The New Territories Green Minibus Route 401 is operated by Min Kee Motors Company Limited (棉記汽車有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 8814C). It runs between Tsing Yi Ferry Pier and Shek Yam.
The terminus of this route is located in Kwai Tsing District but passes through Tsuen Wan District on the way, making it one of the few cross-district routes with terminus in the same district but needs to pass through other districts and make stops on the way.
History[]
- 31 August 1990: The Transport Department invited public tenders for 14 groups of 27 new green minibus routes, in which this route was grouped together with Route 402S. [1]
- 4 November 1991: Route 401 commenced service. [2]
- 4 May 1992: Detoured via Kwan Mun Hau Street, Luen Yan Street and Ma Tau Pa Road.
- 26 October 1992: A special departure from Cheung On to Shek Yam during morning peak hours on weekdays was introduced.
- 1 April 1994: A new daytime service route 401A running circular between Tam Kon Shan Road Shipyard area and Cheung Wing Road roundabout, replacing the one-way special trip from Cheung On to Shek Yam. The arrangement was cancelled in around July, and the one-way special trip from Cheung On to Shek Lei was reinstated.
- 24 September 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [3]
Service hours and headways[]
| From Tsing Yi Ferry Pier | From Shek Yam | Headways (mins) |
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| Daily | ||
| 06:15 - 07:00 | 06:15 - 07:00 | 8/9 |
| 07:00 - 10:02 | 07:00 - 10:02 | 7 |
| 10:02 - 16:02 | 10:02 - 16:02 | 10 |
| 16:02 - 20:07 | 16:02 - 20:07 | 7 |
| 20:07 - 22:00 | 20:07 - 22:00 | 9/10 |
Special trips[]
| Cheung On → Shek Yam ● | |
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| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Mondays to Saturdays | |
| 07:00 - 10:00 | 15 |
| No service on Sundays and Public Holidays | |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart | ||
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From ＼ To |
Tsing Yi Ferry | Texaco Road |
| Cheung On | $4.8 | |
| Shek Yam | $8.2 | $6.2 |
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Octopus interchange concessions[]
| Route 401 and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 401 | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 401 | ||
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Minibus deployments[]
According to Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route has a total of 11 minibuses are required to provide services on this route, to which three of the minibuses are required to run special services during morning peak hours. The minimum passenger capacity for each direction should not be less than 128 during the busiest hour.
Currently this route and Route 402S have a total of 12 Toyota Coaster minibuses, included 10 of 16-seater minibuses (6 of 2005 5LS2, 2 of 2009 6LS, 1 of 2013 6LS and 1 of 2014 6LS) ，2 of 19-seater minibuses (2003 5LL)
| List of New Territories Route 401/402S minibuses | |||
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| Plate No. | Type No.[13] | Seat | Remarks |
| DC2302 | 2009 6LS | 16-seater high adopt | Formerly a vehicle on 94 Licensed Mini-Bus' New Territories Route 94 Was also a part of PLB Ping Tsuen Route and New Territories Routes 308A/308M |
| DH1042 | 2005 5LS2 | Changed as 6th Generation things Formerly a vehicle on Smart Champion Investment's Kowloon Routes 69/69A Was also a part of PLB Yuen Long - Tai Po Route and Eternal Honest' Kowloon Route 89B Replaced with LZ3626 (2005 5LS2) that transferred to Good View Maxicab | |
| EW7177 | Formerly a vehicle on Crown Step Investment's Kowloon Routes 69/69A | ||
| FF3832 | 2005 5LS2 | Plate Originally belonged to 2nd Genertaion Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Pak Lau Shui Route, Kwun Tong - Western District Route, 23 Route | |
| FU8631 | Formerly a vehicle on Kellis' Hong Kong Island Route 49M Plate originally belonged to 1993 3rd Generation of that route | ||
| LD6084 | 2003 5LL | 19-seater New Harmony (NHR) seats | First of the 5LL minibus changed as 19-seater in Hong Kong Once transferred to C & W Maxicab's New Territories Routes 43 series, Kiu Wan New Territories Route 40 and this series Original a Red minibus before started service Once transferred to Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26 series in 2020, returned to this route on December 2022 |
| LD6272 | Formerly a vehicle of Yan Yan Ho New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 Was also a formerly vehicle on PLB Kwun Tong - Chai Wan Route | ||
| LL7966 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt | Original plate number DL5190 Formerly a vehicle on New Territories Routes 806 series[14] Plate originally belonged to 2010 6DS of Min Kee Motors's New Territories Route 308M Entered service in May 2024 |
| PB1499 | 2009 6LS | Formerly a vehicle on 94 Licensed Mini-Bus' New Territories Routes 94 series Was also a formerly vehicle on Good View Maxicab's under routes, PLB Tsz Tsuen Route and Eternal Honest's Kowloon Route 89B Joined in September 2024 | |
| SJ9233 | 2013 6LS | Former vehicle on 94 Licensed Mini-Bus' New Territories Route 94 Was also a former vehicle on Crown Step Investment's New Territories Route 84, New Territoies Routes 308A/308M and Red Minibus Joined in September 2024 | |
| SW2169 | 2014 6LS | Formerly a vehicle of Smart Champion Investment's Kowloon Route 69/69A Entered service in August 2023 | |
| YT402 | 2005 5LS2 | Original Plate number AK1213 and RR8393 The plate number changed with "YT" letter in January 2024 | |
This section was last updated on 11/2024202411
Routing[]
- The names listed in the table below under "Major Stop Locations" are the fixed pick-up/drop-off points for this route, and the part of the name with an underline refers to the name commonly used by passengers (including Cantonese transliterations of the commonly-used Chinese names)
- Passengers may be picked up and dropped off freely along the route outside the restricted area unless otherwise stated.
The distance of this route is approx. 7.8km, and the journey time is approximately 25mins. (The average speed is 18.7km/h.)
To Shek Yam[]
Via: Fung Shue Wo Road, Tam Kon Shan Interchange, Tsing King Road, Cheung On Public Transport Interchange, Tam Kon Shan Road, Tam Kon Shan Interchange, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsuen Tsing Interchange, Texaco Road, Ma Tau Pa Road, Luen Yan Street, Kwan Mun Hau Street, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Wo Yi Hop Road, Tai Loong Street, Tai Pak Tin Street, Shek Lei Street, On Chuk Street, Shek Pai Street, Tai Pak Tin Street, Tung Chi Street and Shek Yam Road
| New Territories GMB Route 401 (Tsing Yi Ferry Pier → Shek Yam) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsing Yi Town Centre |
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| 2 | Fung Shue Wo Road |
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| 3 | Tsing Yi North |
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| 4 | Tsuen Wan East Industrial Area | Texaco Road |
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| 5 | Ma Tau Pa Road |
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| 6 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Luen Yan Street |
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| 7 | Kwan Mun Hau Street |
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| 8 | Tai Wo Hau/North Kwai Chung | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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| 9 | North Kwai Chung | Wo Yi Hop Road |
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| 10 | Tai Pak Tin Street |
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| 11 | Shek Li Street |
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| 12 | Shek Pai Street |
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| 13 | Tai Pak Tin Street |
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To Tsing Yi Ferry[]
Via: Shek Yam Road, Shek Yi Road, Wo Yi Hop Road, Cheung Wing Road, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Kwan Mun Hau Street, Luen Yan Street, Ma Tau Pa Road, Texaco Road, Tsuen Tsing Interchange, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tam Kon Shan Interchange, Tsing King Road, Cheung On Public Transport Interchange, Tam Kon Shan Road, Tam Kon Shan Interchange and Fung Shue Wo Road
| New Territories GMB Route 401 (Shek Yam → Tsing Yi Ferry Pier) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | North Kwai Chung |
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| 2 | Shek Yam Road |
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| 3 | Wo Yi Hop Road |
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| 4 | Cheung Wing Road |
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| 5 | North Kwai Chung/Tai Wo Hau | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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| 6 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | kwan Mun Hau Street |
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| 7 | Luen Yan Street |
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| 8 | Tsuen Wan East Industrial Area | Ma Tau Pa Road |
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| 9 | Texaco Road |
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| 10 | Tsing Yi North |
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| 11 | Tsing Yi Town Centre | Fung Shue Wo Road |
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Related incidents[]
- 16 November 2021: At about 7:00 a.m., a Toyota Coaster heading for Tsing Yi Ferry Pier hit a male passer-by at the junction of Yeung Uk Road and Luen Yan Street, leaving him hospitalised with serious injuries. [15]
Gallery[]
A minibus on Route 401 (to Tsing Yi Ferry Pier) was passing through Kwan Mun Hau Street
A Route 401 minibus was passing through Tam Kon Shan Intercharge
A Route 401 minibus was passing through Tam Kon Shan Intercharge
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Remarks[]
Related articles[]
- New Territories GMB Route 310M
- New Territories GMB Route 402S
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 3089, Hong Kong Government Gazette, vol. 132, No. 35, 31 August 1990
- ↑ "葵青新專線小巴" (New GMB routes in Kwai Tsing District), Hong Kong Government Press Release, 2 November 1991.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 237 routes" [News Bulletin], 24 September 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Route Nos. 401 and 402S" [Traffic Advice], 23 August 2024.
- ↑ 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 14.9%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase 10.8%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Route Nos. 401 and 402S" [Traffic Advice], 19 September 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Route Nos. 401 and 402S" [Traffic Advice], 22 August 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 11.1%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase 8.7%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Route Nos. 401 and 402S" [Traffic Advice], 21 August 2014.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Route Nos. 401 and 402S" [Traffic Advice], 26 February 2013.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2013-14 Reply No.THB(T)139, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 13.2%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase 9.4%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Route Nos. 401 and 402S" [Traffic Advice], July 2006.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Was also a formerly vehicle on Min Kee Motors' New Territories Routes 401/402S, Tsuen Wan 86's New Territories 86 series, Kwai Tsing United, Fu Wo Minibus's New Territories Routes 71/72, Eternal Honest's Kowloon Route 89B and 94 Licensed Mini-Bus's New Territories Route 94
- ↑ 荃灣男子衝出馬路遭小巴撞倒 飛彈數米頭破血流 (Male hit by minibus, thrown away for several metres and seriously injured in Tsuen Wan), HK01, 16 Nov 2021.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 401
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 401 (Short-working trips from Cheung On)
- 16SEATS.net - Ne Green Minibus Route 401
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