Park Island Transport Company Limited

Park Island Transport Company Limited (PITCL, Zh-t|珀麗灣客運有限公司) operates bus and ferry services between Ma Wan Island and other parts of Hong Kong territory. It was established in 2002. Park Island is a major private housing estate on the island.

Corporate structure

PITCL was originally created as a joint venture company between a wholly owned subsidiary of KMB Group (operator of Kowloon Motor Bus) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Limited (HKKF). On 13 December 2005, HKKF divested its share of PITCL and PITCL became a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport International Holdings Limited.

Bus

PITCL operates four bus routes:
* NR330 - Ma Wan (Park Island) to Tsing Yi (in Tsing Yi Station)
* NR331 - Ma Wan (Pak Yan Road) to Tsuen Wan MTR Station
* NR332 - Ma Wan (Park Island) to Kwai Fong (between Metroplaza and Kwai Tsing Theatre, near Kwai Fong Station)
* NR334 - Ma Wan (Park Island) to Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 & 2 (and with a stop at Cathay Pacific City)

The buses that operate in these three routes are ten second-hand Dennis Dart SLFs bought from KMB. In 2004, because of the rapid growth of residents in Park Island, the company bought new Dennis Dart SPDs from the UK and the very first Designline electronic-motivated HEV bus from New Zealand which is more environmentally friendly.

List of PITCL buses:
* 6 Dennis Dart SLF (from Kowloon Motor Bus)
* 3 Designline Olymbus (NZ) hybrid-electric buses
* 13 Dennis Super Pointer Dart (SLF)
* 2 Toyota Coaster

Ferry

PITCL operates a fleet of 7 high-speed double-deck air-conditioned catamarans. The two ferry routes are:

* Ma Wan to Central (Pier 2)
* Ma Wan to Tsuen Wan Pier (next to the MTR Tsuen Wan West Station)

Fleet

ee also

*Transport in Hong Kong

External links

* [http://www.pitcl.com.hk/eng/html/index.asp Park Island Transport Co., Ltd.]
* [http://guyleung.hkdisk.com/album.htm Guy Photo Collections]