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{{Short description|Bus operator in Hong Kong}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{refimprove|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
|name            = Long Win Bus
|logo            = Long Win Bus logo.svg
|logo_size       = 
|image           = UV6X32 LWB E32A 10-08-2022.jpg
|image_size      =
|image_caption   = [[MCV EvoSeti]] bodied [[Volvo B8L]] in August 2022
|company_slogan  =
|parent          = [[Transport International]]
|founded         = {{Start date and age|1997|3|21}}
|headquarters    = 9 Po Lun Street, [[Lai Chi Kok]], [[Kowloon]]
|locale          = {{plainlist|
*[[Hong Kong International Airport]]
*[[North Lantau New Town]]
*[[New Territories]]
}}
|service_area    = 
|service_type    = Bus services
|alliance        = [[Kowloon Motor Bus]]
|routes          = 42 (2023)<ref name="More About LWB 2023" />
|destinations    =
|stops           =
|hubs            = 
|depots          = 1 (Owned by LWB Themselves) + 3 (Owned by [[Kowloon Motor Bus]])
|lounge          =
|fleet           = 257 (2021)<ref name="2021report">{{cite report|url=https://www.lwb.hk/chi/pdf/moreLWB2021.pdf|title=龍運透視2021: More About LWB|date=2022-05-30|access-date=2022-08-21|publisher=Long Win Bus Company|archive-date=28 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828154056/http://www.lwb.hk/chi/pdf/moreLWB2021.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ridership      = 118,000 (2023)<ref name="More About LWB 2023" />
|annual_ridership= 42,938,000 (2023)<ref name="More About LWB 2023" />
|fuel_type       = {{plainlist|
*[[Diesel fuel|Diesel]]
*[[Battery electric bus|Battery electric]]<ref name="More About LWB 2023" />
}}
|operator        =
|ceo             = 
|website         = {{Official URL}}
}}
{{Chinese
| order = ts
| t = 龍運巴士
| s = 龙运巴士
| j = lung4 wan6 baa1 si6*2
| p = Lóng Yùn Bāshì
}}
'''Long Win Bus Company Limited''' ('''LWB'''; {{zh|t=龍運巴士}}) is a bus company operating franchised services in Hong Kong. It provides bus service between [[Hong Kong International Airport]], [[North Lantau New Town]] and the [[New Territories]]. It is a subsidiary of [[Transport International]].

==History==
[[File:LWB 203 (5636248681).jpg|thumb|[[ALX500]] bodied [[Dennis Trident 3]] in November 2009]]
[[File:5554 at VHHH GTC (20190201122718).jpg|thumb|[[Enviro500 MMC]] in February 2019]]
Long Win Bus began operations on 22 May 1997, operating peak-hour services after the opening of the [[Tsing Ma Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About LWB |url=http://www.lwb.hk/en/lwbprofile.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419162055/http://www.lwb.hk/en/lwbprofile.html |archive-date=19 April 2015 |website=Long Win Bus Company}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Company Overview |url=http://www.tih.hk/english.php?page=company&file=fran.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415083348/http://www.tih.hk/english.php?page=company&file=fran.html |archive-date=15 April 2015 |website=Transport International Holdings}}</ref>

The first route operated by Long Win Bus was route E31 ([[Tung Chung]] to [[Tsuen Wan Pier]] when newly introduced), served by [[Volvo Olympian]]s. But later on, Volvo Olympians have been retired from the bus fleet, and were transferred to its parent company, [[Kowloon Motor Bus]].

The company's franchise was extended from June 2003 to May 2013. In April 2012, it was extended again until May 2023.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Grant of new franchises to three bus companies |date=24 April 2012 |url=http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201204/24/P201204240210.htm |via=info.gov.hk |last1=Government of Hong Kong |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924062931/http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201204/24/P201204240210.htm |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=[Long Win Bus Company Limited franchise] |url=http://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_390/lw%20franchise%202013-2023%20(gn3181).pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615122822/http://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_390/lw%20franchise%202013-2023%20(gn3181).pdf |archive-date=15 June 2018 |mode=cs1}}</ref> In July 2022, it was further extended for another 10 years until 30 April 2033.<ref name=gov_jul22>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.gov.hk/eng/2022/07/20220712/20220712_125059_868.html|title=3 new bus franchises granted|publisher=news.gov.hk|date=12 July 2022|access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref>

==Services==
As of December 2023, Long Win Bus operated [[List of bus routes in Hong Kong|42 routes]] which cover the [[Hong Kong International Airport|Airport]], [[Tung Chung]], [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] and [[AsiaWorld–Expo]].<ref name="More About LWB 2023">{{Cite report |url=https://www.kmb.hk/morekmb/moreLWB2023.pdf |script-title=zh:龍運透視2023 / More About LWB 2023 |author=Long Win Bus Company|date=c. 2024 |language=zh,en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=search.kmb.hk |url=https://search.kmb.hk/kmbwebsite/index.aspx?lang=en |access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite report |url=https://doc.irasia.com/listco/hk/transport/annual/2023/ar2023.pdf |title=2023 Annual Report |last=Transport International Holdings |date=c. 2024}}</ref>
The current letter assignments are in place to identify the type of bus service provided:
===Numbering system===
*A30-A39, E30-E39: Routes serving the Western New Territories, including [[Kwai Tsing District]], [[Tsuen Wan District]], [[Tuen Mun District]] and [[Yuen Long District]]
*A40-A49, E40-E49: Routes serving the Eastern New Territories, including [[Sha Tin District]], [[Tai Po District]] and the [[North District (Hong Kong)|North District]], does not serve [[Sai Kung District]] due to the franchise currently being with [[Citybus (Hong Kong)|Citybus]]

===Prefixes===
**A: Airport routes. Provides deluxe bus services to and from the [[Hong Kong International Airport]] and in some cases, the [[Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge]] Hong Kong Port
**E: External routes. Provides regular bus services serving the Airport Logistics Area and [[Tung Chung]].
**R: Routes serving [[Hong Kong Disneyland]].
**S: Shuttle routes. Provides regular bus services running between [[Tung Chung]] and the general Airport area.
**N: Overnight routes. Same class as E-prefix routes
**NA: Overnight airport routes: Same class as A-prefix routes

===Suffixes===
**A: Branch of the main route (e.g., E36A)
**C: Routes serving the Airport Logistics Area only, with all routes terminating at the Aircraft Maintenance Area. Same class as E-prefix routes.
**P/S: Peak hour routes, although route E33P provides services beyond peak hours. (Except A41P)

==Fleet==
As of December 2021, Long Win Bus operated a fleet of 257 including 252 [[Air conditioning|air-conditioned]] [[Low-floor bus|low floor]] [[Double-decker bus|double-decker buses]] and 4 air-conditioned [[Single-deck bus|single-decker]] [[battery electric bus|battery electric buses]].<ref name="2021report" /> 

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}

{{Bus companies of Hong Kong}}
{{Kowloon Motor Bus}}

[[Category:Bus companies of Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Kowloon Motor Bus]]
[[Category:Transport companies established in 1997]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Airport bus services]]