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Kowloon GMB Route 5M

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The Kowloon Green Minibus (GMB) Route 5M is operated by Brilliant Way Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 7478C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs circular from Waterloo Road Hill and Mong Kok.

History[]

  • 1 February 1984: Transport Department launches public tender for 11 groups of 20 new green minibus routes, This route and route 37M was compined as the same series[1]
  • 22 October 1984: A route 5M entered service.[2]
  • 24 September 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [3]

Service hours and headways[]

From Waterloo Road Hill
Service hours Headways (mins)
Monday to Saturday
06:30 - 07:00 15
07:00 - 09:00 10
09:00 - 17:10 15 - 20
17:10 - 19:10 12 - 15
19:10 - 22:55 15 - 20
Sunday and Public Holiday
07:00 - 23:00 15 - 20


This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.

Fares[]

Journey Fares
Full fares $5.6
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 Adjustment Effective Date Full fare
24 September 2021: [4] $5.6[5]
30 January 2022[6] $5.3
4 March 2018[7] $4.9[8]
19 October 2014[9] $4.5[10]
3 February 2013[11] $4.0[12]
4 September 2011[13] $3.8
27 April 2008[14] $3.5
TBC $3.2
Fare history TBC
Circa 1994 $2.3
Circa 1993 $2.0
Circa 1991 $1.6
Circa 1990 $1.2
Circa 1986 $1.0
22 October 1984 80￠

This route has no segmented charges

Octopus interchange concessions[]

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 transfer discount 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, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong 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 Version or Disneyland Line Monthly Ticket (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 Schedule of Services, this route has a total of 3 minibuses. This route has a total capacity of not less than 112 passengers in each direction during the peakiest hour.

Currently this route and Kowloon GMB Routes 37A and 37M have a total of 43 TOYOTA Coaster LPG-minibus, including 13 16-seater minibuses and 30 19-seater minibuses.

List of Kowloon Routes 5M/37A/37M minibuses
Plate No. Type No.[Remark 1] 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
KR7200 2018 7LL Patent Enterprises EDS Entered service in 13 July 2018
This is the first 19-seater minibus on this series
Plate originally belonged to a Taxi
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 Entered service in March 2005
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 5M Entered service in August 2005
MA7267 37A/37M 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
WD402 Entered service in 08 May 2019
WE6145 Entered service in 18 June 2019
WG3576 Entered service in 26 July 2019
WG9219 Entered service in 15 August 2019
WH4111 Entered service in 22 August 2019
WK284 Entered service in 03 October 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. Retirement/withdrawal date Whereabouts Substituted vehicle(s)
EF7571 1989 2nd generation Unknown Retired
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 2] 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 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[Remark 3]
HE7132 1997 3rd Generation January 2006 Transferred to Hop Fat Light Bus' Kowloon Routes 8 series 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		 MF3745 (2006 5LS2)
JC3314 1999 4th generation November 2016 Transferred to Kowloon Route 47 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		 LZ7280 (2005 5LS2)
KY7030 2003 5LS 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 then changed the plate number as DC6221[Remark 4] XR1499 (2021 7LL)
LJ8810 Retired WV320 (2020 7LL)
LK2082 Transferred to PLB Kwun Chai Route XP8640 (2021 7LL)
LK4610 Retired WU9226 (2020 7LL)
LK7936 Transferred to Chiu Lun' PLB Kwun Mong Route NA220 (2004 5LS)
LK9523 May 2022 Retired
LM3379 2022
LM3948
LS7067 2004 5LS2 September 2023 Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S
LT751 October 2018 Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 VU1744 (2018 7LL)
LT3918 November 2023 Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S
LT6634 July 2024 Transferred to Set Main Development's Kowloon Route 68
LT8022 October 2018 Transferred to Peak Scene's Kowloon Route 19M VU6944 (2018 7LL)
LT8081 January 2024 Transferred to Kowloon Route 47
LU2296 2005 5LS2 November 2019 Retired WL3809 (2019 7LL)
LU7683 April 2019 Transferred to Sky Team Transportation's Kowloon Routes 76A/76B WB5699 (2019 7LL)
LX1247 January 2019 Transferred to Garrison's Hong Kong Island Routes 32/33 series VX9457 (2019 7LL)
LX6321 November 2023 Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S
LX7625 May 2007 Transferred to Express Top Industries' New Territories Routes 44 series MV5126 (2004 5LS2)
LY6406 January 2019 Transferred to Yan Yan Ho New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 VY9272 (2019 7LL)
LZ7073 June 2019 Transferred to Success Transportation's Kowloon Routes 16 series WE6145 (2019 7LL)
MA1969 March 2019 Transferred to Sky Team Transportation's Kowloon Routes 76A/76B WA6832 (2019 7LL)
MB1267 November 2018 Transferred to Fu Wan's New Territories Routes 406/407 series VV9113 (2018 7LL)
MB7909 October 2018 Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 VU8152 (2018 7LL)
ME1458 July 2024 Transferred to Set Main Development's Kowloon Route 68
MF3745 2006 5LS2 January 2024 Transferred to Kowloon Route 47
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		 ME1458 (2005 5LS2)

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 1/2025202501


Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 3.4km, and the journey time is approximately 22mins. (The average speed is 9.3km/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.
Routing Via Roads
①
Normal trip 		Hok Yu Lane, Man Fuk Road, Man Wan Road, Man Fuk Road, Pui Ching Road, Soares Avenue, Argyle Street, Nathan Road, Shantung Street, Yim Po Fong Street, Argyle Street, Waterloo Road, Pui Ching Road, Man Fuk Road and Hok Yu Lane
② #
Monday to Friday 07:00 - 09:30 headway 		……, Soares Avenue, Argyle Street, Garden Street, Shantung Street, Yim Po Fong Street, ……
③ &
Monday to Saturday Before 10:00 and After 16:00 headways 		……, Shantung Street, Yim Po Fong Street, Waterloo Rpad, Pui Ching Road, Man Fuk Road and Hok Yu Lane
Kowloon GMB Route 5M (Waterloo Road Hill↺Mong Kok)
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Ho Man Tin Hok Yu Lane
  • Waterloo Road Hill
2 Man Fuk Road
  • Yu Chun Keung Memorial College
 Hail-and-ride section
3 Man Wan Road
  • Harrison Court
4 Pui Ching Road
  • Hong Kong Pui ChingPrimary School
5 Soares Avenue
  • Soares Avenue
6 Argyle Street
  • Peace Avenue (Mong KokTrain Bridge)
7 Mong Kok
  • Fa Yuen Street
 Circular route return point
  • MTR Mong Kok (MTR) MTR logo
 Routing ② headway is not applicable
8 Nathan Road
  • Bank Centre（HSBC Building／Grand Plaza）MTR logo
9 Shantung Street
  • Tung Choi Street
10 Ho Man Tin Argyle Street
  • Hang Seng 113 (Mong KokRailway Bridge)
 Not applicable to Routing ③
11 Waterloo Road
  • Metropark Hotel Kowloon
12 Pui Ching Road
  • Kowloon Public Library (Hong Kong Pui Ching Middle School)
13 Man Fuk Road
  • Cambridge Court
14 Hok Yu Lane
  • Waterloo Road Hill

Ridership[]

The operator mentioned in TV Programme "Scoop" (東張西望) of 21 January 2014, this route was one of the minibus routes incurring serious losses. [15] The operator had already adopted a giving-up attitude, and even declared to apply for its service cessation[16], but eventually it did not work out.

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 LB7978, was originally a vehicle on Sai Kung P.L.B.'s New Territories Routes 1 series/7/9, and was changed to serve on PLB Ping Tsuen Route in 2012, after that changed the plate number in 2015.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ That plate number originally used to a 3rd generation of PLB Kwun Tong Route (That 3rd Generation after that changed the plate number as PA5903) and a 2002 5LS (That 5LS original Plate number KL2069).

Related articles[]

  • Kowloon GMB Route 17K (Cancelled)

References[]

  1. ↑ Gazette No. 359, Hong Kong Government Gazette, Volume 126, Issue 05, 1 February 1984.
  2. ↑ "New Minibus Line at Mong Kok MTR Station", "Wah Kiu Yat Po", 21 October 1984.
  3. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System expanded to cover 237 routes" [News Bulletin], 24 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route 5M" [Traffic Advice], 16 July 2024.
  5. ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2024- 25 Reply Serial No. TLB146, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 11.3%, but the Transport Department finally approved a 5.7% increase.
  6. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route 5M" [Traffic Advice], 25 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route 5M" [Traffic Advice], 2 March 2018.
  8. ↑ According to The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council reviewed the 2018-19 Expenditure Budget Controller's Reply No. THB(T)140, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 22.2%, and the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 8.9%.
  9. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route 5M" [Traffic Advice], 13 October 2014.
  10. ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2014- 15 Reply Serial No. THB(T)148, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 25%, and the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 12.5%.
  11. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route 5M" [Traffic Advice], 30 January 2013.
  12. ↑ According to Replies to supplementary 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 10.5%, and the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 5.3%.
  13. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route 5M" [Traffic Advice], 31 August 2011.
  14. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route 5M" [Traffic Advice], 18 April 2008.
  15. ↑ 電視節目 (2014-01-21) 東張西望 (小巴生意) (TV Programme (2014-01-21) Scoop (minibus business), YouTube
  16. ↑ [News](2013-11-24)The minibus operator planned to cancel more the routes，YouTube

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