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2021-10-10

KMB Introduces Eleven Special Routes for Chung Yeung Festival

KMB will introduce eleven special routes to help passengers go to different districts to grave sweeping during Chung Yeung Festival. Besides the pick-up and drop-off points on Ming Yin Road for Routes 61S, 70S, 74S and 279S travelling to Wo Hop Shek Cemetery, these routes will be extended to Kiu Tau Road to facilitate passengers going to Wo Hop Shek Columbarium Phase VI. Details are as follows:

Route

Bound

Service Date(s)

Departure point and Service Hours

Fare

3S

Diamond Hill Cemetery

14 Oct

Diamond Hill Station 08:00-18:00

$5.1

14S

Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery

10, 16, 17, 24 and 31 Oct*

Yau Tong 07:00-17:25

$5.1

32P

Yuen Yuen Institute

10, 14 and 17 Oct

Tsuen Wan (Castle Peak Road) 09:00-16:00
Yuen Yuen Institute 09:30-16:30

$6.2

38S

Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery

10 and 17 Oct

Kwai Fong Station (Kwan Yan Road) 08:30-16:00
Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery
09:00-16:30

$7.3

14 Oct

Kwai Fong Station (Kwan Yan Road) 07:15-17:30
Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery 07:30-18:00

52S

Tsang Tsui Columbarium

10, 14, 16 and 17 Oct

Tuen Mun Road Interchange 07:30-16:00
Tsang Tsui 08:30-17:00

$18.3

56S

10, 14, 16 and 17 Oct

Tuen Mu Station 07:50-15:50

Tsang Tsui 08:50-16:50

$16.6

61S

Wo Hop Shek Cemetery

14 Oct

Tuen Mun Central 07:00-15:00
Wo Hop Shek (Kiu Tau Road) 09:30-17:00

$20.9

70S

14 Oct

Hung Hom Station 07:00-15:00
Wo Hop Shek 08:10-17:00

$20.5

74S

14 Oct

Ping Tin 07:00-16:00
Wo Hop Shek 08:00-17:00

$21

76S

10 and 17 Oct

Fanling Station 07:00-16:30
Wo Hop Shek 07:30-17:00

$5.1

14 Oct

Fanling Station 07:00-16:45
Wo Hop Shek 07:15-17:00

279S

14 Oct

Tsing Yi (Cheung Ching Estate) 07:00-15:00
Wo Hop Shek 09:30-17:00

$21

For more details, please refer to the Appendix.

 *Passengers should note that Route 14S will not be operated on 14 Oct (Chung Yeung Festival), when the police implement full closure of the access road to Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery.

 

New Route 52S to Tung Mun Tsang Tsui

Route 52S has been newly introduced this year, and it takes around 28 minutes for the whole journey. Passengers who depart from different areas by taking KMB routes to Tuen Mun Road Interchange (Tuen Mun bound) and transferring to Route 52S to Tsang Tsui Columbarium can enjoy up to $8 interchange discount. Passengers can also enjoy the interchange discount on the second leg when travelling from Tsang Tsui Columbarium to Tuen Mun Road Interchange (Kowloon bound).

Departure Districts

First leg
to Tuen Mun Road Interchange

Second leg
to Tsang Tsui Columbarium

Tsuen Wan, Kwai Fong, Tsing Yi, Sha Tin

57M, 58M, 59M, 60M, 61M, 66M, 67M, 68A, 263

52S

Mei Foo, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong, Hung Hom


59X, 60X, 63X, 66X, 67X, 260X

 

Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon Bay, Kwun Tong, Lam Tin, Kowloon City

61X, 258D, 259D

Sheung Wan, Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay

960, 961, P960

 

Route 14S offers $1 Interchange Fare Discount

KMB will also introduce Route 14S [Yau Tong – Tseung Kwan O Cemetery (Circular)] and offer $1 interchange fare discount. Passengers using the same Octopus card travel on Route 14S and ten designated routes below can enjoy $1 discount on the second leg.  

Catchment Areas

Designated Routes

Suggested Boarding Stop(s)

Hong Kong Central and Western District, Eastern District

603613

Lei Yue Mun Plaza

On Tat, On Tai, Wong Tai Sin, Sham Shui Po

214

Yau Tong Bus Terminus

Tsim Sha Tsui, Jordan, Hung Hom

1414X

Yau Tong Bus Terminus

Kwun Tong, Lam Tin, Shun Lee

14B14H216M

Lei Yue Mun Plaza/ Yau Tong Bus Terminus

Tuen Mun

62X259D

Lei Yue Mun Estate Bus Terminus

 

Passengers may call the KMB Customer Service Hotline on 2745-4466 or LiveChat with us on App1933 or the KMB website for more details.