The New Territories Green Minibus Route 28K is operated by Charm King Limited (威王有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 18224C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs circular between Tai Po Market Station and Sha Tin (New Town Plaza), via Tai Po Market, Tai Po Road (Yuen Chau Tsai, Tai Po Kau and The Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Fo Tan (Lok King Street).
History[]
- 8 April 2004: The Transport Department invited open tenders of 3 groups of 5 new minibus routes, this route was one of them. [1]The service is initially scheduled to commence in September to tie in with the cessation of the provision of residents' coach service between housing estates along Tai Po Road - Tai Po Kau and various KCR East Rail stations. The Department received 2 applications on the deadline on 6 May[2]; the operating right was eventually granted to Better Coin Investment under Ma Ah Muk after selection.
- 6 November 2004: Route 28K entered service, with the service hours being 06:00 - 21:00 at that time.[3]
- 12 January 2005: The full fare was reduced to $8.0 and two-way section fares were introduced due to low ridership.
- 1 October 2006: The last departure time was delayed to 23:00, and at the same time rerouting via Tsun King Road, Lok Shun Path and Lok King Street for both directions.[4]
- 28 March 2016: Octopus interchange concession with Route 809K was introduced[5], originally effective for a year. The concession remains in effect to date after several extensions of concession period.
- 25 June 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route.[6]
- 28 July 2024: The nominal operator was changed from Better Coin (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 11772C) to Charm King Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 18224A) of the same series due to reorganisation of the PSLs.
Service hours and headways[]
| From Tai Po Market Station | |
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| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Daily | |
| 05:45 - 22:51 | 6／8 |
| 23:00 | |
Special trips[]
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Fares[]
| Fare chart (to Sha Tin New Town Plaza) | ||||||
Boarding stops ＼ Alighting stops
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Tai Po Market Station or after |
Deerhill Bay or after |
Kau To Shan or after | |||
| Southview Villas or before | $5.1 | |||||
| Deerhill Bay or before | $6.7 | |||||
| Chung Chi College or before | $7.7 | |||||
| Shatin Central (Lucky Plaza) or before |
$10.0 | $7.7 | $5.1 | |||
| Fare chart (to Tai Po Market Station) | ||||||
Boarding stop ＼ Alighting stop
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Sha Tin Town Centre (Sha Tin Town Hall) or after |
Kau To Shan or aftet |
Deerhill Bay or after |
Chateau Rayale or after | ||
| Kau To Shan or before | $5.1 | |||||
| Deerhill Bay or before | $7.7 | |||||
| Tai Po Market Station or before | $10.0 | $7.7 | $6.7 | $5.1 | ||
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Octopus interchange concessions[]
Passengers board on New Territories GMB Route 809K heading to Sha Tin Station, interchange to this route bound for Tai Po Market Station using the same Octopus card within 90 minutes, you can enjoy a fare reduction of $0.5 for the second leg.
KMB interchange concessions[]
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MTR interchange concessions[]
| Route 28K and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 28K | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 28K | ||
Notes:
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route requires a total of 14-seater minibus to provide service, with a capacity not less then 160 passengers during the peakiest hour.
Currently this route and Routes 28A, 28S and 814 are operated by a total of 21 of Toyota Coaster minibuses, including 12 16-seater minibuses and 9 19-seater minibuses.
| List of Current minibuses by Charm King | |||||
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| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Route | Remarks |
| EU9248 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater High Back | Rollsign | 814 | Former vehicle of Fuxinlian New Territories Routes 63/64 series Entered service in March 2019 |
| GB918 | 28K | Entered service in June 2005 Plate originally belonged to a 1994 3rd Generation on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 | |||
| GF8218 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vogelise | Patent Enterprises EDS | 814 | Entered service in 14/09/2018 Licence Plate belonged to 2005 5LS2[Remark 2] of Mingfame's New Territories Route 801 |
| LW9985 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater High Back | Rollsign | 28K | First Hand Minibus |
| LX9848 | 28S | Formerly vehicle of Hong Kong Maxicab Hong Kong Island 10/31 series | |||
| LY1743 | 28K | Former vehicle of Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series Entered service in June 2005 | |||
| LY3873 | First Hand New Car Entered service in June 2005 | ||||
| LY9044 | |||||
| MB2136 | 28S | Formerly vehicle of Crown Score Industries' New Territories Routes 808/808P | |||
| ME2595 | 28K | First Hand New minibus | |||
| ME3512 | |||||
| NY7923 | |||||
| RN6885 | Originally was a part of PLB Sai Kwun Route | ||||
| VR5905 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vogelise | Patent Enterprises EDS | Entered service in August 2018 | |
| VR6119 | |||||
| VS9263 | 814 | Entered service in 21 September 2018 | |||
| VT7818 | Entered service in October 2018 | ||||
| WU4918 | 2020 7LL | Transfull EDS | 28K | Entered service in Junr 2020 | |
| XS5699 | 2021 7LL | Entered service in November 2021 | |||
| YE254 | 2022 7LL | Entered service in 31/08/2022 | |||
| ZB4340 | 2024 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | The only diesel minibus on this route Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in 26 January 2024 | ||
| Former minibuses of Charm King | ||||
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| Plate No. | Type No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| AU2612 | 5LS | Unknown | Retired | |
| CF3198 | 2015 6DS | November 2021 | Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Route 57K | XS5699 (2021 7LL) |
| FC3292 | 2005 5LS2 | September 2018 | Transferred to Mingfame's New Territories Route 801 | GF8218 (2018 7LL) |
| GB918 | 1994 3rd Generation | Unknown | Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 | |
| KY4548 | 2003 5LS | June 2005 | Transferred to Crown Score Industries' New Territories Route 808/808P | LY1743 (2005 5LS2) |
| KY6738 | Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Route 101M/102 series/111 | GB918 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| KY7030 | Transferred to Brilliant Way Kowloon Routes 37A/37M | LY9044 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| KY7099 | July 2005 | LZ4151 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| KY7801 | LZ8489 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| LD4674 | 2003 5LL | Unknown | Retired | |
| LD5311 | ||||
| LD6366 | September 2018 | Transferred to the routes under Ho King Minibuses | ||
| LJ6786 | 2004 5LS | June 2020 | Retired | WU4918 (2020 7LL) |
| LU6748 | 2005 5LS2 | June 2009 | Transferred to Ng Lok Dad and Son's New Territories Route 502 | |
| LV9039 | March 2024 | Retired | ||
| LZ4151 | 2023 | ZB4340 (2024 7DL) | ||
| LZ8489 | 2019 | |||
| MA777 | 5LS | December 2019 | Retired Plate is noa applied to a 2019 7LL on Koon Wing Motors' Kowloon Routes 49/49M |
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| MB2612 | 2005 5LS2 | October 2018 | Transferred to Fully Mint's New Territories Routes 807 series | VT7818 (2018 7LL) |
| ME2581 | August 2022 | Transferred to Crown Score Industries' New Territories Routes 808/808P | YE254 (2022 7LL) | |
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 11/2024202411
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 27.0km, and the journey time is approximately 75mins. (The average speed is 21.6km/h.)
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Regular |
Nga Wan Road, Nam Wan Road, Wan Tau Street, Heung Sze Wui Street, Po Heung Street, Nam Shing Street, On Fu Road, Kwong Fuk Road, Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai, Tai Po Road - Tai Po Kau, Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui, Chun King Road, Lok Shun Path, Lok King Street, Fo Tan Road, Yuen Wo Road, Tam Kon Po Street, Sha Tin Centre Street, Pak Hok Ting Street, Sha Tin Centre Street, Wang Pok Street, Yuen Wo Road, Fo Tan Road, Lok King Street, Lok Shun Path, Chun King Road, Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui, Tai Po Road - Tai Po Kau, Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai, Kwong Fuk Road, Wan Tau Street, Nam Wan Road and Nga Wan Road |
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| ② * Monday to Friday AM special trips to Deerhill Bay |
Nga Wan Road, Nam Wan Road, Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai and Tai Po Road - Tai Po Kau |
| ③ # Individual trips omit Lek Yuen and Wo Che[Remark 3] |
..., Lok King Street, Fo Tan Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Sha Tin Rural Committee RoadYuen Wo Road, Tam Kon Po Street, ..., Wang Pok Street, Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Lok King Street, ... |
| ④ % Monday to Friday AM special trips starting from Chateau Royale |
Tai Po Road - Tai Po Kau, Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui, Tsun King Road, ... |
| New Territories GMB Route 28K (Tai Po Market Station ↺ Sha Tin (New Town Plaza)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tai Po Market |
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| 2 | Nam Wan Road |
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| 3 | Tai Po Market | Heung Sze Wui Street |
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Not applicable to routing ② |
| 4 | Nam Shing Street |
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| 5 | Kwong Fuk Road |
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| 6 | Yuen Chau Tsai | Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai |
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Special trips begin from the stop marked with * |
| 7 | Tai Po Kau | Tai Po Road - Tai Po Kau |
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Special trips using routing ② end at the stop marked with * |
| 8 | Ma Liu Shui | Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui |
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| 9 | Fo Tan | Lok Shun Path |
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| 10 | Lok King Street |
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| 11 # | Shatin Central | Yuen Wo Road |
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Not applicable to routing ③ |
| 12 | Shatin Central | Tam Kon Po Street |
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| 13 | Pak Hok Ting Street | Circular route return point | ||
| 14 | Sha Tin Centre Street |
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| 15 | Wang Pok Street |
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| Passengers boarding at or before Sha Tin Town Hall who wish to continue to travel to Lek Yuen Estate (northbound, for normal routing trips) or Lok King Street (northbound, for routing ③ trips) or stops thereafter should repay the fare at Lucky Plaza. | ||||
| 16 # | Shatin Central | Yuen Wo Road |
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Not applicable to routing ③ |
| 17 | Fo Tan | Lok King Street |
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| 18 | Lok Shun Path |
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| 19 | Kau To Shan | Tai Po Road - Sha Tin |
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| 20 | Ma Liu Shui | Tai Po Road - Ma Liu Shui |
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| 21 | Tai Po Kau | Tai Po Road - Tai Po Kau |
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| 22 | Yuen Chau Tsai | Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai |
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| 23 | Tai Po Market | Kwong Fuk Road |
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| 24 | Wan Tau Street |
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Related incidents[]
- 22 May 2014: A Toyota Coaster (LY9044) bound for Tai Po Market Station collided with a KMB Enviro500 (ATEU24/PK662) running on Route 47X bound for Chun Shek at Sha Tin Centre Street near the exit of Shatin Central Bus Terminus, resulting in serious damage to the front end of the bus and injuries to eight people.[15][16][17]
- 7 June 2020: A Toyota Coaster (VR6119) broke down due to road flooding at Tai Po Road - Tai Po Kau near Chung Tsai Yuen when the Red Rainstorm Warning Signal was in force.[18]
Gallery[]
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A minibus on Route 28K was passing through Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai
A minibus on Route 28K had just departed from Tai Po Market Station
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A minibus on Route 28K was passing through Tai Po Road
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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 5LS2 was originally a vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111, and was changed to serve on Mingfame in June 2016, until September 2018 before retirement.
- ↑ This is the official routing on the official information by Transport Department, however in reality only some trips will pass through.
Related articles[]
References[]
- ↑ G. N. 2292: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374D)--Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in Kowloon and the New Territories, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 08 Issue No. 15, 8 April 2004.
- ↑ 大埔墟火車站至沙田(排頭街)(循環線)小巴專線招標事宜(第4段) (Matters regarding the tendering of GMB route between Tai Po Market KCR Station and Sha Tin (Pai Tau Street) (Circular) (Section 4)), Minutes of the third meeting of Tai Po District Council Traffic and Transport Committee in 2004, 13 May 2004.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Transport Department HKSARG, "新新界專線小巴路線第28K號大埔墟火車站往沙田(白鶴汀街) (循環綫)" (Introduction of New Territories GMB Route No. 28K (Tai Po Market KCR Station to Sha Tin (Pak Hok Ting Street) (Circular)) [Traffic Advice], November 2004.
- ↑ 新界28K來回改經火炭 (NT GMB Route 28K to reroute via Fo Tan), hkitalk.net.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[http://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_13/20160328_ta_gmb%20809k_e.pdf Re-routeing of N.T.PLB (Scheduled) Service Route No. 809K (Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) - Shui Chuen Au Street (Circular))]" [Traffic Advice], 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 165 routes" [News Bulletin], 25 June 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 28K and 28S" [Traffic Advice], 11 January 2022.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2021-22 Reply No. THB(T)137, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 11.6%, but the Transport Department eventually approved a fare increase of 5.3%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 28K and 28S" [Traffic Advice], 17 December 2018.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2018-19 Reply No. THB(T)140, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 2%, but the Transport Department eventually approved a fare increase of 5.6%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 28K and 28S" [Traffic Advice], 26 October 2015.
- ↑ New Territories Route 28K adjusted the section fare, hkitalk.net
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 28K Tai Po KCR> Sha Tin Town Centre [Circular Route] [3/10], hkitalk.net
- ↑ GMB Route 28K equipped section fares, hkitalk.net
- ↑ "沙田正街巴士與小巴相撞初步指八人傷" (8 injured in bus and minibus collision at Sha Tin Centre Street), Commercial Radio News, 22 May 2014.。
- ↑ "沙田車禍8人傷 涉及巴士及小巴" (8 injured in Sha Tin traffic accident involving bus and minibus), RTHK News, 22 May 2014.
- ↑ 炒完又炒嘅 "PK" 662, hkitalk.net
- ↑ 紅雨期間多區水浸 大埔公路近松仔園全線封閉 (Multiple floodings during Red Rainstorm Signal: Tai Po Road near Chung Tsai Yuen entirely closed), Oriental Daily News, 7 Jun 2020.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 28K
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 28K (Special trips from Wong Yi Yau to Sha Tin)
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 28K (Special trips from Tai Po Market to Deerhill Bay)
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 28K (Special trips from Kwong Fuk Road to Sha Tin)
- 16SEATS.net - Ne Green Minibus Route 28K
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