Citybus Route 20

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Overview
Operator Citybus
Garage Tuen Mun Depot
Vehicle Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 12.8m
Route
Start Kai Tak (Muk Ning Street)
Via Kai Ching Estate
San Po Kong
Kowloon City
Kowloon Hospital
Yau Ma Tei
Charming Garden
End Tai Kok Tsui (Island Harbourview)
Service
LevelDaily
Frequency12–20 minutes
Journey time36–44 minutes
Operates05:40 until 00:20

Kowloon Urban Route No. 20 is a Hong Kong bus route operated by Citybus, plying between Kai Tak (Muk Ning Street) and Tai Kok Tsui (Island Harbourview).

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This route was introduced in April 2018 [1] in conjunction with population intake in the Kai Tak Development. It is the first intra-Kowloon franchised bus route operated by Citybus, which obtained the right to operate this route through a tendering exercise. [2]

History

Population growth in the Kai Tak Development Area, which was redeveloped from the former Hong Kong International Airport, resulted in increased travelling demand to and from the district. Transport Department thus proposed the introduction of three new bus route serving the new development in the Bus Route Planning Programme 2017-2018. It was envisaged that the one serving between Kai Tak and Island Harbourview in Tai Kok Tsui would improve the linkage between the areas of Tai Kok Tsui, Yau Ma Tei, Argyle Street and Kai Tak.

The Transport Department invited franchised bus companies to submit proposals on operating the three routes. [3] In April 2018 Citybus was announced as the successful tenderer of these three routes. [4] The route thus has the significance of being the first intra-Kowloon franchised bus route ever operated by Citybus. [2]

The route, numbered 20, commenced service on 29 April 2018, the first among the three routes being tendered. [2] [5]

On 1 August 2018, a sewing needle was found sticking out of a lower-deck seat on a route 20 bus. [6] This incident formed part of a string of incidents involving needles or sharp implements being planted on seats on Hong Kong buses, which sparked panic among passengers. [7]

Route

Route 20 operates via these primary locations:

See also

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References

  1. "城巴20號線下層座椅發現扣針 路線僅開三個月". Sing Tao Daily . 2018-08-01.
  2. 1 2 3 Ginn, Michael (2018-04-25). "城巴月底開辦20號線 啟德往返大角嘴巴士線 車費$4.6". HK01.
  3. Minutes of the 8th Meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Kowloon City District Council.
  4. "啟德大角咀巴士線月底通車". Wen Wei Pao . 2018-04-11.
  5. "Citybus Launches Urban Kowloon Route 20" (PDF) (Press release). Hong Kong: Citybus. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  6. "「針椅」再現 城巴遭殃". Apple Daily . 2018-08-02.
  7. Siu, Phila (2018-07-05). "Hong Kong bus firm KMB and the strange incidents of needles being planted in passenger seats". South China Morning Post .