The Kowloon Green Minibus Route CX1, with the full name "CX1 Cultural Express" (CX1 文化專線), runs circular between Austin Station and the Hong Kong Palace Museum, and has special services extending to the West Kowloon Cultural District (West Gate) to provide shuttle services for tourists visiting the West Kowloon Cultural District.
This route is the first special minibus route in Hong Kong with a double-letter prefix in its number. "CX" is the abbreviation of "Cultural Express". This route is actually Route 26D operated by Kellis Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 9170C) and Route 74D operated by Max Power Green Minibus Company Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 12142C) with these two routes having the same routing. To facilitate passenger identification and travel, the two routes are jointly operated with this number from 2 July 2022.[1]
History[]
- 2 July 2022: To coincide with the opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, routes 26D and 74D were combined under the name of route CX1 [2]. However, due to the impact of tropical cyclone "Special Traffic Arrangements related to 2022 Tropical Cyclone" that day, the Hong Kong Palace Museum was closed for the entire day and was not open to the public [3] and therefore this change only took place on 3 July.
- 13 October 2023: Converted to a circular route with a number of changes: [4][5]
- Extended from Kowloon Station to Austin Station, replacing the existing "West Kowloon Circular Route" free shuttle bus service;
- Detoured via Cultural Drive (M+ Museum B1 Indoor Pick-up and Drop-off Area);
- Special services detouring via the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Project Office and West Kowloon Cultural District West Gate were introduced;
- Service hours were extended, departing from Austin Station from 09:00 to 20:30.
Service hours and headways[]
The latest update is on 10/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
| From Austin Station | Headways (mins) |
|---|---|
| Daily | |
| 09:00 - 20:30 | 10 |
| The headways that departed from 00 minute or 30 minute will extend to West Kowloon Cultural Area. The service can respond to the passengers needs then Strengthen or add the short trip from Kowloon Station. | |
Combined trip[]
The Routes 26D and 74D provided the Combine trip, the comprehensive schedule is as follows:
| List of Combined trip with Routes 26D and 74D | ||||||||||
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Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding stop | Fares |
|---|---|
| Full fares | $5.0 |
| Historical fares | ||||||
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This route has no section fares. |
Minibus interchange concessions[]
Passengers using the same Octopus card to transfer from Routes 74/74S to Route CX1 trips operated by Max Power Green Minibus (i.e. Route Template:KNGMB 74D) within 90 minutes, or transfer from Route CX1 trips operated by Max Power Green Minibus (i.e. Route 74D) to Route 74/74S can enjoy an interchange concession of $2.0.
Passengers using the same Octopus card to transfer from Route 26 to Route CX1 trips operated by Kellis Limited (i.e. Route Template:KNGMB 26D) or transfer from Route CX1 trips operated by Kellis Limited (i.e. Route 26D) to Route 26 can enjoy an interchange concession of $2.0.
Octopus interchange concessions[]
| 1 and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| ' | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | ' | ||
Notes:
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route needs to be served by two minibuses each from routes 26 and 74/74S. The peak hour passenger capacity for each company in each direction is not less than 96.
Kellis[]
Currently this route, together with Route 26 series uses total of 22 minibuses, including 14 of 16-seater minibuses and 8 of 19 seater minibuses. List:
- 21 Toyota Coaster (6 2004 5LS2, 5 2005 5LS2, 1 2007 6LS, 2 2008 6LS, 2 2020 7LL, 3 2021 7LL, 2 2022 7LL and 1 2024 7DL)
- 1 MAN TGE 5.180 (2023 5.180 4X2 SB)
Some minibuses in this series need to support Routes 2/2A. [Remark 1]
| List of Kowloon Routes 26 series/CX1 minibuses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Model | Type No.[Remark 2] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Remarks |
| CS3386 | Toyota Coaster | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high back seat | Third generation Rollsign | Former vehicle on Sea Dragon's Kowloon Routes 13 series Plate number originally belonged to a Mitsubishi Rosa (1995 BE437E) on that series Joined in November 2024 |
| CT1620 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseat | Transfull EDS with side sign | Former vehicle on Kowloon Routes 2／2A Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5LS2 of that series[Remark 3] Changed to serve on this route in January 2023 | |
| DJ1657 | 2007 6LS | 16 seater High-adopt seat | Fourth generation Rollsign | Plate originally belonged to a 1986 1st generation and a 3rd generation on Northern Island Trunk Route Converted to Red minibus during May to September 2022 | |
| FJ2676 | 2004 5LS2 | Entered service in November 2004 Plate originally belonged to a 1992 2nd generation on Northern Island Trunk Route | |||
| FJ3018 | Entered service in November 2004 Plate originally belonged to a 1992 2nd generation on Northern Island Trunk Route Shifted once to Hong Kong Island Route 49M, Goodrich Transportation's New Territories Route 116 and Kowloon Routes 2/2A during 2009 and June 2024 Exchanged with GA9820 (2019 7DL) | ||||
| FR2972 | 2008 6LS | Former vehicle on Kowloon Routes 2/2A Was also a former vehicle on General Elite's Hong Kong Island Routes 1/1A/2/3/3A Plate originally belonged to a 1993 3rd Generation on I Sun Green Minibus's Hong Kong Island Routes 12/13 Converted to serve on this route in January 2023 | |||
| FW7286 | 2004 5LS2 | Former vehicle on Hong Kong Island Route 50 Plate originally belonged to a 1994 3rd generation on Northern Island Trunk Route Entered service in May 2022 | |||
| HC1629 | 2005 5LS2 | Plate originally belonged to a 3rd generation | |||
| JR8089 | Former vehicle on Kowloon Routes 2/2A Was also a former vehicle on Goodrich Transportation's Kowloon Route 43M Converted to serve on this route in January 2023 | ||||
| JY199 | 2020 7LL | 19 seater-vegaseat | Transfull EDS with side sign | Original plate number WZ4550 Former vehicle on Kowloon Routes 2/2A Converted to serve on this route in January 2023 | |
| LT5255 | 2004 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt seat | Fourth generation Rollsign | Former vehicle of PLB Hong Kong Island Northern Trunk Route and Belvedere Garden - Causeway Bay Route Joined in May 2020 | |
| LT9208 | Former vehicle on PLB Tung Tsuen Route and Chiu Luen Yau Mong Route Was also a former vehicle on Kamalie's Kowloon Routes 62S/63 Joined in October 2016 | ||||
| LW6892 | 2005 5LS2 | Former vehicle on Goodrich Transportation's Kowloon Route 43M Joined in January 2021 | |||
| NC3768 | 2004 5LS2 | Original plate no. GC7729 | |||
| NF7098 | 2008 6LS | Former vehicle of Kowloon Routes 2/2A Was also a former vehicle on General Elite's Hong Kong Island Routes 28 series Converted to serve on this route in January 2023 | |||
| XC4296 | 2020 7LL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Transfull EDS with side sign | Formerly a vehicle of Kowloon Route 2/2A Converted to serve on this route in January 2023 | |
| XS5304 | 2021 7LL | ||||
| XT8243 | |||||
| YF2313 | 2022 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | |||
| YF2507 | |||||
| Idled Former vehicle on Kowloon Routes 2/2A Converted to serve on this route in January 2023 | |||||
| YV5948 | MAN TGE 5.180 | 2023 5.180 4X2 SB | 16-seater Vogelsitze[Remark 4] | Hanover Sign with back sign | Low-floor minibus with wheelchair access[Remark 5] Entered service on 10 October 2023 |
| ZH7040 | Toyota Coaster | 2024 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Transfull EDS with sode sign | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission and seat occupancy and seat belt status detection system Entered service on 5 June 2024 |
| List of former minibuses on Kowloon Routes 26 series/CX1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Type No. | Seat No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| DC3873 | 2019 7LL | 19 | May 2024 | Transferred to Hong Kong Island Routes 49M/50 | ZH7040 (2024 7DL) |
| DP6673 | 2007 6LS | 16 | May 2022 | Changed as Red Minibus Then transferred to Sure Ascent International's New Territories Routes 112 series |
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| EZ5269 | 2004 5LS2 | October 2022 | Retired | ||
| FD1686 | 2006 5LS2 | January 2023 | Exchanged with MB1063 (2005 5LS2) that originally served on Kowloon Routes 2/2A | ||
| FJ7558 | 2004 5LS2 | Unknown | Transferred to Hong Kong Island Route 49M | ||
| GA9820 | 2019 7DL | 19 | June 2024 | Exchanged with FJ3018 (2004 5LS2) that originally served on Kowloon Routes 2/2A | |
| GC7729 | 1994 3rd Generation | 16 | 2004 | retired | 2004 5LS2 of the same plate Then the Plate no. changed as NC3768 in November 2007 |
| GD4872 | April 2005 | LX1643 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| GJ6608 | 2007 6LS | April 2022 | Exchanged with ME5083 (2006 5LS2) that originally served on Hong Kong Island Route 49M | ||
| GS9202 | 2005 5LS2 | November 2024 | Transferred to Kowloon Routes 2/2A | CS3386 (2005 5LS2) | |
| HC1629 | 1997 3rd Generation | 2005 | Retired | 2004 5LS2 of the same plate | |
| HC9080 | January 2006 | Transferred to Hop Fat Light Bus' Kowloon Routes 8/8S | ME5083 (2006 5LS2) | ||
| HD3991 | December 2005 | Retired | 2005 5LS2 of the same plate | ||
| 2005 5LS2 | May 2019 | Transferred to Kamalie's Kowloon Routes 62S/63 | |||
| HX6351 | 1998 4th Generation | February 2017 | Transferred to Goodrich Transportation's Kowloon Route 43M | ||
| KM3064 | 2002 5LS | May 2019 | Retired | ||
| LL3847 | 2004 5LS | October 2012 | Transferred to Hong Kong Island Route 49M | ||
| LL6662 | July 2024 | Transferred to Goodrich Transportation's New Territories Route 116 | LX1643 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| LM1531 | May 2023 | Retired | |||
| LV7073 | 2005 5LS2 | August 2022 | Transferred to Hong Kong Island Route 49M | FW7286 (2004 5LS2) | |
| LX1643 | October 2022 | Exchanged with GS9202 (2005 5LS2) that originally served on Kowloon Routes 2/2A | |||
| LX9079 | 3rd Generation | December 2005 | Retired | 2005 5LS2 of the same plate Then the plate no. changed as TF720 in March 2015 | |
| LY4254 | 2005 5LS2 | May 2022 | Converted as Red Minibuses until October 2022 before retirement | ||
| MB948 | April 2019 | Transferred to Goodrich Transportation's Kowloon Route 43M | |||
| MB1063 | May 2023 | Retired | |||
| MB2745 | November 2017 | Transferred to Hong Kong Island Route 50 | LV7073 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| MB2901 | October 2005 | MB2745 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| MB3321 | April 2022 | Transferred to Hong Kong Island Route 49M | |||
| ME3453 | December 2022 | Transferred to PLB Kwun Tsing Route Then changed the plate no. as KY3089 | |||
| ME5083 | 2006 5LS2 | August 2023 | Retired | YV5948 (MAN TGE 5.180 - 2023 5.180 4X2 SB) | |
| ME7119 | November 2021 | Transferred to Rich Success Transportation's New Territories Routes 60 series | LM1531 (2004 5LS) | ||
| MK6483 | Unknown | Retired | |||
| TF720[Remark 6] | 2005 5LS2 | October 2016 | Transferred to PLB Ping Tsuen Route, Jor Tsuen Route and Chew LuenKwun Mong Route | LT9208 (2004 5LS2) | |
The information may not be complete and accurate, to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.
This section was last updated on 1/2025202501
Max Power[]
Current Kowloon Route 74, 74S and CX1 under Max Power have a total of 16-seater minibuses Toyota Coaster LPG-minibuses, included 15 of 16-seater minibuses and 1 of 19-seater minibus.
| List of Current minibuses under Kowloon Route 74/74S/CX1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 7] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Remarks |
| CU850 | 2003 5LS | 16-seater high back[Remark 8] | Rollsign | The front of the vehicle equipped with the things of 6th Generation |
| FA2028 | 2002 5LS | 16-seater low back | Formerly vehicle of Red Minibus Jor Sheung Route and Sham Sheung Route | |
| JD9989 | Plate originally was KU9465[Remark 9] and TM3514 Formerly vehicle of Yan Hing Transportation New Territories Route 25 series Entered service in August 2015 | |||
| KM2484 | 16-seater high back[Remark 8] | Fornerly vehicle of Red Minibus Route Mei To Route Entered service in April 2013 | ||
| KM6474 | 16-seater low back | Formerly vehicle of Red Minibus Wong Tsing Route Entered service in February 2008 | ||
| KT3493 | ||||
| KT6195 | 16-seater high back[Remark 8] | |||
| KT6522 | ||||
| KT7536 | ||||
| KT7671 | 16-seater low back | Fornerly vehicle of Red Minibus Castle Peak Road - Wong Tai Sin Route Entered service in September 2009 | ||
| KV4070 | Formerly vehicle of Hop Cheong Kowloon Route 33A Entered service in December 2013 | |||
| KV5499 | Formerly vehicle of Red Minibus Mei Foo - To Kwa Wan Route Entered service in November 2011 | |||
| LF7436 | 2003 5LS | 16-seater high back[Remark 10] | The front of the vehicle equipped with the things of 6th Generation | |
| MA3365 | 2005 5LS2 | Entered service in August 2005 The front of the vehicle equipped with the things of 4th Generation | ||
| TN9692 | 2002 5LS | 16-seater low back | Plate originally was JF759 Formerly vehicle of Red Minibus Ho Man Tin - Tsuen Wan Route Entered service in August 2015 then changed the licence Plate | |
| XU876 | 2017 7LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | One of the 19-seater minibus in this series Plate originally was VC9041, licence Plate changed in March 2022 Formeely vehicle of Chew Luen Red Minibus Mong Kok - Sau Mau Ping Route Was also a formerly vehicle of Red Minibus Castle Peak Road - Kwun Tong Route, Sham Shui Po - Sheung Shui Route and Tai Po - Sheung Shui Route Entered service in June 2023 Shifted once to Hung Wai Development New Territories Route 24 in March 2024 |
| List of former minibuses under Route 74/74S/CX1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Type No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| FS4749 | 1993 3rd Generation | August 2005 | Retired | MA3365 (2005 5LS2) |
| GW5339 | 1996 3rd Generation | August 2015 | TN9692 (2002 5LS) | |
| GW8259 | TM5314 (2002 5LS) Then the licence Plate changed as JD9989 | |||
| KT2763 | 2002 5LS | December 2013 | Retired due to Traffic accident | KV4070 (2002 5LS) |
The information may not be complete and accurate, to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.
This section was last updated on 8/2024202408
Routing[]
- The names listed in the table below under "Major Stop Locations" are the fixed pick-up/drop-off points for this route, and the part of the name with an underline refers to the name commonly used by passengers (including Cantonese transliterations of the commonly-used Chinese names)
- Passengers may be picked up and dropped off freely along the route outside the restricted area unless otherwise stated.
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Normal |
The distance of this route is approx. 4.5km, and the journey time is approximately 24mins. (The average speed is 11.3km/h.) Wui Man Road, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road, Museum Drive, Cultural Drive, Cultural Drive (Westbound), Roundabout, Cultural Drive (Eastbound), Nga Cheung Road, Station Perimeter Road, Jordan Road and Wui Man Road |
|---|---|
| ②# Detour West Kowloon Cultural Area West Gate Headway |
The distance of this route is approx. 5.0km, and the journey time is approximately 26mins. (The average speed is 11.5km/h.) ……, Cultural Road, Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural Area West Gate access, U-turn, West Kowloon Cultural Area West Gate access, Museum Drive, Nga Cheung Road, …… |
| Kowloon GMB Route CX1 (Austin Station ↺ West Kowloon Cultural Area) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area | Wui Man Road |
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| 2 | Nga Cheung Road | |||
| 3 | West Kowloon Cultural Area | Cultural Drive | B1/F indoor loading and unloading area Near escalator to M+ Museum | |
| 4 | Museum Drive |
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| ＃ | Hong Kong Palace Museum |
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Applicable only to special trips using routing ② | |
| 6 | Kowloon Station Commercial & Residential Area | Outside Exit B | ||
| 7 | Wui Man Road |
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Gallery[]
Minibuses on this route displays two route numbers 74D and CX1 at the same time (Dispatched from Max Power, January 2023)
A Route CX1 minibus JY199 (Equipped with the advertisement of West Kowloon Cultural District) was passing through Museum Drive (Dispatched from Kellis, July 2022)
A Route CX1 minibus is departing from Austin Station (Dispatched from Kellis, October 2023)
The terminus of Route CX1 was in Austin Station (Dispatched from Max Power, October 2023)
The terminus of Route CX1 was in Austin Station (Dispatched from Max Power, October 2023)
The terminus of Route CX1 was in Austin Station (Dispatched from Max Power, October 2023)
.JPG "YV5948 Kowloon GMB CX1 14-10-2023(1).JPG (2.4 MB)")
A Route CX1 minibus YV5948 was passing through Museum Road (Dispatched from Kellis, October 2023)
.JPG "YV5948 Kowloon GMB CX1 14-10-2023(2).JPG (2.45 MB)")
The terminus of Route CX1 was in Austin Station (Dispatched from Kellis, October 2023)
A Route CX1 minibus YV5948 (dispatched from Kellis) was passing through Museum Road (October 2023)
The terminus of Route CX1 is at Austin Station (Dispatched from Max Power, November 2023)
Remarks[]
- ↑ Although using vehicles with different Passenger Service Licence numbers may violate the operating conditions, the Transport Department rarely pays such attention.
- ↑ Numbers placed after the model Toyota Coaster (if any) are only used within the transport enthusiasts, others (including the industry) does not use such names.
- ↑ The 5LS2 was originally a vehicle on Ming Wai Public Light Bus's New Territories Route 75, sold to Kellis in May 2020, until November 2021 before retirement.
- ↑ Equipped with 14 seats and 2 wheelchair parking areas with folding chairs
- ↑ If a wheelchair is used, the front seat must be folded to avoid overloading.
- ↑ Original plate no. LX9079, plate no changed in March 2015
- ↑ Numbers placed after the model Toyota Coaster (if any) are only used within the transport enthusiasts, others (including the industry) does not use such names.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 this set of minibuses equipped with low back seaters
- ↑ That licence Plate originally belonged to 6LS of Yan Hing Transportation New Territories Route 25 series in August 2015
- ↑ LF7436 was equipped with Low back seaters
Related articles[]
- Kowloon GMB Route 26
- Kowloon GMB Route 26D
- Kowloon GMB Route 74D
- KMB Route W4
- West Kowloon Circular Route (Cancelled)
References[]
- ↑ The Transport Department's "Schedule of Services" states: "Services of Supplementary Service No. 26D and Supplementary Service Route No. 74D are jointly provided under the name "CX1 Cultural Express."
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Public transport arrangements for the opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum" [News Bulletin], 28 June 2022.
- ↑ Hong Kong Palace Museum is closed today under Signal No. 8, RTHK, 2 Jul 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "West Kowloon Cultural District Traffic Arrangements" [Traffic Advice], 13 October 2023.
- ↑ West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, "Enhancement of public transport services between West Kowloon Cultural District and Hong Kong West Kowloon Station/Austin Station" [Press release], 9 October 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 74 and 74S" [Traffic Advice], 13 December 2022.
- ↑ According to Reply Serial No. TLB113 from the Controlling Officer of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2023-24, the operator originally applied for an increase of 25%, the Transport Department eventually approved a same increase.
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