The New Territories Late Night Green Minibus Route 112S is operated by Sure Ascent International Investment Company Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 16047C). It runs between Tseung Kwan O Station and Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, providing late night public transport service for Industrial Estate and LOHAS Park connecting to and from Tseung Kwan O Town Centre.
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 112M. [2]
- Midnight at 14 February 2011 (i.e. late night hours on 15 February 2011): Route 112S entered service, running between 將Tseung Kwan O Station and Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate (Chun Cheong Street). [3] According to the Gazette[2], Route 112S would detour via LOHAS Park Station Public Transport Interchange after the residential projects along Lohas Park Road has occupied.
- 17 June 2012: Detoured via LOHAS Park (Sunrise Boulevard) for Tseung Kwan O Station direction, with a new $6.0 section fare from Sunrise Boulevard to Tseung Kwan O Station.[4]
- 1 July 2017: Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate terminus was relocated to Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate Public Transport Interchange.[5]
- 28 June 2022: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced on this route. [6]
Service hours and headways[]
| From Tseung Kwan O Station | From Tseung Kwan O Industrial Centre | Headways (mins) |
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| Daily | ||
| 00:45 - 02:45 | 00:45 - 02:45 | 30 |
The operator seldom sends any vehicles on this route after 01:30 in fact due to the low passengers capacity.
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.
Fares[]
| Journey/Boarding stops | Fares |
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| Full fares | $7.0 |
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Octopus Interchange Concessions[]
| Route 112S and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 112S | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 112S | ||
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route, together with routes 112A and 112M, requires a total of six minibuses to provide service. The three routes have a combined capacity of not less than 272 passengers per direction during the busiest hour.
Currently, this route and routes 112A and 112M operated under Sure Ascent International have a total of 6 Toyota Coaster 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 seat | Rollsign | Initially a Red Minibus Was also a former vehicle on Kellis' Kowloon Routes 26 series Plate originally belonged to a 1987 1st generation and a 3rd generation on PLB Hong Kong Island Northern Trunk Route Joined in September 2022 | ||
| FT110 | 2005 5LS2 | Former vehicle of PLB Kwun Tsuen Route Plate originally belonged to a 1993 3rd generation | ||||
| GJ6608 | 2007 6LS | Needs to serve on Route 112S during overnight period Former vehicle on Kellis' Hong Kong Island Route 49M Was also a former vehicle on Kellis' Kowloon Routes 26 series, PLB Ping Tsuen Route, Wong Tsing Route, Shek Tsuen Route and Sai Tsuen Route Joined in May 2024 | ||||
| LD5302 | 2003 5LS | 16-seater low back seat | Formerly vehicle of Perfect Gold Hong Kong Island Route 25 Was also a former vehicle of PLB Tung Tsuen Route Entered service in June 2024 | |||
| NU8493 | 2009 6LS | 16-seater high back seat | Former vehicle of Wong Chuk Hang Maxicab Service' Hong Kong Island Routes 36S/36X/37/37A[Remark 2] | |||
| SU4670 | 2014 6LS | Initially a Red minibus | ||||
| List of Past vehicles of Sure Ascent International Investment minubuses | ||||
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| Plate No. | Type No. | Date of Retired/Withdrawan | Fate | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| LM245 | 2004 5LS | June 2024 | Idled Currently retired |
LD5302 (2003 5LS) |
| LX742 | 2005 5LS2 | July 2024 | Sold Currently idled in somewhere in New Territories |
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 Route 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 1/2025202501
Routing[]
To Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate[]
To Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate: The distance of this route is approx. 6.6km, and the journey time is approximately 25mins. (The average speed is 15.8km/h.)
Via: Tong Tak Street, Tong Yin Street, Po Yap 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 112S (Tseung Kwan O Station → Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tseung Kwan O Town Centre |
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| 2 | Po Yap Road |
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| 3 | Tseung Kwan O South (Pak Shing Kok/Siu Chik Sha) |
Wan Po Road |
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| 4 | Tseung Kwan O South (Tai Chik Sha) | Chun Yat Street |
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| 5 | Chun Cheong Street |
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| 6 | Chun Kwong Street |
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| 7 | Chun Wang Street |
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| 8 | Chun Choi Street |
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| 9 | Chun Yat Street |
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To Tseung Kwan O Station[]
To Tseung Kwan O Station: The distance of this route is approx. 6.1km, and the journey time is approximately 25mins. (The average speed is 14.6km/h.)
Via: Chun Wang Street, Chun Choi Street, Chun Yat Street, Wan Po Road, Sunrise Boulevard, U-turn, Sunrise Boulevard, Wan Po Road, Po Yap Road and Tong Chun Street
| New Territories GMB Route 112S (Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate → Tseung Kwan O Station) | ||||
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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 | Sunrise Boulevard |
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| 7 | Tseung Kwan O South (Siu Chik Sha/Pak Shing Kok) |
Wan Po Road |
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| 8 | Tseung Kwan O Town Centre | Po Yap Road | ||
| 9 |
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Ridership[]
According to the District Council papers, this route's ridership is as follows:
- 2016: The nightly amount of passengers were less than 20. [7]
- 2019: The daily patronage of the route group to which it belongs was 3,700. [8]
Gallery[]
Route 112S terminates at Tseung Kwan O Station
The stop sign of Route 112S at Tseung Kwan O Plaza was used as a supporting structure for the advertisement easy-open racks of the nearby store (May 2019)
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 Fandom Image
- ↑ Original plate no. KU4349, was originally a vehicle of PLB Sai Kwun Route, plate no. changed in October 2005.
- ↑ Original plate no. LU7890, plate no. changed after near full destruction in a fire in August 2012.
Related articles[]
- New Territories GMB Route 112A
- New Territories GMB Route 112M
- Citybus Route 797M (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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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Sunrise Boulevard (Rt 112M to serve Sunrise Boulevard from 17 June), LOHAS Park Discussion Board
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of N.T. GMB Route Nos. 112M and 112S" [Traffic Advice], 28 June 2017.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 453 routes" [News Bulletin], 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "運輸署就SKDC (TTC)文件第89/16號的回覆" (Transport Department's reply to SKDC (TTC) Paper No. 89/16), SKDC (TTC) Paper No. 126/16, 16 May 2016
- ↑ Controlling Officer's Reply Serial No. THB(T)147 in the Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2019-20
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 112S
- 16SEATS.net - New Territories Green Minibus Route 112S
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