Kowloon Motor Bus

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Kowloon Motor Bus
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Kowloon Motor Bus MAN A95 in April 2025
Parent Transport International
Founded13 April 1933;92 years ago (1933-04-13)
Headquarters Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong [1]
Service area Hong Kong
Service type Bus services
Alliance Long Win Bus
Routes423 (2021) [2]
Depots4
Fleet4001 (2021) [2]
Daily ridership2.53 million (2023) [3]
Annual ridership923.6 million (2023) [3]
Fuel type
Website www.kmb.hk OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Kowloon Motor Bus also has a Hong Kong football club, Kowloon Motor Bus Co. It was formed in 1947 and joined Hong Kong First Division League in the 1947/48 season. Nicknamed "Atomic Bus", the team obtained the only two league titles in 1953/54 and 1966/67. The team attained its peak in the 1950s and 1960s when the "South China - Kowloon Motor Bus Co. crash" (南巴大戰) was one of the highlighted rival matches in Hong Kong. In 1970/71, the team faced their first relegation, but was able to stay in the First Division as Jardines quit the league in the following season. However, the team were relegated in 1972/73. It made its last First Division League appearance in 1976/77, but was relegated after only one season. The football team quit the league in 1981 and reformed in 2017. [6]

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References

  1. "Kowloon Motor Bus Co 1993 Ltd/The". Bloomberg . Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 九巴透視2021:More about KMB (PDF) (Report). Kowloon Motor Bus Company. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 2023 Final Results Announcement (PDF) (Report). Transport International Holdings Limited. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. Higgs, Rosanna (31 March 2022). "ADL to build 10 electric double deckers for Hong Kong". SMMT. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. Lai, Lawrence Wai Chung; Davies, Stephen Nicholas Guy; Cheung, Alvin Polycarp Cho Wing (August 2011). "Government Transport Land-use Planning and Development by Implicit Contract for Franchised Buses and Ferries in Hong Kong, 1933–1972" (PDF). Planning Practice and Research. 26 (4): 435–466. doi:10.1080/02697459.2011.582395. hdl: 10722/145931 . ISSN   0269-7459. S2CID   153865445.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Milestones Kowloon Motor Bus
  7. Finer, Jonathan, “King of the road” Far Eastern Economic Review, Feb 7, 2002, Vol.165 (5), pp.36-40
  8. About LWB Long Win Bus Company
  9. Company Overview Transport International Holdings
  10. Grant of new franchise to Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 28 March 2017
  11. Hong Kong bus operator Kowloon Motor Bus company granted new 10-year franchise South China Morning Post 28 March 2017
  12. "Next-gen' Enviro500EV arrives for KMB's 90th". Bus & Coach Buyer. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023. operator's celebration of its 90th birthday
  13. "九巴90周年慶祝典禮暨嘉年華 逾萬名市民同樂 展示雙層電巴和活動式太陽能板 向90歲員工頒榮譽嘉許大獎". Kowloon Motor Bus (in Chinese). 22 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  14. "The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd 九龍巴士(一九三三)". kmb.hk. Retrieved 24 April 2023. How many routes does KMB operate? As of 31 December 2021, KMB provided franchised public bus services with 423 routes covering Kowloon, the New Territories, and Hong Kong Island.
  15. "立法會一題:繁忙時段的巴士服務".
  16. "The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd 九龍巴士(一九三三)". www.kmb.hk. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  17. "Bus-Bus Interchange System". Kowloon Motor Bus. 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  18. "KMB fares cut on day trains reduce prices". The Standard. 2007. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  19. "Launch of KMB monthly pass scheme approved". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  20. Orders & Deliveries Commercial Motor 27 November 1964
  21. Giant Daimlers for Hong Kong Commercial Motor 18 March 1966
  22. Twin-steer Big J tractive unit Commercial Motor 9 September 1966
  23. 100 Seddonn Buses for Hong Kong Commercial Motor 24 May 1957
  24. Kowloon Coaches Commercial Motor 12 July 1980
  25. Farewell to KMB Non-Air Conditioned Buses Kowloon Motor Bus 10 May 2012
  26. 1 2 Sustainability Report 2021 (PDF) (Report). Kowloon Motor Bus Company. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  27. Alexander's HK Merc Commercial Motor 12 March 1983
  28. Ailsa for Kowloon Commercial Motor 17 November 1978
  29. Red buses coming to a stop near you The Standard 5 May 2017
  30. Li, Jane (22 June 2017). "KMB's new red and silver buses to greet Hongkongers by end of June". South China Morning Post .
  31. "Next-gen' Enviro500EV arrives for KMB's 90th". Bus & Coach Buyer. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023. the Enviro500EV has a vivid green finish that KMB has adopted for these buses under a 'Green is Good' slogan.
  32. Sinclair, Ashleigh (20 December 2022). "KMB receives first electric double-decker". CBW. Retrieved 24 April 2023. Painted in 'electric green'
  33. KMB launches Alexander Dennis Enviro500EV into Hong Kong service following completion of testing and certification (Report). 11 May 2024.
  34. Annual report for year ended 31 December 2017 Transport International

Further reading

Kowloon Motor Bus
Traditional Chinese 九龍巴士(一九三三)有限公司
Simplified Chinese 九龙巴士(一九三三)有限公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Jiǔlóng Bāshì (Yījiǔsānsān) Yǒuxiàngōngsī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping gau2 lung4 baa1 si6*2 (jat1 gau2 saam1 saam1) jau5 haan6 gung1 si1