The New Territories Bus Route 50M is operated by Citybus. It runs circular between Wo Tin Estate and Tuen Mun Station, via Siu Hong, Leung Tin and Shan King. It is the first regular Tuen Mun intra-district route operated by Citybus.
History[]
Introducing Background[]
To cater for the future population growth in Tuen Mun Area 54, the Transport Department (TD) has proposed six new bus routes in the 2019-2020 Bus Route Planning Programme with the Area 54 as the terminus, including one to and from the MTR Siu Hong Station. Tuen Mun District members considered that the route between Tuen Mun Area 54 and Siu Hong Station should be handed over to MTR Bus to provide rail interchange concessions, and suggested extending it to Tuen Mun Town Centre to enhance the connectivity between Area 54 and the Town Centre.[1]
Subsequently, TD revised the original proposal in October 2020 to transfer the operating rights of original route between Area 54 and Siu Hong Station directly to MTR Bus, and to provide an additional local bus route via Tuen Mun Hospital, Kin Sang, Shan King, Tuen Mun Industrial Area and MTR Tuen Mun Station, with the operator to be decided through open tender.[2]
On 3 August 2021, the Transport Department (TD) announced that six new Tuen Mun Area 54 bus routes, one named 50M, would be operated by Citybus.[3] The TD further revised the scheme again before the commencement of the routes by observing Tin King Road also for the return trip.[4]
Route Change History[]
- 17 July 2022: Route 50M commenced service.[5][6]
- 12 September 2023: A shortworking special departure was introduced, departing at 07:15 during school days on Mondays to Fridays from Wo Tin Estate to Tuen Mun Station.[7][8]
Historical route information[]
Details of the past service hours and headways, fares and other route information of this route are set out in the "Historical route information" sub-page of this article.
Service Hours and Headways[]
The latest update is on 9/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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- This route provides "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding Stop | Fare |
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| Full Fare | $5.2 |
| Section Fare (to Wo Tin Estate) | |
| from Ching Tin Estate | $4.4 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Bus-Bus Interchange Concessions[]
Passengers using the same Octopus card or account of the same electronic payment instrument to interchange to the designated route after this route within a specific time, or transfer from the designated route to this route can enjoy an interchange concession. The details are as follows: (Half discount for children and senior citizens.) Template:Citybus Route 50M Interchange Concession Scheme
Shenzhen Bay Port Routes Interchange Discount Scheme[]
Template:Citybus Route B3 Interchange Discount Scheme
Bus Deployments[]
As the tender requires the use of buses with Euro 6 emission standards or above with two wheelchair spaces for this route, Enviro500 MMC 12m double-decker buses (8547-8567) equipped with additional wheelchair bays and capable of carrying two wheelchair passengers at the same time must be used, except in unforeseen circumstances or in the case of fleet unavailability.
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 12.1km, and the journey time is approximately 55mins. (The average speed is 13.2km/h.)
Via: Hing Kwai Street, Yan Po Road, Tsz Tin Road, Tsing Lun Road, Tsun Wen Road, Tsing Tin Road, Ming Kum Road, Tin King Road, Ming Kum Road, Pui To Road, Ho Pong Street, Tuen Mun Station Public Transport Interchange, Pui To Road, Ming Kum Road, Tin King Road, Ming Kum Road, Tsing Tin Road, Tsun Wen Road, Tsing Lun Road, Tsz Tin Road, Yan Po Road and Hing Kwai Street
| Citybus Route 50M (Wo Tin Estate ↺ Tuen Mun Station) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Bus Stop Name | Remarks |
| 1 | Tuen Mun (Wo Tin) | Hing Kwai Street | Wo Tin Estate | |
| 2 | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin) | Yan Po Road | NOVO LAND | near Tong Hang Road |
| 3 | Tuen Mun (Siu Hong) | Tsz Tin Tsuen | ||
| 4 | Tsing Lun Road | Siu Yin House Siu Hong Court  |
near Kei Lun Wai | |
| 5 | Tuen Mun Hospital | |||
| 6 | Tuen Mun (Kin Sang) | Tsun Wen Road | Ching Chung Koob | near Kin Sang Estate |
| 7 | Tuen Mun (Tai Hing) | Tsing Tin Road | PLK Vicwood K.T. Chong No.2 Primary School |
near Tai Hing Estate |
| 8 | Tuen Mun (Leung Tin) | Ming Kum Road | Ho Sau Kei Primary School | |
| 9 | Tin King Road | Tin Lok House Tin King Estate |
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| 10 | Tin Yue House Tin King Estate |
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| 11 | Tuen Mun (Tai Hing) | Ming Kum Road | LR Shek Pai Stop |
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| 12 | Tuen Mun (Shan King) | LR Ming Kum Stop |
near Shan King Estate | |
| 13 | Tuen Mun Industrial Area | Pui To Road | Tuen Mun Fire Station |
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| 14 | Tuen Mun (San Hui) | Tuen Mun Station  |
Circular Route Return Point | |
| 15 | Tuen Mun Industrial Area | Pui To Road | Tuen Mun Fire Station |
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| 16 | Tuen Mun (Shan King) | Ming Kum Road | LR Ming Kum Stop |
near Shan King Estate |
| 17 | Tuen Mun (Tai Hing) | LR Shek Pai Stop
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| 18 | Tuen Mun (Leung Tin) | Tin King Road | San Wai Court |
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| 19 | Siu Pong Court |
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| 20 | Tuen Mun (Kin Sang) | Ming Kum Road | Tsing Tin Playground | |
| 21 | Tsing Tin Road | Lok Sang House Kin Sang Estate |
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| 22 | Tsun Wen Road | Tai Sang House Kin Sang Estate | ||
| 23 | Tuen Mun (Siu Hong) | Tsing Lun Road | Kei Lun Wai |
near Tuen Mun Hospital |
| 24 | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin) | Ching Tin Estate | Section Fare begins | |
| 25 | Yan Po Road | NOVO LAND | near Tong Hang Road | |
| 26 | Tuen Mun (Wo Tin) | Hing Kwai Street | Wo Tin Estate | |
Related Incidents[]
- 17 July 2022: On the morning of the route's first day of service, the upper windscreen of one of the Enviro500 MMC 12m (8561/YC350) running on this route was covered by a large number of KMB Route 67A promotional leaflets by rogue bus enthusiasts.[9]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
Past Route Maps[]
archived by EBTHK
See also[]
- MTR Bus Route K54
- MTR Bus Route K58
- New Territories GMB Route 40
- New Territories GMB Route 42
References[]
- ↑ 屯門區議會2018-2019年交通及運輸委員會第二次特別會議記錄 (Minutes of the Second Special Meeting of the Tuen Mun District Council Traffic and Transport Committee 2018-2019), 10 May 2019.
- ↑ 屯門(第54區)巴士服務建議 (Bus Service Proposal for Tuen Mun (Area 54)), Tuen Mun District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 73 of 2020, October 2020.
- ↑ 開辦往返屯門（第54區）及各區的巴士服務 (Commencement of bus services between Tuen Mun (Area 54) and various districts), Tuen Mun District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 59 of 2021, 3 August 2021.
- ↑ 屯門第54區的公共運輸服務安排 (Public Transport Service Arrangements for Tuen Mun Area 54), Tuen Mun District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 6 of 2022, June 2022.
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "Citybus Launched the Tuen Mun Bus Network Offering a New Choice to Customers" [News Release], 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of CTB Route No. 50M (Wo Tin Estate – Tuen Mun Station Public Transport Interchange (Circular" .
- ↑ Citybus Limited, "50M New School Day Timetable and Extra Special Departures" [Passenger Notice], 8 September 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of CTB Route No. 50M (Wo Tin Estate – Tuen Mun Station (Circular" .|notice|20230911}}
- ↑ "網上熱話｜城巴新線50M首航 上層車頭貼滿九巴單張惹議" (Online hot topic | Debut of CTB Route 50M - upper deck window covered with KMB leaflets sparks discussion), am730, 17 July 2022.
External links[]
- Citybus Official Route Information: (to Tuen Mun Station)
- Citybus Official Route Information: (to Wo Tin Estate)
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