Rehabus () is a

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service operated by the

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and began service in 1978. The service provides public transit services to people with disabilities in

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who cannot ride regular public transit. While most modes of transport in

are accessible (excluding minibuses), Rehabus provides an easier means of getting around Hong Kong. The service operates 54 schedule routes, 3 feeder routes and a dial-a-bus service (includes pooling services). Easy-Access Transport Services Limited is a service commissioned (2001) to provide hospital transport for the general public by the

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. This system uses 20 hire cars to provide transport.

Accessibility on regular services

* MTR - all stations and vehicles ** Light Rail - all stations and 120 LRT vehicles are accessible *

Hong Kong Tramways Hong Kong Tramways (HKT) is a narrow-gauge tram system in Hong Kong. Owned and operated by RATP Dev Transdev Asia, the tramway runs on Hong Kong Island between Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan, with a branch circulating through Happy Valley. ...

- all 163 trams are not accessible due to car width and entrance steps * Peak Tram - fully accessible stations and all 2 vehicles sets * Franchised buses - 2,457 or 41% of fleet * Ferries - most ferries (10 operators) and all terminals are accessible from lower deck *

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- all 18,138 taxis are accessible *

Public light bus The public light bus or minibus is a public transport service in Hong Kong. It uses minibuses to serve areas that standard Hong Kong bus lines cannot reach efficiently. The vehicles are colloquially known by the code-switch ' (Van Jái) lit ...

- all 4350 buses are not accessible to wheelchair users due to physical restrictions of vehicles

Fleet

Rehabus operates a fleet of minibuses with a ramp (located at the rear of the bus) to load passengers for transport. An auto step entrance on the side allow more able body passengers to walk onto the bus. * 16

Toyota Coaster The is a single-decker minibus produced by Toyota Motor Corporation. It was introduced in 1969, with the second generation introduced in 1982, followed by the third generation in 1993 and the fourth generation in late 2016. In Japan, the Coa ...

BB43 (3 retired) * 9 Toyota Coaster BB50 long-wheelbase * 2 Volkswagen LT46 * 85 Toyota Coaster BZB50 LPG long-wheelbase * 2 Toyota Coaster XZB59 super-long-wheelbase * 1

Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa The Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa (kana: 三菱ふそう・ローザ) is a Japanese minibus based on the Mitsubishi Fuso Canter manufactured by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation. The Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa was launched in 1960 and is now in its fif ...

BE63DJ super-long-wheelbase

Retired

* 5

BB42 * 11 Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa BE434 * 18 Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa BE437 * 17 Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa BE437E * 3 Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa BE439F * 2 Mitsubishi Fuso MK218 * 1 Isuzu JALLT133

References

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Rehabus services

Paratransit services Bus transport in Hong Kong