The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route 302 is operated by Loadwin Industrial Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 6567C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs between Tsing Lung Tau (Hong Kong Garden) and Kwai Fong (Kwai Chung Plaza), passing through Sham Tseng, Ting Kau, Yau Kom Tau, Tsuen Wan West, Tsuen Wan Town Centre (Sha Tsui Road), Tai Wo Hau Station and Kwai Hing.
This route is officially a circular route as listed in the according to Transport Department's Schedule of Services, but under any circumstances, all passengers must alight after the vehicle has arrived at Kwai Chung Plaza, therefore it belongs to a fake circular route.
History[]
- 31 August 1990: The Transport Department (TD) invited open tender for 27 new GMB routes in 14 groups, which are grouped with Route 301M. [1]
- This route was created in connection with the planned diversion of KMB Route 52 to run via Tuen Mun Road and Tsuen Wan Road. This route was established to meet future demand when the route was renumbered as Route 52X on 4 May 1992, which no longer ran via Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan to Kwai Chung.
- 24 December 1991: Route 302 entered service between Tsing Lung Tau and Lai King (North).
- 20 June 1992: Converted to a circular route returning at Kwai Chung Plaza and no longer served Lai King, with service hours extended to 22:00.
- 1 May 1995: Due to the implementation of bus-only lane scheme on Tuen Mun Road, only buses were allowed to operate at Sham Tseng Interchange, causing serious congestion on Castle Peak Road. As a result, an express service 302P was introduced from Hong Kong Garden to Kwai Chung Plaza via Sham Tseng Interchange and Tuen Mun Road in one direction from Monday to Saturday mornings, with frequency every 10/12 minutes from 07:00 to 09:00. Subsequently, traffic on Castle Peak Road slowed down shortly after the re-opening of Sham Tseng Interchange from 12 June, and the route was cancelled in around July.
- 25 June 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route.[2]
Service hours and headways[]
| From Tsing Lung Tau (Hong Kong Garden) | |
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| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Mondays to Fridays | |
| 05:30 - 07:15 | 15/20 |
| 07:15 - 11:25 | 10/15 |
| 11:25 - 14:45 | 8/12 |
| 14:45 - 19:20 | 10/15 |
| 19:20 - 20:10 | 15/20 |
| 20:10 - 21:40 | 20/25 |
| 21:40 - 00:25 | 25/30 |
| Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays | |
| 05:30 - 09:15 | 15/20 |
| 09:15 - 18:50 | 10/15 |
| 18:50 - 20:35 | 15/20 |
| 20:35 - 21:40 | 20/25 |
| 21:40 - 00:25 | 25/30 |
Special trips[]
| Bellagio → Kwai Fong (Kwai Chung Plaza) ● | |
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| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Daily | |
| 07:45 - 08:30 | 15 |
| 08:30 - 08:50 | 20 |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart (to Kwai Chung Plaza) | ||||
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Boarding stop \ Alighting stop |
Hong Kong Garden or after | Belvedere Garden or after | Moon Lok Dai Ha or after | Bo Shek Mansion or after |
| Bellagio or before | $4.1 | |||
| Bo Shek Mansion or before | $6.4 | $6.4 | $6.4 | |
| Tai Wo Hau Station or before | $6.8 | $6.4 | $6.4 | $5.4 |
| Kwai Chung Plaza or before | $9.6 | $7.4 | $6.8 | $5.4 |
| Fare chart (to Hong Kong Garden) | ||||
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Boarding stop \ Alighting stop |
Kwai Chung Plaza or after | Tai Wo Hau Station or after | Bo Shek Mansion or after | Bellagio or after |
| Bo Shek Mansion or before | $5.4 | $6.4 | ||
| Moon Lok Dai Ha or before | $6.8 | $6.4 | $6.4 | |
| Phase 3 Minibus Terminus or before | $7.4 | $6.4 | $6.4 | |
| Hong Kong Garden or before | $9.6 | $6.8 | $6.4 | $4.1 |
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Octopus Interchange Concessions[]
| Route 302 and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 302 | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 302 | ||
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route will be served by a total of 12 minibuses with 16 or 19 seats. It has a total capacity of not less than 96 passengers in each direction during the peakiest hour.
Currently this route, Route 301 and Route 301M are served by a total of 14 Toyota Coaster LPG minibuses, including 10 16-seater minibuses and 4 19-seater minibuses. All vehicles can be dispatched away to non-scheduled routes when necessary.
| List of Loadwin Industrial minibuses | |||||
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| Plate no. | Type [Remark 1] | Seats | Destination sign configuration | Scheduled route(s) | Remarks |
| DD2128 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high back seat | Rollsign | 302 | Entered service in September 2005 Plate originally belonged to a 3th gen on Express Top Industries' Routes 44 series |
| FR4393 | |||||
| FS2041 | |||||
| Spare | Idle | ||||
| FT4407 | 302 | ||||
| FU9143 | |||||
| HB4638 | Plate originally belonged to a 1997 3th generation | ||||
| HZ620 | 2024 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Transfull EDS | One of the diesel minibus in this series Equipped with 2.8 Litres engine Entered service in August 2024 | |
| 2004 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt seat | Not equipped with Rollsign of this route | Spare | Idle Formerly a vehicle of Big Union's New Territories Route 59S Was also formerly a vehicle of Brilliant Way's Kowloon routes 37A/37M Joined November 2023 | |
| LT5841 | Rollsign | 302 | |||
| MA5823 | 2005 5LS2 | Formerly a vehicle of Fu Wan's New Territories Route 406/407 series Entered service in May 2024 | |||
| Spare | Idled Formerly a vehicle of Big Union's New Territories Route 59S Was also once a vehicle of Golden Way's New Territories Route 55K Entered service in November 2023 | ||||
| NB112 | 2004 5LS2 | 301/301M | |||
| PA3819 | 2009 6LS | 302 | Formerly a vehicle of Tsz Mong Route and Tsz Tsuen Route Joined July 2024 | ||
| WA7269 | 2019 7LL | 19-seater Vogel seat | Transfull EDS | Entered service in April 2019 | |
| WB9174 | |||||
| YF8429 | 2022 7LL | Entered service in October 2022 | |||
| List of former Loadwin Industrial minibuses | ||||
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| Plate | Type | Date retired/withdrawn | Fate | Replacing vehicle |
| EY6984 | 1992 2th gen. | July 2005 | Retired | 2005 5LS2 of the same plate |
| 2005 5LS2 | July 2024 | Unknown | PA3819 (2009 6LS) | |
| FK7723 | 2004 5LS2 | August 2024 | Retired | HZ620 (2024 7DL) |
| HB4638 | 1997 3th gen | 2005 | 2005 5LS2 of the same plate | |
| HE8071 | Unknown | |||
| HE8113 | April 2016 | LY8416 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| HE8236 | Unknown | |||
| HL6751 | ||||
| HS8393 | 1998 3th gen. | November 2015 | Retired Plate now used on a 2015 6LS serving in AN Bus's PLB AN6 Route/AN8 Route |
HZ620 (2002 5LS) |
| HZ620 | 2002 5LS | October 2022 | Retired Plate is now applied to a 2024 7DL on this route |
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| KY5182 | 2003 5LS | April 2019 | Retired | WA7269 (2019 7LL) |
| LK4348 | 2004 5LS | October 2022 | ||
| LK4737 | April 2019 | WB9174 (2019 7LL) | ||
| LV2259 | 2005 5LS2 | August 2023 | Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S | |
| LW1849 | ||||
| LW5499 | April 2024 | Retired | MA5823 (2005 5LS2) | |
| LY8416 | August 2023 | Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S | ||
| MA8901 | January 2022 | Retired early due to a traffic accident | YF8429 (2022 7LL) | |
| ME4010 | August 2023 | Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S | ||
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[]
Outbound and inbound directions: The distance of this route is approx. 26.6km, and the journey time is approximately 70mins. (The average speed is 22.8km/h.)
To Kwai Fong (Kwai Chung Plaza)[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Regular |
Lung Tang Road, Hong Kong Garden access, Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau, Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng, {Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau, Castle Peak Road - New Ting Kau, Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan#, Tai Chung Road, Sha Tsui Road, Texaco Road, Tsuen Fu Street, Kwan Mun Hau Street, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Cheung Wing Road, Kwai Chung Road and Kwai Foo Road |
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| ②* AM depart from Bellagio |
Bellagio access, Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng, Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau, ... |
| Routing remarks | |
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#: When the minibus was fully occupied and no passenger requested to alight in the vicinity of Belvedere Garden, some drivers might return to the original routing via Hoi On Road and Hoi Hing Road to Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan. | |
| New Territories GMB Route 302 (Tsing Lung Tau (Hong Kong Garden) → Kwai Fong (Kwai Chung Plaza)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsing Lung Tau | Lung Tang Road |
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| 2 | Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau |
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| 3 | Sham Tseng | Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng |
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| 4 | Sham Tseng | Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng |
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| 5 | Ting Kau | Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau |
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| 6 | Castle Peak Road - New Ting Kau |
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| 7 | Yau Kom Tau | Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau |
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| 8 | Tsuen Wan West | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan |
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| 9 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Tai Chung Road |
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| 10 | Sha Tsui Road |
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| 11 | Texaco Road |
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| 12 | Tai Wo Hau | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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| 13 | Kwai Hing | Kwai Chung Road |
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| 14 | Kwai Fong | Kwai Foo Road |
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To Tsing Lung Tau (Hong Kong Garden)[]
Via: Kwai Foo Road, Hing Fong Road, Kwai Yik Road, Kwai Chung Road, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Kwan Mun Hau Street, Sha Tsui Road, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Hoi Hing Road, Hoi On Road, (Lai Chi Road, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan section, Lai Shun Road) #, Hoi On Road, Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau, Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng, Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau, Deluxe Garden Passage and Lung Tang Road
# When the minibus was full and no passenger requested to alight in the vicinity of Belvedere Garden, the driver might drive straight to Hoi On Road.
| New Territories GMB Route 302 (Kwai Fong (Kwai Chung Plaza) → Tsing Lung Tau (Hong Kong Garden)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Kwai Fong | Kwai Foo Road |
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| 2 | Hing Fong Road |
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| 3 | Kwai Hing | Kwai Chung Road |
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| 4 | Tai Wo Hau | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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| 5 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Kwan Mun Hau Street |
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| 6 | Sha Tsui Road |
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| 7 | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan |
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| 8 | Tsuen Wan West |
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| 9 | Lai Shun Road |
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| 10 | Hoi On Road |
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| 11 | Yau Kom Tau | Castle Peak Road - Ting Kau |
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| 12 | Sham Tseng | Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng |
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| 13 | Tsing Lung Tau | Castle Peak Road - Tsing Lung Tau |
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| 15 | Lung Tang Road |
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Ridership[]
According to Transport Department's data, the daily patronage of the route group to which this route belongs is as follows:
- Early 2019: 7,900 passengers. [13]
Related incidents[]
- 4 May 2006: At about 0000 hours, a Toyota Coaster (HF3469, closed and unladen at the time of the incident) collided with a public light bus (DC112, also out of service and unladen at the time of the incident) and rolled over after turning right on Sha Tsui Road at Tai Chung Road allegedly due to a misinterpretation of the light signals by the driver, resulting in injuries to the drivers of the two vehicles. [14]
- 23 February 2010: At around 8:00 a.m., a driver who had been drinking before work drove a Toyota Coaster (MA8901) heading towards Kwai Chung Plaza and crashed into a lorry and taxi on Sha Tsui Road in Tsuen Wan, injuring three people. [15]
- 27 January 2017: At about 3:45 p.m., a Toyota Coaster minibus on this route was hit from behind by a refuse collection vehicle when it was travelling outside The Octagon on Sha Tsui Road. The rear window of the minibus was cracked and seven passengers felt sick and were sent to hospital for treatment. [16]
- 11 August 2017: At around 11:00pm, a Toyota Coaster minibus on this route heading to Belvedere Garden was suspected to have failed to retract its brakes when it reached Kwong Fai Circuit and crashed into the rear of a MAN 24.310 (AMN14/JM4317) running on Route 61M towards Yau Oi direction, injuring six minibus passengers in the accident. The latter was retired early due to its age and was not repaired.[17]
- 18 January 2022: At around 6:00 a.m., a Toyota Coaster heading for Kwai Chung Plaza lost control of its vehicle at the junction of Tai Chung Road and Sha Tsui Road and crashed into a stone curb in the centre of the road and crashed into a lamp post, injuring two passengers. [18]
Gallery[]
Route 302 is served by LPG minibuses
A minibus on Route 302 was entering Lai Chi Road
A minibus on Route 302 was turning from Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan to Tai Chung Road
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.
Related articles[]
- New Territories GMB Route 96
- New Territories GMB Route 96C
- New Territories GMB Route 96M
- New Territories GMB Route 302P (Cancelled)
- Royal View Hotel Shuttle Bus A
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 3089, Hong Kong Government Gazette, vol. 132, No. 35, 31 August 1990
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 165 routes" [News Bulletin], 25 June 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustments of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 301, 301M and 302" [Traffic Advice], 16 May 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustments of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 301, 301M and 302" [Traffic Advice], 19 July 2019.
- ↑ According to the 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, the operator originally applied for a 14.9% fare increase and TD eventually approved a 5.7% increase (for the entire route group).
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustments of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 301, 301M and 302" [Traffic Advice], 15 March 2017.
- ↑ According to the Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2017-18 CONTROLLING OFFICER'S REPLY TO INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION No. THB(T)091, the operator originally applied for a 12.5% fare increase and TD eventually approved a 2.3% increase.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustments of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 301, 301M and 302" [Traffic Advice], 23 December 2014.
- ↑ According to the Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2015-16 CONTROLLING OFFICER'S REPLY TO INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION No. THB(T)162, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 8.2% and the Transport Department eventually approved a 3.5% increase.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustments of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 301, 301M and 302" [Traffic Advice], 8 July 2013.
- ↑ According to the Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2013-14 CONTROLLING OFFICER'S REPLY TO INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION No. THB(T)139, the operator originally applied for a 9.8% fare increase and the Transport Department eventually approved a 3.7% increase.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustments of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 301, 301M and 302" [Traffic Advice], 8 September 2011.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "專線小巴司機看錯燈號撞車" (GMB driver crashed after misinterpreting traffic signal), Apple Daily, 5 May 2006.
- ↑ "酒後開工 連撞兩車 三客受傷 醉駕綠巴 肇禍司機被捕" (GMB driver arrested on drunk driving after crashing 2 vehicles and injuring 3), Apple Daily, 24 February 2010.
- ↑ 垃圾車追尾撞小巴 七乘客不適送院 (Trash lorry hit GMB on the rear, 7 felt sick and hospitalised), HK01, 27 Jan 2017.
- ↑ 葵涌綠Van埋站撼巴士尾 釀6男女傷 (GMB slammed onto rear end of bus injuring 6), Oriental Daily News, 12 Aug 2017.
- ↑ 荃灣綠VAN自炒上壆撼燈柱 兩乘客受傷 (GMB slammed onto curb and hit lamp post in Tsuen Wan, injuring 2), HK01, 18 Jan 2022.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 302
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 302 (Bellagio special trips)
- 16SEATS.net - Ne Green Minibus Route 302
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