The Kowloon Green Minibus (GMB) Route 54 is operated by Better Coin Industrial Limited (勝運實業有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 5388C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs between Shun Tin and Lok Fu, passing through Shun Lee Estate , Choi Wan Estate, MTR Choi Hung Station, San Po Kong (Choi Hung Road) and Wong Tai Sin (Tung Tau Tsuen Road).
History[]
- 31 August 1990: The Transport Department launched an open tender for 14 groups of 27 new minibus routes, one of which is this route. [1]
- 30 November 1991: Route 54 was put into service, running between Shun Tin and Lok Fu (Wang Tak House).[2]
- 1 May 2004: Octopus interchange concession with the MTR was added.[3]
- 24 September 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [4]
Service hours and headways[]
| From Shun Tin | From Lok Fu (Wang Tak House) | Headways (mins) |
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| Daily | ||
| 05:40 - 09:04 | 05:40 - 09:04 | 6 |
| 09:04 - 16:04 | 09:04 - 16:04 | 12 |
| 16:04 - 19:04 | 16:04 - 19:04 | 6 |
| 19:04 - 23:28 | 19:04 - 23:28 | 12 |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart (to Lok Fu) | ||||
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Boarding stop ＼ Alighting stop |
Shun Tin or after |
MTR Choi Hung Station | Hung Ngok House or after |
Shatin Pass Road or after |
| MTR Choi Hung Station or before |
$5.0 | |||
| Sze Mei Street | $6.5 | |||
| Tung Tau Tsuen Road or before |
$7.8 | |||
| Lok Fu or before |
$9.4 | $7.8 | $6.5 | $5.0 |
| Fare chart (to Shun Tin) | ||||
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Boarding stop ＼ Alighting stop |
Lok Fu or after |
Tung Tau Tsuen Road or after |
Sze Mei Street or after |
MTR Choi Hung Station or after |
| Shatin Pass Road or before |
$5.0 | |||
| Sze Mei Street or before |
$6.5 | $5.0 | ||
| MTR Choi Hung Station or before |
$7.8 | $6.5 | $5.0 | |
| Shun Tin or before |
$9.4 | $7.8 | $6.5 | $5.0 |
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Octopus interchange concessions[]
| 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 Schedule of Services, this route and Route 54M have a total of 18 minibuses, 8 of minibuses that are required to serve this route. It has a total capacity of not less than 256 passengers in each direction during the peakiest hour.
Currently this route and Kowloon GMB Routes 54M and 54S use a total of 21 TOYOTA Coaster minibuses, including 8 of 16-seater minibuses and 13 of 19-seater minibuses
| List of Kowloon GMB Route 54 series | |||||
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| Plate no. | Type code [Remark 1] | Seat(s) | Destination sign config. | Route | Remarks |
| EK7776 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vogelise | Patent Enterprises EDS | 54/54M | Plate originally belonged to a 5LS |
| EN6428 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high back | Rollsign | Originally was a part of Chiu Luen Red Minibus Kwun Mong Route Was also a part of Red Minibus Northern Island Trunk Route Plate originally belonged to a 1990 2nd Generation on a part of Red Minibus Northern Island Trunk Route | |
| KN3400 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vogelise | Patent Enterprises EDS | Entered service in July 2018 Plate Originally belonged to a 2002 5LS | |
| 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high back | Rollsign | Spare | Idled in Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square) | |
| LV2322 | 54S | Entered service in February 2005 | |||
| LZ255 | 54/54M | Formerly a vehicle on Billiant Way's Kowloon Route 47 Was also a formerly vehicle of Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series | |||
| MA9269 | Formerly a vehicle on Koon Wing Motors's Kowloon Route 48 | ||||
| MB3363 | Formerly a vehicle on Billiant Way's Kowloon Route 47 | ||||
| MB8651 | Formerly a vehicle on Koon Wing Motors's Kowloon Route 48 | ||||
| MD7486 | Formerly a vehicle on Garrison's Hong Kong Island Routes 32/33 series Exchanged with WD8804 (2019 7LL) | ||||
| MD8342 | Formerly a vehicle on Red Minibus Po Mong Route | ||||
| VR2861 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Patent Enterprises EDS | ||
| VU5725 | |||||
| VZ3542 | 2019 7LL | Transfull EDS | 54S | Entered service in February 2019 | |
| WA1496 | 54/54M | Entered service in February 2019 | |||
| WD6117 | 54S | Entered service in May 2019 | |||
| WE7679 | 54/54M | Entered service in June 2019 | |||
| WL1799 | Entered service in November 2019 | ||||
| WL6158 | |||||
| YF6861 | 2022 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | 54S | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in October 2022 | |
| YJ9658 | 54／54M | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in December 2022 | |||
| ZH5397 | 2024 7DL | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in May 2024 | |||
| List of former minibuses of Kowloon Route 54 series | |||||
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| Plate no | Type no | Number of Seats | Date of Retired/Withdrawal | Going | Replacing vehicles |
| DP6663 | 3rd Generation | 16 | February 2005 | Transferred to Hop Fat Light Bus's Kowloon Routes 8/8S then changed the Plate number as LU7293[Remark 2] Plate is now applied in a 2005 5LS2 on C & W Mini Bus Service's New Territories Rsoute 43/43S | LV2322 (2005 5LS2) |
| DY9993 | 1988 2nd Generation | Last 2004 | Retired Plate is now applied to a 2024 7DL on Fully Mint's New Territories Routes 501S/807 series[Remark 3] |
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| EK7776 | 5LS | 2018 | Retired | 2018 7LL of the same plate | |
| FE9108 | Wait for check | 2004 | LM3435 (2004 5LS) | ||
| FP540 | April 2005 | LW4059 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| GJ4316 | 1995 3rd Generation | Unknown | DP6663 (3rd Generation) | ||
| KP6425 | 2002 5LS | June 2019 | WE7679 (2019 7LL) | ||
| LM3435 | 2004 5LS | April 2022 | YF6861 (2022 7DL) | ||
| LM6733 | 2022 | YJ9658 (2022 7DL) | |||
| LS7674 | 2004 5LS2 | 2018 | |||
| LT7162 | July 2018 | Transferred to Ho Wah Community under routes | KN3400 (2018 7LL) | ||
| LU1433 | 2005 5LS2 | November 1019 | Retired | WL1799 (2019 7LL) | |
| LU5647 | WL6158 (2019 7LL) | ||||
| LW4059 | May 2019 | Transferred to Garrison's Hong Kong Island 32/33 series | WD6117 (2019 7LL) | ||
| LX1605 | April 2024 | Retired | |||
| MA4877 | 5LS | February 2019 | |||
| MA5415 | VZ3542 (2019 7LL) | ||||
| MA5616 | WA1496 (2019 7LL) | ||||
| MA9463 | 2005 5LS2 | June 2019 | Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 | WD8804 (2019 7LL) | |
| VR4346 | 2018 7LL | 19 | March 2023 | Transferred to Garrison's Hong Kong Island Routes 32/33 series | YM320 (2023 7DL) |
| WD8804 | 2019 7LL | December 2022 | Exchanged with MD7486 (2005 5LS2) that originally served on Garrison's Hong Kong Island Routes 32/33 series | ||
| YM320 | 2023 7DL | May 2024 | Transferred to C & W Mini Bus Service's New Territories Routes 43/43S | ZH5397 (2024 7DL) | |
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 10/2024202410
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 7.8km, and the journey time is approximately 24mins. (The average speed is 19.5km/h.)
- 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.
To Lok Fu[]
Via: Shun On Road, Lee On Road, New Clear Water Bay Road, Clwar Water Bay Road, Lung Cheung Road, Choi Hung Road, Shatin Pass Road, Tung Tau Tsuen Road, Fung Mo Street, Fu Mei Street, (Fu Keung Street, Wang Tau Hom Central Road) @ and Wang Tau Hom East Road
Routing remark: @ If no passengers demand to alight, this headway will not detour.
| Kowloon GMB Route 54 (Shun Tin → Lok Fu) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Four Shun | Shun On Road |
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| 2 | Lee On Road |
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| 3 | Ngau Chi Wan | New Clear Water Bay Road |
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| 4 | Clear Water Bay Road |
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| 5 | Lung Cheung Road |
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| 6 | San Po Kong | Choi Hung Road |
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| 7 | Wong Tai Sin | Shatin Pass Road |
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| 8 | Tung Tau Tsuen Road |
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| 9 | Lok Fu | Fung Mo Street |
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| 10 | Wang Tau Hom | Fu Mei Street |
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| 12 @ | Lok Fu | Wang Tau Hom Central Road |
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To Shun Tin[]
Via: Wang Tau Hom East Road, Wang Tau Hom South Road, Fu Keung Street, Fu Mei Street, Fung Mo Street, Tung Tau Tsuen Road, Shatin Pass Road, Choi Hung Road, Hammer Hill Road Flyover, Hammar Hill Road, Roundabout, Hammer Hill Road, Lung Cheung Road, Clear Water Bay Road, New Clear Water Bay Road, San Lee Street, Lee On Road, Shun On Road, Shun Lee Estate Road, Sau Mau Ping Road and Shun On Road
| Kowloon GMB Route 54 (Lok Fu → Shun Tin) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Lok Fu |
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| 2 | Wang Tau Hom South Road |
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| 3 | Fu Keung Street |
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| 4 | Wang Tau Hom | Fu Mei Street |
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| 5 | Lok Fu | Fung Mo Street |
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| 6 | Wong Tai Sin | Tung Tau Tsuen Road |
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| 7 | Shatin Pass Road |
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| 8 | San Po Kong | Choi Hung Road |
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| 9 | Ngau Chi Wan | Lung Cheung Road |
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| 10 | Clear Water Bay Road |
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| 11 | New Clear Water Bay Road |
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| 12 | Four Shun | San Lee Street |
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| 13 | Lee On Road |
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| 14 | Shun On Road |
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| 15 | Sau Mau Ping Road |
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| 16 | Shun On Road |
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Related incidents[]
- 21 August 2017: Around 11am, a Lok Fu-bound Toyota Coaster minibus (LU5647) hit the construction site under construction uncontrolled when passing through Lee On Road near Shun King Street and then hit a construction vehicle. A construction worker who could not avoid the accident was knocked down and rolled underneath the vehicle, while the driver of the minibus was trapped inside.[14]
Gallery[]
A Route 54 minibus was entering Lee On Road
A Route 54 minibus LU1433
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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 Plate number is now applied on a o 6DS of Hop Fat Light Bus' Kowloon Route 8 from July 2010
- ↑ The plate number once applied on a 2004 5LS2 on Fully Mint's New Territories Routes 501S/807
Related articles[]
References[]
- ↑ Notice No. 3089, Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 132, No. 35, 31 August 1990.
- ↑ "順天邨新專線小巴月底投入服務" (New Shun Tin Estate minibus service to start at the end of this month), Hong Kong Government Press Release, 28 November 1991.
- ↑ Bill Committee on the Merger of the Two Railways Fare Adjustment Mechanism and Fare Reduction Proposals, Legislative Council Paper No. CB(1)195/06-07(01)
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 237 routes" [News Bulletin], 24 September 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 54, 54M and 54S" [Traffic Advice], 28 November 2023.
- ↑ 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 11.5%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 8.0%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon Route nos. 54, 54M and 54S" [Traffic Advice], 26 February 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon Route nos. 54, 54M and 54S" [Traffic Advice], 24 December 2014.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2015-16 Reply No. THB(T)162, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 8.0%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 10.7%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon Route nos. 54, 54M and 54S" [Traffic Advice], 19 February 2013.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2013-14 Reply No. THB(T)139, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 10%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 7.1%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon Route nos. 54, 54M and 54S" [Traffic Advice], 17 August 2011.
- ↑ Fare of Kowloon Route nos. 54, 54M and 54S will be adjust in 6 January, hkitalk.net.
- ↑ "小巴失事闖工地 渠務工捲車底重創" (Minibus hit construction site uncontrolled, drainage worker knocked down underneath the vehicle and seriously injured), Apple Daily, 21 August 2017.
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