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Kowloon GMB Route 70A

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The Kowloon Green Minibus Route 70A is operated by Holy Gain Investments Limited(Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 9335C) under Chiap Shing Motor. It runs between Diamond Hill Station (Diamond Hill MTR Station) and Olympic Station (MTR Olympic Station), passing through Fung Tak Estate, San Po Kong (Choi Hung Road), Prince Edward Road West (outbound)/Boundary Street (return), Mong Kok (Prince Edward MTR Station) and Tai Kok Tsui.

This route is a short-distance auxiliary service of Route 70, and the driving route along the way is similar to that of Route 70, except that this route does not enter Tai Kok Tsui (Island Harbour Bay).

History[]

Service Hours and Headways[]

Octopus Interchange Concessions[]

A 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 "Service Details" , this route and the 70 route require a total of 20 minibuses to provide service, of which 9 are 19-seat minibuses, and 3 of them are deployed on this route. The total passenger capacity of the two routes in each direction during the busiest hour is not less than 160 people.Current this route and Kowloon Green Minibus Route 70A have a total of 23 minibuses, included 14 of 16-seater minibuses and 9 of 19-seater minibuses. The vehicle models are distributed as follows:

  • 21 of Toyota Coaster（1 of 2004 5LS2, 5 of 2005 5LS2, 1 of 2008 6LS, 2 of 2009 6LS, 1 of 2015 6LS, 4 of 2015 6DS, 2 of 2016 6DL, 3 of 2017 7DL and 2 of 2018 7DL）
List of Kowloon Route 70/70A minibuses
Plate No. Model Type No.[Remark 1] Seat Sign Configuration Remarks
DC7687 Toyota Coaster 2017 7DL 19-sester Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS Equipped with push-out doors and sealed windows
Entered service in December 2017
Plate originally belonged to a 4th Generation[Remark 2]
DT9880 2015 6DS 16-seater Original 3-point harnessing seat Rollsign Entered service in February 2015
Plate originally belonged to a 3rd Generation
ED2678 Entered service in April 2015
Plate originally belonged to 3rd Gemeration
EE1257
EU9886 Mitsubishi Rosa 2019 BE641G 19-seater Vogelsitze Lucky Yu EDS Entered service in January 2019
Plate originally belonged to Toyota Coaster (2004 5DL) [Remark 3]
FR7977 Toyota Coaster 2005 5LS2 16-seater high back Rollsign Entered service in August 2005
Plate Originally belonged to a 1993 3rd Generation
GD6140 2015 6LS 16-seater Original 3-point harnessing seat Entered service in April 2015
Plate originally belonged to a 1994 3rd Generation
GE1073 2009 6LS 16-seater high back Entered service in February 2009
Plate originally belonged to a 1994 3rd Generation
GL3441 Formerly a vehicle of Fuk Mong Route
Plate originally belonged to a 1995 3rd Generation
Entered service in January 2021
GN5525 2005 5LS2 Entered service in September 2005
Plate originally belonged to a 1995 3rd Generation
GX6998 Entered service in October 2005
Plate originally belonged to a 1996 3rd Generation
HY8476 2017 7DL 19-seater Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS Equipped with output automatic door
Entered service in December 2017
Plate originally belonged to 1999 4th Gemeration
JA7533 2016 6DL Rollsign Entered service in September 2016
Plate originally belonged to 1999 4th Gemeration
KR5269 2008 6LS 16-seater high adopt Entered service in August 2008
Plate originally belonged to Mitsubishi Rosa (2002 BE639E)
LK8590 Mitsubishi Rosa 2018 BE641G 19-seater Vogelsitze Lucky Yu EDS Entered service in November 2018
Plate Originally belonged to Toyota Coaster (2004 5DL) [Remark 4]
LS5610 Toyota Coaster 2004 5LS2 16-seater high adopt Rollsign Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus
MD5916 2005 5LS2 Formerly a vehicle of Mary Dragon New Territories 11/12 series
Entered service in July 2022
MP4346 Enteref service in November 2005
Original plate number GF3173[Remark 5]
PB5058 2017 7DL 19-seater Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS Entered service in December 2017
Plate originally belonged to a 4th Generation
SK9035 2007 5LS2 16-seater high adopt Rollsign Idled in Island Harbourview
Original plate number DC3312[Remark 6]
Formerly a vehicle of No. 8 Route
Was also a formerly vehicle of To Kwa Wan - Castle Peak Road Route
Entered service in March 2015
SM7196 2018 7DL 19-seater Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS Entered service in March 2018
Plate originally belonged to a 1999 4th Generation[Remark 7]
TG7186 2015 6DS 16-seater Original 3-point harnessing seat Rollsign Formerly a vehicle of Kung Mong Route
Was also a formerly vehicle of the Routes under Southern District Community
UM2906 2016 6DL 19-seater Vegaset Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus No. 1 Route
Entered service in March 2018
VN3806 2018 7DL Patent Enterprises EDS Entered service in June 2018
List of former minibuses in Kowloon Route 70/70A
Plate No. Model Type No. Retirement/withdrawal date Whereabouts Substituted vehicle(s)
DC7687 Toyota Coaster 4th generation December 2017 Retired 2017 7DL of the same plate
DT9880 3rd generation February 2015 2015 6DS of the same plate
DV6193 4th generation Unknown
ED2678 3rd generation April 2015 2015 6DS of the same plate
EE1257
EU9886 2004 5DL January 2019 Mitsubishi Rosa (2019 BE641G) of the same plate
EX2817 2005 5LS2 March 2021 GL3441 (2009 6LS)
EX3021 3rd generation Unknown
FR7977 1993 3rd generation August 2005 2005 5LS2 of the same plate
GD6140 1994 3rd generation April 2015 2015 6LS of the same plate
GE1073 February 2009 2009 6LS of the same plate
GF3173 November 2005 2005 5LS2 of the same plate
Then the plate number changed as MP4346 in 2006
GN5525 1995 3rd generation September 2005 2005 5LS2 of the same plate
GS9830 1996 3rd generation Unknown
GW5152
GX6998 October 2005 2005 5LS2 of the same plate
GZ4705 Unknown
GZ5029
HB1814 1997 3rd generation January 2015 DC7687 (4th generation)
HD4702 March 2015 SK9035 (2007 5LS2)
HF2024 May 2015 EU9886 (2004 5DL)
HP9452 1998 3rd generation March 2016 LF4518 (2003 5DL)
HS4339 October 2014 2014 6DS of the same plate
2014 6DS Not late then 2016 Transferred to Red Minibus Wong Mong Route KX9013 (2003 5LS)
HS7506 1998 3rd generation May 2015 Retired LK8590 (2004 5DL)
HX768 Unknown
HX2386 1998 4th generation
HY8476 1999 4th generation December 2017 2017 7DL of the same plate
JA7533 September 2016 2016 6DL of the same plate
JF3851 Unknown
KG6522 3rd generation July 2015 LU7150 (2005 5LS2)
KG9210 Unknown
KN4679 2002 5LS 2017 UM2906 (2016 6DL)
KR5269 Mitsubishi Rosa 2002 BE639E August 2008 Toyota Coaster (2008 6LS) of the same plate
KX9013 Toyota Coaster 2003 5LS 2018 TG7186 (2015 6DS)
LF4518 2003 5DL May 2018 Transferred to Jetland's Kowloon Routes 75 series EX2817 (2005 5LS2)
LK8590 2004 5DL November 2018 Retired Mitsubishi Rosa (2018 BE641G) of the same plate
LM144 2005 5LS2 January 2024 Retired
Plate currently belongs to GMI Gemini (2024 4th Generation) of Kam Jet's New Territories Route 409K
LR7286 2004 5DL June 2018 Retired VN3806 (2018 7DL)
LU7150 2005 5LS2 March 2021
LY8846 Not late then March 2023
PB5058 4th generation December 2017 2017 7DL of the same plate
SM7196[Remark 8] 1999 4th generation March 2018 2018 7DL of the same plate
ST3937[Remark 9] 2001 4th generation April 2018 LY8846 (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 10/2024202410

Routing[]

  • 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 MTR Olympic Station[]

To Olympic Station: The distance of this route is approx. 7.7km, and the journey time is approximately 30mins. (The average speed is 15.4km/h.)

To MTR Diamond Hill Station[]

To Diamond Hill: The distance of this route is approx. 7.9km, and the journey time is approximately 30mins. (The average speed is 15.8km/h.)

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. ↑ That 4th Generation formerly vehicle of Chew Luen Red Minibus Mong Kok - MegaBox Route and To Tsuen Route, the transferred to Holy Gain in January 2015, until December 2017.
  3. ↑ That Toyota Coaster formerly a vehicle of Chew Luen Red Minibus To Kwa Wan - Mong Kok Route, entered service in Holy Gain in May 2015, until January 2019.
  4. ↑ That Toyota Coaster formerly a vehicle of Mong Kok - Western District Route, then transferred to Holy Gain in May 2015, until November 2018.
  5. ↑ That Plate originally belonged to a 1995 3rd Generation
  6. ↑ That plate number originally belonged to a 2nd Generation of Chew Luen Red Minibus Kwun Tong - Lok Ma Chau Route, plate changed in 2014, that plate is now applied in Taxi
  7. ↑ That 4th Generation Original plate number was EM3935, formerly a vehicle of Sau Jor Route, Plate is now applying in 2008 6LS of that series.
  8. ↑ Original plate number EM3935, originally was a vehicle on Red Minibus Sau Jor Route, The plate number changed in February 2014.
  9. ↑ Original plate number KC7416, Plate changed in June 2014 after changed to serve on Holy Gain.

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