Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Public Transport Interchange

Coordinates: 22.3964N, 114.1943E, Map:
Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Public Transport Interchange
Terminus view (June 2018)
Chinese name	火炭（山尾街）公共運輸交匯處
KMB/LWB naming	Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Bus Terminus 火炭（山尾街）總站
Other existing names	Fo Tan Bus Terminus 火炭巴士總站
Citybus Location Code	FOT
Commencement Date	18 June 1983
Location information
Region(s)	New Territories
District(s)	Sha Tin District
Place(s)	Sha Tin (Fo Tan)
Location	Shan Mei Street, Next to Fo Tan East Cooked Food Market, Area 16B, Fo Tan
Design information
Nature	Public Transport Interchange
Design	Open-air stop with lay-bys
No. of stop(s)	7
No. of route(s)	Franchised Bus Routes: 8 Minibus Routes: 2
Management information
Caretaking bus terminus (Management)	Chun Yeung Estate

Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Public Transport Interchange (火炭（山尾街）公共運輸交匯處), also known as "Fo Tan Bus Terminus" (火炭巴士總站), is located next to the Fo Tan East Cooked Food Market in Area 16B, Shan Mei Street, Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, New Territories, opposite the Sui Fai Factory Building. It is an open-air bus terminus with lay-bys.

History

The bus terminus located at Shan Mei Street opened on 18 June 1983. KMB Route 86K (1st generation) started calling at this stop the next day and was replaced by Route 82K on 2 December 1984. This stop was maintained as its terminus until it was relocated to Fo Tan Railway Station on 15 February 1985, and Route 85 was extended to this stop in 1987. The New Territories GMB Route 481 launched by Aberdeen Maxicab Service (AMS) in 1991, and also labelled this stop as its terminus, and bus routes from Sui Wo Court all pass through this stop, providing transportation connections for people working in the Fo Tan Industrial Area.

Route Changes in Recent Years

• 10 October 2010: NWFB Route 798 was put into service, running between this stop and Tiu Keng Leng Station.
• 23 January 2017: The terminus of KMB Route 88X was moved from Sha Tin Station to Fo Tan Station, passing through this stop in the direction of Lam Tin (Ping Tin).
• 5 September 2020: KMB Route 285 is put into service, passing through this stop in the direction of Sha Tin Central; the terminus of Route 798 is moved to Chun Yeung Estate, and continues to bypass this stop in the direction of Tseung Kwan O.
• 26 April 2021: Cross-Harbour Bus Route 989 was put into service, passing through this stop in the direction of Sai Wan Ho.
• 17 May 2021: New Territories GMB Route 481X was put into service, passing through this stop in the direction of Tsuen Wan.
• 7 June 2021: KMB Routes 88X, 285, NWFB Route 798 and Cross-Harbour Bus Route 989 no longer passed through this stop after departing from Chun Yeung Estate, and stopped at the new "Min Fong Street" southbound on Fo Tan Road.
• 14 November 2022: KMB Route 263B was put into service, traveling between this stop and Tuen Mun Station during peak hours on weekdays.
• 8 January 2023: KMB Route 288B added an afternoon return service from this stop to Shui Chuen O in one direction.
• 3 April 2023: The terminus of LWB Route E42P was moved from Pok Hong to this stop.

Route information

Franchised Buses

Some (or all) route(s) using this stop observe(s) here for both directions.

Passengers should pay attention to the destination(s) shown on stop sign(s), bus shelter(s) or queuing instruction(s) as well as the route plate(s) of the buses when waiting, or check the destinations of the bus(es) clearly with the bus captain(s) before boarding the bus(es) before paying the fare(s), so as to avoid inadvertently boarding the bus(es) for the trip(s) in the opposite direction.

Franchised bus routes terminating at Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street)
Operator	Route no.	Origin	Destination	Service type
KMB	85	Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate	Kowloon City Ferry	Service daily ●
KMB	263B	Tuen Mun Station	Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street)	Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ●
		Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street)	Tuen Mun Station	Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours ●
Template:KMB 288B doesn't exist!
LWB	E42P	Tung Chung (Yat Tung)	Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street)	Outbound service Mondays to Saturdays during morning peak hours ●
		Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street)	Tung Chung (Yat Tung)	Inbound service Mondays to Saturdays during afternoon peak hours ●

Franchised bus routes observing "Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Terminus" stop on
Operator	Route no.	Origin	Destination	Service type
KMB	73A	Fanling (Wah Ming)	Yu Chui Court	Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ●
		Yu Chui Court	Fanling (Wah Ming)
Template:KMB 81K doesn't exist!
KMB	280X	Fo Tan (Sui Wo Court)	Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)	Service daily, observed in one direction only ●

GMB

Terminal route

Green minibus (GMB) routes terminating at Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street)
Operator	Route no.	Origin	Destination	Service type
Aberdeen Maxicab Service	481	Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street)	Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan Market Street)	Service daily ●

Routes

Green minibus (GMB) routes observing Shanwei Street Minibus Terminal on
Operator	Route no.	Origin	Destination	Service type
Aberdeen Maxicab Service	481X	Fo Tan (Chun Yeung Estate)	Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan Market Street)	Service Saturdays during peak hours, holidays during morning peak hours ●

Routes once used this stop

The termini of the following routes are based on the date of relocation. For the current termini, please refer to the relevant route articles.

Bus routes once terminating at Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street)
Operator	Route no.	Destination at that time	Terminus changed to	Date no longer using this terminus
KMB	86K	Siu Lek Yuen	Route discontinued	2 December 1984
KMB	82K	Yu Chui Court	Fo Tan KCR Station	15 February 1985
NWFB	798R	Tiu Keng Leng Station	Route discontinued	23 January 2012
NWFB	798	Tiu Keng Leng Station	Fo Tan (Chun Yeung Estate)	5 September 2020

Bus routes once using "Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Terminus" stop on
Operator	Route no.	Origin at that time	Destination at that time	Date of cancellation of this stop
KMB	84K	Sui Wo Court	Yuen Chau Kok	2 December 1984
KMB	88X	Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate	Ping Tin	7 June 2021
KMB	285	Fo Tan Chun Yeung Estate	Sha Tin Central	7 June 2021
NWFB	798	Fo Tan (Chun Yeung Estate)	Tiu Keng Leng Station	7 June 2021
Citybus	989	Fo Tan (Chun Yeung Estate)	Sai Wan Ho	7 June 2021

Lay-by distribution

Please note that the stop may be temporarily or permanently altered at any time due to other factors (e.g. road works).

Distribution of lay-bys (from the far left of the entrance)
number	width	Route (from front to back, separate with ";", use "," at the same position)	column number
1	Double pit	Green minibus 481, 481X	Not applicable
2	Single pit		Not applicable
1a	Outbound access	73A (to Yu Chui Court)	FO01-T-1500-0
3	Single pit	E42P 263B, 288B	FO01-T-0300-2 FO01-T-0300 -0
4	Single pit	80M, 280X	FO01-T-0500-0
5	Single pit	81K	FO01-T-0700-0
6	Single pit	73A (to Wah Ming)	FO01-T-1000-0
7	Double Pit	85	FO01-T-1200-0

• In the evening, lay-by No. 1 will be occupied by restaurants in Fo Tan East Food Market for outdoor seating.
• During the captain’s meal time, lay-by No. 6 is often occupied by vehicles on Route 85. In this case, Route 73A (Wah Ming direction) must pick up and drop off passengers at the lay-by No. 5.

Station distribution before June 7, 2021
Distribution of lay-bys (from the far left of the entrance) number width route 1 Double lay-by Green minibus 481, 481X 2 Single pit 1a Outbound channel 73A (to Yu Chui Court), 88X 3 Single lay-by 798, 989 4 Single lay-by 80M, 280X 5 Single lay-by 81K, 285 6 Single lay-by 73A (to Wah Ming) 7 Double lay-by 85

Station distribution before December 3, 2010
Distribution of lay-bys (from the far left of the entrance) number width route 1 Double lay-by Green minibus 481 1a Outbound access 80M, 280P 2 Single lay-by Green minibus 481 3 Single lay-by 798 4 Single lay-by 73A (to Choi Yuen) 5 Single lay-by 81K 6 Single lay-by 73A (to Yu Chui Court) 7 Double lay-by 85

Station distribution before October 10, 2010
Distribution of pits (from the far left of the entrance) number width route 1 Double lay-by Green minibus 481 1a Outbound access 73A (to Yu Chui Court) 2 Single lay-by Green minibus 481 3 Single lay-by 80M, 280P 4 Single lay-by 73A (to Choi Yuen) 5 Single lay-by 81K 6 Single lay-by 85 7 Double lay-by Spare/85

Risk of bottom scraping

Due to the rapid changes in the road surface at the exit of this station, it is easier for low-floor buses to scrap their bottom. Some models such as Volvo B7RLE and Enviro400 have been banned from using the terminus since September 2013. However, Citybus Route 798 that used to serve this stop can use the 38XX series buses, mainly because the Enviro400 Euro V (38XX) used by former NWFB has a shorter head span than KMB and Citybus Enviro400 (ATSE, 7000-7059).

Problems arisen

The cooked food stalls at the Fo Tan East Cooked Food Market next to this stop are packed every night. To cope with the flow of people, restaurants often occupy the Route 481 minibus terminus to expand their business. The buses even pass by diners from time to time, seriously endangering road safety. Some Sha Tin District Councilors pointed out that the above site is a black spot for street obstruction by restaurants in the district. They are dissatisfied that the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has turned a blind eye to tenants' violations for a long time and think it is conniving and asked the authorities to strengthen law enforcement.

Gallery

Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) LWB E42P bus stop flag 03-04-2023.JPG

Route E42P stop sign (April 2023)

Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Bus Terminus KMB 263B and 288B bus stop flag 09-01-2023.JPG

263B and 288B line stop flag (January 2023)

Site view (December 2022)

Stop view (November 2022)

263B line stop flag (November 2022)

Terminus entrance view (June 2018)

Site view (June 2018)

Route 73A heading towards Yu Chui Court and 88X station view (June 2018)

Terminus exit view (June 2018)

Site view (October 2014)

Site view (November 2013)

Site view (November 2013)

Site view (November 2013)

GMB station (November 2013)

Terminal entrance (November 2013)

NWFB Route 798 and GMB Route 481 (2010)

Route 798 once used this stop as its terminus (2010)

Site view (October 2009)

Route 85 takes this stop as its terminus (2009)

Route 73A all detours through this stop (2010)

Route 481 stop sign (April 2015)

Route 481 stop sign (April 2015)

Related Articled

• Fo Tan Station Public Transport Interchange
• Chun Yeung Estate Public Transport Interchange
• Shan Mei Street
• Tsung Tau Ha Road
• Min Fong Street (Fo Tan Road)

External Links

• KMB website: Photo of the bus stop (No. FO01-T-1000-0)(Note: stop view may not be updated)
• Website of the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office of the Department of Health:Designated No Smoking Area - Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Public Transport Interchange

To facilitate quoting and enquiries, the following redirect page(s) will direct to this page:

Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) and FOT

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