The Kowloon Green Minibus Route 13M is operated by Sea Dragon Minibus Company Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 10540C). It runs Circular between Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) and Hung Hom Station, passing Whampoa Estate on the outbound journey and Whampoa Garden on the return journey. It is a supplementary service to Route 13.
History[]
In response to the closure of Chi Fai Motors and the suspension of its routes 6 and 6X in April 2020, the Transport Department submitted three alternative routes (special services on Route 8, new route 13C (this route) and modified route 26A) to the Kowloon City District Council in July 2020 to fill the service gap. The proposals for special services on Route 8 and diversion of Route 26A were implemented in early November of the same year. However, the remaining special route minibus route 13C running between Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) and Hung Hom Station was reserved by the council members, but the Transport Department mentioned "preparation for the opening of the relevant routes" in the meeting document in November of the same year. Eventually the new line was implemented and put into service, but the route was slightly revised and the number was changed to 13M.
- 9th May 2021: A Route 13M entered service [1]
- 24th September 2021: arrival time forecast 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 Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) | |
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| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Daily | |
| 07:00 - 22:30 | 30 |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding stops | Fares |
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| Full fares | $5.2 |
| Fare Remarks |
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| Historical fares | ||||
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This route no section fares. |
Octopus interchange concessions[]
| M and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| ' | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's "Service Details", this route requires a total of 3 minibuses to provide service, with a peak passenger capacity of no less than 64 people in each direction during the peak hour.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 | ||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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 |
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| 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[]
The distance of this route is approx. 5.2km, and the journey time is approximately 28mins. (The average speed is 11.1km/h.)
Via: Hung Luen Road, Hung Hom South Road, Po Loi Street, Baker Street, Hung Hom Road, Tak Man Street, Dock Street, Bulkeley Street, Gillies Avenue South, Cheong Wan Road, On Wan Road, Cheong Wan Road, Metropolis Drive, Branch Road, Hung Lai Road, Hung Hom South Road, Hung Luen Road, Hung Luen Road, Tak Fung Street, Cherry Mansions Access, Tak On Street, Tak Fung Street, Shung King Street and Hung Luen Road
- 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.
| Kowloon GMB Route 13M (Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) ↺ Hung Hom Station) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Hung Hom |
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| 2 | Tak Man Street |
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| 3 | Bulkeley Street |
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| 4 | Gillies Avenue South |
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| 5 | Cheong Wan Road | Circular route return point | ||
| 6 | Hung Lai Road |
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| 7 | Tak On Street |
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| 8 | Tak Fung Street |
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Gallery[]
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.
- ↑ Original plate number ES4020
Related articles[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_62097.html
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 237 routes" [News Bulletin], 24 September 2021.
External links[]
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