The Kowloon Green Minibus (GMB) Route 47 is operated by Brilliant Way Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 8875C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs between Shun Lee Estate and Tsui Ping (Kwun Tong Station).
This route is officially a circular route as listed in the according to Transport Department's Schedule of Services, but under any circumstances, all passengers must alight after the vehicle has arrived at Kwun Tong Station, therefore it belongs to a fake circular route.
History[]
- 29 October 1993: The Transport Department (TD) invited open tender for 16 new GMB routes in 10 groups, this route was among one of them.[1]
- 1st December 1994: Route 47 entered service, running between Shun Lee Estate and between Shun Lee Estate and Tsui Ping (Kwun Tong Station). [2]
- 14 April 2019: Fare payment by AlipayHK "Easy Go" was accepted. [3]
- Late-May 2021: The first trip from Shun Lee Estate was advanced from 06:15 to 06:00.
- 28 June 2022: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route.[4]
Service hours and headways[]
| From Shun Lee Estate | From Tsui Ping (Kwun Tong Station) | Headways (mins) |
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| Daily | ||
| 06:00 - 07:00 | 06:00 - 07:00 | 15 |
| 07:00 - 09:00 | 07:00 - 09:00 | 12 |
| 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 15 |
| 17:00 - 21:00 | 17:00 - 21:00 | 12 |
| 21:00 - 23:00 | 21:00 - 23:00 | 15 |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart | |
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From ＼ To |
Tsui Ping (Kwun Tong Station) |
| Po Pui Court | $3.6 |
| Shun Lee Estate | $6.1 |
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, a total of 9 of 19-seater minibuses are required to serve this route. It has a total capacity of not less than 95 passengers in each direction during the peakiest hour.
This route actually use a total of 10 Toyota Coaster minibuses, include 1 of 16-seater minibus and 9 of 19-seater minibuses.
| List of vehicles on Kowloon Route 47 | ||||
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| Plate no. | Type code [Remark 1] | Seat(s) | Destination sign config. | Remarks |
| LT8081 | 2004 5LS2 | 16-seater high back | Rollsign | Former vehicle on Kowloon Routes 37A/37M Was also a former vehicle of Koon Wing Motors' Kowloon Route 48 Converted to serve on this route in January 2024 |
| MC9500 | 2022 7LL | 19-seater Vogel seat | Transfull EDS | Entered service in February 2023 Plate originally belonged to a 2005 5LS2[Remark 2] on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 |
| 2006 5LS2 | 16-seater High Back | Rollsign | Idled in Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square) Former vehicle on Kowloon Routes 5M/37A/37M Converted to serve on this route in January 2024 | |
| UK192 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater Vogel seat | Transfull EDS | Entered service in May 2021 |
| VR1016 | 2018 7LL | Patent Enterprises EDS | Entered service in August 2018 | |
| VS5755 | Entered service in September 2018 | |||
| VU4543 | Entered service in October 2018 | |||
| VZ413 | 2019 7LL | Transfull EDS | Entered service in February 2019 | |
| VZ4627 | ||||
| WN926 | Entered service in December 2019 | |||
| WU4096 | 2020 7LL | Entered service in June 2020 | ||
| Former vehicles of Kowloon Route 47 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate no | Type no | Date of Retired/Withdrawal | Going | Replacing vehicles |
| JC3314 | 1999 4th Generation | Unknown | Retired | |
| LT7578 | 2004 5LS2 | Transferred to Koon Wing Motors' Kowloon Route 48 | ||
| LV9638 | 2005 5LS2 | December 2019 | Transferred to Success Transportation's Kowloon Routes 16 series | WN926 (2019 7LL) |
| LW1837 | Unknown | Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 | ||
| LZ255 | Transferred to Better Coin Industrial's Kowloon Routes 54 series | |||
| LZ7017 | June 2020 | Transferred to Kowloon Routes 37A/37M | WU4096 (2020 7LL) | |
| LZ9236 | Unknown | Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 | ||
| MA5390 | ||||
| MB3363 | Transferred to Better Coin Industrial's Kowloon Routes 54 series | |||
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 distance of this route is approx. 7.2km, and the journey time is approximately 32mins. (The average speed is 13.5km/h.) (Circular full journey)
- To Tsui Ping: The distance of this route is approx. 3.7km, and the.
- To Shun Lee: The distance of this route is approx. 3.5km, and the.
To Tsui Ping (Kwun Tong Station)[]
Via: Lee On Road, San Lee Street, Shun Ching Street, Shun Lee Estate Road, (Shun King Street, Lee On Road, Shun On Road, Sau Mau Ping Road) ＊, Hip Wo Street, Chui Ping Road and Fuk Tong Road
＊ Remark: Drivers may go straight to Shun Lee Estate Road and turn right onto Hip Wo Street to return to the original routing if the minibus is already full at Shun Lee Terminus.
| Kowloon GMB Route 47 (Shun Lee Estate → Tsui Ping (Kwun Tong Station)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Four Shun | Lee On Road |
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| 2 | Shun King Street |
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No stops will be made if the minibus is already full at the terminus | |
| 3 | Lee On Road |
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| 4 | Shun On Road |
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| 5 | Sau Mau Ping | Sau Mau Ping Road |
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| 6 | Kwun Tong Mid-levels | Hip Wo Street |
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| 7 | Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping) | Tsui Ping Road |
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Section fare begins here |
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| 9 | Fuk Tong Road |
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To Shun Lee[]
Via: Fuk Tong Road, Tsui Ping Road, Hip Wo Street, Sau Mau Ping Road, Shun On Road and Lee On Road
| Kowloon GMB Route 47 (Tsui Ping (Kwun Tong Station) → Shun Lee Estate) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping) | Fuk Tong Road |
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| 2 | Tsui Ping Road |
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| 3 | Kwun Tong Mid-levels | Hip Wo Street |
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| 4 | Four Shun | Shun On Road |
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Section fare begins here |
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| 6 | Lee On Road |
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Gallery[]
Route 47 passes through Tin Wan House Shun Tin Estate
A Route 47 minibus UK192 was passing through Tsui Ping Road (March 2023)
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Remarks[]
- ↑ The group of codes (if any) placed after the model name Toyota Coaster is used only by transport enthusiasts, and is not referred to as such by anyone else (including insiders).
- ↑ That 5LS2 was originally a vehicle on PLB Mei To Route, and was changed to serve on Fu Wan and Yan Yan Ho, until 2021 before retirement.
Related articles[]
- KMB Route 23
- KMB Route 23M
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 3954, Hong Kong Government Gazette, Volume 135, Issue 43, 29 October 1993.
- ↑ Hong Kong Government, "New GMB to launch in Kwun Tong" [Press Release], 29 November 1994.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Trial of New Electronic Payment on Kowloon GMB Route No. 47" [Traffic Notice], 14 April 2019.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 453 routes" [News Bulletin], 28 June 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon Route no 47" [Traffic Advice], 21 August 2023.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2022-23 Reply No. TLB(T)148, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 12.1%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 5.2%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon Route no 47" [Traffic Advice], 18 May 2021.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2020-21 Reply No. THB(T)144, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 12.7%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 5.5%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon Route no 47" [Traffic Advice], 24 August 2017.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon Route no 47" [Traffic Advice], 14 February 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 10.4%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 8.3%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon Route no 47" [Traffic Advice], October 2008.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon Route no 47" [Traffic Advice], May 2007.
- ↑ Fare adjustment of Kowloon Route no 47 and New Territories Route nos. 501A,501K,501S, hkitalk.net
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