Park Island Transport

Park Island Transport Company Limited (PITCL) is a non-franchised bus company in Hong Kong. Established in 2002, it operates bus and ferry services between Ma Wan Island and other parts of Hong Kong territory. It is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties, the conglomerate which developed the major private housing estate Park Island on Ma Wan island.

Park Island Transport Company Limited

Alexander Dennis Enviro200 in 2017
Parent	Sun Hung Kai Properties
Founded	2002; 23 years ago (2002)
Headquarters	Ma Wan
Locale	Hong Kong
Service type	Bus & ferry operator
Website	www.pitcl.com.hk

Park Island Transport
Traditional Chinese	珀麗灣客運有限公司
Simplified Chinese	珀丽湾客运有限公司
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Pòlìwān Kèyùn Yǒuxiàngōngsī Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Paak laih wāan haak wahn yáuh haahn gūng sī Jyutping Paak3 lai6 waan1 haak3 wan6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1

History

PITCL was established in 2002 as a joint venture between Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry and Transport International (then known as Kowloon Motor Bus Holdings).^[1] In 2009, the business was sold to Sun Hung Kai Properties.^[2]

Bus

Alexander Dennis Super Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLF in July 2008

Routes

PITCL currently operates four bus routes:^[3]

• NR330: Ma Wan (Park Island) ⇔ Tsing Yi station (with NR330A during the peak hours and operated by Sun Bus)
• NR332: Ma Wan (Park Island) ⇔ Kwai Fong (between Metroplaza and Kwai Tsing Theatre, near Kwai Fong station)
• NR334: Ma Wan (Park Island) ⇔ Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 & 2 via Cathay Pacific City
• NR338: Ma Wan (Park Island) ⇔ Central Piers (ferry replacement service, overnight route)

Previous routes

The following routes were handed over to Sun Bus on 15 December 2019

• NR331: Ma Wan (Pak Yan Road) ⇔ Tsuen Wan station
• NR331S: Ma Wan (Pak Yan Road) ⇔ Tsuen Wan West station and Nina Tower via Tai Ho Road Flyover

Fleet

PITCL commenced with six-second-hand Dennis Dart SLFs transferred from Kowloon Motor Bus. Between 2003 and 2008, due to the rapid growth of residents in Park Island, the company bought new Dennis Dart SPDs and the very first DesignLine Olymbus electronic-motivated HEV bus from New Zealand. The three DesignLine buses were withdrawn in 2008/2010.

List of current PITCL buses fleet:

• 5 Dennis Super Pointer Dart (3 of them with Luggage racks)
• 1 Toyota Coaster
• 8 Young Man JNP6122G
• 2 MAN NL323F
• 9 Alexander Dennis Enviro200
• 3 Sunlong Coaches

Ferry

Park Island 8 in October 2010

PITCL operates a fleet of six high-speed double-deck air-conditioned catamarans. The ferry routes are from Ma Wan to Central Piers (Pier 2), and to Tsuen Wan pier, near Tsuen Wan West station.^[4]

Fleet

Name	Type	Year Built	Seats	Speed	Builder	Notes
Park Island 3	Catamaran	2002	412	29 knots	Marintekink (Singapore) Shipyard
Park Island 5	Catamaran	2002	412	29 knots	Marintekink (Singapore) Shipyard
Park Island 7	Catamaran	2004	228	27 knots	Choey Lee Shipyard
Park Island 8	Catamaran	2004	228	27 knots	Choey Lee Shipyard

See also

• Transport in Hong Kong