機場快線穿梭巴士 Airport Express Shuttle Bus

位於赤鱲角的新香港國際機場於一九九八年啟用,由於位處大嶼山,跟巿中心的酒店及商業中心區有一定距離,為了提供快捷方便的接駁交通,當年的地下鐵路亦開闢了連接機場及中環的機場快線,每天由清晨五時五十分開始,至凌晨一時十五分提供每十二分鐘一班列車服務,全程只需二十四分鐘。而為進一步方便旅客,機場快線更於香港站及九龍站提供免費巿區預辦登機服務。除了提供登機服務外,機場快線亦提供了九條免費穿梭巴士路線,四條以香港站為起點,餘下五條路線則以九龍站為起點,穿梭巿區週邊不同酒店為旅客提供接駁服務。因應服務對象及相關法例所限,乘搭機場快線穿梭巴士,必需出示有效證明文件如有效機場快線車票,機票或登機證,機場職員八達通卡,亞洲博覽館通行証或有關活動門票。

機場快線穿梭巴士並非由地鐵公司自行派車營運,而是地鐵公司委託冠忠集團的子公司泰豐遊覽車派車行走,相關車輛亦設有行李架方便旅客。在一九九八年當穿梭巴士投入服務時,泰豐特意購入十三架配以澳洲Volgren車身的猛獅10.160低地台巴士,除了這批猛獅低地台巴士,泰豐隨後亦有調配豐田Coaster及裝配本地亞洲車身十一米猛獅13.220旅遊巴士提供服務,以配合有關服務擴展網絡及營運需要。於二零零二年,泰豐更新機鐵接駁服務車隊,原先的低地台及旅遊車版猛獅被三菱Rosa及同配亞洲車身的富豪B7R取代,而原先的Coaster亦被換上較新款的Coaster。

雖然兩鐵於二零零七年十二月二日合併,但機場快線穿梭巴士仍然一直由泰豐遊覽車負責營運,車隊亦於稍後時間作出更替,二零零二年投入服務的B7R已經於二零零九年換上了同款型號,配用亞洲Aero版本車身的歐四版本,而除了富豪B7R外,隊中仍然以三菱Rosa及豐田Coaster作主力。泰豐亦於二零一一年十一月底開始試用由宇通提供ZK6930H旅遊巴士,行走接駁九龍站的K1線,作為評估替代小型巴士的可行性,唯有關樣板車只是在穿梭路線服務至二零一三年三月左右,便像原先計劃在同路線上試驗營運的青年客車一樣.,調派到同是冠忠集團的機場酒店通服務旅客。機場快線穿梭車隊於二零一四年三月再出現新面孔,配亞洲Aero車身的平治OC500RF加入機場快線穿梭巴士,接替原有富豪B7R服務旅客,同時繼二零一二年年尾到二零一三年年中引進數部歐五版本三菱Rosa小巴新車後,再有同款新車加入車隊,接替年事已高的小型巴士,而豐田繼續同樣出現世代更替,由新一代Coaster取替原先舊款同型號小巴。

二零一八年九月二十三日為配合高鐵通車,機場快線穿梭巴士進一步將服務範圍延伸至西九龍高鐵站,同時容許持有效高鐵車票乘客乘搭。好景不常,二零二零年受到新冠肺炎疫情影響,機場快線因應需求大幅減少而自同年四月十日調整班次,機場快線穿梭巴士亦於同日開始暫停服務。同一時間迪士尼線亦因應疫情而暫停服務,港鐵因此利用機場快線穿梭巴士車隊,行走相關替代服務往返欣澳站及迪士尼站,有關服務一直行走至六月十七日,以配合迪士尼線於翌日恢復行走為止。最終機場快線穿梭巴士未有重新投入服務,因為港鐵於二零二零年六月十六日宣佈,鑑於相關服務客量長期偏低,當現有合約於六月三十日完結後,便終止營運機場快線穿梭巴士服務,改由提供的士轉乘優惠取代之。

After the operation of the The Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok in 1998, MTR operated the Airport Express Service between the Airport and Central to provide a convenient way to and from the Airport. The train service operated from 5.50am to 1.15am daily with frequency in every 12 minutes and only takes about 24 minutes for the whole journey. Passengers who take the Airport Express Service to airport can also check-in at the In-town Check-in desk provided at Kowloon and Hong Kong Station. Instead of In-town Check-in desk service, there were also 9 free shuttle bus services running between Kowloon and Hong Kong Station and different hotels located at the surrounded central business district. Commuters who would like to use the shuttle service need to present the proof of eligibility including Airport Express train ticket, Airline ticket / boarding pass, Airport Staff Octopus card, Asia World-Expo entry pass or event ticket before boarding.

The Airport Express Shuttle service was provided by Tai Fung Coach Company, a subsidiary company of Kwoon Chung Group and luggage racks was provided in the fleet for the need of tourists. When the service launched in 1998, there was a fleet of 13 MAN 10.160 low floor bus with Volgren bodyworks and after the expansion of the network, a batch of Toyota Coaster and MAN 13.220 with Asia Auto bodyworks were joined later to cope with the operation need. All the fleet entered service in 1998 were then replaced by Mitsubishi Rosa, Volvo B7R with Asia Auto bodyworks and later version Toyota Coaster in 2002.

KCRC were merged into MTR on 2, Dec. 2007., but the Airport Express Shuttle service still operated by Tai Fung Coach Company. In 2009, the Volvo B7R entered service in 2002 were transferred back to Tai Fung while a batch of Euro 4 B7R with Aero bodyworks provided by Asia Auto were joined. Though the minibus in the fleet still active in the service, a pair of Yutong ZK6930H serving shuttle service K1 were under evaluation for the replacement of minibuses in the fleet since the end of Nov., 2011. However, the evaluation seems unsuccessful as they were transferred to Airport Hotelink, another subsidiary of Kwoon Chung Group, in Mar., 2013. Fleet renewal scheme carried out again in 2014 with the Mercedes Benz OC500RF bodied by Asia Auto phased out the Volvo B7R. In addition, after the first batch of Euro 5 Mitsubishi Rosa introduced between the end of 2012 and mid. of 2013, more of the same type were acquired together with the the newer generation of Coaster.

Service networks of Airport Express Shuttle was further extended to the High Speed Railway Station (West Kowloon Station) since 23 Sep., 2018 and commuters with valid High Speed Railway ticket can to and from West Kowloon Station by Airport Express Shuttle. As the wide spread of the epidemic of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia, frequency adjustment of the Airport Express Service was effective since 10 Apr., 2020 as a result of few demand for the train service and Airport Express Shuttle was suspended on the same day. MTR allocated the fleet of Airport Express Shuttle on the rail replacement service between Sunny Bay and Disneyland Station during the temporary closure of the Disneyland Line between 10 Apr., and 17 Jun., 2020. On 16 Jun., 2020, MTR announced that the Airport Express Shuttle would be cancelled after the expired of the contract on 30 Jun., 2020 due to the low patronage.

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Mitsubishi Rosa

車牌 Registration No.:KN590
路線 Route:H1
拍攝地點 Location:金鐘 金鐘道 Queensway, Admiralty

車牌 Registration No.:KN943
路線 Route:H2
拍攝地點 Location:金鐘 金鐘道 Queensway, Admiralty

車牌 Registration No.:KN1309
路線 Route:K4
拍攝地點 Location:佐敦 佐敦道 Jordan Road, Jordan

車牌 Registration No.:KN4045
路線 Route:K4
拍攝地點 Location: 尖沙咀 梳士巴利道 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

車牌 Registration No.:LD3510
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:紅磡 暢運道 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom

車牌 Registration No.:LH1942
路線 Route:K3
拍攝地點 Location: 尖沙咀 梳士巴利道 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

車牌 Registration No.:LH2218
路線 Route:K3
拍攝地點 Location: 尖沙咀 梳士巴利道 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

車牌 Registration No.:RG3335
路線 Route:H1
拍攝地點 Location:中環 康樂廣場 Connaught Place, Central

車牌 Registration No.:RU3771
路線 Route:K4
拍攝地點 Location: 尖沙咀 梳士巴利道 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

車牌 Registration No.:SF9396
路線 Route:H2
拍攝地點 Location:中環 民耀街 Man Yiu Street,  Central

車牌 Registration No.:SN1206
路線 Route:K4
拍攝地點 Location:佐敦 佐敦道 Jordan Road, Jordan

車牌 Registration No.:SN2753
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:紅磡 暢運道 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom

車牌 Registration No.:SN8069
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:佐敦 佐敦道 Jordan Road, Jordan

車牌 Registration No.:SP9646
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:紅磡 暢運道 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom

車牌 Registration No.:SR3917
路線 Route:K3
拍攝地點 Location:尖沙咀 漆咸道南 Chatham Road (South),Tsim Sha Tsui

Toyota Coaster

車牌 Registration No.:LD5499
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:佐敦 佐敦道 Jordan Road, Jordan

車牌 Registration No.:LD6103
路線 Route:H1
拍攝地點 Location:灣仔 菲林明道 Fleming Road, Wan Chai

車牌 Registration No.:LF2744
路線 Route:K3
拍攝地點 Location: 尖沙咀 梳士巴利道 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

車牌 Registration No.:LF3551
路線 Route:H1
拍攝地點 Location:中環 畢打街 Pedder Street, Central

車牌 Registration No.:LM6429
路線 Route:H1
拍攝地點 Location:金鐘 金鐘道 Queensway, Admiralty

車牌 Registration No.:LT7736
路線 Route:H1
拍攝地點 Location:金鐘 夏愨道 Harcourt Road, Admiralty

車牌 Registration No.:RG1722
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:佐敦 海泓道 Hoi Wang Road,Jordan

車牌 Registration No.:UK5446
路線 Route:-
拍攝地點 Location:欣澳鐵路站巴士總站 Sunny Bay Railway Station Bus Terminus

車牌 Registration No.:VT6920
路線 Route:H3
拍攝地點 Location:中環 民耀街 Man Yiu Street,  Central

車牌 Registration No.:VU3927
路線 Route:K3
拍攝地點 Location: 尖沙咀 梳士巴利道 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Volvo B7R with Asia Auto 4EII bodyworks

車牌 Registration No.:KR4700
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:紅磡 暢運道 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom

車牌 Registration No.:KS3874
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:紅磡 暢運道 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom

Volvo B7R with Asia Auto Aero bodyworks

車牌 Registration No.:NV9390
路線 Route:K2
拍攝地點 Location: 尖沙咀 梳士巴利道 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

車牌 Registration No.:NV4695
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:紅磡 暢運道 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom

車牌 Registration No.:NW3703
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:紅磡 暢運道 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom

車牌 Registration No.:NW9465
路線 Route:K2
拍攝地點 Location:佐敦 佐敦道 Jordan Road, Jordan

車牌 Registration No.:NX671
路線 Route:K2
拍攝地點 Location: 尖沙咀 梳士巴利道 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Yutong ZK6930H

車牌 Registration No.:RB7822
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:紅磡 暢運道 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom

Mercedes Benz OC500RF with Asia Auto Aero bodyworks

車牌 Registration No.:SN5632
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:紅磡 暢運道 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom

車牌 Registration No.:SN6418
路線 Route:K1
拍攝地點 Location:紅磡 暢運道 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom

Mercedes Benz OC500RF with Asia Auto Aero Evo bodyworks

車牌 Registration No.:VH9521
路線 Route:-
拍攝地點 Location:欣澳鐵路站巴士總站 Sunny Bay Railway Station Bus Terminus

MAN RR8 with Asia Auto Aero Evo bodyworks

車牌 Registration No.:VY9323
路線 Route:-
拍攝地點 Location:欣澳鐵路站巴士總站 Sunny Bay Railway Station Bus Terminus

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