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Kowloon GMB Route 37A

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The Kowloon Green Minibus (GMB) Route 37A is operated by Billiant Way Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 7478C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs between Wong Tai Sinstation and Tsz Oi House Phrases 3, passing through Fung Wong Estate, Tsz Lok Estate (→) and Tsz Ching Estate (←), originally was "Wai Wah Street Line" on 37M.

According to official information, although this route is a two-way route, it actually operates as a circular route most of the time.

This is a branch route of Route 37M. Both routes are the most frequent official green minibus routes in Hong Kong, with the highest frequency reaching one departure every minute. Minibuses with cloth plates travelling this route will only display "37M" on the front of the bus, and a "37A Wai Wah Street" placard will be placed on the windshield for easy identification by passengers. As for the minibuses equipped with eight electric signs, they will display "Tsz Wan Shan 37A Wong Tai Sin Station", while the Transfull electric signs will display "37A Tsz Wan Shan North" [Remark 2] or "37A Wong Tai Sin Station".

History[]

  • 5 December 1993: Services between Wong Tai Sin MTR Station and Tsz Lok Estate of Route 37M were introduced[1]
  • 20 June 2011: The "Wai Wah Street line" (惠華街線) and "Tsz Lok Estate auxiliary line" running to and from Tsz Wan Shan and Tsz Wan Shan Centre were independently numbered as Route 37A.[2]
  • 1 October 2017: The Tsz Lok Estate axuiliary service was independently numbered as Route 37B (now cancelled).
  • 24 September 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [3]
  • 26 November 2023: The Wong Tai Sin Station terminus was relocated from Shatin Pass Road to the newly-completed Wong Tai Sin Public Light Bus (Scheduled Service) Terminus. [4]
  • 2 March 2024: The discounted amount of the Adult Octopus interchange concession with MTR was increased to $1.0 with the designated stop at Wong Tai Sin Station, until 1 September 2024.

Service hours and headways[]

Details of the Transport Department

From Wong Tai Sinstation From Tsz Oi House Phrases 3 Headways (mins)
Mondays to Saturdays
05:00 - 06:30 05:00 - 06:30 15
06:30 - 07:00 06:30 - 07:00 10
07:00 - 10:00 07:00 - 10:00 4／6
10:00 - 16:00 10:00 - 16:00 10／15
16:00 - 18:00 16:00 - 18:00 10
18:00 - 20:00 18:00 - 20:00 4／6
20:00 - 21:00 20:00 - 21:00 10
21:00 - 00:00 21:00 - 23:48 12
Sundays and Public Holidays
05:00 - 07:00 05:00 - 07:00 15
07:00 - 20:00 07:00 - 20:00 8／10
20:00 - 00:00 20:00 - 23:48 12
The following information is provided by the operator
From Wong Tai Sinstation
Service hours Headways (mins)
Mondays to Staurdays 05:00 - 00:00 1 - 10
Sundays and Public Holidays 5 - 10
This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.

Fares[]

Journey/Boarding stop Fare
Full fare $4.7
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 accepts payments with AlipayHK "EasyGo", but interchange concessions and the $2.0 flat fare per trip are not entitled with this payment method.
  • This route has no section fares.
Historical fares
Fare adjusent effective dates Full fares
21 July 2024[5] $4.7[6]
23 January 2022[7] $4.4
25 February 2018[8] $4.1[9]
5 October 2014[10] $3.8[11]
3 February 2013[12] $3.5[Remark 3][13]
4 September 2011[14] $3.3
20 June 2011 $3.1

This route has no section fares.

MTR Interchange concessions[]

Minibuses deployments[]

According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route and Route 37M use a total of 40 minibuses, 10 is 19-seater minibuses; this route that given 10 minibuses. 2 routes have a total capacity of not less than 1280 passengers in each direction during the peakiest hour.

In actually, on morning busiest time, this route uses 8 minibuses to service, unbusiest time of day-time service that just use only 2 minibuses; on Night-time busiest time that given 4 minibuses to service, then decrease as only 1 minibus until last service.

Currently this route and Kowloon GMB Routes 5M and 37M have a total of 41 TOYOTA Coaster LPG-minibus, including 14 16-seater minibuses and 22 19-seater minibuses.

List of Kowloon Routes 5M/37A/37M minibuses
Plate No. Type No.[Remark 4] Seat Sign Configuration Route Remarks
EF7789 2005 5LS2 16-seater High back seat Rollsign 5M Entered service in June 2005
Plate Originally belonged to a 1989 2nd generation
Once showed as Red Minibus before enter service
KP461 2019 7LL 19-seater Vogelseat Transfull EDS 37A/37M Entered service in 14 June 2019
Plate originally belonged to a 2002 5LS
LT4184 2004 5LS2 16-seater High Back seat Rollsign Entered service in December 2004
LT4870
LT5853
LT7816
LT7895
LU4615 2005 5LS2 Entered service in January 2005
LW1671 5M Entered service in March 2005
LX157 37A/37M Former vehicle from Big Union's New Territories Route 59S fleet
Was also a former vehicle fromGolden Way's New Territories Route 55K and Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50/51 series fleets
Exchanged with WH4111 (2019 7LL)
LX6321 Entered service in May 2005
Once shifted to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S fleet during November 2023 and March 2025
Exchanged with WD402 (2019 7LL)
LZ7017 Former vehicle on Kowloon Route 47
Was also a former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111
Converted to serve on these series in June 2020
LZ7280 Entered service in July 2005
MA1124 Entered service in August 2005
MA7267 Entered service in September 2005
MF1593 2006 5LS2 Entered service in January 2006
VU1006 2018 7LL 19-seater Vogelseat Patent Enterprises EDS Entered service in 16 October 2018
VU1744
VU6944 Entered service in 26 October 2018
VU8152 Entered service in 30 October 2018
VV9113 Entered service in 20 November 2018
VX9457 2019 7LL Entered service in 09 January 2019
VY9272 Transfull EDS Entered service in 31 January 2019
WA2961 Entered service in 07 March 2019
WA6832 Entered service in 19 March 2019
WB5699 Entered service in 03 April 2019
WB5721
WB6631 Entered service in 11 April 2019
WB8167
WE6145 Entered service in 18 June 2019
WG3576 Entered service in 26 July 2019
WG9219 Entered service in 15 August 2019
WK8239 Entered service in 22 October 2019
WL3809 Entered service in 05 November 2019
WL9188 Entered service in 20 November 2019
WM1231 Entered service in 27 November 2019
WM5920 Entered service in 04 December 2019
WU9226 2020 7LL Entered service in 20 June 2020
WV320 Entered service in 24 June 2020
XP8640 2021 7LL Entered service in 07 October 2021
XR1499 Entered service in 12 October 2021
List of former minibuses on Kowloon Routes 5M/37A/37M minibuses
Plate No. Type No. Seat No. Date of Retirement/withdrawn Whereabouts Substituted vehicle(s)
EB5873 1989 2nd generation 16 Unknown Retired
EF7571
EF7789 June 2005 2005 5LS2 of the same plate
EH1050 October 2005 HE7132 (1997 3rd generation)
ET6891 1991 2nd Generation HE8830 (1997 3rd generation)
EV9485 Unknown
FL9188[Remark 5] 2003 5DL August 2019 WH4111 (2019 7LL)
FN9057 1993 3rd generation May 2005 LX6321 (2005 5LS2)
GD5558 2005 5LS2 April 2019 Transferred to Sky Team Transportation's Kowloon Route 76A fleet WB5721 (2019 7LL)
HB162 1991 2nd Generation August 2005 Retired
Plate is now applied to a 2018 7LL on Golden Way's New Territories Route 55K fleet[Remark 6]
HE7132 1997 3rd Generation January 2006 Transferred to Hop Fat Light Bus' Kowloon Routes 8 series fleet MF1593 (2006 5LS2)
HE8830 Transferred to Hop Fat Light Bus' Kowloon Routes 8 series
Plate is now applied to a 2014 6DS on Hop Fat Light Bus' Kowloon Route 3 fleet		 MF3745 (2006 5LS2)
JC3314 1999 4th generation November 2016 Transferred to Kowloon Route 47 fleet FL9188 (2003 5DL)
KB5262 2001 4th generation October 2016 Retired LH9928 (2004 5DL)
KC2937 Unknown GD5558 (2005 5LS2)
KP461 2002 5LS June 2019 2019 7LL of the same plate
KP709 July 2005 Transferred to PLB Kwun Tsuen Route
Plate is now applied to a 2018 7LL on Luxe Form Investment's New Territories Routes 35/79S fleet		 LZ7280 (2005 5LS2)
KR7200 2018 7LL 19 July 2025 Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S fleet
KY7030 2003 5LS 16 March 2019 Retired WA2961 (2019 7LL)
KY7099 April 2019 WB8167 (2019 7LL)
KY7801 WB6631 (2019 7LL)
LB4752 July 2019 WG3576 (2019 7LL)
LB5463 August 2019 WG9219 (2019 7LL)
LG1644 October 2019 WK284 (2019 7LL)
LG9715 October 2018 VU1006 (2018 7LL)
LH2519 2004 5LS October 2019 WK8239 (2019 7LL)
LH4953 November 2019 WL9188 (2019 7LL)
LH6096 December 2019 WM5920 (2019 7LL)
LH9928 2004 5DL November 2019 WM1231 (2019 7LL)
LJ4909 2004 5LS March 2020 LZ7017 (2005 5LS2)
LJ7047 LT8081 (2004 5LS2)
LJ7265 Transferred to PLB Kwun Jor Route fleet then had it plate to change as DC6221[Remark 7] XR1499 (2021 7LL)
LJ8810 Retired WV320 (2020 7LL)
LK2082 Transferred to PLB Kwun Chai Route fleet XP8640 (2021 7LL)
LK4610 Retired WU9226 (2020 7LL)
LK7936 Transferred to Chiu Lun' PLB Kwun Mong Route fleet NA220 (2004 5LS)
LK9523 May 2022 Retired
LM3379 2022
LM3948
LS7067 2004 5LS2 September 2023 Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S fleet
LT751 October 2018 Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 fleet VU1744 (2018 7LL)
LT3918 November 2023 Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S fleet
LT6634 July 2024 Transferred to Set Main Development's Kowloon Route 68 fleet
LT8022 October 2018 Transferred to Peak Scene's Kowloon Route 19M fleet VU6944 (2018 7LL)
LT8081 January 2024 Transferred to Kowloon Route 47 fleet
LU2296 2005 5LS2 November 2019 Retired WL3809 (2019 7LL)
LU7683 April 2019 Transferred to Sky Team Transportation's Kowloon Routes 76A/76B fleet WB5699 (2019 7LL)
LX1247 January 2019 Transferred to Garrison's Hong Kong Island Routes 32/33 series fleet VX9457 (2019 7LL)
LX7625 May 2007 Transferred to Express Top Industries' New Territories Routes 44 series fleet MV5126 (2004 5LS2)
LY6406 January 2019 Transferred to Yan Yan Ho New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 fleet VY9272 (2019 7LL)
LZ7073 June 2019 Transferred to Success Transportation's Kowloon Routes 16 series fleet WE6145 (2019 7LL)
MA1969 March 2019 Transferred to Sky Team Transportation's Kowloon Routes 76A/76B fleet WA6832 (2019 7LL)
MB1267 November 2018 Transferred to Fu Wan's New Territories Routes 406/407 series fleet VV9113 (2018 7LL)
MB7909 October 2018 Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 fleet VU8152 (2018 7LL)
ME1458 July 2024 Transferred to Set Main Development's Kowloon Route 68 fleet
MF3745 2006 5LS2 January 2024 Transferred to Kowloon Route 47 fleet
ML3908 2002 5LS May 2019 Retired WD402 (2019 7LL)
MV5126 2004 5LS2 July 2018 KR7200 (2018 7LL)
NA220 2004 5LS March 2022 Retired
Plate is now applied to a 2022 7DL on Fu Wan's New Territories Routes 406/407 series fleet		 ME1458 (2005 5LS2)
WD402 2019 7LL 19 March 2025 Exchanged with LX6321 (2005 5LS2) that originally served on Big Union's New Territories Route 59S fleet
WH4111 Exchanged with LX157 (2005 5LS2) that originally served on Big Union's New Territories Route 59S fleet
WK284 Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S fleet

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 11/2025202511


Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 4.0km, and the journey time is approximately 14mins. (The average speed is 17.1km/h.)

  • To Tsz Wan Shan: The distance of this route is approx. 2.0km, and the journey time is approximately 7mins. (The average speed is 17.1km/h.)
  • To Wong Tai Sin: The distance of this route is approx. 2.0km, and the journey time is approximately 7mins. (The average speed is 17.1km/h.)
Routing Road observed
①
Regular 		Shatin Pass Road, Ming Fung Street, Sheung Fung Street, Wan Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan Road (Westbound), U-turn at Tsz Oi Court Stage III, Tsz Wan Shan Road (Eastbound), Wai Wah Street ％, Wan Wah Street, Shung Wah Street ＄, Sheung Fung Street, Fung Tak Road and Shatin Pass Road
② ＊
Weekdays Special trips from Tsz Oi Court Phase 3 during AM period 		Tsz Wan Shan Road (Eastbound), Wan Wah Street, Shung Wah Street, Sheung Fung Street,……
③ ＃
Weekdays Special trips from Ching Fai House during AM period 		Tsz Wan Shan Road (Eastbound), U-turn, Tsz Wan Shan Road (Westbound), Wan Wah Street, Shung Wah Street, Sheung Fung Street,……
Routing remarks

％

  • 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 37A (Wong Tai Sin Station ↺ Tsz Oi House Phrases 3)
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Wong Tai Sin
  • Wong Tai Sin Public Light Bus (Scheduled Service) Terminus MTR logo
2 Fung Wong San Tsuen Ming Fung Street
  • Sheung Fung Street Market
3 Sheung Fung Street
  • Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital
  • Wu York Yu Health Centre
  • Lok Shing House Tsz Lok Estate
  • Lok Cheung House Tsz Lok Estate
4 Tsz Wan Shan Wan Wah Street
  • Tsz Oi Court Carpark (Tsz Wan Shan Centre)
5 Tsz Wan Shan Road
  • Tsz Oi Court Stage 3
 Circular route return point
Routing ② special trip begins here
  • Oi Fu House
  • Ching Fai House Tsz Ching Estate
 Routing ③ special trip begins here
Some trips omit this stop
  • No. 2 Carpark Tsz Ching Estate
 Some trips omit this stop
6 Wai Wah Street
  • On Hong Court Tsz On Court
  • Tsz Wan Shan
7 Wan Wah Street
  • Lok On House Tsz Lok Estate
  • Lok Hope House Tsz Lok Estate
8 Fung Wong San Tsuen Shung Wah Street
  • Po Kong Lane
9 Sheung Fung Street
  • Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital
  • Kam Fung Street Sitting-out Area
10 Fung Tak Road
  • Wong Tai Sin Fire Station
11 Wong Tai Sin
  • Wong Tai Sin Public Light Bus (Scheduled Service) Terminus MTR logo

Ridership[]

According to different information, the overall patronage of this route fell by 10% after terminus relocation at Wong Tai Sin. [15]

Gallery[]

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Remarks[]

  1. ↑ using together with 37M.
  2. ↑ Was shown as (37A Tsz Wan Shan B/T).
  3. ↑ In addition, there is a concessionary fee of $3.3 for Elderly Octopus until 28 February of the same year.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Original plate number LB7978, was originally a vehicle on Sai Kung P.L.B.'s New Territories Routes 1 series/7/9 fleet, and was changed to serve on PLB Ping Tsuen Route fleet in 2012, after that the plate no. changed in 2015.
  6. ↑ The plate number once used to a 2005 5LS2 on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44A and Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Route 51K fleets.
  7. ↑ That plate number originally used to a 3rd generation of PLB Kwun Tong Route fleet (That 3rd Generation after that changed the plate number as PA5903) and a 2002 5LS (That 5LS original Plate number KL2069).

Related articles[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Government of Hong Kong, "專線小巴服務伸展往慈雲山南" (GMB services extend to Tsz Wan Shan) [News release], 3 January 1993.
  2. ↑ 九龍37m拆線乎? (Kowloon GMB Route 37M service split?), hkitalk.net
  3. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 237 routes" [News Bulletin], 24 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Public Transport Arrangements on the opening of the Wong Tai Sin Public Light Bus (Scheduled Service) Terminus" [Traffic Advice], 17 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 37A and 37M" [Traffic Advice], 15 July 2024.
  6. ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2024-25 Reply No. TLB146, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 11.4% and the TD eventually approved a 6.8% increase.
  7. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 37A and 37M" [Traffic Advice], 18 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 37A, 37B and 37M" [Traffic Advice], 14 February 2018.
  9. ↑ According to Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2018-19 Reply No. THB(T)140, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 10.5% and the TD eventually approved a 7.9% increase.
  10. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 37A and 37M" [Traffic Advice], 3 October 2014.
  11. ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure Reply No. 2014-15, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 11.4% and the TD eventually approved a fare increase of 8.6%.
  12. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 37A and 37M" [Traffic Advice], 29 January 2013.
  13. ↑ According to Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2013-14 LC Paper No. THB(T)139, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 12.1% and the TD eventually approved a 6.1% increase.
  14. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 37A and 37M" [Traffic Advice], 31 August 2011.
  15. ↑ Secretariat of the Wong Tai Sin District Council, "第七屆黃大仙區議會轄下 交通運輸委員會 第二次會議紀錄（第98點）" (Traffic and Transport Committee of the Seventh Wong Tai Sin District Council Minutes of the Second Meeting (Point 98)), June 2024.

External links[]

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V · D · EGreen minibus (GMB) routes in Wong Tai Sin District
Intra-district routes
<Tsz Wan Shan> 18M • 19 • 19M • 19S • 20 • 37A • 37M
<Hammer Hill> 19A • 33A • 33M • 79M • 79S
<San Po Kong, Chuk Yuen and Lok Fu> 20M • 38M • 39M • 52 • 53M
To/from Kwun Tong District
16 • 16A • 16B • 16S • 54 • 54S • 68
To/from Kowloon City District
13A • 13B • 25A • 25B • 25M • 88 • 88A
To/from Sham Shui Po District
72 • 73
To/from Yau Tsim Mong District
66S ☾ • 70 • 70A
New Territories routes
<To/from Sai Kung Town Centre> 1A • 1S ☾
<To/from Tseung Kwan O/HKUST> 11 • 11B • 11S☾ • 102 • 102B • 102S ☾ • 111
Remark: Italic - service during specified days/periods only; ☾ - overnight/late night service
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