The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route 112M is operated by Sure Ascent International Investment Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 16047C). It runs between MTR LOHAS Park Station and Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate.
History[]
- 18 December 2009: The Transport Department invited open tenders of the operating rights for a total of 5 green minibus routes in a group of 4, to which this route was included among them; however, the route eventually failed to commence service. [1]
- 16 July 2010: The Transport Department invited open tenders of the operating rights for two new groups of GMB routes, among which this route was grouped together with Route 112S. [2]
- 14 February 2011: Route 112M entered service, running between MTR LOHAS Park Station and Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate (Chun Cheong Street). [3]
- 17 June 2012: Detoured via LOHAS Park (Sunrise Boulevard) for LOHAS Park MTR Station direction (except departures between 17:00-20:00); an additional section fare of $3.0 from Sunset Boulevard to LOHAS Park MTR Station was introduced with a promotional concession of $2.5 for the section fare until 16 September 2012. [4]
- 24 May 2014: Service was extended to Shek Kok Road (The Beaumont), with an additional section fare between the stop and LOHAS Park MTR Station introduced. [5]
- 15 May 2015: A $0.5 Adult Octopus interchange concession with MTR was introduced. [6]
- 1 July 2017: Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate terminus was relocated to Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate Public Transport Interchange, and at the same time introducing short-working special trips between LOHAS Park MTR Station and The Beaumont. [7]
- Early 2018: The Transport Department independently numbered the shortworking trips to and from the Beaumont as Route 112A, however the operator has been using it unilaterally since 2017. [8]。
- 1 March 2018: Except Adult Octopus cards, all other Octopus cards were eligible to enjoy the $0.3 MTR interchange concession. [9]
- 31 March 2020: LOHAS Park Station terminus was relocated to the newly completed covered public transport interchange. [10]
- 28 June 2022: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced on this route. [11]
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 MTR LOHAS Park Station | From Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate | Headways (mins) |
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| Daily | ||
| 06:30 - 06:50 | 06:30 - 00:30 | 20 |
| 06:50 - 09:00 | 07:10 - 09:20 | 12 - 15 |
| 09:00 - 11:00 | 09:20 - 11:20 | 20 |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:20 - 13:20 | 30 |
| 13:00 - 17:00 | 13:20 - 17:20 | 20 |
| 17:00 - 20:00 | 17:20 - 20:20 | 12 - 15 |
| 20:00 - 00:20 | 20:20 - 00:00 | 20 |
| ———— | 00:00 - 00:30 | 30 |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart | |
From \ To |
MTR LOHAS Park Station |
| The Beaumont | $3.9 |
| Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate | $5.2 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Octopus MTR Interchange Concessions[]
| Route 112M and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 112M | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 112M | ||
Notes:
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Minibus deployments[]
According to Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route, together with routes 112A and 112X served by a total of 6 of 16-seater minibuses. Above these routes have a combined carrying capacity of not less than 272 passengers per direction during the busiest hour.
Current of Sure Ascent International Investment New Territories Route 112A, 112M and 112S total of 6 Toyota Coaster of 16-seater minibuses
| List of Sure Ascent International Investment minibuses | ||||||
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| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign configuration | Remarks | ||
| DP6673 | 2007 6LS | 16-seater High Back | Rollsign | Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Was also a formerly vehicle of Kellis Kowloon 26 series Licence Plate belonged to Red Minibuses Hong Kong Island Northern Trunk Route of 1987 1st Generation and 3rd Generation Entered service in September 2022 | ||
| FT110 | 2005 5LS2 | Formerly vehicle of Red Minibus Kwun Tsuen Route Licence plate belonged to 1993 3rd generation | ||||
| GJ6608 | 2007 6LS | Formerly a vehicle of Kellis Hong Kong Island Route 49M Was also a formerly vehicle of Kellis Kowloon Route 26 series, Red Minibuses Ping Tsuen Route, Wong Tsing Route, Shek Tsuen Route and Sai Tsuen Route Entered service in May 2024 | ||||
| LD5302 | 2003 5LS | 16-seater Low Back | Formerly vehicle of Perfect Gold Hong Kong Island Route 25 Was also a formerly vehicle of Red Minibus Tung Tsuen Route Entered service in June 2024 | |||
| NU8493 | 2009 6LS | 16-seater High Back | Formerly vehicle of Wong Chuk Hang Minibus service Hong Kong Island 36S／36X／37／37A [Remark 2] | |||
| SU4670 | 2014 6LS | Formerly red minibus | ||||
| List of Past vehicles of Sure Ascent International Investment minubuses | ||||
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| Plate no | Type no | Date of Retired/Left | Going | Replacing vehicles |
| LM245 | 2004 5LS | June 2024 | Idle | LD5302 (2003 5LS) |
| LX742 | 2005 5LS2 | July 2024 | Unknown | GJ6608 (2007 6LS) |
| MB5615[Remark 3] | 2002 5LS | September 2022 | Retired | DP6673 (2007 6LS) |
| RR8147[Remark 4] | 2005 5LS2 | 2020 | Transferred to Goodrich Transportation Kowloon 43M | |
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 9/2024202409
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 Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate[]
To Industrial Estate: The distance of this route is approx. 4.7km journey time is approximately 15mins. (The average speed is 18.8km/h.)
Via: Lohas Park Road, Wan Po Road, Shek Kok Road, U-turn, Shek Kok Road, Wan Po Road, Chun Yat Street, Chun Cheong Street, Chun Kwong Street, Chun Wang Street, Chun Choi Street and Chun Yat Street
| New Territories GMB Route 112M (LOHAS Park → Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tseung Kwan O South (Siu Chik Sha) |
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Outside Exit A | |
| 2 | Wan Po Road |
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| 3 | Shek Kok Road |
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Two-way section fare ends here | |
| 4 | Wan Po Road |
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| 5 | Tseung Kwan O South (Tai Chik Sha) | Chun Yat Street |
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| 6 | Chun Cheong Street |
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| 7 | Chun Kwong Street |
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| 8 | Chun Wang Street |
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| 9 | Chun Choi Street |
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| 10 | Chun Yat Street |
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To LOHAS Park MTR Station[]
To LOHAS Park: The distance of this route is approx. 4.4km, and the journey time is approximately 15mins. (The average speed is 17.6km/h.)
Via: Chun Wang Street, Chun Choi Street, Chun Yat Street, Wan Po Road, Shek Kok Road, U-turn, Shek Kok Road, (Sunrise Boulevard, U-turn, Sunrise Boulevard) #, Wan Po Road and Lohas Park Road
（# Departures between 07:10 - 09:20 and 17:20 - 20:20 omit Sunrise Boulevard）
| New Territories GMB Route 112M (Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate → LOHAS Park) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tseung Kwan O South (Tai Chik Sha) |
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| 2 | Chun Wang Street |
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| 3 | Chun Choi Street |
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| 4 | Chun Yat Street |
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| 5 | Tseung Kwan O South (Siu Chik Sha) | Wan Po Road |
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| 6 | Shek Kok Road |
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Section fare begins here | |
| 7 | Tseung Kwan O South (Siu Chik Sha) | Sunrise Boulevard |
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Departures between 07:10 - 09:20 and 17:20 - 20:20 omit this stop |
| 8 | Tseung Kwan O South (Siu Chik Sha) | Wan Po Road |
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| 9 |
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Outside Exit A | ||
Ridership[]
According to the District Council and Legislative Council documents, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- 2012: Only a few dozen passenger trips were recorded per day.[12]
- 2019: The daily patronage of the route group to which it belongs is 3,700. [13]
Related incidents[]
- 10 August 2012: The rear end of a Toyota Coaster (LU7890) heading towards LOHAS Park suddenly caught fire while passing through Lohas Park Road, and almost the whole of the minibus was burnt entirely. No one was injured in the accident. [14]<ref>"小巴車底起火險全毀" (Minibus caught fire underneath and risked total destruction), Apple Daily, 11 August 2012./ref>
Gallery[]
The first day of service of Route 112M, with the dirty appearance of minibus body being criticised by netizens
A minibus on Route 112M (FT110) was u-turning at the intersection of Chun Wang Street
Route 112M terminates at LOHAS Park
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
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.
- ↑ see 本典圖集
- ↑ Original licence plat KU4349, formerly vehicle of PLB Sai Kwun Route, licence plate changed in October 2005. 。
- ↑ Original licence plate LU7890, changed after near full destruction in a fire in August 2012
Related articles[]
- New Territories GMB Route 112A
- New Territories GMB Route 112S
- Resident Bus Route NR215 (Cancelled)
References[]
- ↑ G. N. 7928: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374D)--Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in the New Territories, Kowloon and on the Hong Kong Island, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 13 Issue No. 51, 18 December 2009.
- ↑ G. N. 4477: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374D)--Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in the New Territories and Kowloon, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 14 Issue No. 28, 16 July 2010.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 112M and 112S" [Traffic Advice], 7 February 2011.
- ↑ 112M 於6月17日正式駛入日出大道 (Rt 112M to serve Sunrise Boulevard from 17 June), LOHAS Park Discussion Board
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustment of New Territories GMB Route No. 112M" [Traffic Advice], 19 May 2014.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of Interchange Concession of New Territories GMB Route No. 112M" [Traffic Advice], 6 May 2015.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "新界專線小巴第112M及112S號線服務調整" [Traffic Advice], 28 June 2017.
- ↑ Photo published on "巴士資訊網 i-busnet.com" Facebook page, 23 September 2017.
- ↑ 3月1日起，112A/M增設港鐵轉乘優惠 (112A/M to introduce interchange concession with MTR since 1 March), hkitalk.net
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Opening of New LOHAS Park Station Public Transport Interchange" [Traffic Advice], 27 October 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 453 routes" [News Bulletin], 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "延伸專線小巴112M線至將軍澳站及調景嶺" (Extension of GMB Route 112M to Tseung Kwan O Station and Tiu Keng Leng), Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 36/12, April 2012
- ↑ Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2019-20 CONTROLLING OFFICER'S REPLY TO INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION THB(T)147
- ↑ 小巴車底起火險全毀 (Chassis of minibus caught fire and minibus almost burnt entirely), hkitalk.net
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 112M
- 16SEATS.net - Ne Green Minibus Route 112M
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