KMB Routes 290 and 290A

Air-Conditioned New Territories Route No. 290 and 290A are Hong Kong bus routes operated by Kowloon Motor Bus. 290 travels between Tseung Kwan O Hospital in northern Hang Hau and Tsuen Wan West station; 290A travels between Choi Ming Estate in Tseung Kwan O and Tsuen Wan West Station

Routeings of the two routes are roughly the same, except for sections within the neighbourhoods of Sau Mau Ping and Sze Shun in Kwun Tong District, New Kowloon. Route 290 passes through without any stops in these neighbourhoods, while 290A calls at various stops along the way.

History Residents of the new town of Tseung Kwan O in New Territories East have been fighting for a direct bus connection to Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan in New Territories West for many years, citing the reason that travelling by MTR between the two places requires a number of transfers in between. It was under such demand that the Transport Department suggested the introduction of such routes, then unnumbered and proposed to operate between Hang Hau (North) and Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower), in the 2013–2014 Bus Route Development Programme. It was put forward that the route would utilize buses spared by cancelling Cross-Harbour Bus Route 692, which suffered heavy losses in terms of profit for both the KMB and New World First Bus.

The Transport Department confirmed in June 2014 that the route would operate via Sau Ming Road in Sau Mau Ping, and tendering exercise would take place at the end of that month. Such decision sparked opposition from the Sai Kung District Council, which believed that resources spared from the district should not be used to cater for the needs of other districts like Kwun Tong.

The Government thus gave in to the council's demands and offered that the route would be amended to take a more direct routeing via Kwun Tong Bypass, so that it would not serve Sau Mau Ping.

This in turn resulted in the disapproval of Kwun Tong District Council, which threatened that actions would be taken by residents of the districts if such amendments take place.

In October 2014, the Government announced that two variants would be available for the Tseung Kwan O to Tsuen Wan bus route, one skipping the whole of Sau Mau Ping and Sze Shun and one calling at stops within the two neighbourhoods, with the total journey time of 63 and 80 minutes respectively.

Tenders were invited from the existing franchised bus operators for the operation rights of the route a month later. Transport Department confirmed in February 2015 that the then-unnumbered route was awarded to Kowloon Motor Bus, and the company started to operate the two variants, numbered 290 and 290A, on 28 March 2015.

Fare

290A

From Tsuen Wan West Station: $11.3

From Beacon Heights: $9.3

From Pak Hong House Choi Wan Estate $6.6

From Anderson Road $5.4

From Choi Ming Terminus: $11.3

From Po Tat Estate: $9.3

From Lai King Estate Kwai Chong House: $6.0

290

From Hang Hau (North): $12.1

From Pak Hung House: $10.1

From Lai King Estate Kwai Chung Road: $6.5

From Tsuen Wan West Station: $12.1

From Beacon Heights: $10.1

From Pak Hung House: $7.5

Anderson Road: $5.8

Route

290A From Tseung Kwan O (Choi Ming)From Tsuen Wan West StationNo.Bus Stops NameLocationNo.Bus Stops NameLocation1Choi MingBus Terminus1Tsuen Wan West StationBus Terminus 2Tong Ming Street ParkTong Ming Street2Tai Ho Road3Tseung Kwan O PlazaPo Yap Road3Chung On StreetCastle Peak Road Tsuen Wan4Ngan O Road4Tai Wo Hau BBI - Tai Wo Hau Station（A1）Castle Peak Road Kwai Chung5Pui Shing Road5Cheung Wing Road Gyratory6Hau Tak EstatePo Ning Road6Kwai Chun Court Kwai Chung RoadKwai Chung Road7King Lam EstatePo Lam North Road7Sun Kwai Hing Garden8Yan Kong Road8Kwai Fong Estate9Leung Kit Wah Primary SchoolPo Fung Road9Lai King Estate Kwai Chung Road10Serenity PlacePo Hong Road10Beacon HeightsLung Cheung Road11Tsui Lam EstatePo Lam North Road11Phoenix House12Hong Shing Garden12*Lung Cheung Government School13Ma Yau Tong VillagePo Lam Road13Wong Tai Sin BBI - Wong Tai Sin Station（B5）14Po Tat BBI - Po Tat Estate（H2）14Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Ngau Choi Wan Village（G2）15Upper Sau Mau PingHiu Kwong Street15Pak Hong House Choi Wan EstateNew Clear Water Bay Road^Bus Terminus 16Kei Shun School16Sau Fai House Sau Mau Ping EstateSau Ming Road17Lee Hong House Shun Lee EstateShun Lee Tsuen Road17Sau Fu House Sau Pau Ping Estate18*On Yat House Shun On Estate Lee On Road18Sau Mau Ping Shopping Centre19Tin Wan House Shun Tin EstateShun On Road19Sau Lok House Sau Mau Ping Estate20Sau Lok House Sau Mau Ping EstateSau Ming Road20Shun Tin Bus Terminus21Sau Yat House Sau Mau Ping Estate21Shun On EstateLee On Road22Sau On House Sau Mau Ping Estate22Lee Yip House Shun Lee Estate23Upper Sau Mau Ping Hiu Kwong Street23Lee Hang House Shun Lee Estate24Po Tat BBI - Po Tat Estate（N2）Po Lam Road24Shun Lee Fire Station25Anderson Road25Pak Hong House Choi Wan EstateNew Clear Water Bay Road26Ma Yau Tong Estate26Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Choi Hung Station (K6)Ping Shek Terminus 27Ma Wu Tsai27Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Hong Ngok House（H2）Lung Cheung Road28Hong Shing GardenPo Lam North Road28Wong Tai Sin BBI - Shatin Pass Road（D1）29Tsui Lam Estate29Wing Kwong College 30Finery ParkPo Hong Road30Phoenix House31Po Kim House Po Lam EstatePo Fung Road31Beacon Heights32Yan King Road32Lai King Estate Kwai Chung RoadKwai Chung Road33King Lam EstatePo Lam North Road33Kwai Fong Plaza34Hau Tak EstatePo Ning Road34Kwong Fai Circuit 35Chung Wa Road35Kin Tsuen StreetCaste Peak Road Kwai Chung36Yuk Ming CourtNgan O Road36Tai Wo Hau BBI - Tai Wo Hau Station (B2)37Bauhinia GardenPo Yap Road37Chung On StreetCastle Peak Road Tsuen Wan38Tseung Kwan O StationTong Chun Street38Tai Ho Road39Tong Ming Street ParkTong Ming Street39Tsuen Wan West StationBus Terminus 40Choi Fu House Choi Ming CourtKing Leng Road 41Choi MingBus Terminus

290 From Hang Hau (North)From Tsuen Wan West StationNo.Bus Stop NameLocationNo.Bus Stops NameLocation1Hang Hau (North)Bus Terminus1Tsuen Wan West StationBus Terminus 2Chung Wa RoadChung Wa Road2Tai Ho Road Tsuen WanTai Ho Road3Pui Shing RoadPui Shing Road3Chung On StreetCastle Peak Road Tsuen Wan4Hau Tak EstatePo Ning Road4Tai Wo Hau BBI - Tai Wo Hau Station (A1) Castle Peak Road Tsuen Wan5King Lam EstatePo Lam Road North5Cheung Wing Road Gyratory Castle Peak Road Kwai Chung6Yan King RoadYan King Road6Kwai Chun Court Kwai Chung Road7Leung Kit Wah Primary SchoolPo Fung Road7Sun Kwai Hing Garden8Serenity PlacePo Hong Road8Kwai Chung RoadKwai Fong Estate9Tsui Lam Estate Po Lam North Road11Kwai Chung RoadLai King Estate Kwai Chung Road10Hong Sing GardenPo Lam Road North12Lung Cheung RoadBeacon Heights11Ma Yau Tong VillagePo Lam Road13Lung Cheung RoadPhoenix House12Po Tat BBI - Po Tat Estate (H2)Po Lam Road14Lung Cheung RoadWong Tai Sing BBI - Wong Tai Sin Temple13Pak Hong House Choi Wan EstateNew Clear Water Bay Road26Lung Cheung RoadNgau Chi Wan BBI - Ngau Chi Wan Village 14Ping Shek TerminusNgau Chi Wan BBI - Choi Hung Station (K6)27New Clear Water Bay RoadPak Hung House15Ngau Chi Wan BBI - Hong Ngok House (H2)Lung Cheung Road28Po Lam RoadPo Tat BBI - Po Tat Estate (N2) 16Wong Tai Sin BBI - Shatin Pass Road (D1)Lung Cheung Road29Po Lam RoadAnderson Road17Phoenix HouseLung Cheung Road31Po Lam RoadMa Yau Tong Village18Beacon HeightsLung Cheung Road32Po Lam RoadMau Wu Tsai19Lai King Estate Kwai Chung RoadKwai Chung Road33Po Lam Road NorthHong Sing Garden20Kwai Fong PlazaKwai Chung Road34Po Lam Road NorthTsui Lam Estate21Kwong Fai CircuitKwai Chung Road35Po Hong RoadFinery Park22Kin Tsuen StreetCaste Peak Road Kwai Chung36Po Fung RoadPo Kim House23Tai Wo Hau BBI - Tai Wo Hau Station (B2)Caste Peak Road Kwai Chung37Yan King RoadYan King Road24Chung On StreetCastle Peak Road Tsuen Wan38Po Lam Road NorthKing Lam Estate25Tai Ho Road Tsuen WanTai Ho Road39Po Ning RoadHau Tak Estate26Tsuen Wan West StationBus Terminus40Chung Wa RoadChung Wa Road 42Pui Shing RoadPui Shing Road 43Po Ning RoadFu Ning Garden 41Bus TerminusHang Hau (North) (Tseung Kwan O Hospital)

The routings of 290 and 290A differ in Sau Mau Ping and Sze Shun. Between Po Tat Estate and Choi Wan Estate, route 290 adopts a direct routing via Sau Mau Ping Road and Shun Lee Tsuen Road, bypassing and not making any stop at the two public housing estates; route 290A enters and makes stops at both Sau Mau Ping and the Sze Shun area, operating via Sau Ming Road, Shun On Road and Lee On Road.

Bus Interchange Like other routes operated by KMB, this route offers a set of bus-bus interchange fare reductions. These fare reductions are applicable for passengers changing from 290 or 290A to other bus routes in Choi Hung, Choi Wan, Wong Tai Sin and Tsuen Wan. This interchange scheme is also applicable to interchanging with routes operated by Long Win Bus in the Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung section, as well as NR331 and NR331S, which are non-franchised bus routes providing transportation to Park Island, of which both are operated by Sun Bus.

Vehicles This route uses 36 buses. Vehicles used in routes 290 and 290A Fleet number License plate number of the bus Depot Remarks ATENU85 SF3707 Teueng Kwan O Depot (K) Serves this route full day ATENU821 TV3510 Serves this route full day ATENU999 UB8122 Serves this route full day ATENU1232 UU2854 Serves this route full day ATENU1235 UU4207 Serves this route full day ATENU1236 UU4341 Serves this route full day ATENU1237 UU3857 Only serves this route on peak hours ATENU1425 VL4763 Serves this route full day ATENU1427 VL5753 Serves this route full day ATENU1435 VL694 Serves this route full day ATENU1438 VL7098 Extra bus ATENU1469 VM5491 Only serves this route on peak hours ATENU1472 VM5663 Serves this route full day ATENU1496 VN2313 Only serves this route on peak hours ATENU1517 VP8980 Serves this route full day ATENU1518 VP9099 Serves this route full day ATENU1519 VP9485 Serves this route full day ATENU1521 VR270 Only serves this route on peak hours ATENU1522 VP9226 Serves this route full day ATENU1523 VR147 Serves this route full day ATENU1549 VR4151 Serves this route full day ATENU1550 VR6208 Serves this route full day ATENU1594 VS4191 Serves this route full day ATENU1597 VS4448 Serves this route full day 3ATENU102 UF4283 Serves this route full day 3ATENU108 UF5597 Serves this route full day 3ATENU116 UF7898 Serves this route full day ATENU1000 UB8222 Kowloon Bay Depot (K) Extra bus ATENU665 TP3362 Tsing Yi Depot (L) Serves this route full day ATENU671 TP5332 Serves this route full day ATENU672 TP6099 Serves this route full day 3ATENU91 UE9290 Serves this route full day 3ATENU152 UE9558 Serves this route full day 3ATENU148 UJ1646 Lai Chi Kok Depot Serves this route full day 3ATENU195 VR5799} Serves this route full day 3ATENU197 VR6564 Serves this route full day

Previous route 290 in Hong Kong Prior to the introduction of the current route 290, the same number has been applied to a Rennie's Mill – Choi Hung route operated during between 1989 and 1996. Rennie's Mill is the name of Tiu Keng Leng before the area was incorporated into the Tseung Kwan O New Town.

Coincidentally, the routeings of the 1989–1996 and 2015- versions of 290 are the same between Ma Yau Tong Village and Choi Hung station.

KMB Routes 290 and 290A

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