KMB Route 1A is a bus route operated by
Kowloon Motor Bus
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is a bus company operating Bus services in Hong Kong, franchised services in Hong Kong. It is the largest bus company in Hong Kong by fleet size and number of bus routes, with over 4,000 buses ...
(KMB) in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
. It runs between
Star Ferry
The Star Ferry () is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. Its principal routes carry passengers across Victoria Harbour, between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The service is operated by the Star Ferry Com ...
and
Sau Mau Ping
Sau Mau Ping () is an area part of Kwun Tong District, in eastern Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Name
Its Chinese name was formerly So Mau Ping (), but this was often mis-rendered So Mo Ping (), meaning a place to 'Ancestor worship, visit one's ancestor ...
(Central) and provides air-conditioned service. The route runs via
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed ...
,
Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong.
Name
''Yau Ma Tei'' is a phonetic transliteration of the name (originally written as ) in Cantonese. It can also be spelt as Yaumatei, Y ...
,
Mong Kok
Mong Kok (Chinese language, Chinese: 旺角), also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK, is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward, Hong Kong, Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok.
As one of the major sho ...
,
Kowloon City
Kowloon City is an area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is part of Kowloon City District.
Compared with the council area of Kowloon City District, the Kowloon City area is
History
As early as in the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE), Kowloon ...
,
San Po Kong
San Po Kong () is an area in New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It is largely industrial and partly residential. Administratively, it belongs to Wong Tai Sin District.
Location
San Po Kong is located south of Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong, Wong Tai Sin and ...
,
Ngau Tau Kok
Ngau Tau Kok () is an area of eastern Kowloon in Hong Kong, in the north of Kwun Tong District east to Kowloon Bay. Largely residential, Ngau Tau Kok has a population in excess of 210,000.
Geography
In Chinese, Ngau Tau Kok translates to ...
,
Kwun Tong
Kwun Tong is an area in the Kwun Tong District of Hong Kong, situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south, and from the winding paths of Kowloon P ...
, and Sau Mau Ping.
This route holds the record for the longest time of running a mix of non-air-conditioned and air-conditioned buses, from 1991 to 2012, this despite it being one of the earliest routes to introduce air-conditioned bus service.
History
* 4 June 1968: Route introduced with the terminus at
Yue Man Square
Yue Man Square () is the town centre of Kwun Tong in Kowloon of Hong Kong. It is also the commercial centre in the area.
History
Located in the town centre, in late 1950s and early 1960s, the street attracted shops of various trades, including ...
, replaces first generation Route 2B.
* 15 September 1971: Route extended to Sau Mau Ping (Central)..
* 10 February 1991: Ten air-conditioned buses introduced to the route.
* 7 May, 2012: Converted into a fully air-conditioned bus service.
Full Air-conditioned Bus Service of KMB Route 1A
KMB Press Release, 3 May, 2012
Bus route information
* This route goes past Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong.
Name
''Yau Ma Tei'' is a phonetic transliteration of the name (originally written as ) in Cantonese. It can also be spelt as Yaumatei, Y ...
, Mong Kok
Mong Kok (Chinese language, Chinese: 旺角), also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK, is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward, Hong Kong, Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok.
As one of the major sho ...
, Ho Man Tin
Ho Man Tin is a mostly residential area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, part of the Kowloon City District.
History
Section of lists of villages in the book ' (literally ''The History of Bao'an County, Xin'an County'') published in twenty fourth year ...
, Ma Tau Wai
Ma Tau Wai (, originally , historically ) is an area in the Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was originally a walled village (Cantonese: ; ''Wai'') between present-day Argyle Street and Prince Edward Road West, east of present ...
, Kowloon Bay
Kowloon Bay (Chinese: 九龍灣) is a bay within Victoria Harbour and a neighbourhood within Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The bay is located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island. It is the eastern portion of Victor ...
, Ngau Tau Kok
Ngau Tau Kok () is an area of eastern Kowloon in Hong Kong, in the north of Kwun Tong District east to Kowloon Bay. Largely residential, Ngau Tau Kok has a population in excess of 210,000.
Geography
In Chinese, Ngau Tau Kok translates to ...
and Kwun Tong
Kwun Tong is an area in the Kwun Tong District of Hong Kong, situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south, and from the winding paths of Kowloon P ...
.
* The districts this route goes past is Yau Tsim Mong District
Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the second highest population density of all districts, at . The 2016 B ...
, Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the city of Kowloon and cut through by Boundary Street. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001, and increased to 418,732 in 2016. The di ...
, Wong Tai Sin District
Wong Tai Sin District is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the only landlocked district in Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon, and is the northernmost district in Kowloon. It borders the districts of Kwun Ton ...
and Kwun Tong District
Kwun Tong is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon, and is the easternmost and southernmost district in Kowloon. It had a population of 666,500 in 2023. The district has the second highest pop ...
.
* 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
Prince Edward Road East ( Chinese: 太子道東) and Prince Edward Road West ( Chinese: 太子道西) are roads in Kowloon, Hong Kong, going in an east-west direction and linking Tai Kok Tsui, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City and San Po Kon ...
, Prince Edward Road East
Prince Edward Road East ( Chinese: 太子道東) and Prince Edward Road West ( Chinese: 太子道西) are roads in Kowloon, Hong Kong, going in an east-west direction and linking Tai Kok Tsui, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City and San Po Kon ...
, Boundary Street
Boundary Street ( Chinese: 界限街) is a three-lane one-way street in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It runs in an easterly direction from its start at the intersection with Tung Chau Street in the west, and ends at its intersection with Princ ...
(Eastbound only) and Kwun Tong Road
Kwun Tong Road () is a major thoroughfare in Kwun Tong District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Location
Kwun Tong Road starts at the junction with Prince Edward Road East, Clear Water Bay Road and Lung Cheung Road in Ngau Chi Wan. It runs along th ...
are major roads that this bus route goes past.
Sau Mau Ping (Central) to Star Ferry
* Sau Mau Ping (Central)
* Sau On House
* Sau Ming House
* Leung Shek Chee College
* Hiu Lai Court
* Cheung Wo Court
* Wo Lok Estate
* Yue Man Square
* Millennium City
* Ting Fu Street, Kwun Tong
* Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate
* Telford Gardens
* Kowloon Bay Railway Station
* Kai Yip Estate
* Richland Gardens
* Rhythm Garden
* The Latitude
* Regal Oriental Hotel
* Hau Wong Road
* La Salle Road
* Earl Street
* Knight Street
* Diocesan Boys' School
* Heep Wo Primary School
* Prince Edward Railway Station
* Nelson Street, Mong Kok
* Soy Street, Mong Kok
* Wing Sing Lane, Yau Ma Tei
* Cheong Lok Street, Yau Ma Tei
* Tak Shing Street, Tsim Sha Tsui
* Cameron Road
* Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
* Hong Kong Cultural Centre
* Star Ferry
Star Ferry to Sau Mau Ping (Central)
* Star Ferry
* Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
* Kimberley Road
* Bowring Street, Yau Ma Tei
* Kowloon Central Post Office
* Man Ming Lane, Yau Ma Tei
* Changsha Street, Mong Kok
* Nelson Street, Mong Kok
* HK & KLN Chiu Chow School
* Queen Elizabeth School
* Prince Edward Railway Station
* Fa Hui Park
* Caritas Lodge
* Beverly Villas
* St Teresa's Hospital
* Hau Wong Road
* Regal Oriental Hotel
* The Latitude
* Rhythm Garden
* Ping Shek Estate
* Kai Yip Estate
* Kowloon Bay Railway Station
* Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate
* Kwun Tong Road Sitting-Out Area
* Millennium City
* Kwun Tong Town Centre
* Wo Lok Estate
* Sau Nga Road Playground
* Hiu Lai Court
* Hiu Kwong Street Recreational Ground
* Leung Shek Chee College
* Sau Fu House
* Sau Mau Ping (Central)
See also
* 1a space
1a space is an independent art space, known as one of the oldest experimental art venues, in Hong Kong. Founded by a group of Hong Kong cultural workers, the space was first opened in Oil Street
Oil Street () is a street in Fortress Hill on H ...
, an independent art space named after the route
References
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