MTR Bus is a

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bus service in

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operated by the

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. It serves the northwestern part of the

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. Also known as MTR Feeder Bus (previously operated by the

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as KCR Feeder Bus), it comprises a network of 15 feeder bus routes for the convenience of passengers using the

MTR The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving :Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit network ...

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network. The routes provide access to and between many MTR stations on the

East Rail line The East Rail line () is one of ten lines of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It used to be one of the three lines of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR) network. It was known as the KCR British Section () from 1910 to 199 ...

Tuen Ma line The Tuen Ma line () is a rapid transit line that forms part of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. Coloured brown on the map, the Tuen Ma line is in length, making it the longest line of the MTR network. It has a total o ...

and Light Rail. As of December 2014, the MTR Bus fleet comprised 149 buses. The service carried approximately 50 million passengers in 2014 and is integrated with MTR's fare system to allow East Rail line, Tuen Ma line and Light Rail passengers who use Octopus cards to enjoy the free feeder bus services that link many housing estates along these lines.

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MTR Bus Routes and FaresMTR Bus and Feeder Bus Guide
{{MTR Bus companies of Hong Kong Bus transport in Hong Kong

Feeder Bus Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable. History of buses Origins While there are indications ...