KMB to suspend services of 88 bus routes starting Friday

Eighty eight KMB bus routes will be suspended starting Friday due to increasing Covid-19 infections among staff. 

The suspension has been approved by the Transport Department has on Wednesday, after over 2,000 KMB employees either tested positive or had to undergo quarantine, the bus operator said. 

The routes to be suspended include one overnight route; two new long-haul bus routes; five recreational routes running on weekends and on public holidays; 15 daytime routes with alternative bus routes, or can be replaced by other public transport; and 65 express or special routes that provide services in peak hours only. 

More routes will see bus frequency reduced, including five daytime routes; 20 express or special routes that provide services in peak hours only; and 21 overnight routes. 

Bus routes that will be suspended starting Friday include route number 5P, 5X, 11, 26X, 85B, 85S, 261P, 261S, 261X, 274, 274P and 275R. 

Click here for KMB's official frequency adjustment schedule. 

KMB thanked the public for their trust and apologized for the conveniences caused as they expected the number of absent employees to grow continuously. 

KMB added that they have stepped up anti-pandemic measures, requesting frontline staffers to undergo rapid antigen testing everyday before going to work and conducting thorough disinfection at bus terminals, depots and inside the bus compartments. 

Citizens can call the KMB Customer Service Hotline on 2745-4466 or visit KMB website www.kmb.hk or App1933 for more details.