The Hong Kong Island Green Minibus (GMB) Route 49M is operated by Kellis Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 7683C). It runs circular between Tin Hau Station and Braemar Hill, passing through Tin Hau Temple Road and Cloud View Road for outbound direction and Fortress Hill Road for inbound direction, with additional detours via Kingsford Gardens during peak hours.
History[]
- 6 November 1992: The Transport Department invited opened tenders for a total of 19 green minibus (GMB) routes in a set of 12, in which this route was grouped together with Route 50. [1]
- 4 September 1993: Route 49M came into service, running between Tin Hau Station and Braemar Hill.
- 1 December 2005: Interchange concessions with MTR were introduced.
- 25 March 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [2]Added Estimated Time of Arrival service.
Service hours and headways[]
| From Tin Hau Station | |
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| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Monday to Saturday | |
| 06:10 - 07:30 | 5／6 |
| 07:30 - 10:00 | 3／4 |
| 10:00 - 16:30 | 5／6 |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | 3／4 |
| 18:30 - 19:30 | 4／5 |
| 19:30 - 23:45 | 6／7 |
| Sunday and Public Holidays | |
| 06:10 - 23:45 | 6／7 |
The Transport Department Official Information showed that this route from Monday to Saturday 8am to 10am and 5pm to 7pm, and Sunday and Public Holiday from 9am to 11am and from 5pm to 7pm headways will detour Po Luen Path. The actual trip will detour Po Luen Path whole day.
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding stop | Fares |
|---|---|
| Full fares | $6.3 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Historical fares[]
| Historical fares | ||
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| Effective dates | Full fares | |
| 28 May 2023 [3] | $6.3[4] (Fare of student wearing uniform: $4.5) | |
| 18 June 2016 [5] | $5.6[6] (Fare of student wearing uniform: $3.9) | |
| 28 July 2014 [7] | $5.3[8] (Fare of student wearing uniform and Elderly: $3.8) | |
| 12 December 2011 [9] | $4.8 (Students wearing uniform and elderly: $3.6) | |
| 24 August 2008 [10] | $4.4 (Students wearing uniform and elderly: $3.3) | |
| TBC | $4.0 (Students wearing uniform and elderly: $3.0) | |
| TBC | $3.8 (Students wearing uniform and elderly: $3.0) | |
| Circa 1995 | $3.5 (Students wearing uniform and elderly: $3.0) | |
| 4 September 1993 | $3.5 | |
Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services , this route requires a total of 10 minibuses, 2 of which are 19-seater minibuses. The total passenger capacity in each direction during the peak hour is not less than 249.
The vehicles on this route are relatively old, and some of them do not have seat belts. Therefore, at the request of residents and district councillors, 9-seat Toyota Coaster minibuses began to be introduced to replace the original fleet since 18 July 2019 and the first one (KS5102) made its maiden trip on 18 July.
Currently this route and Hong Kong Island GMB Routes 50 Use a total of 16 TOYOTA Coaster gasing bus, include 13 of 16-seater minibuses and 3 of 19-seater minibuses. Some minibuses of this route that park in Tin Hau Station, Braemar Hill or Yiu Tung Estate.
| List of Hong Kong Island Green Minibus Route 49M/50 | |||||
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| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Route | Remarks |
| DC3873 | 2019 7LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | 49M | Formerly a vehicle on Kowloon 2/26 series Plate Originally belonged to a TOYOTA Coaster 2nd Generation, Mitsubishi Rosa (2004 BE649E) and a GMI Gemini (2014 1st Generation) of Chit Fai Motors' Kowloon Routes 2/6 series Changed to serve on this route in May 2024 |
| FD8150 | 2004 5LS | 16-seater Low Back | NewestRollsign | 50 | Entered service in July 2004 Plate Originally belonged to a 1992 2nd Generation |
| Spare | Idled in Yiu Tung Estate Entered service in July 2004 Plate Originally belonged to a 1992 2nd Generation | ||||
| 2004 5LS2 | 16-seater High Back | Idled in Yiu Tung Estate The front of the car equipped with Sichuan Toyota components Formerly a vehicle on Kowloon Routes 26 series Plate Originally belonged to a 1993 2nd Generation on Red Minibuses Northern Island Trunk Route Changed to serve on this route in November 2005 | |||
| LT8917 | 50 | Entered service in December 2004 | |||
| LT9636 | |||||
| LU390 | The front of the car equipped with Sichuan Toyota components Entered service in December 2004 | ||||
| LV7073 | 2005 5LS2 | 49M | Formerly a vehicle on Kowloon Routes 26 series Was also a formerly vehicle on Hong Kong Island Route 50 Changed to serve on this route in August 2022 | ||
| LZ6007 | Entered service in July 2005 | ||||
| MB2745 | 50 | Entered service in September 2005 Once switched to Kowloon Routes 26 series shortly in November 2017 Exchanged with LV7073 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| MB2901 | Formerly a vehicle on Kowloon Routes 26 series Changed to serve on this route in September 2005 | ||||
| MB3321 | 49M | Formerly a vehicle on Kowloon Routes 26 series Changed to serve on this route in April 2022 | |||
| MC4984 | Entered service in November 2005 | ||||
| MC9949 | The front of the car equipped with Sichuan Toyota components Entered service in November 2005 | ||||
| MD1308 | Entered service in November 2005 | ||||
| MD3825 | |||||
| WA6831 | 2019 7LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | Formerly a vehicle on Kowloon Routes 2/26 series Changed to serve on this route in April 2022 | |
| WS459 | 2020 7LL | Entered service in 02 April 2020 | |||
| List of former vehicles of Hong Kong Island Route 49M/50 | |||||
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| Plate No. | Type No. | Seat No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| FD8150 | 1992 2nd Generation | 16 | July 2004 | Retired | 2004 5LS of the same plate |
| FF3392 | July 2005 | LZ6007 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| FG8068 | July 2004 | 2004 5LS of the same plate | |||
| FJ3018 | 2004 5LS2 | November 2023 | Transferred to Goodrich Transportation's New Territories Route 116 | ||
| FJ4378 | 1992 2nd Generation | November 2005 | Retired | MD3825 (2005 5LS2) | |
| FU8631 | 1993 3rd Generation | October 2005 | 2005 5LS2 of the same plate | ||
| 2005 5LS2 | November 2013 | Transferred to Min Kee Motors' New Territories Routes 401/402S | |||
| FV4112 | 1993 3rd Generation | November 2005 | Retired | MD1308 (2005 5LS2) | |
| FW7286 | 2004 5LS2 | May 2022 | Exchanged with LV7073 (2005 5LS2) that originally a vehicle on 26 series | ||
| GE8230 | 1995 3rd Generation | October 2005 | Retired | 2005 5LS2 of the same plate | |
| 2005 5LS2 | September 2023 | Transferred to Kowloon Routes 2/2A | |||
| GJ6608 | 2007 6LS | May 2024 | Transferred to Sure Ascent International's New Territories Green Minibus Routes 112 series | DC3873 (2019 7LL) | |
| GT3008 | 2005 5LS2 | April 2020 | Retired | WS459 (2020 7LL) | |
| HX6351 | 1998 4th Generation | 2001 | Transferred to Kowloon Routes 26 series | ||
| KS5102 | 2019 7LL | 19 | April 2022 | Exchanged with WA6831 (2019 7LL) that originally served on Kowloon Routes 2/2A | |
| LJ3543 | 2004 5DL | 16 | July 2019 | Retired | KS5102 (2019 7LL) |
| LL3847 | 2004 5LS | WF9224 (2019 7LL) | |||
| LM1531 | November 2021 | Transferred to Kowloon Routes 26 series | |||
| MB948 | 2005 5LS2 | May 2022 | Transferred to Kowloon Route 2/2A | MB3321 (2005 5LS2) | |
| ME5083 | 2006 5LS2 | Exchanged with GJ6608 (2007 6LS) that originally served on Kowloon Routes 26 series | |||
| WF9224 | 2019 7LL | 19 | July 2020 | Exchanged with KS5102 (2019 7LL) that originally served on Kowloon Routes 2/2A | |
The information may not be complete and accurate, to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.
This section was last updated on 11/2024202411
Routing[]
- The names listed in the table below under "Major Stop Locations" are the fixed pick-up/drop-off points for this route, and the part of the name with an underline refers to the name commonly used by passengers (including Cantonese transliterations of the commonly-used Chinese names)
- Passengers may be picked up and dropped off freely along the route outside the restricted area unless otherwise stated.
The distance of this route is approx. 7.1km, and the journey time is approximately 21mins. (The average speed is 20.3km/h.)
| Routing | Road observed |
| ① Regular |
King's Road, Ngan Mok Street, Lau Li Street, King's Road, Tin Hau Temple Road, Cloud View Road, Braemar Hill Road, Hau Yuen Path, Upper Braemar Hill Bus Interchange, Braemar Hill Road, Tin Hau Temple Road, Po Luen Path, Return, Po Luen Path, Tin Hau Temple Road, Fortress Hill Road, Power Street, Electric Road, Tin Chong Street, King's Road and Hing Fat Street |
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| Routing remark | |
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# Passengers boarding may obtain an interchange ticket from the driver upon arrival at Tin Hau Station and alight to board a Braemar Hill-bound minibus without paying an extra fare. | |
| Hong Kong Island GMB Route 49M (Tin Hau Station ↺ Braemar Hill) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Causeway Bay East |
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| 2 | Ngan Mok Street |
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| 3 | King's Road |
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| 4 | Braemar Hill | Tin Hau Temple Road |
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| 5 | Cloud View Road |
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Hail-and-ride section | |
| 6 | Braemar Hill |
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Circular route return point | ||
| 8 |
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Hail-and-ride section | ||
| 9 | Po Luen Path |
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| 10 | Tin Hau Temple Road |
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Hail-and-ride section | |
| 11 | Fortress Hill | Fortress Hill Road |
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| 12 # | Tin Chong Street |
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Passengers boarding at this stop may obtain an interchange ticket from the driver upon arrival at Tin Hau Station and alight to board a Braemar Hill-bound minibus without paying an extra fare. | |
| 13 # | King's Road |
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| 14 | Causeway Bay East |
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Related incidents[]
Drug usage by driver[]
- 18 May 2010: At around 11:00am, a driver of a Toyota Coaster parked his minibus at Percival Street in Causeway Bay after withdrawn from service and doused the driver's seat with cough syrup of a controlled substance with the engine running, which was later discovered by a policewoman on patrol on a motorcycle and the driver was arrested. [11][12]
Traffic accidents[]
- 30 August 2012: At around 6pm, a Braemar Hill-bound Toyota Coaster collided head-on with an out-of-control taxi that crossed the lane at Cloud View Road, injuring 11 people.[13][14]
- 6 December 2012: At around 9am, two Braemar Hill-bound Toyota Coasters (MC4984 and MC9949) collided head-on at Cloud View Road, injuring 5. [15]
Gallery[]
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A minibus on Route 49M was entering Braemar Hill Road
Route 49M is mainly served by Toyota Coaster minibuses
Remarks[]
- ↑ Numbers placed after the model Toyota Coaster (if any) are only used within the transport enthusiasts, others (including the industry) does not use such names.
Related articles[]
- Citybus Route 25
- Citybus Route 25A
- Citybus Route 25C (Cancelled)
- Citybus Route 27
- Provident Square Shuttle Bus (Cancelled)
References[]
- ↑ G. N. 3969, HKSAR Government Gazette, Vol. 45, No. 134. 6 November 1992.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 165 routes" [News Bulletin], 25 June 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Hong Kong Island GMB Route Nos. 49M and 50" [Traffic Advice], 17 May 2023.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2023-24 Reply No. TLB113, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 17.9%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 12.5%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Hong Kong Island GMB Route No. 49M (Tin Hau Station–Braemar Hill (Circular Route)) and 50 (Yiu Tung Estate–Sai Wan Ho (Circular Route))" [Traffic Advice], 3 June 2016.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2016-17 Reply No. THB(T)150, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 13.2%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 8.1%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Hong Kong Island GMB Route No. 49M (Tin Hau Station–Braemar Hill (Circular Route)) and 50 (Yiu Tung Estate–Sai Wan Ho (Circular Route))" [Traffic Advice], 22 July 2014.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2014-15 Reply No. THB(T)148, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 15.2%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 12.1%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Hong Kong Island GMB Route No. 49M (Tin Hau Station–Braemar Hill (Circular Route)) and 50 (Yiu Tung Estate–Sai Wan Ho (Circular Route))" [Traffic Advice], 5 December 2011.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Hong Kong Island GMB Route Nos. 49M (Tin Hau Station–Braemar Hill (Circular Route)) and 50 (Yiu Tung Estate–Sai Wan Ho (Circular Route))" [Traffic Advice], August 2008.
- ↑ "小巴司機濫藥呆坐車廂" (Minibus driver abusing drugs and sitting in cabin), Oriental Daily News, 19 May 2010.
- ↑ "開工灌咳水 迷幻小巴司機被捕" (Minibus driver dousing drugs while on duty arrested), Apple Daily, 19 May 2010.
- ↑ "的士入錯線撼小巴11傷" (Taxi entering wrong lane hit a minibus injuring 11), Oriental Daily News, 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "的士入錯線撼小巴11傷" (Taxi entering wrong lane hit a minibus injuring 11), Apple Daily, 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "各區突發簡訊：撞同線小巴 五女客輕傷" (Breaking News: 2 minibuses on same route collided injuring 5), Apple Daily, 7 December 2012.
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