Route Changes[]

14 October, 2023: Route W4 entered service, replacing the West Kowloon Circular Route. ^[1]^[2]^[3]

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 10/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From West Kowloon Station (Wui Man Road)
Hour	Minute
Saturdays, Sundays, and Public Holidays
08 - 13	00, 20, 40
14	00, 15, 30, 50
15 - 19	10, 30, 50
20	10, 30
No Service on Mondays to Fridays

Outside service hours, passengers can take Kowloon GMB Route CX1 to and from West Kowloon Station and West Kowloon Cultural District.

This route provides Estimated Time of Arrival Enquiry Service.

Fares[]

Fare Table
Alighting Stop ＼ Boarding Stop	Hong Kong Palace Museum or before	West Kowloon Station (Wui Man Road)
West Kowloon Station (Wui Man Road) or after	$5.4	$5.4
M+ or after	$4.0 ＊	$5.4

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". * Two-way section fare - Passengers are required to pay by Octopus card or mobile e-payment platforms, and to confirm once with the same card or same account when getting on and off the bus. If other means of payment is used or the card is not reconfirmed on alighing, the fare from the boarding stop to the final destination will be charged. Passengers can purchase 20 one-way tickets for this route at a 10% discount. The following discounts are available on Sundays and public holidays: Qualified persons with disabilities can ride for free; Every two passengers who pay adult fare can travel with one child under 12 years old or senior citizen aged 65 or above for free; Each passenger traveling with a qualified person with a disability who pays the fare in cash can enjoy a half-price discount.

Bus-Bus Interchange Concession Scheme[]

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 W4 Interchange Concession Scheme

LWB and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme[]

LWB Airport Routes ("A Routes") and KMB Interchange Concession Scheme
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		120mins
Note: Passengers are required to use the same Octopus card/credit card or the same mobile payment tool account (KMB/LWB "e-payment system") to enjoy the interchange discount. Passengers can enjoy the above interchange discount at any bus stop where they can connect to a second route. KMB journeys are not applicable to tourist routes (i.e. R-tail routes), unconventional special routes, racecourse routes and MTR Feeder Bus routes. Passengers heading towards the urban area will not be able to enjoy the "Inter-route Interchange Discount" on the KMB route immediately after interchange after enjoying this interchange discount. Airport-bound passengers who enjoy the "KMB Inter-route Transfer Concession" between the first and second journeys may still enjoy the interchange discount on the third immediately following the LWB route A at $6.0 or the second KMB route minus the concession fare, whichever is lower; if the second KMB route is a free interchange (including free journeys with KMB Monthly Pass) or the first two journeys are both If the second KMB route is a free interchange (including free journeys with KMB Monthly Pass) or the first two journeys are both KMB routes with interchange concessions, the interchange concession will not be offered. Routes R8, S64 series, Long Win Bus Lantau Link BBI, Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel bus routes and all interchange schemes with other companies cannot be used consecutively with this interchange concession. 50% discount for children under 12 years old; for passengers benefiting from the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities when interchanging from LWB A Routes to KMB, the KMB one-way fare is the lower of the discounted concessionary fare (or 50% discount in the case of elderly or eligible persons with disabilities under 12 years old) and $2.0, therefore some interchange combinations may not be available. When interchanging from KMB to LWB A Routes, passengers may get back the actual fare paid for the first journey (i.e. the lower of the original fare (50% discount for elderly or eligible persons with disabilities under 12 years old) and $2.0). ＊: 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). Edit

Buy ten get one free[]

Passengers who pay the full fare for ten journeys on this route with the same adult or student Octopus Card can redeem a one-way ticket for free within the specified date. The ticket redemption location is Octopus Card Jordan (West Kowloon Station) Bus Terminus.

Sky100 Ticket Discount[]

Passengers holding sky100 tickets who pay the fare with an adult Octopus will receive a discount of $5.0. The discount period is until 30 June, 2024.

Bus Deployments[]

According to the Schedule of Services, this route uses 2 Volvo B8L 12m (V6B)

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 4.0km, and the journey time is approximately 17mins. (The average speed is 14.1km/h.)

Via: Wui Man Road, Jordan Road, Wui Cheung Road, Austin Road West, Museum Drive, Cultural Drive, Museum Drive (Westbound), Roundabout, Museum Drive (Eastbound), Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road and Wui Man Road

Kowloon Motor Bus Route W4 (West Kowloon Station (Wui Man Road)↺Hong Kong Palace Museum)
No.	Area	Road	Bus Stop Name	Remarks
1	Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area	Wui Man Road	West Kowloon Station (Wui Man Road)
2		Jordan Road	Jordan Road Austin Station
3		Austin Road West	Austin Road West (E1)
4	West Kowloon Cultral District	Cultural Drive	M+	Section Fare starts here
5	West Kowloon Cultral District	Museum Drive	Hong Kong Palace Museum (G1)	End of Section Fare Circulation Point
6	Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area	Wui Man Road	West Kowloon Station (Wui Man Road)

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

↑ Although both termini of KMB Route 8 are located in Yau Tsim Mong District, it needs to pass through Oi Man Estate in Kowloon City District and so it is actually an inter-district route.

References[]

↑ West Kowloon Cultural District, "Enhancement of Public Transport Services between West Kowloon Cultural District and Hong Kong West Kowloon Station/Austin Station" [News Release], 9 October 2023.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "西九文化區交通安排" [Traffic Advice], 13 October 2023.
↑ Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴全新路線W4十月十四日啟航市民遊客一線看盡西九文化地標" [News Release], 13 October 2023.

External Links[]

KMB Official Route Information: W4 (Timetable approved by Transport Department)

[1] Although both termini of KMB Route 8 are located in Yau Tsim Mong District, it needs to pass through Oi Man Estate in Kowloon City District and so it is actually an inter-district route.

[2] West Kowloon Cultural District, "Enhancement of Public Transport Services between West Kowloon Cultural District and Hong Kong West Kowloon Station/Austin Station" [News Release], 9 October 2023.

[3] Transport Department HKSARG, "西九文化區交通安排" [Traffic Advice], 13 October 2023.

[4] Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd., "九巴全新路線W4十月十四日啟航市民遊客一線看盡西九文化地標" [News Release], 13 October 2023.

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