The New Territories Green Minibus Route 312 is operated by King On Transportation Limited (廣安運輸有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 10749C) under Chiap Shing Motor. It runs between Lei Muk Shue and Maritime Square, via Shek Wai Kok Estate, Texaco Road and Tsing Tsuen Road.
History[]
- 16 February 2001: The Transport Department (TD) invited open tenders for the right to operate nine new green minibus routes in seven groups, among which this route was grouped together with Route 313 as a single group. [1]
- 3 November 2001: Route 312 entered service. [2]
- 1 December 2006: A two-way section fare between Lei Muk Shue and Texaco Road was introduced.
- 22 April 2007: Rerouted via Texaco Road at-grade carriageway, Tsuen Fu Street and Wai Tsuen Road instead of Texaco Road Flyover for Lei Muk Shue direction. [3]
- 5 August 2007: Rerouted via Wai Tsuen Road southbound, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan and Kwok Shui Road for Tsing Yi direction, omitting Tsuen Kam Interchange and Texaco Road Flyover. [4]
- 25 July 2015: The terminus of Tsing Yi Station was relocated from the Podium Bus Terminus to the "Tsing Yi Town Lot No. 135 Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Terminus" at ground level to tie in with the Maritime Square extension project. [5]
- 22 December 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [6]
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 Lei Muk Shue | From Maritime Square | Headways (mins) |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | ||
| 06:00 - 07:00 | 06:20 - 07:20 | 7/9 |
| 07:00 - 09:00 | 07:20 - 09:20 | 5/7 |
| 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:20 - 17:20 | 7/9 |
| 17:00 - 20:00 | 17:20 - 20:20 | 5/7 |
| 20:00 - 23:15 | 20:20 - 23:35 | 7/9 |
Fares[]
| Fare chart | |
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From \ To |
Lei Muk Shue |
| Texaco Road | $4.9 |
| Maritime Square | $7.5 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Octopus interchange concessions[]
| Route 312 and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 312 | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 312 | ||
Notes:
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, a total of 8 minibuses are required to serve this route and has a total capacity of not less than 160 passengers in each direction during the peakiest hour.
Currently New Territories Routes 312 and 313 under King On Transportation is served by a total of 29 Toyota Coaster diesel minibuses, including 13 of 16-seater minibus and 16 of 19-seater minibuses. All of these vehicles can support other routes when in need. [7]
| List of King On Transportation minibuses | |||||
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| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Route | Remarks |
| JR8291 | 2018 7DL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Patent Enterprises EDS | 313 | Entered service in June 2018 Plate Originally belonged to a 2000 4th generation |
| JS2808 | 2023 7DL | 19 seater factory 3-point seat belt seat | Transfull EDS | 312 | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in September 2023 Plate Originally belonged to a 2000 4th generation and a 2018 7DL |
| RV7074 | 2013 6DS | 16-seater high adopt seat | Rollsign | 313 | Entered service in January 2013 |
| RX4882 | Entered service in March 2013 | ||||
| RY770 | |||||
| RZ588 | Originally was a vehicle on red minibus routes under Chiu Luen Was also a formerly vehicle on Ping Tsuen Route Joined in June 2013 | ||||
| RZ5943 | Entered service in April 2013 | ||||
| RZ7225 | |||||
| SA1896 | Entered service in May 2013 | ||||
| SB2747 | Entered service in June 2013 | ||||
| SF6407 | Entered service in September 2013 | ||||
| SW6785 | 2014 6DS | Entered service in August 2014 | |||
| TJ2387 | 2015 6DS | 16 seater factory 3-point seat belt seat | Entered service in April 2015 | ||
| TS1263 | Entered service in September 2015 | ||||
| TU4565 | Entered service in November 2015 | ||||
| VD9100 | 2017 7DL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | 312 | Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealed windows and output automatic door Joined in December 2017 |
| VE775 | |||||
| VF1478 | 2018 7DL | Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in January 2018 | |||
| VF2968 | |||||
| VF7388 | |||||
| VG8947 | Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in February 2018 | ||||
| VJ8342 | Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in April 2018 | ||||
| VJ9203 | |||||
| WF5752 | 2019 7DL | 19 seater factory 3-point seat belt seat | 313 | Equipped with automatic transmission Entered service in July 2019 | |
| WF6616 | |||||
| WF8251 | |||||
| WJ2297 | Equipped with automatic transmission Entered service in September 2019 | ||||
| WJ2480 | 312/313 | ||||
| YD6570 | 2022 7DL | Transfull EDS | 312 | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission The first entered service's Toyota CoasterEuro 6 diesel minibus (GDB70) Entered service in September 2022 | |
| List of former minibus under King On Transportation | |||||
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| Plate No. | Model | Type No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| EG2205 | 2009 6LS | 16 | January 2018 | Transferred to Merry Dragon's New Territories Routes 11/12 series then changed the plate number as ET1662[Remark 2] | VF7388 (2018 7DL) |
| GF2773 | 2005 5LS2 | February 2018 | Transferred to Win Access Investment's Kowloon Route 72 | VG8947 (2018 7DL) | |
| HX1077 | 1998 4th generation | May 2013 | Changed to serve on Hop Fat Light Bus' Kowloon Routes 3/8 series | SA1896 (2013 6DS) | |
| JE1303 | 2005 5LS2 | 2018 | Transferred to Win Access Investment's Kowloon Route 72 | ||
| JJ7260 | 1999 4th generation | January 2013 | Transferred to Hop Fat Light Bus' Kowloon Route 3 then the plate applied in 2017 7DL from January 2018 | RV5202 (2013 6DS) | |
| JK965 | March 2013 | RX4882 (2013 6DS) | |||
| JL5596 | 2000 4th generation | June 2013 | Transferred to Central Venture's Kowloon Routes 12 series | SB2747 (2013 6DS) | |
| JM1429 | March 2013 | Transferred to Hop Fat Light Bus' Kowloon Route 3 | RY770 (2013 6DS) | ||
| JM2619 | April 2013 | RZ5943 (2013 6DS) | |||
| JR8291 | June 2018 | Retired | 2018 7DL of the same plate | ||
| JS2808 | January 2018 | ||||
| 2018 7DL | 19 | August 2023 | Retired earlier due to Burnt into fire | 2023 7DL of the same plate | |
| JT1655 | 2000 4th generation | 16 | April 2018 | Retired | |
| JW6135 | 2001 4th generation | December 2017 | VD9100 (2017 7DL) | ||
| JX7434 | Unknown | ||||
| KF2502 | January 2018 | VF4461 (2018 7DL) | |||
| KN3400 | 2002 5LS | Unknown | Transferred to Hon Wah Public Light Bus Association Plate is applied on a 7LL of Better Coin Investment's Kowloon Routes 54/54M in July 2018 |
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| KN4061 | April 2010 | Transferred to Red Minibus Kwun Tsuen Route | |||
| LK7488 | 2004 5LS | April 2018 | Transferred to Win Access Investment's Kowloon Route 72 | VJ9203 (2018 7DL) | |
| LV7180 | 2005 5LS2 | August 2013 | Transferred to Kam Jet New Territories Route 409 then changed as 7DL on October 2018 | ||
| PE1364 | 2010 6DS | July 2019 | Transferred to Asia Brighter's New Territories Route 87K | WF5752 (2019 7DL) | |
| PE9157 | Transferred to Hop Wo Investment's New Territories Route 88D | WF8251 (2019 7DL) | |||
| PJ8871 | WF6616 (2019 7DL) | ||||
| RV5202 | 2013 6DS | September 2019 | Transferred to Main River Transportation's Kowloon Route 73 | WJ2297 (2019 7DL) | |
| SJ3568 | November 2017 | Retired earlier due to Traffic accidents | VE775 (2017 7DL) | ||
| VF4461 | 2018 7DL | 19 | March 2022 | Retired earlier due to Burnt into fire | YD6570 (2022 7DL) |
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 12/2024202412
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 6.9km, and the journey time is approximately 16mins. (The average speed is 25.9km/h.)
To Maritime Square[]
Via: Wo Yi Hop Road, Wo Yi Hop Interchange, Sam Tung Uk Road, Yi Pei Chun Road, Shek Wai Kok Road, Wai Tsuen Road, Miu Kong Street, Shing Mun Road, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, branch road, Kwok Shui Road, Texaco Road North, Texaco Road, Tsuen Tsing Interchange, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tam Kon Shan Interchange and Tsing King Road
| New Territories GMB Route 312 (Lei Muk Shue → Maritime Square) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Lei Muk Shue |
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| 2 | Wo Yi Hop Road |
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| 3 | Cheung Shan | Sam Tung Uk Road |
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| 4 | Shek Wai Kok | Yi Pei Chun Road |
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| 5 | Shek Wai Kok Road |
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| 6 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Wai Tsuen Road |
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| 7 | Tai Wo Hau | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan |
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| 8 | Texaco Road |
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Two-way section fare ends here | |
| Tsing Tsuen Road | ||||
| 9 | Tsing Yi North | Tsing King Road |
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| 10 | Tsing Yi Town Centre |
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To Lei Muk Shue[]
Via: Tsing King Road, Tam Kon Shan Interchange, Tsing Tsuen Road, Texaco Road#, Tsuen Fu Street, Kwan Mun Hau Street, Sai Lau Kok Road, Wai Tsuen Road, Shek Wai Kok Road, Yi Pei Chun Road, Sam Tung Uk Road, Wo Yi Hop Interchange and Wo Yi Hop Road
If no passenger requests to alight at Saving Logistics Centre and East Asia Gardens, drivers may divert via Texaco Road Flyover, Texaco Road North, Shing Mun Road, Kwan Mun Hau Street, Tsuen Fu Street (eastbound), Tsuen Wah Street and Tsuen Wing Street back to Tsuen Fu Street (westbound), omitting roads marked with #.
| New Territories GMB Route 312 (Maritime Square → Lei Muk Shue) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsing Yi Town Centre |
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| 2 | Tsing Yi North | Tsing King Road |
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| Tsing Tsuen Road | ||||
| 3 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Texaco Road |
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Two-way section fare begins here |
| 4 | Tsuen Fu Street |
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| 5 | Wai Tsuen Road |
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| 6 | Shek Wai Kok | Shek Wai Kok Road |
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| 7 | Yi Pei Chun Road |
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| 8 | Cheung Shan | Sam Tung Uk Road |
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| 9 | Lei Muk Shue | Wo Yi Hop Road |
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Related incidents[]
- 12 November 2017: at around 11:00pm, a Toyota Coaster minibus (SJ3568) heading towards Maritime Square was passing near Maritime Square on Tsing Tsuen Bridge when it hit a rock curb at the Tsing Tsuen Bridge bifurcation, injuring six people. [8] The minibus involved in the incident was subsequently retired early and replaced by VE775 (7DL 2017) as the front end, engine compartment, headstock components, suspension system and chassis were severely damaged beyond repair.
- 14 March 2022: At around 3:00pm, a Lei Muk Shue-bound Toyota Coaster minibus (VF4461) was leaving the Maritime Square minibus terminus when the driver was distracted by a fall of a passenger, the minibus crashed into two motorcycles parked by the roadside, and then crashed into a pier of Tsing Tsuen Bridge, the motorcycles suddenly burst into flames and smoke. The fire then spread to the minibus, smoke swept up into the sky, and once there was an explosion sound, firefighters arrived at the scene to extinguish the fire, but the three vehicles have been completely destroyed, leaving the frames burnt. [9][10][11] The body, engine compartment and chassis of the minibus were severely burnt and could not be repaired, to which the minibus was replaced by YD6570 (2022 7DL).
- 8 August 2023: At 10:11 a.m., a Toyota Coaster minibus (JS2808, 2018 7DL) bound for Maritime Square Minibus Terminus was approaching a section of Wai Tsuen Road off Wai Tsuen Indoor Recreation Centre when the front end of the minibus suddenly became overheated and emitted smoke, upon which the driver immediately evacuated the 14 passengers on board, and the minibus caught fire after the passengers left the minibus. Firefighters were called to the scene to put out the fire but the minibus was eventually burnt to the ground and its frame was left in flames, but no one was injured in the incident. [12] The body, engine compartment and chassis of the minibus were severely burnt and could not be repaired, and the licence plate and passenger service licence were transferred to a new Euro VI minibus of the same model (2023 7DL).
Gallery[]
A minibus on Route 312 just arrived at Maritime Square
Route 312 passes through Tam Kon Shan Interchange
A minibus on Route 312 was entering Lei Muk Shue
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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.
- ↑ The plate originally belonged to a 4th generation on Merry Dragon' s New Territories Routes 11/12 series
Related articles[]
References[]
- ↑ Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374) - "Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes on Hong Kong Island and in the New Territories", The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette, Volume 05, Issue No. 07, 16 February 2001.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "荃灣/葵青區內新專線小巴服務" (New GMB services in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing districts) [Traffic Advice], October 2001.
- ↑ 312改路 (Diversion for GMB route 312), hkitalk.net
- ↑ 新界312往青衣繞經蕙荃路大窩口地鐵；新界313增加一車行走 (GMB Route 312 to detour via Wai Tsuen Road and Tai Wo Hau MTR Station for Tsing Yi direction, extra vehicle for GMB Route 313), hkitalk.net
- ↑ 青衣站地面新小巴總站（北橋底）啟用 (New at-grade GMB terminus at Tsing Yi Station (beneath North Bridge) opened to public), "Tsing Yi 青衣" Facebook page, 25 July 2015.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 313 routes" [News Bulletin], 22 December 2021.
- ↑ 新界綠小 312, 313 加班消息 (Service enhancement of NT GMB Routes 312 and 313), hkitalk.net.
- ↑ 綠Van猛撼青荃橋分岔口石壆 6男女受傷 (Green minibus slammed onto Tsing Tsuen Bridge bifurcation, 6 injured), Oriental Daily News, 12 Nov 2017.
- ↑ 直擊 - 青衣站綠Van起火 (Breaking - GMB caught fire at Tsing Yi Station), YouTube.
- ↑ 青衣小巴撞橋墩起火釀4傷 疑司機回望跌倒乘客惹禍 (GMB hit bridge pier and caught fire led to 4 injuries: Driver suspected to have caused accident by falling passengers), Oriental Daily News, 14 Mar 2022.
- ↑ 青衣小巴女乘客跌倒 司機疑回望致撞車起火 乘客倉皇逃生4人傷 (Female passenger fell on GMB in Tsing Yi, driver looked back causing crash and fire; passengers escaped frantically, 4 injured), HK01, 14 Mar 2022.
- ↑ "荃灣312專線小巴車頭行駛中起火 沒人傷 疑因引擎過熱" (Route 312 minibus caught fire in Tsuen Wan, no one injured: Suspected cause was engine overheating), Cable News, 8 August 2023.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 312
- 16SEATS.net - New Territories Green Minibus Route 312
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