KMB Route 1 is a bus route operated in

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. It is run by

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and connects the Star Ferry Pier and Chuk Yuen Estate in

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. The bus runs via

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and Lok Fu. As the bus route goes through the centre of

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, buses on this route are usually full, with the route serving as one of Kowloon's major bus routes.

Major milestones in the service history

*The route was started in the 1920s, then known as Route 6. The route served between

and

. Fares were divided into first and second classes at that time. *The route ceased operation during the

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in December 1941 and resumed January 10, 1942 as the Japanese military government in Hong Kong reorganized the bus services. *The route was renumbered Route 1 in October, 1942. *August 12, 1943, the route was shortened to serve between Tsim Sha Tsui and Waterloo Road due to shortage of fuel. *During the final days of Japanese occupation, this route was the only bus route remaining in service in Kowloon. *In mid-February, 1946 KMB resumed the route. *The first four double decker buses in Hong Kong were allocated to this route on April 17, 1949 as the population in

and

increased rapidly. *The route was one of only few routes still in service in Kowloon during the

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. *In 1972 the route was extended to

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to serve newly developed areas. *In 1976 the route was extended to Lok Fu to serve newly developed areas. *In 1984 the route was further extended to Chuk Yuen Estate, its current terminus.

Fleet

Single decker buses were used before World War II, and double deckers joined the route from 1949. Air conditioned services started from 3 August 1992, and since 2014, more

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buses have been deployed in the route. However, the B9TLs have been replaced by 15 Enviro500 MMCs operating this route.https://hkbus.fandom.com/wiki/%E4%B9%9D%E5%B7%B41%E8%99%9F%E7%B7%9A

Route information

* Journey distance: 9.1 km * Journey time: 54 mins * Goes past

, Lok Fu,

and

. * Goes past

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and

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. * Goes past major roads like

Nathan Road Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong, aligned south–north from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sham Shui Po. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with visitors, and was known in the post– World War II years as the Gol ...

, Prince Edward Road West and

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Bus Stops

From Chuk Un Estate to Star Ferry: * There are 25 stops: * 1. Chuk Yuen Estate Bus Terminus * 2. Baptist Rainbow Primary School * 3. Ma Chai Hang Recreation Park * 4. Morse Park * 5. Morse Park Sports Centre * 6. Wai Tung House * 7. Ying Tung House * 8. Kowloon Walled City Park * 9. Carpenter Road * 10. Prince Edward Road West * 11. La Salle Road * 12. Earl Street * 13. Knight Street * 14. Diocesan Boys’ School * 15. Heep Woh Primary School * 16. Prince Edward Station * 17. Nelson Street * 18. Soy Street * 19. Wing Sing Lane * 20. Cheong Lok Street * 21. Tak Shing Street * 22. Cameron Road * 23. Middle Road * 24. Hong Kong Cultural Centre * 25. Star Ferry Bus Terminus From Star Ferry to Chuk Un Estate * There are 25 stops: * 1. Star Ferry Bus Terminus * 2. Middle Road * 3. Kimberley Road * 4. Bowring Street * 5. Kowloon Central Post Office * 6. Man Ming Lane * 7. Changsha Street * 8. Nelson Street * 9. Hong Kong and Kowloon Chiu Chow School * 10. Queen Elizabeth School * 11. Prince Edward Station * 12. Fa Hui Park * 13. Caritas Dormitory, Prince Edward * 14. La Salle Primary School * 15. St. Teresa’s Hospital * 16. Nga Tsin Wai Road * 17. Dumbarton Road * 18. Kowloon Walled City Park * 19. Mei Tung House * 20. Morse Park Open-Air Theatre * 21. Hong Keung Court * 22. Wang Yip House * 23. Tin Wang Court * 24. Baptist Rainbow Primary School * 25. Chuk Un Estate Bus Terminus

References

External links

KMB official website

www.td.gov.hk PDF
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