The Kowloon Overnight Green Minibus Route 62S is operated by Kamalie Limited (金萬利有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 7678C). It runs between Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) and Tsim Sha Tsui (Haiphong Road).
This route is currently the Kowloon GMB route with the highest fare, and the only minibus route that passes through the Kai Tak Tunnel.
History[]
- 26 August 1994: The Transport Department launched an open tender for 8 groups of 21 new minibus routes, in which this route was grouped together with Route 63[1].
- 21 January 1996: Route 62S entered service.
- 26 April 2014: Detoured via Kai Lai Road for both directions.[2]
- 1 May 2014: Due to the Kwun Tong Town Centre Redevelopment Project and Tong Yan Street is opened, minibuses towards Lam Tin were re-routed via Mut Wah Street, Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong Road roundabout, Hip Wo Street, Tong Yan Street Temporary Minibus Terminus, Tung Yan Street and Kwun Tong Road, omitting Fu Yan Street and Yue Man Square.[3]
- 2 April 2021: Due to the closure of Tung Yan Street Temporary Minibus Terminus, minibuses towards Lam Tin were re-routed via Tung Yan Street, Yue Man Square and Hong Ning Road before returning to Kwun Tong Road and the original routing after arriving at Hip Wo Street, and the original stop at the Tung Yan Street Temporary Minibus Terminus was re-located to near No. 60-62 Yue Man Square.
- 22 December 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [4]
Service hours and headways[]
| From Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) | From Tsim Sha Tsui (Haiphong Road) | Headway (min) |
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| Daily | ||
| 00:01 - 02:00 | 00:30 - 02:00 | 15/18 |
| 02:00 - 05:10 | 02:00 - 05:30 | 20 |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart | |
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From ＼ to |
Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) |
| Ngau Tau Kok Road | $7.5 |
| Tsim Sha Tsui | $14.3 |
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Octopus Interchange Concessions[]
| S 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 requires a total of 4 minibuses to provide service. The total passenger capacity in each direction during the peak hour is not less than 48.
Currently, this route and routes 63 and 68 have a total of 15 Toyota Coaster LPG-minibuses, including 13 16-seater minibuses and 2 19-seater minibuses. Some minibuses will serve on this route during overnight period.
| List of Kamalie minibuses | ||||
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| Plate No. | Model code[Remark 1] | Seat No. | Sign Configuration | Remarks |
| BC630 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high back seat | Newest design Rollsign | The front of the vehicle adopted Sichuan Toyota Components Entered service in July 2005 Plate originally belonged to a 1st generation on PLB Northern Island Trunk Route and a 1996 3rd generation on this series |
| HD3991 | Former vehicle on Kellis' Kowloon Routes 26 series Plate originally belonged to a 1997 3rd generation on that series Entered service in May 2019 | |||
| LN776 | 2004 5LS | 16-seater low back seat | The front of the vehicle adopted 4th generation Components Entered service in June 2004 | |
| LN3210 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Transfull EDS | Entered service in July 2021 Licence Plate belonged to 2004 5LS |
| LN6267 | 2004 5LS | 16-seater low back seat | Newest design Rollsign | Entered service in June 2004 |
| LN6367 | Oldest design Rollsign | |||
| LW974 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high back seat | Entered service in March 2005 | |
| LW9285 | Entered service in April 2005 | |||
| LZ2636 | The front of the vehicle adopted Sichuan Toyota Components Entered service in July 2005 | |||
| MB1110 | Newest design Rollsign | The front of the vehicle adopted Sichuan Toyota Components Entered service in September 2005 | ||
| MB3545 | Entered service in September 2005 | |||
| MB3954 | Oldest design Rollsign | |||
| MB9022 | Entered service in October 2005 | |||
| PG775 | 2004 5LS | 16-seater low back seat | Original plate no. LN6039 | |
| WR491 | 2020 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseat | Patent Enterprises EDS | Entered service in March 2020 It is the first 19-seater minibus in this route |
| List of former minibuses under Kamalie | ||||
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| Plate No. | Model code | Retirement/withdrawal date | Fate | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| BC630 | 1996 3rd generation | July 2005 | Retired | 2005 5LS2 of the same plate |
| FP4476 | 2005 5LS2 | 2014 | Transferred to PLB Route 101 | |
| KS5102 | 2002 5LS | July 2019 | Retired Plate is now applied to a 2019 7LL on Kellis' Kowloon Routes 2/2A |
HD3991 (2005 5LS2) |
| KX6612 | 2003 5LS | March 2020 | Retired | WR491 (2020 7LL) |
| LL2713 | 2004 5LS | September 2024 | Transferred to Goodrich Transportation's New Territories Route 116 | |
| LN3210 | July 2021 | Retired | 2021 7LL of the same plate | |
| LT9208 | 2004 5LS2 | April 2015 | Transferred to PLB Tung Tsuen Route and Chiu Luen Yau Mong Route | |
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 4/2025202504
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 13.3km, and the journey time is approximately 35mins. (The average speed is 22.8km/h.)
To Tsim Sha Tsui (Haiphong Road)[]
Via: Pik Wan Road, Lin Tak Road, Tak Tin Street, Kai Tin Road, Lei Yue Mun Road, Kwun Tong Road, Hip Wo Street, Tung Yan Street, Yue Man Square, Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kai Cheung Road, Wang Chiu Road, Kai Lai Road, Wang Kwong Road, Kai Cheung Road, Kai Fuk Road, Kai Tak Tunnel, East Kowloon Corridor, Chatham Road North, Chatham Road South, Cameron Road, Carnarvon Road, Nathan Road, Salisbury Road, Kowloon Park Drive, Peking Road, Hankow Road and Haiphong Road
| Kowloon GMB Route 62S (Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) → Tsim Sha Tsui (Haiphong Road)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Lam Tin |
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| 2 | Pik Wan Road |
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| 3 | Lin Tak Road |
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| 4 | Kai Tin Road |
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| 5 | Lei Yue Mun Road |
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| 6 | Kwun Tong | Kwun Tong Road |
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| 7 | Yue Man Square |
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| 8 | Ngau Tau Kok | Ngau Tau Kok Road |
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| 9 | Kowloon Bay | Wang Chiu Road |
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| 10 | Kai Lai Road |
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| 11 | Kai Cheung Road |
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 Kai Tak Tunnel, East Kowloon Corridor, Chatham Road North
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| 12 | Tsim Sha Tsui East | Chatham Road South |
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| 14 | Tsim Sha Tsui | Cameron Road |
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| 15 | Carnarvon Road |
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| 16 | Haiphong Road |
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To Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate)[]
Via: Haiphong Road, Humphreys Avenue, Carnarvon Road, Granville Road, Chatham Road South, Chatham Road North, East Kowloon Corridor, Kai Tak Tunnel, Kai Fuk Road, Kai Cheung Road, Wang Kwong Road, Kai Lai Road, Wang Chiu Road, Kai Cheung Road, Ngau Tau Kok Road, Hong Ning Road, Mut Wah Street, Hip Wo Street, Yue Man Square Public Transport Interchange, Hip Wo Street, Mut Wah Street, Hong Ning Road, Kwun Tong Road, Lei Yue Mun Road, Kai Tin Road, Tak Tin Street, Lin Tak Road and Pik Wan Road
| Kowloon GMB Route 62S (Tsim Sha Tsui (Haiphong Road) → Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsim Sha Tsui | Haiphong Road |
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| 2 | Granville Road |
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| 3 | Chatham Road South |
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| 4 | Hung Hom | Chatham Road North |
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| East Kowloon Corridor, Kai Tak Tunnel
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| 5 | Kowloon Bay | Kai Cheung Road |
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| 6 | Wang Kwong Road |
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| 7 | Kai Lai Road |
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| 8 | Wang Chiu Road |
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| 9 | Ngau Tau Kok | Ngau Tau Kok Road |
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Section fare begins here |
| 10 | Ngau Tau Kok |
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| 11 | Kwun Tong Town Centre |
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 Kwun Tong Road Underpass
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| 12 | Lam Tin | Lei Yuen Mun Road |
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| 13 | Kai Tin Road |
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| 14 | Lin Tak Road |
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| 15 | Pik Wan Road |
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Related incicents[]
- 21 November 2014: At around 2am, a passenger was boarding a minibus towards Tsim Sha Tsui, and the police received a report from the passenger that the driver was disoriented and the vehicle was wavering. The minibus was stopped by the police at the western exit of the Kai Tak Tunnel; the driver passed a breathalyser test, but was suspected to be drugged driving and was taken to a police car, where he even fouled the police car and the driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.[13]
- 14 September 2023: At around 4am, A Tsim Sha Tsui-bound Toyota Coaster, suspected to be hit by a road sign underneath Fat Kwong Street, spun out of control and crashed into a road sign underneath Fat Kwong Street when entering Chatham Road North at East Kowloon Corridor due to slippery road surface in rainy weather, leaving two people injured.[14]
Gallery[]
The terminus of Route 62S is at Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate)
The terminus of Route 62S is at Tsim Sha Tsui (Haiphong Road)
The terminus of Route 62S is at Tsim Sha Tsui (Haiphong Road)
A Route 62S minibus was parking at Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) Minibus Terminus during daytime
Route sheet of Route 62S (April 2012)
Notice of routing amendments to Route 62S
Route sheet (August 2019), note that the service hours listed on the sheet were longer than the official data of the Transport Department
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.
Related articles[]
- KMB Route 215X
- KMB Route N216
- Kowloon GMB Route 63
References[]
- ↑ G. N. 3204, HKSAR Government Gazette, Vol. 34, No. 136. 26 August 1994.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Revision to Routeing of Kowloon Green Minibus (GMB) Route 62S" [Traffic Advice], 24 April 2014.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Temporary Arrangements of Green Minibus (GMB) Termini in Kwun Tong" [Traffic Advice], 30 April 2014.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 313 routes" [News Bulletin], 22 December 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 63 and 62S" [Traffic Advice], 14 June 2023.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2023-24 Reply No.TLB113, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 11.5%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 10%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 63 and 62S" [Traffic Advice], 26 February 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 63 and 62S" [Traffic Advice], 3 June 2016.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2016-17 Reply No.THB(T)150, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 8.7% and the Transport Department finally approved the same increase.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 63 and 62S" [Traffic Advice], 26 July 2013.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 62S, 63 and 63M" [Traffic Advice], 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 62S, 63 and 63M" [Traffic Advice], 13 January 2009.
- ↑ "涉藥駕小巴司機 尿濺警員" (Drug Driver Fouled on Police Officer), "Hong Kong Daily News", 22 November 2014.
- ↑ 黃色暴雨下 專線小巴疑路滑紅磡失控撞路牌 兩人受傷 (GMB suspected to have lost control on slippery road during Amber Rainstorm at Hung Hom), HK01, 14 Sep 2023.
External links[]
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| Green minibus (GMB) routes in Yau Tsim Mong District | |
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| Intra-district routes | |
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| To/from Kowloon City District | |
| To/from Wong Tai Sin District | |
| To/from Kwun Tong District | |
| To/from Hong Kong Island | 61🌙 |
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| Remark: Italic - service during specified days/periods only; 🌙 - overnight/late night service; 🕑 - 24-hour service | |