The New Territories Green Minibus Route 140M is operated by Extra Billion Investment Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 9311C) under Yau Man Investment. It runs between Hanford Garden and Tsing Yi Station, passing through Hong Kong Gold Coast, Siu Lam, Tuen Mun Road, Ting Kau Bridge and Tsing Yi Road West.
Currently, this route is the only New Territories GMB Route with a number starting with 1 but not serving the Sai Kung District.
History[]
- 31 December 1998: The Transport Department (TD) invited open tenders for the right to operate 12 new green minibus routes in 8 groups, which were grouped under the same group as routes 141 and 142. [1][2]
- 19 September 1999: Route 140M commenced service between Hanford Garden and Tsing Yi AR Station. [3]
- 25 July 2015: Tsing Yi Station terminus was relocated from the Podium Bus Terminus to the ‘Tsing Yi Town Lot No. 135 Public Light Bus (GMB) Terminus’ at ground level to tie in with the Maritime Square extension project. [4]
- 22 December 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [5]
Service hours and headways[]
| From Hanford Garden | From Tsing Yi Station | Headways (mins) |
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| Daily | ||
| 06:00 - 06:30 | 06:20 - 06:50 | 15 |
| 06:30 - 09:00 | 06:50 - 09:00 | 10 - 12 |
| 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 15 |
| 17:00 - 19:30 | 17:00 - 19:30 | 10 - 12 |
| 19:30 - 23:00 | 19:30 - 23:00 | 15 |
| Sundays and Public Holidays | ||
| 06:00 - 23:00 | 06:20 - 23:00 | 15 |
- 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 | $14.6 |
| Fares chart (to Hanford Garden) | |
| From Police Quarters | $5.7 |
| Fares chart (to Tsing Yi) | |
| From Ching Wah Court | $5.7 |
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Octopus Interchange concessions[]
| Route 140M and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 140M | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 140M | ||
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, a total of 11 minibuses are required to serve on this route, 10 of which are 19-seater minibuses, with a carrying capacity of not less than 92 passengers per direction during the busiest hour.
Currently, this route is served by a total of 11 Toyota Coaster LPG minibuses, including 1 16-seat minibus and 10 19-seat minibuses.
| List of Route 140M minibuses. | ||||
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| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Remarks |
| BM9668 | 2023 7LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Transfull EDS | Entered service in March 2023 Plate originally belonged to 2003 5LS[Remark 2] |
| KS9939 | 2020 7LL | Entered service in June 2020 Plate originally belonged to 2002 5LS[Remark 3] from New Territories Route 77 | ||
| KT999 | 2021 7LL | Original plate no. XH5171, plate no changed in April 2025 Entered service in May 2021 | ||
| LT2706 | 2004 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt | Newest Rollsign | One of the 16-seater minibus in this route Formerly a vehicle of Foo Woo Public Light BusNew Territories Route 71／72 Entered service in May 2019 |
| UY6543 | 2017 6LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Oldest Rollsign | The first 19-seater minibus in this route The rear of the car adopts a double emergency door design Formerly a vehicle of Yau Man Investment New Territories Route 105/105S Entered service in 2019 |
| WM9106 | 2019 7LL | Patent Enterprises EDS | Entered service in December 2019 | |
| WR5128 | 2020 7LL | Transfull EDS | Entered service in Maech 2020 | |
| WW7076 | Entered service in August 2020 | |||
| XB9638 | Entered service in December 2020 | |||
| XK9242 | 2021 7LL | Entered service in June 2021 | ||
| YV3810 | 2023 7LL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Entered service in December 2023 | |
| List of Former minibuses in Route 140M | |||||
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| Plate No. | Type No. | Seat no. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| BM9668 | 2003 5LS | 16 | March 2023 | Retired | Same Plate 2023 7LL |
| DD6120 | 2005 5DL | 2007 | Transferred to New Territories Route 141 | ||
| May 2019 | Retired | LT2706 (2004 5LS2) | |||
| EK2691 | 2004 5LS2 | September 2005 | Transferred to Sun Cheong Transportation's Hong Kong Island Routes 22 series | KS9939 (2002 5LS) | |
| EM2653 | 2009 6DS | 2012 | Transferred to New Territories Route 310M/410 | ||
| ET5222 | 2002 5LS | Unknown | Transferred to New Territories Route 77 Plate is now applied on a 7LL from Kwun Tong - Tsuen Wan Route, Tsuen Wan - Yau Tong Route and Kowloon Bay - Tsuen Wan Route in May 2021 |
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| GA9906 | 1999 4th Generation | 2009 | Transferred to Yau Man Investment's Kowloon Route 66S and New Territories Route 99 Plate is now applied on 6LL of Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A |
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| GP7590 | 2005 5LS2 | Unknown | Transferred to New Territories Route 77 | ||
| GP7940 | May 2021 | Transferred to New Territories Route 410 | XH5171 (2021 7LL) Then had it plate to change as KT999 | ||
| GY5261 | 2006 5LS2 | January 2012 | Transferred to New Territories Route 40 | ||
| HS2145 | 2006 5DL | 2007 | Transferred to New Territories Route 141 | ||
| JL7064 | 2000 4th Generation | 2017 | Retired | BM9668 (2003 5LS) | |
| JS7279 | LN4735 (2004 5LS) | ||||
| KM8071 | 2002 5LS | Unknown | Transferred to New Territories Route 77 | ||
| KS9939 | January 2007 | Transferred to New Territories Route 77 Plate is now applied to a 2020 7LL on this route |
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| KU442 | 2009 6LS | August 2020 | Transferred to Yau Man Investment's New Territories Route 105/105S | WW7076 (2020 7LL) | |
| LM3945 | 2004 5LS | 2020 | Transferred to New Territories Route 310M | ||
| LM4263 | Unknown | Transferred to Foo Wo Public Light Bus New Territories Routes 71/72 series | |||
| LN4735 | June 2021 | Sold to Good View Maxicab | XK9242 (2021 7LL) | ||
| LU772 | 2005 5LS2 | August 2023 | Retired | YV3810 (2023 7LL) | |
| MK3913 | 2006 5LS2 | November 2015 | Retired due to Traffic accident | LU772 (2005 5LS2) | |
| MK7110 | 2006 5DL | 2013 | Transferred to Yau Man Investment's New Territories Route 46A | ||
| MW7726 | 2007 5LS2 | December 2020 | Transferred to Yau Man Investment's Kowloon Route 66S and New Territories Route 99 | XB9638 (2020 7LL) | |
| NS5660 | 2009 6LS | 2017 | Sold to Good View Maxicab | ||
| NS8189 | 2008 6LS | June 2020 | Transferred to PLB To Tsuen Route fleet | KS9939 (2020 7LL) | |
| PE5172 | 2010 6LS | March 2020 | Transferred to Triple Kind's New Territories Route 115 | WR5128 (2020 7LL) | |
| PE8829 | December 2019 | Transferred to Eternal Loyal's New Territories Route 41 | WM9106 (2019 7LL) | ||
| UY6962 | 2017 6LL | 19 | October 2019 | Transferred to Yau Man Investment's New Territories Routes 105/105S | LM3945 (2004 5LS) |
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 5/2025202505
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 20.0km, and the journey time is approximately 30mins. (The average speed is 40km/h.)
To Tsing Yi Station[]
Via: Sam Shing Street, Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay, Castle Peak Road - So Kwun Wat, Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam, slip road, Tuen Mun Road, Tsing Long Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Cheung Tsing Highway, Tsing Yi Road West, Fung Shue Wo Road, Tam Kon Shan Interchange and Tsing King Road
Remark: In case of full closure of Ting Kau Bridge under Strong Wind Management Measures, minibuses will be rerouted via Tsuen Wan Road, Tsing Tsuen Road and Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, omitting Tsing Long Highway and Cheung Tsing Highway. If no passenger requests to alight at stops along Tsing Yi Road West, minibuses will directly enter Tam Kon Shan Interchange to Tsing King Road from Tsing Tsuen Road.
| New Territories GMB Route 140M (Hanford Garden → Tsing Yi Station) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Sam Shing |
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| 2 | Castle Peak Bay | Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay |
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| 3 | So Kwun Wat | Castle Peak Road - So Kwun Wat |
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| 4 | Siu Lam | Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam |
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 Tuen Mun Road;  Ting Kau Bridge
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| 5 | Tsing Yi | Tsing Yi Road West | ||
| 6 | Tsing Yi North | Tsing King Road | ||
| 7 | Tsing Yi Town Centre | |||
To Hanford Garden[]
Via: Tsing King Road, Tam Kon Shan Interchange, Fung Shue Wo Road, Tsing Yi Road West, Cheung Tsing Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Long Highway, Tuen Mun Road, slip road, Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam, Castle Peak Road - So Kwun Wat, Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay and Sam Shing Street
Remark: In case of full closure of Ting Kau Bridge under Strong Wind Management Measures, minibuses will be rerouted via Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Tsing Tsuen Road and Tsuen Wan Road after arriving at North West Tsing Yi Interchange, omit Tsing Long Highway.
| New Territories GMB Route 140M (Tsing Yi Station → Hanford Garden) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsing Yi Town Centre | |||
| 2 | Tsing Yi North | Tsing King Road | ||
| 3 | Tsing Yi | Tsing Yi Road West | ||
| Ting Kau Bridge; Tuen Mun Road
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| 4 | Siu Lam | Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam |
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| 5 | So Kwun Wat | Castle Peak Road - So Kwun Wat |
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| 6 | Castle Peak Bay | Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay |
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| 7 | Sam Shing |
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Ridership[]
This route is the only public transport between Southeast Tuen Mun and Tsing Yi, and the demand for travelling between the two places is very high. In addition, travelling via the Ting Kau Bridge Express is more direct than taking Route 61M and interchanging to Route 68A, so the patronage is consistently high and often full. However, due to frequent lost trips, minibuses are often full by the time they depart from the terminus and passengers are unable to board the minibuses at the stops along the way. Even with a 6.7% fare increase in 2016, the quality of service has not improved, which has been criticised and this was even reported by the media.[12] The situation has only improved with the introduction of a large number of 19-seat minibuses on this route from 2020 onwards to replace the old 16-seat minibuses and an increase in the number of vehicles used.
Related incidents[]
- 11 December 2007: At about 4:00 pm, a Toyota Coaster heading towards Hanford Garden was hit by another dump truck following it near Siu Lam on Tuen Mun Road. After hitting the rear of the vehicle, it crashed into the medium goods vehicle in front of it and then crashed into the roadside railings, injuring the driver of the minibus.[13]
- 20 February 2010: At around 7:00pm, a Toyota Coaster (licence plate GP7940) hit a woman riding a bicycle on Sam Shing Street as it entered Hanford Garden, and the woman was sent to hospital in critical condition.[14]
- 11 September 2010, a Toyota Coaster (licence plate NS8189) heading towards Hanford Garden overturned after hitting an elderly woman near Sea View Garden on Castle Peak Road at around 2pm. The elderly woman was sent to hospital in critical condition which later succumbed to her injuries, and the driver of the minibus was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.[15]
- 13 August 2014: At around 8:00pm, a Toyota Coaster (licence plate GP7940) heading towards Hanford Garden collided with a coach at Tam Kon Shan Interchange, injuring 14 people on board.[16]
- 7 November 2015: At 1:15pm, a Toyota Coaster (licence plate MK3913) heading towards Tsing Yi Station crashed into a container trailer that had broken down at Ting Kau Bridge, killing the minibus driver and injuring eight other passengers.[17] The minibus was not repaired due to serious damage and was retired early.
Gallery[]
A route 140M minibus is entering Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay
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A Route 140M minibus was passing through Tuen Mun Road
A Route 140M minibus is passing through Tam Kon Shan Interchange
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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.
- ↑ That 5LS formerly vehicle of Fuk Tsuen Route, transferred to Extra Billion Investment in 2017, until March 2023.
- ↑ That 5LS was originally a vehicle from Sun Cheong Transportation's Hong Kong Island Routes 22/23 series, and was changed to serve on Yau Man Investment in June 2004, sold to Extra Billion Investment in September 2005, until June 2020 before retirement.
Related articles[]
- KMB Route 68A
- New Territories GMB Route 141 (Cancelled)
- New Territories GMB Route 142 (Cancelled)
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 6451, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette, Volume 02, Issue 53, 31 December 1998
- ↑ Government of the HKSAR, "運輸署招標承投營辦十二條新專線小巴路線" [News Bulletin], 31 December 1998.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Service details of NT GMB Routes 141, 142, HKBF Archive: 19990919
- ↑ Tsing Yi 青衣, "青衣站地面新小巴總站（北橋底）啟用" (Opening of the new GMB terminus at Tsing Yi Station (beneath North Bridge)) [Facebook post], 25 July 2015.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 313 routes" [News Bulletin], 22 December 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories GMB Route No. 140M" [Traffic Advice], 15 December 2023.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2024-25 Reply No. TLB146, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 8.7% but the Transport Department eventually approved an increase of 5.8%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories GMB Route No. 140M" [Traffic Advice], 9 December 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories GMB Route No. 140M" [Traffic Advice], 14 November 2016.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2017-18 Reply No. THB(T)091, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 8.3% but the Transport Department eventually approved an increase of 6.7%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 140M and 141" [Traffic Advice], 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "【消失的小巴】青衣居民炮轟等車2小時、飛站 小巴公司：盡咗力" ([Disappeared minibuses] Tsing Yi residents slam 2-hour wait and stop skippings of minibuses; minibus company: we've done all our best), HK01, 20 March 2018.
- ↑ "屯門 綠巴遭泥頭車撞尾" (Green minibus hit on its rear by dump truck), Apple Daily, 12 December 2007.
- ↑ "騎單車婦遭小巴撞倒命危" (Woman on bicycle in critical condition after being hit by minibus), Apple Daily, 21 February 2010.
- ↑ "綠巴肇事毀欄翻側 車廂 13人無恙 婦走出安全島遭撞死" (Green minibus crashed onto the railings and overturned: safe and sound for 13 onboard, woman hit to death by minibus while walking out to the safety island), Apple Daily, 12 September 2010.
- ↑ "小巴撼旅遊巴14人傷" (14 injured as minibus hits a coach), Apple Daily, 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "小巴撼櫃車尾 司機不治" (Minibus driver died as minibus slammed onto rear of container trailer), Apple Daily, 8 November 2015.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 140M
- 16SEATS.net - New Territories Green Minibus Route 140M
| Green minibus (GMB) routes in Tuen Mun District | |
|---|---|
| Intra-district routes | |
| Inter-district routes | <To/from Yuen Long District> 44B • 44B1 • N44B🌙 <To/from North District> 44 • 44A • 44A1 <To/from Kwai Tsing District> 140M <To/from Yau Tsim Mong District> 47S🌙 • 48S🌙 <To/from Wan Chai District> 49S🌙 |
| Remark: Italic - service during specified days/time periods only; 🌙 - overnight/late night service | |
| Green minibus (GMB) routes in Kwai Tsing District | |
|---|---|
| Kwai Fong routes | |
| North Kwai Chung routes | <To/from Tai Wo Hau, Kwai Hing and Kwai Shing> 406 <To/from Lai King Hill> 410 <To/from Tsing Yi> 401 <To/from Tsuen Wan District> 81 • 82 (#) • 83A • 86 • 86A ☾ • 86M • 94S (#) <To/from Sha Tin District> 403 • 403A • 403P • 403X |
| Tai Wo Hau, Kwai Hing and Kwai Shing routes | |
| Lai King Hill and Tai Wo routes | |
| Tsing Yi routes | |
| (#) The Shing Mun Reservoir terminus is located on the administrative boundary between Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District, and as the access to and from the terminus requires passing through Shing Mun Road, the administrative boundary, these routes are not considered to be intra-district routes. Remark: Italic - service during specified days/periods only; ☾ - overnight/late night service | |