New Territories GMB Route 106

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A minibus on Route 106 was passing through Po Lam North Road near Ying Ming Court

Route Info

Termini

Po Lam ↔ Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square) ●

via

Po Lam Road, Sau Mau Ping Road, Hong Ning Road, Ngau Tau Kok Road

Distance

10.0km

Journey Time

37 mins

Commencement date

1998/6/13

Operational information

Current operator

Triple Kind

Past Operator

Tung Wan (1998－2019)

Main Vehicles

Toyota Coaster

No. of Scheduled Vehicles

10

Fare Info

Full Fare

$11.4

No. of Section Fare(s)

2

Service hours

Service Hours (Outbound)

06:30 - 20:00

Service Hours （Inbound)

06:30 - 20:00

Headways

7-25 mins

Special Trips

Chui Lam Estate → Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square) ●
Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square) → Po Lam (Via Kwun Tong Round Road)●

The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) route 106 is operated by Triple Kind Limited under Yau Man Investment Company Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 16708C). It runs between Po Lam and Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square).

History[]

Historical route information[]

Details of the past service hours and headways, fares and other route information of this route are set out in the "Historical route information" sub-page of this article.

Service hours and headways[]

From Po Lam	From Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square)	Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
06:30 - 09:00	06:30 - 09:00	15 - 20
09:00 - 09:30	09:00 - 09:30	7 - 15
09:30 - 20:00	09:30 - 20:00	20 - 25
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
06:30 - 10:00	06:30 - 10:00	15 - 20
10:00 - 20:00	10:00 - 20:00	20 - 25

Special trips[]

Chui Lam Estate → Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square) ●
Mondays to Fridays
07:40、08:20
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays

Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square) → Po Lam ● (via Kwun Yong BypassExpress trip)
Service hours	Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
18:00 - 19:30	15
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays

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

Fares[]

Journey/Boarding stop	Fare
Full fares	$11.4
Fares chart (to Kowloon Bay)
From Sau Ching House	$9.2
From Yue Man Shopping Centre	$6.5
Fares chart (to Po Lam)
From Hay Cheuk Lau	$9.2
From Hong Sing Garden	$6.5

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.

Historical fraes

Fare adjustment effective dates	Full fares	Section fares
29 March 2020	$10.5	From Sau Ching House to Kowloon Bay: $8.5 From Yue Man Shopping Centre to Kowloon Bay: $6.0 From Hay Cheuk Lau to Po Lam: $8.5 From Hong Sing Garden to Po Lam: $6.0
1 May 2015	$8.7	From Sau Ching House to Kowloon Bay: $7.2 From Yue Man Shopping Centre to Kowloon Bay: $4.0 From Hay Cheuk Lau to Po Lam: $7.2 From Hong Sing Garden to Po Lam: $4.0
11 February 2015^[1]	$8.7	From Sau Ching House to Kowloon Bay: $7.0 From Yue Man Shopping Centre to Kowloon Bay: $4.0 From Hay Cheuk Lau to Po Lam: $7.0 From Hong Sing Garden to Po Lam: $4.0
18 January 2015^[2]	$8.7^[3]	From Sau Ching House to Kowloon Bay: $7.2 From Yue Man Shopping Centre to Kowloon Bay: $4.0 From Hay Cheuk Lau to Po Lam: $7.2 From Hong Sing Garden to Po Lam: $4.0
3 February 2013^[4]	$7.9^[5]	From Sau Ching House to Kowloon Bay: $6.5 From Yue Man Shopping Centre to Kowloon Bay: $3.6 From Hay Cheuk Lau to Po Lam: $6.5 From Hong Sing Garden to Po Lam: $3.6
2 October 2011^[6]	$7.5	From Sau Ching House to Kowloon Bay: $6.2 From Yue Man Shopping Centre to Kowloon Bay: $3.4 From Hay Cheuk Lau to Po Lam: $6.2 From Hong Sing Garden to Po Lam: $3.4
18 May 2008^[7]	$7.0	From Sau Ching House to Kowloon Bay: $5.8 From Yue Man Shopping Centre to Kowloon Bay: $3.2 From Hay Cheuk Lau to Po Lam: $5.8 From Hong Sing Garden to Po Lam: $3.2
13 June 1998	$6.5	From Sau Ching House to Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square): $5.5 From Yue Man Shopping Centre to Kowloon Bay: $3.0 From Hay Cheuk Lau to Po Lam: $5.5 From Hong Sing Garden to Po Lam: $3.0

Octopus Interchange Concessions[]

Route 106 and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg	2nd leg	Discounted amount	Time limit
106	MTR	50￠	90 minutes
MTR	106	50￠	90 minutes
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. Edit

Minibuses deployments[]

Triple Kind Era[]

According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route requires a total of 8 minibuses, 3 of which are 19-seat minibuses. The total passenger capacity in each direction during the busiest hour in the morning is not less than 48, and the total passenger capacity in each direction during the busiest hour in the afternoon is not less than 32.

Currently this route, routes 107 and 115 have a total of 13 Toyota Coaster LPG minibuses, included 9 16-seater minibuses and 4 19-seater minibuses, some minibuses equipped with the fleet number.

List of Triple Kind minibuses
Plate No.	Type No.^{[Remark 1]}	Seat	Sign Configuration	No. of Minibus	Route	Remarks
DB9282	2004 5LS	16-seater high back seat^{[Remark 2]}	Rollsign	TBC	115	Adopted high-back version bodywork Former vehicle of PLB Kwun Tsuen Route
EG1932	2017 6LL	19-seater Vegaseat	Transfull EDS^{[Remark 3]}	2	106	Dual rear emergency exit design Former vehicle of PLB Kwun Yau Route and Yuen Mong Route Plate originally belonged to a 4th generation on Extra Billion Investment NT Route 410
GP7590	2005 5LS2	16-seater high back seat	Rollsign	TBC	Spare	Former vehicle of PLB Jor Tsuen Route (unregulated route) Also an former vehicle of Extra Billion Investment NT Route 140M, Route 77 series and Eternal Loyal NT Route 41
GS991	2007 6LS			TBC	106	Former vehicle of PLB Tsz Tsuen Route Also a former vehicle of PLB To Tsuen Route and Jor Tsuen Route Plate originally belonged to a 1996 3th generation on PLB Sham Sheung Route, Po Sheung Route and unregulated routes on Castle Peak Road
HR122	2014 6LS			1	106	With curtains installed on windows Affixed with Route 115 promotional advertisement Former vehicle of PLB Jor Tsuen Route Also a former vehicle on PLB Ping Tsuen Route
KM2281	2020 7LL	19-seater Vegaseat	Transfull EDS	TBC	107	Former vehicle of Fuk Mong Route Also a former vehicle of Kwun Mong Route under Chiu Luen Plate originally belonged to a 2002 5LS on Extra Billion Investment NT Route 410 Joined in September 2023
LU7556	2005 5LS2	19-seater Vegaseat	Rollsign	9	Spare	Former vehicle of PLB Kwun Tsuen Route, Tsz Tsing Route and Yau Jor Route Also a former vehicle on Public Light Bus' PLB Kwun Lok Route
MB2535	2005 5LS2			TBC	AM service: 106 After PM peak hour: 107	Former vehicle of Wyman Development NT Routes 26/26A Also a former vehicle of PLB Pak Lau Shui Route and Kwun Chai Route Joined in May 2021
PE5172	2010 6LS				115	Former vehicle of Extra Billion Investment NT Route 140M Also a former vehicle of PLB Wong Tsing Route and Kwa Tsing Route
TC6932	2014 6LS				AM service: 106 After PM peak hour: 107	Former vehicle of To Tsuen Route and Ping Tsuen Route Also a former vehicle of Kwa Tsing Route
UD680	2016 6LS	16-seater original 3-point harness seat			Hospital visiting hours: 107 Other period: 115	Former vehicle of Kwun Tsuen Route and To Tsuen Route Also a former vehicle of Kwa Tsing Route
UZ9971	2017 6LL	19-seater Vegaseat		13	AM service: 106 After PM peak hour: 107	The final 6th generation Toyota Coaster public light bus to enter service in HK Dual rear emergency exit design Former vehicle of Shek Mong Route
WM8623	2019 7LL	19-seater Vegaseat	Patent Enterprises EDS	TBC	107

List of former minibus of Triple Kind
Plate No.	Type No.	Code	Retirement/Withdrawal date	Whereabouts	Substituted vehicle(s)
ET5222	2002 5LS	4	May 2021	Retired Plate is now applied to a 2021 7LL on a part of PLB Kwun Tsuen Route, Tsuen Ywu Route and Kowloon Bay - Tsuen Wan Route	MB2535 (2005 5LS2)
LH6597	2004 5LS	TBC	September 2023	retired	KM2281 (2020 7LL)

The information may not be complete and accurate, and to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.

This section was last updated on 12/2024202412

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Tung Wan Era[]

New Territories GMB Routes 106 and 107 had a total of 10 16-seater minibuses before Tung Wan ceased its business. All vehicles can support routes other than those normally deployed when necessary.

List of Tung Wan minibuses before cessation of operations
Plate No.	Type No.^{[Remark 4]}	Seat	Sign Configuration	Route	Remarks	Whereabouts after closure of Tung Wan
GT4666	2005 5LS2	16-seater High Back	Rollsign	106	Former vehicle of Success Transportation's Kowloon Routes 16 series	Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111
GW6883	2006 5LS2					Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59K
LV1131	2005 5LS2				Entered service in February 2005	Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111
LV3155					Entered service in February 2005
LW6502					Entered service in April 2005	Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59K
LW9077				107	Entered service in April 2005	Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111
LX1964				106	Entered service in April 2005	Transferred to Treasure Up's New Territories Route 113
LY3782					Entered service in June 2005	Transferred to Fully Mint's New Territories Route 807X
LZ4944					Formerly vehicle of Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111	Transferred to Mint Full New Territories Routes 807A/807C
MA7602				106	Entered service in August 2005	Transferred to Yan Yan Ho New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/Route 111

List of former minibuses before closure of Tung Wan
Plate No.	Type No.	Retirement/withdrawal date	Whereabouts	Substituted vehicle(s)
HB4852	1997 3rd Generation	October 2012	Retired early due to fire ^[8]
JC3314	1999 4th Generation	Unknown	Transferred to Brilliant Way's Kowloon Route 5M	LZ4944 (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 8/2024202408

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Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 10.0km, and the journey time is approximately 37mins. (The average speed is 16.2km/h.)

To Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square)[]

Via: Yan King Road, Po Fung Road, Po Lam Road North, Po Lam Road, Sau Mau Ping Road, Hip Wo Street, Hong Ning Road, Yee On Street, Tung Ming Street, Ngau Tau Kok Road, Sheung Yee Road Flyover, Sheung Yee Road, Wang Chiu Road, Sheung Yee Road, Wang Kwun Road and Lam Lok Street

New Territories GMB Route 106 (Po Lam → Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square))
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Po Lam		Metro City Phase II Minibus Terminus
2	Po Lam	Po Lam Road North	Ying Ming Court Po Yan House Po Lam Estate
3	Tsui Lam		Tsui Lam Estate	Weekday AM special trips start here
4	Tsui Lam		Hong Sing Garden
5	Ma Yau Tong	Po Lam Road	Ma Yau Tong Village
6	Sau Mau Ping	Po Lam Road	Po Tat Estate
7		Sau Mau Ping Road	Sau Ching House Sau Mau Ping Estate	Section fare begins here
8		Sau Mau Ping Road	Sau Hong House Sau Mau Ping Estate Ning Po No.2 Secondary School
9	Kwun Tong Mid-levels	Hong Ning Road	Ko Lui Secondary School Sau Mau Ping Disciplined Services Quarters Connie Towers Hong Ning Road Playground
10	Kwun Tong Town Centre	Ngau Tau Kok Road	Yue Man Centre	Section fare begins here
11	Kwun Tong Town Centre		Ngau Tau Kok Station
12	Ngau Tau Kok	Ngau Tau Kok Road	Kwun Tong Government Primary School
13	Kowloon Bay Business Area	Wang Chiu Road	MegaBox
14	Kowloon Bay Business Area		Enterprise Square One Minibus Terminus

To Po Lam[]

Routing	Roads observed
① Regular	Sheung Yuet Road, Sheung Yee Road, Sheung Yee Road Flyover, Ngau Tau Kok Road, Hong Ning Road, Hip Wo Street, Sau Mau Ping Road, Po Lam Road, Po Lam Road North, Kai King Road and Yan King Road
②* Weekday evening express trips	Sheung Yuet Road, Sheung Yee Road, Wang Chiu Road, Kwun Tong Bypass , Tseung Kwan O Road, Sau Mau Ping Road, Po Lam Road, ...

New Territories GMB Route 106 (Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square) → Po Lam)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Kowloon Bay Business Area		Enterprise Square One Minibus Terminus
2	Kowloon Bay Business Area	Sheung Yee Road	MegaBox
3 *	Ngau Tau Kok	Ngau Tau Kok Road	Hay Cheuk Lau Garden Estate	Not applicable to trips using Routing ② Section fare for trips using Routing ① begins here
4 ＊	Kwun Tong Town Centre		Lotus Terrace	Not applicable to trips using Routing ②
5 *	Kwun Tong Town Centre		Yue Man Centre
6 *	Kwun Tong Mid-levels	Hong Ning Road	Yee On Street Hong Ning Road Playground Connie Towers Sau Mau Ping Disciplined Services Quarters Ko Lui Secondary School
7 *	Sau Mau Ping	Sau Mau Ping Road	Ning Po No.2 Secondary School Sau Hong House Sau Mau Ping Estate Sau Ching House Sau Mau Ping Estate
8	Sau Mau Ping	Po Lam Road	Po Tat Estate	Section fare for trips using Routing ② begins here
9	Ma Yau Tong	Po Lam Road	Ma Yau Tong Village
10	Tsui Lam	Po Lam Road North	Hong Sing Garden	Section fare begins here
11	Tsui Lam		Tsui Lam Estate
12	Po Lam		Po Lam Fire Station Ying Ming Court
13	Po Lam		Metro City Phase II Minibus Terminus

Ridership[]

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

↑ Number placed after the model Toyota Coaster (if any) are only used within the transport enthusiasts, others (including the industry) does not use such names.
↑ Once equipped with low-back seats
↑ Once adopted Rollsign, and the destination sign was changed after transferring to Triple Kind in March 2020.
↑ 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.

References[]

↑ The Transport Department of the Government of the HKSAR, "新界專綫小巴第106號綫增設優惠分段收費" [Traffic Notice], 10 February 2015.
↑ The Transport Department of the Government of the HKSAR, "新界專綫小巴第106及107號綫調整車費" [Traffic Notice], 12 January 2015.
↑ 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 10.1% and the Transport Department finally approved the same increase.
↑ The Transport Department of the Government of the HKSAR, "新界專綫小巴第106及107號線調整車費" [Traffic Notice], 3 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 10.7% but the Transport Department eventually approved an increase of 5.3%.
↑ The Transport Department of the Government of the HKSAR, "新界專綫小巴第106及107號線調整車費" [Traffic Notice], 20 September 2011.
↑ The Transport Department of the Government of the HKSAR, "新界專線小巴第106及107號線調整車費" [Traffic Notice], May 2008.
↑ https://www.tkww.hk/epaper/view/newsDetail/mobile/1371841235714707456.html

External links[]

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[8] Number placed after the model Toyota Coaster (if any) are only used within the transport enthusiasts, others (including the industry) does not use such names.

[9] Once equipped with low-back seats

[10] Once adopted Rollsign, and the destination sign was changed after transferring to Triple Kind in March 2020.

[11] 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.

[1] The Transport Department of the Government of the HKSAR, "新界專綫小巴第106號綫增設優惠分段收費" [Traffic Notice], 10 February 2015.

[2] The Transport Department of the Government of the HKSAR, "新界專綫小巴第106及107號綫調整車費" [Traffic Notice], 12 January 2015.

[3] 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 10.1% and the Transport Department finally approved the same increase.

[4] The Transport Department of the Government of the HKSAR, "新界專綫小巴第106及107號線調整車費" [Traffic Notice], 3 February 2013.

[5] 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 10.7% but the Transport Department eventually approved an increase of 5.3%.

[6] The Transport Department of the Government of the HKSAR, "新界專綫小巴第106及107號線調整車費" [Traffic Notice], 20 September 2011.

[7] The Transport Department of the Government of the HKSAR, "新界專線小巴第106及107號線調整車費" [Traffic Notice], May 2008.

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