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The 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 a pit-shaped open-air bus terminus.

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). [1][2]
  • 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. [3][4]
  • 14 November 2022: KMB Route 263B was put into service, traveling between this stop and Tuen Mun Station during peak hours on weekdays. [5]
  • 8 January 2023: KMB Route 288B added an afternoon return service from this stop to Shui Chuen O in one direction. [6]
  • 3 April 2023: The terminus of LWB Route E42P was moved from Pok Hong to this stop.

Route information[]

Franchised Buses[]

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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.
List of 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
Template:KMB 263B doesn't exist!
Template:KMB 288B doesn't exist!
Template:LWB E42P doesn't exist!
List of Franchised Bus Routes observing "Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Terminus" stop
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)
KMB 80M Sui Wo Court Kowloon Tong Station Outbound Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, observed in one direction only
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[]

List of 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[]

List of Green Minibus (GMB) Routes observing Shanwei Street Minibus Terminal
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 terminus of the following routes is based on the day of relocation. Please browse the relevant route entries for the current terminus.

List of 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
List of Bus Routes once using "Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Terminus" stop
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 Ping Tin 7 June 2021
KMB 285 Fo Tan Shatin 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)
car pit distribution map
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. [7]

Gallery[]

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)

References[]

  1. Transport Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 〈延長九巴第88X號(火炭站-平田(循環線))的行車路線〉 [Traffic Notice], January 19, 2017.
  2. The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited,〈九巴88X號線延長至火炭站〉[Press Release], 20 January 2017.
  3. Kowloon Motor Bus (1933) Limited, "88X, 285 Permanent Re-routeing" [Passenger Notice], May 2021.
  4. Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, "Alteration of Routeing and Bus Stop in Fo Tan District" [Passenger Notice], 2 June 2021.
  5. Kowloon Motor Bus (1933) Limited, "KMB introduces new Route 263B providing service between Tuen Mun and Fo Tan during peak hours" [Press Release], November 11, 2022.
  6. Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "Route extension to Shui Chuen O (Upper)" [Promotional Leaflet].
  7. 獨家消息:火炭大排檔 佔領巴士總站 (Exclusive news: Fo Tan food stalls occupy the bus terminus), Oriental Daily News, 25 Dec 2013.

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