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Kowloon GMB Route 13B

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The Kowloon Green Minibus Route 13B is operated by Sea Dragon Minibus Company Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 10540C). It runs circular between Lok Fu Plaza (Lok Fu Station Exit B) and Broadcast Drive.

The Transport Department has designated this route as a supplementary service to Route 13A, and the operator has assigned it a separate number 13B [1]. In addition, Route 13B follows the same routing as the Lok Fu Plaza Shuttle Bus Broadcast Drive Route, but the latter is free.

History[]

  • 6 January 2019: Route 13B was separated from Route 13A and entered service.
  • 24 September 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [2]

Service hours and headways[]

The latest update is on 11/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Lok Fu Place From Broadcast Drive Headways (mins)
Mondays to Saturdays
07:30 - 23:00 07:30 - 23:00 10 - 20
Sundays and Public Holidays
08:00 - 23:00 08:00 - 23:00 20
This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.

Fares[]

Journey/Boarding stop Fares
Full fares $4.8
Fare Remarks
  • Same fare regardless of age.
  • Elderly persons aged 65 or above using Elderly Octopus or Personalised Octopus cards, Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 using JoyYou Card, and eligible persons with disabilities using Personalised Octopus cards with"Persons with Disabilities Status" can enjoy a flat fare of $2.0 per journey under the Concessionary Fare.
  • Passengers are required to tender exact fare in cash or by Octopus card upon boarding. No change will be given.
  • This route has no section fares.
Historical Fares
Fare adjustment effective dates Full fare
17 September 2023[3] $4.8[4]
6 January 2019 $3.5

This route no section fares.

Octopus interchange concessions[]

B and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg 2nd leg Discounted amount Time limit
' MTR 50￠ 90 minutes
MTR '
Notes:
  • Passengers must use the same Octopus Card to pay the fare for both the minibus and MTR to enjoy the above-mentioned interchange concession.
  • Passengers can enjoy the above interchange concession at any MTR station / minibus stop that connects to the second leg of the route.
  • The MTR ride does not apply to Light Rail, Airport Express, High-Speed Rail, MTR Bus and MTR Feeder Bus services.
  • The MTR interchange concession only applies to paid rides. Unless otherwise specified, passengers using the Monthly Pass Enhanced or Disneyland Resort Line Monthly Pass (including those who have paid First Class Supplementary Fare) cannot enjoy this concession when taking the MTR at designated stations; however, if Enhanced Monthly Pass or Disneyland Resort Line Monthly Ticket holders take paid rides outside the designated stations, the concession still applies.
  • If passengers have just used the same Octopus Card for the Airport Express "Free MTR Connection," they cannot simultaneously enjoy the MTR interchange concession.
  • If both "MTR Fare Saver" and "MTR Interchange Concession" are applicable, passengers can only enjoy one of the higher discounts.
  • Higher concession amounts are available for certain GMB routes at designated MTR stations.
  • For more details, please refer to MTR Website.

Minibus deployments[]

According to the Transport Department's "Service Details", this route requires a total of 2 minibuses to provide service, with a peak passenger capacity of no less than 96 people per hour in each direction. In practice, this route only uses 1 Toyota Coaster LPG minibus.Currently Kowloon Routes 13 series under Sea Dragon have a total of 7 of 16-seater Toyota Coaster LPG minibuses.

When this route was launched, it used 16-seater Mitsubishi Rosa diesel minibuses. As these minibuses have aged, they have been retired since 2004 and replaced by Toyota Coaster LPG minibuses.

In addition, the vehicles on this route were equipped with old route signs, which were not fully updated until the operation of route 13M in 2021.

List of current minibuses in Kowloon 13 series
Plate No. Type No.[Remark 1] Seat Sign Configuration Remarks
AX873 2004 5LS 16-seater low back Newest Rollsign
ET7897 Plate originally belonged to Mitsubishi Rosa (1991 BE439E)
EU7791
GG6310 2007 6LS 16-seater high back Entered service in August 2007
Plate originally belonged to Mitsubishi Rosa (1995 BE439E)
LT8971 2004 5LS2 Entered service in December 2004
LV5636 2005 5LS2 Entered service in February 2005
MY697 2007 5LS2
List of former minibuses under Kowloon 13 series
Plate No. Model Type No. Retirement/withdrawal date Whereabouts Substituted vehicle(s)
BD1989 Mitsubishi Rosa BE434E Unknown Retired
CS3386 BE437E October 2005 Toyota Coaster (2005 5LS2) of the same plate
Toyota Coaster 2005 5LS2 November 2024 Transferred to Kellis' Kowloon Routes 26 series
DD3369 Mitsubishi Rosa BE434E 2005 Retired Toyota Coaster (2005 5LS2) of the same plate
Toyota Coaster 2005 5LS2 December 2024 Transferred to Hop Kwan's New Territories Routes 31/31A/32
DV7268[Remark 2] Mitsubishi Rosa 1991 BE434E August 2003 Retired
Plate is now applied on a Toyota Coaster (2003 5LS) on Rich Success Transportation's New Territories Route 60		 JS7393 (2003 BE639E)
DX2961 1988 BE434E 2003 Retired ET3210 (Toyota Coaster - 1991 2nd Generation)
ET3210 Toyota Coaster 1991 2nd Generation November 2004 LS8826 (2004 5LS2)
ET5728 Mitsubishi Rosa 1991 BE439E Unknown
ET6571
ET6950
ET7897 2004 Toyota Coaster (2004 5LS) of the same plate
EU7791
GG6310 1995 BE439E August 2007 Toyota Coaster (2007 6LS) of the same plate
JG7919 BE439E April 2005 LW6083 (Toyota Coaster - 2005 5LS2)
JS7393 2003 BE639E August 2005 Toyota Coaster (2005 5LS2) of the same plate
Toyota Coaster 2005 5LS2 December 2017 Transferred to Red Minibus Yuen Jor Route and Wong Mong Route
LS8826 2004 5LS2 2020 Transferred to Red minibus Yuen Jor Route
LV6193 2005 5LS2 July 2024 Converted to red minibus and idled
Then transferred to Red Minibus Yuen Po Route in August 2024
LW6083 Converted to red minibus and idled

The information may not be complete and accurate, and to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.

This section was last updated on 12/2024202412


Routing[]

To Broadcast Drive[]

To Broadcast Drive: The distance of this route is approx. 1.3km, and the journey time is approximately 10mins. (The average speed is 7.8km/h.)

Via: Fu Mei Street East, Wang Tau Hom East Road, Junction Road and Broadcast Drive

Kowloon GMB Route 13B (Lok Fu Place → Broadcast Drive (Fessenden Road))
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Lok Fu Wang Tau Hom East Road
  • Lok Fu Place (Lok Fu Station Exit B)
2 Junction Road
  • Lok Fu Place Area A
3 Kowloon Tong Broadcast Drive
  • Commercial Radio Hong Kong (Radio Television Hong Kong Television House)
  • Shiu Pong Hall
  • Radio Television Hong Kong Broadcasting House (Lung Cheung Court)
  • Fessenden Road (Jumbo Court)
 Hail-and-ride section

To Lok Fu[]

To Lok Fu: The distance of this route is approx. 0.9km, and the journey time is approximately 5mins. (The average speed is 10.8km/h.)

Via: Broadcast Drive, Junction Road, Wang Tau Hom East Road and Fu Mei Street East

Kowloon GMB Route 13B (Broadcast Drive (Fessenden Road) → Lok Fu Place)
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Kowloon Tong Broadcast Drive
  • Fessenden Road (Jumbo Court)
  • Peninsula Heights
  • The Palace
  • Marconi Road
 Hail-and-ride section
2 Lok Fu Junction Road
  • Fu Keung Court
  • Lok Fu Place Area A
3 Wang Tau Hom East Road
  • Lok Fu Place (Lok Fu Station Exit B)

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Original plate number ES4020

Related articles[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Minibus Collections Facebook page post (Chinese)
  2. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 237 routes" [News Bulletin], 24 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Kowloon Route Nos. 13 and 13A" [Traffic Advice], 12 September 2023.
  4. ↑ 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 37.1%, but the Transport Department finally approved a same increase.

External links[]

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