The MTR Bus (Northwest New Territories) Route K52 runs between Yuet Wu Villa and Lung Kwu Tan, via Sam Shing, Chi Lok, Tuen Mun Town Centre, MTR Tuen Mun Station, Butterfly Beach, Pillar Point and Siu Lang Shui.
Route K52 was formerly the Auxiliary Bus Route A52, which was rationalised as part of "K routes" with the opening of KCR West Rail and is the only feeder route to be upgraded from auxiliary route among all KCR Bus routes.
History[]
- 1 May 1999: Light Rail Feeder Bus Route 520 and Auxiliary Bus Route A51 were merged into a new Auxiliary Bus Route A52, running between Tuen Mun Town Centre and Lung Kwu Tan. A new free cash interchange concession was introduced for passengers travelling to Lung Kwu Tan Tsuen on the KCR Light Rail (only applicable to travel between Fare Zone 1 and Fare Zone 2, not applicable to Octopus cards).
- 13 February 2000: The last bus time for both directions were extended to 23:20.
- 19 December 2003: With the opening of KCR West Rail the next day:
- Upgraded to a feeder bus route and renumbered K52;
- Extended from Tuen Mun Town Centre to WR Tuen Mun Station;
- Interchange concession with KCR Light Rail was changed from cash to Octopus card, and Light Rail coverage was extended to all fare zones;
- Upgraded to full air-conditioned service.
- 20 December 2003: Interchange concessions with KCR West Rail was introduced following its opening.
- 2 December 2007: Changed to be operated by MTR Corporation Limited following the rail merger.
- Circa 2007-2008 (TBC): No longer stopped at "Yuet Wu Villa" stop on Wu Shan Road.
- 14 March 2010: The Tuen Mun Station terminus was relocated to the new bus terminus at Tuen Mun Station Public Transport Interchange with its opening, and no longer stopped at "Tak Ching Circuit" stop at the same time.
- Circa 2013-2016 (TBC): No longer stopped at "Tuen Mun Dragon Boat Inn" stop on Lung Mun Road.
- 21 December 2019: Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) Enquiry System was introduced to this route.[1]
- 4 February 2024: Changed to operate between Lung Kwu Tan and Yuet Wu Villa, passing through San Shek Wan, Tuen Mun Industrial Area, MTR Tuen Mun Station, Tuen Mun Town Centre, Chi Lok Fa Yuen, Sam Shing and Wu King Estate after Butterfly Beach.
- 26 February 2024: The stop at "MTR Tuen Mun Station" (inside PTI) was cancelled for Lung Kwu Tan direction.
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 2/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
| From Yuet Wu Villa | From Lung Kwu Tan | Headways (mins) |
|---|---|---|
| Mondays to Saturdays | ||
| 06:00 - 23:40 | 06:00 - 23:40 | 9 - 20 |
| Sundays and Public Holidays | ||
| 06:00 - 23:40 | 06:00 - 23:40 | 13 - 20 |
| Detailed timetable |
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MTR Bus Route K52/Detailed timetable |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Octopus Fare | Cash Fare | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | $5.1 | |
| Child (aged 12 or below) | $2.1 | |
| Senior (aged 65 or above) or JoyYou Card Holders (aged 65 or above) |
$2.0 | $2.1 |
| Holders of "Student Status" Personalised Octopus cards | $2.1 | $5.1 |
| Holders of "Persons with Disabilities" Personalised Octopus cards or JoyYou Card Holders (aged 60-64) |
$2.0 | $5.1 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Octopus Interchange Concession Scheme
Interchange Concessions are offered when interchanging between this route and MTR Urban Lines, Light Rail or some MTR Bus Routes when using Octopus cards. Details are as follows:
- Interchange to Railway
| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Amount saved | Suggested Interchange Stop for Light Rail/Designated Interchange Stop for MTR Urban Lines |
|---|---|---|---|
| K52 | Light Rail | Equivalent to bus fares | Sam Shing Stop/Tuen Mun Stop/Butterfly Stop |
| MTR Urban Lines | Tuen Mun Station | ||
| Light Rail | K52 | Sam Shing Stop/Tuen Mun Stop/Butterfly Stop | |
| MTR Urban Lines | Tuen Mun Station | ||
| Remarks: The interchange time limit is 1 hour; rail to bus journeys are counted from the time the card is tapped upon exiting the gates (MTR Urban Lines) or upon exit validation (Light Rail); whereas bus to rail journeys are counted from the time the card is tapped upon boarding the bus. The interchange time limit is 2 hours for bus journeys from a confirmed Light Rail entry point. The interchange discount is not applicable to the same Light Rail stop or the entry/exit gate of any Tuen Ma Line stations. Besides, holders of Disneyland Monthly Pass riding free rides on MTR network or paying only the First Class fare of East Rail Line are not entitled to interchange concessions. | |||
- Interchange to buses
| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Amount saved | Suggested Interchange Stop |
|---|---|---|---|
| K52 | 506 | Free for 2nd leg | Any overlapping bus stop on both routes |
| 506 | K52 | ||
| Remarks: The time limit for interchange is 1 hour, counting from the first tap. | |||
Bus deployments[]
This route is served by a total of 11 double-decker buses, with 2 coming from Route 506 during peak hours to stabilise frequencies.
Routing[]
To Lung Kwu Tan[]
To Lung Kwu Tan: The distance of this route is approx. 13.9km, and the journey time is approximately 53mins. (The average speed is 15.7km/h.)
Via: Wu Sau Street, Wu On Street, Wu Shan Road, Wu Chui Road, Wu King Road, Hoi Wong Road, Hoi Wing Road, Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay, Tuen Hing Road, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road, Pui To Road, Tsing Wun Road, Lung Mun Road and Lung Kwu Tan Road
| MTR Bus Route K52 (Yuet Wu Villa → Lung Kwu Tan) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Area | Wu Sau Street | Yuet Wu Villa | |
| 2 | Wu Chui Road | Miami Beach Towers | ||
| 3 | Tuen Mun Ferry Pier  |
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| 4 | Wu King Road | Wu Boon House Wu King Estate | ||
| 5 | Wu Tsui House Wu King Estate | |||
| 6 | Sam Shing Hui | Hoi Wing Road | Tuen Mun Central Square | |
| 7 | LR Sam Shing Stop |
Suggested Interchange Stop for Light Rail | ||
| 8 | Chi Lok | Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay | Mrs. Aw Boon Haw Secondary School | |
| 9 | Tsing Sin Playground | |||
| 10 | Chi Lok Fa Yuen | |||
| 11 | Tuen Mun Town Centre | Tuen Hing Road | Tuen Mun Government Secondary School | |
| 12 | Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road | LR Town Centre Stop |
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| 13 | Tuen Mun San Hui | Pui To Road | LR Tuen Mun Stop |
Designated Interchange Stop for Tuen Ma Line/Suggested Interchange Stop for Light Rail |
| 14 | Tuen Mun Industrial Area | LR Kin On Stop |
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| 15 | Tsing Wun Road | LR Tsing Wun Stop |
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| 16 | St. Peter Church | |||
| 17 | San Shek Wan | Lung Mun Road | Glorious Garden | |
| 18 | Sun Tuen Mun Centre |
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| 19 | Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Area | LR Butterfly Stop |
Suggested Interchange Stop for Light Rail | |
| 20 | Tuen Mun Public Riding School | |||
| 21 | Butterfly Beach Park | |||
| 22 | Pillar Point | Pillar Point | ||
| 23 | Government Depot | |||
| 24 | River Trade Terminal | |||
| 25 | Siu Lang Shui | EcoPark | ||
| 26 | Shiu Wing Steel Mill | |||
| 27 | Lung Kwu Tan | Lung Kwu Tan Road | 312 Sha Po Kong | |
| 28 | 177 Sha Po Kong | |||
| 29 | 127 Sha Po Kong | |||
| 30 | Lung Kwu Tan | |||
To Yuet Wu Villa[]
To Yuet Wu Villa: The distance of this route is approx. 13.9km, and the journey time is approximately 47mins. (The average speed is 17.7km/h.)
Via: Lung Kwu Tan Road, Lung Mun Road, Tsing Wun Road, Pui To Road, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road, Tuen Wui Street, Tuen Mun Central Bus Terminus, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road, Tuen Hing Road, Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay, Hoi Wing Road, Hoi Wong Road, Wu King Road, Wu Chui Road, Wu Shan Road and Wu Sau Street
| MTR Bus Route K52 (Lung Kwu Tan → Yuet Wu Villa) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Bus stop name | Remarks |
| 1 | Lung Kwu Tan | Lung Kwu Tan | ||
| 2 | Lung Kwu Tan Road | 127 Sha Po Kong | ||
| 3 | 177 Sha Po Kong | |||
| 4 | 288 Sha Po Kong | |||
| 5 | 351 Sha Po Kong | |||
| 6 | CLP (Plant A) | |||
| 7 | Siu Lang Shui | Lung Mun Road | Shiu Wing Steel Mill | |
| 8 | EcoPark | |||
| 9 | Pillar Point | River Trade Terminal | ||
| 10 | Government Depot | |||
| 11 | Pillar Point | |||
| 12 | Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Area | Butterfly Beach Park | ||
| 13 | Tuen Mun Public Riding School | |||
| 14 | LR Butterfly Stop |
Suggested Interchange Stop for Light Rail | ||
| 15 | San Shek Wan | Light Rail Depot Stop |
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| 16 | LR Lung Mun Stop |
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| 17 | Tuen Mun Industrial Area | Tsing Wun Road | LR Tsing Wun Stop |
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| 18 | Pui To Road | LR Kin On Stop |
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| 19 | Tuen Mun San Hui | MTR Tuen Mun Station  |
Designated Interchange Stop for Tuen Ma Line/Suggested Interchange Stop for Light Rail | |
| 20 | Tuen Mun Town Centre | Tuen Mun Town Centre |
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| 21 | Tuen Hing Road | Tuen Mun Government Secondary School | ||
| 22 | Chi Lok | Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay | Handsome Court | |
| 23 | Harvest Garden | |||
| 24 | Sam Shing Hui | Hoi Wing Road | LR Sam Shing Stop |
Suggested Interchange Stop for Light Rail |
| 25 | Tuen Mun Central Square | |||
| 26 | Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Area | Wu King Road | Wu Tsui House Wu King Estate | |
| 27 | Siu Hei Court | |||
| 28 | Wu Chui Road | Pierhead Garden |
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| 29 | Miami Beach Towers | |||
| 30 | Wu Sau Street | Yuet Wu Villa | ||
Ridership[]
According to District Council documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2019: A survey conducted by Transport Department on 12 and 15 June at Lung Kwu Tan Road near 312 Sha Po Kong during late night hours indicated that there were less than 10 passengers onboard last two departures towards Lung Kwu Tan.[2]
- 2021: The occupancy rate during AM and PM peak hours were around 40% and 70% respectively.[3]
Controversies[]
Route K52 takes a meandering route between Lung Kwu Tan and the MTR Tuen Mun Station, passing through Tuen Mun Ferry Pier and Chi Lok. Many passengers prefer to interchange to Route 506 at Butterfly Stop to reach Tuen Mun Station. To support the development of Pillar Point and provide more convenient access to the Tuen Ma Line from Lung Kwu Tan, the MTR proposed in 2023 to significantly revise the routing of Route K52. The revised route would follow Lung Mun Road and Pui To Road to first reach Tuen Mun Station, then proceed through Tuen Mun Town Centre and Chi Lok, with Yuet Wu Villa serving as the Tuen Mun town terminus. The plan aims to reduce travel time between Lung Kwu Tan and Tuen Mun Station while also complementing Route 506 along the route. However, travel time between Lung Kwu Tan and Tuen Mun Pier would significantly extended and MTR would introduce two additional Route K52P services in the morning, following the original routing of Route K52.[4] However, many residents in Lung Kwu Tan are accustomed to purchasing daily necessities at Tuen Mun Ferry Pier, and there are also students attending schools in the area. Route K52P fails to fully meet these needs, sparking controversy[5][6]; some local organisations have even questioned whether the plan was laying the groundwork for reducing services on Route 506.[7]
Related incidents[]
Traffic accidents[]
- 20 January 2007: At around 11am, a Lung Kwu Tan-bound Dennis Trident (752/JE465) was hit on its rear by a trailing dump truck at Lung Mun Road near Tap Shek Kok, injuring 2.[8]
- 14 December 2012: At around 10am, a Lung Kwu Tan-bound Dennis Trident (707/JC6867) hit a female pedestrian who was crossing the road suddenly from the front end while approaching a traffic light intersection at Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay near Hoi Wing Road. The female pedestrian was severely injured while a female passenger on the bus was slightly injured.[9]
- 21 November 2014: At around 2pm, a Tuen Mun Station-bound Dennis Trident (607/JS5899) was suspected to have run a red light while approaching Wu Chui Road near Tuen Mun Ferry Pier and collided with a Light Rail Route 507 Phase III LRV towards Tin King. The LRV was hit and derailed and the front ends of both vehicles were severely damaged. 21 passengers onboard both vehicles, a 52-year-old MTR Bus captain and a 26-year-old Light Rail captain of Turkish decent was injured.[10][11]
- The MTR Bus captain surnamed Tong was later charged with causing grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving and was sentenced to 12-month imprisonment on 19 August the next year;[12]
- Due to the age of the bus, the damage to the chassis and broken fuel tank, it was not repaired afterwards, and was parked in stationary at MTR Hung Shui Kiu Bus Depot until being de-registered on 19 May 2017.[13]
Criminal vandalism[]
- 27 September 2022: At around 3pm, a passenger onboard an MTR Bus heading towards Tuen Mun Station discovered a syringe punctured on a seat, prompting the passenger to notify the bus captain to report to the police.[14]. After reviewing CCTV records and analysing intelligence, the police arrested a 14-year-old boy on 11 October and detained him for criminal vandalism.[15]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
Related articles[]
- Citybus NWFB Route 52R (Cancelled)
- KMB Route 56S
- MTR Bus Route 506
- KCR Bus Route 520 (Cancelled)
- KCR Bus Route A51 (Cancelled)
- MTR Bus Route K52A
- MTR Bus Route K52P
- MTR Bus Route K52S (Cancelled)
References[]
- ↑ MTR Corporation Limited, "Smart Mobility at Your Fingertips with MTR Mobile" [News Release], 11 June 2019.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "回覆交委會文件2020年第44號文件", May 2020.
- ↑ 港鐵巴士部份路線載客率 (Patronage rates of some MTR Bus routes), hkitalk.net
- ↑ MTR Corporation Limited, "屯門區港鐵巴士K52號綫服務" (Services of MTR Bus Route No. K52 in Tuen Mun), Tuen Mun District Council Transport and Transportation Committee Document No. 20 of 2023, August 2023.
- ↑ Post by District Councillor Kenny Chow Kai-lim, 25 July 2023.
- ↑ "屯門港鐵K52改為先往屯門站 有議員稱對碼頭區無好處" (MTR Bus Route K52 in Tuen Mun to be changed to go to Tuen Mun Station first - DCs say unbeneficial to Ferry Pier area), inmedia, 4 August 2023.
- ↑ Post by TMFP Transport facebook page, 26 July 2023.
- ↑ "奪命黑點青年四月兩撞車" (2 collisions at accident black spot in April), Oriental Daily News, 21 January 2007.
- ↑ "各區突發簡訊：接駁巴撞飛過路婦" (Breaking news from different districts: Feeder bus hits woman crossing road), Apple Daily, 15 December 2012.
- ↑ "Nineteen passengers injured as bus and train collide in Tuen Mun", South China Morning Post. 22 November 2014.
- ↑ "港鐵巴士狂撼輕鐵" (MTR Bus slams Light Rail train hard), Sun Post, 22 November 2014.
- ↑ "巴士撞輕鐵 衝燈司機判監一年" (Bus driver who rushed red light and crashed LRV jailed for one year), Apple Daily, 19 August 2015.
- ↑ 與輕鐵相撞的鐵巴#607近況 (Recent condition of MTRB #607 involved in collision with LRV), hkitalk.net
- ↑ "屯門港鐵K52巴士座位現刺針 警列刑毀案調查" (Syringe found on seat onboard a Route K52 MTR Bus, police investigating under criminal vandalism), HK01, 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "涉屯門港鐵巴士座位藏針 警拘14歲男「刺客」" (Police arrest 14-year-old "seat assassin" for puncturing syringe on MTR Bus in Tuen Mun), HK01, 12 October 2022.
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