Hong Kong Transport Journal

Welcome This Journal is originally formed by putting contents on English Wikipedia, which has since been deleted. The original intention is to provide easy-to-read content about the recent transport news happening in Hong Kong. The contents have been migrated here. As they originally contained Wikipedia links, they are also operational here. However, due to the page settings, there is no provision for extra images on the pages nor descriptive content for each image. We apologize for the inconvenience. In the coming issues, new content will be hosted here, rather than on Wikipedia (due to policies on Wikipedia we cannot host these content on their site). They will also contain Wikipedia and external links, although the former will become fewer. The goal of this site is to document all the transport news that happened in Hong Kong since February 2024. We welcome any edits, opinions, and requests for corrections. The request form will be released later. As there were already numerous Chin...

The Wikimedia Journal of Hong Kong Transport Issue 3 (April 2024) In This Issue Farewell to Citybus Route 95 Get on a bus, have a dumpling New bus routes for Shap Sze Heung Remarks:   This issue originates from the deleted Wikipedia page, where some links may fail. Thank you for your understanding. End of an Era: Citybus Discontinues Bus Route 95 51155 (formally 5518 of NWFB) making a stop at Ap Lei Chau Estate. Four vehicles including this one would retain this wave livery until their retirement while receiving their respective new 5-digit fleet numbers. Citybus   route 95 , inaugurated on 1 May 1980 with the opening of the  Ap Lei Chau Bridge  and the completion of  Ap Lei Chau Estate , saw its last service on 6 April 2024. Formally a bus route operated by  CMB  and  NWFB , and inherited by Citybus in 2023, the bus route is one of the essential access to the populated island of  Ap Lei Chau . On the final day of service, Citybus offered bus...

The Wikimedia Journal of Hong Kong Transport Issue 2 (March 2024) In This Issue New energy bus experience in Kowloon Bay Remarks:   This issue originates from the deleted Wikipedia page, where some links may fail. Thank you for your understanding. Green Transport for a Zero-Carbon Future: New Energy Bus Experience Day Green transport is for a better future. On 2 March 2024, the  New Energy Bus Experience Day  was organized and held by the Environmental Campaign Committee, the  Environment and Ecology Bureau , and the  Electrical and Mechanical Services Department  (EMSD) at CIC-ZCP in  Kowloon Bay . It was composed of carnival booths with games, exhibitions, and workshops, and the highlight of this event was free rides on battery electric buses and a hydrogen fuel cell bus. Aiming to promote green transport as a main approach to reducing carbon emissions, the event has provided a chance for visitors to experience and witness such benefits, whilst ...

The Wikimedia Journal of Hong Kong Transport Issue 4 (May 2024) In this issue Largest electric bus enters service New open-top fleet for Citybus Remarks:   This issue originates from the deleted Wikipedia page, where some links may fail. Thank you for your understanding. Milestone for KMB: New Double-Decker Electric Bus Joins Cross-Harbour Bus Service AED1 at North Point, after the end of its second southbound journey from So Uk Estate On 11 May 2024,  KMB  rolled out its latest electric bus into passenger service, the  Alexander Dennis   Enviro500EV , on cross-harbour bus route 112. The bus, carrying the fleet number  AED1  (plate number ZC6546), started its maiden journey to  North Point  (Pak Fuk Road) at 11:50 (UTC+8) in the morning from  So Uk Estate . For the first service of this bus, KMB presented commemorative souvenirs to the passengers. The commencement of passenger service of this bus makes it the third type of a double-decke...