KMB Route 70

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The very last bus of KMB Route 70. Kmbroute70.jpg
The very last bus of KMB Route 70.
Kowloon Motor Bus Route 70
Overview
Operator Kowloon Motor Bus
Vehicle Leyland Olympian and Volvo Olympian
StatusClosed
Began service27 January 1968
Ended service7 December 2008
PredecessorsRoute 19
Route
Locale Hong Kong
Start Sheung Shui
Via Fanling, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Kowloon Tong and Yau Ma Tei
End Jordan
Competition East Rail line
Service
Frequency20-30 minutes
Journey time05:40-00:45

KMB Route 70 is a discontinued bus route operated from Jordan to Landmark North (Sheung Shui Bus Terminus), Sheung Shui. The route was run by Kowloon Motor Bus. The bus ran through Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon Tong, Sha Tin, CUHK, Tai Po and Fanling in the journey.

Service history

Fleet (as of November 2008)

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