The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route 407 is operated by Fu Wan Limited (富運專線小巴有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 8768C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs between Cheung Wang and Princess Margaret Hospital, passing through Ching Tai Court, Tsing Tsuen Bridge, Kwai Shing Circuit, Kwai Fong and Lai King Estate.
History[]
- 6 June 1997: The Transport Department launched an open tender for 19 groups of 27 new minibus routes, in which this route was grouped with Route 406. [1]
- 18 April 1998: Route 407 entered service. [2]
- 2002: The special one-way service from Cheung Wang to Kwai Shing Circuit on weekday mornings was given a separate number 407B.
- 28 June 2022: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [3]
- 15 December 2024: Payment by AlipayHK "Easy Go" was accepted.[4]
Service hours and headways[]
| From Cheung Wang | From Princess Margaret Hospital | Headways (mins) |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | ||
| 06:00 - 09:30 | 06:00 - 09:30 | 5 |
| 09:30 - 16:30 | 09:30 - 16:30 | 8／10 |
| 16:30 - 20:00 | 16:30 - 20:00 | 4／5 |
| 20:00 - 22:45 | 20:00 - 23:15 | 8／10 |
| 22:45 - 23:00 | 23:15 - 23:30 | 15 |
Special trips[]
| Cheung Fat → Princess Margaret Hospital ● | |
|---|---|
| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Monday to Friday | |
| 07:00 - 09:00 | 20 |
| No service on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays | |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart to Queen's Margaret Hospital | ||||
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O boarding station ＼ Alighting stop
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Cheung Wan or after |
Kwai Fuk Road or after |
Kwai Shing Circuit or after |
Kwai Fong (Metroplaza) or after |
| Cheung Fat or after |
$6.2 | |||
| Kwai Shing Circuit or after |
$7.3 | $6.2 | ||
| Kwai Fong (Metroplaza) or before |
$7.8 | $6.2 | $6.2 | |
| Lai King Station or before |
$7.8 | $7.8 | $6.2 | $6.2 |
| Princess Margaret Hospital or before |
$11.0 | $7.8 | $7.8 | $6.2 |
| Fare chart to Cheung Wan | |||||
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Onboarding station ＼ Alighting station
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Princess Margaret Hospital or after |
Lai King Station or after |
Kwai Fong (Metroplaza) or after |
Cheung Fat or after | |
| Kwai Fong (Metroplaza) or before |
$6.2 | $6.2 | |||
| Kwai Fuk Road or before |
$7.8 | $7.8 | $6.2 | ||
| Cheung Wang or before |
$11.0 | $7.8 | $7.3 | $6.2 | |
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Octopus Interchange Concessions[]
| Route 407 and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 407 | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 407 | ||
Notes:
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KMB Interchange Concessions[]
| KMB and GMB Route 407 Interchange Concessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First trip | Second trip | Second trip discount | Limited |
| 49, 49M | 407 | Adult: $1.0 | TBC |
| 407 | 49, 49M | ||
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Attention:
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route requires a total of 16 minibuses to provide service, of which 5 are 19-seat minibuses. The total passenger capacity in each direction during the peak hour is not less than 240.
Currently, this route and New Territories routes 406, 407A and 407B have a total of 23 Toyota Coaster minibuses, including 13 16-seater minibuses and 10 19-seater minibuses. All vehicles have unique numbers.
| List of New Territories Routes 406/407 series minibuses | |||||
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| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign Configuration | No. of Minibus | Remarks |
| GS2223 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater High Back seat | Rollsign | 11 | |
| KM1116 | 2022 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Transfull EDS | TBC | Entered service in 19 August 2022 |
| LD6333 | 2018 7LL | Patent Enterprises EDS | 18 | Entered service in Augusta 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 2003 5LL on Express Top Industries' New Territories Routes 44 series[Remark 2] | |
| LX8069 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high back seat | Rollsign | 7 | |
| LY8053 | 9 | ||||
| LZ698 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Patent Enterprises EDS | 3 | Entered service in August 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 2005 5LS2 |
| MA2802 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high back seat | Rollsign | 12 | Entered service in August 2005 |
| MB1267 | 21 | Former vehicle on Brilliant Way's Kowloon Routes 37A/37M Joined in November 2018 | |||
| MC390 | 8 | ||||
| MC2582 | 10 | ||||
| MC5930 | 1 | ||||
| MC6837 | 17 | ||||
| ME1406 | 13 | ||||
| ME3020 | 20 | ||||
| ME3176 | 16 | ||||
| NA220 | 2022 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Transfull EDS | 15 | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in December 2022 Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5LS[Remark 3] on Brilliant Way's Kowloon Routes 37A/37M |
| NB7865 | 2007 6LS | 16-seater high back seat | Rollsign | 6 | The front of the car equipped with the fifth generation Sichuan Toyota components |
| VN2521 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Patent Enterprises EDS | 2 | Entered service in June 2018 |
| VP1463 | 22 | ||||
| WG6559 | 2019 7LL | Transfull EDS | 4 | Entered service in August 2019 | |
| XR1415 | 2021 7LL | TBC | Entered service in 15 October 2021 | ||
| YY7224 | 2023 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | 19 | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in August 2023 | |
| ZH6037 | 2024 7DL | TBC | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in May 2024 | ||
| List of former minibuses in New Territories 406/407 series | |||||
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| Plate No. | Model code | No. of Minibus | Retirement/withdrawal date | Fate | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| HF2878 | 1997 3rd generation | TBC | Unknown | Transferred to Garrison's Hong Kong Island Routes 32/33 series | |
| HT8531 | 1998 3rd generation | 25 | March 2010 | Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50/51 series | |
| HW3049 | 1998 4th generation | 9 | June 2005 | Transferred to Garrison's Hong Kong Island Routes 32/33 series | LZ698 (2005 5LS2) |
| LA8037 | 2003 5LS | TBC | Unknown | Retired | |
| LD6333 | 2003 5LL | Transferred to Express Top Industries' New Territories Routes 44 series | |||
| LV2773 | 2005 5LS2 | Transferred to Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44A | |||
| LW2330 | 18 | October 2018 | Retired earlier due to traffic accident | LD6333 (2018 7LL) | |
| LZ698 | 21 | August 2018 | Retired | 2018 7LL of the same plate | |
| LZ7034 | 19 | August 2023 | YY7224 (2023 7DL) | ||
| MA5823 | 23 | May 2024 | Transferred to Loadwin Industrial's New Territories Route 302 | ZH6037 (2024 7DL) | |
| MC4308 | 1 | Unknown | Retired | ||
| MC5299 | 5 | July 2023 | Transferred to Success Transportation's Kowloon Routes 16 series | ||
| MC9500 | 4 | August 2019 | Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 Plate is now applied to a 2022 7LL on Brilliant Way's Kowloon Route 47 |
WG6559 (2019 7LL) | |
| ME1458 | 15 | February 2023 | Transferred to Brilliant Way's Kowloon Routes 37A/37M | NA220 (2022 7DL) | |
| ME3129 | 14 | July 2023 | Transferred to Success Transportation's Kowloon Routes 16 series | ||
| ML3908 | 2002 5LS | TBC | Unknown | Transferred to Brilliant Way's Kowloon Routes 37A/37M | |
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 1/2025202501
Routing[]
- The distance of this route is approx. 10.5km, and the journey time is approximately 32mins. (The average speed is 19.7km/h.)
- Cheung Fat special trip The distance of this route is approx. 8.2km, and the journey time is approximately 25mins. (The average speed is 19.7km/h.)
To Princess Margaret Hospital[]
Via: Liu To Road, Tsing Yi Road West, Fung Shue Wo Road, Tan Kon Shan Interchange, Tam Kon Shan Road, U-turn, Tam Kon Shan Road, Tan Kon Shan Interchange, Tsing Tsuen Road, Texaco Road, Kwai Fuk Road, Shing Fuk Street, Kwai Shing Circuit (Lower), Tai Wo Hau Road, Hing Fong Road, Hing Ning Road, Kwai Yan Road, Kwai Yi Road (Northbound), U-turn, Kwai Yi Road (Southbound), Kwai Fuk Road, Lai King Hill Road and Princess Margaret Hospital Road
| New Territories GMB Route 407 (Cheung Wang → Princess Margaret Hospital) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsing Yi (Liu To Hill) |
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| 2 | Liu To Road |
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| 3 | Tsing Yi North | Tam Kon Shan Road |
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Special trips begin here |
| Tsing Tsuen Road | ||||
| 4 | Gin Drinkers Bay | Kwai Fuk Road |
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Section fare begins here |
| 5 | Kwai Shing | Kwai Shing Circuit |
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Two-way section fare ends here |
| 6 | Kwai Hing | Tai Wo Hau Road |
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| 7 | Kwai Fong | Hing Fong Road |
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| 8 | Hing Ning Road |
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Two-way section fare ends here | |
| 9 | Lai King Hill | Lai King Hill Road |
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| 10 | Princess Margaret Hospital Road | Terminus located outside of Block P | ||
To Cheung Wang[]
Via: Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Lai King Hill Road, Kwai Fuk Road, Kwai Yi Road, Kwai Fu Road, Hing Fong Road, Tai Wo Hau Road, Kwai Shing Circuit (lower), Shing Fuk Street, Kwai Fuk Road, Texaco Road, Tsuen Tsing Interchange, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tan Kon Shan Interchange, Tam Kon Shan Road, U-turn, Tam Kon Shan Road, Tam Kon Shan Interchange, Fung Shue Wo Road, Tsing Yi Road West and Liu To Road
| New Territories GMB Route 407 (Princess Margaret Hospital → Cheung Wang) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Lai King Hill | Princess Margaret Hospital Road | Terminus located outside Block P | |
| 2 | Lai King Hill Road |
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| 3 | Kwai Fong | Kwai Fu Road |
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| 4 | Hing Fong Road |
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| 5 | Kwai Hing | Tai Wo Hau Road |
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| 6 | Kwai Shing | Kwai Shing Wai |
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| 7 | Gin Drinkers Bay | Kwai Fuk Road |
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Two way section fare ends here |
| Tsing Tsuen Road | ||||
| 8 | Tsing Yi North | Tam Kon Shan Road |
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| 9 | Tsing Yi (Liu To Hill) | Liu To Road |
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Related incidents[]
Traffic accidents[]
- 15 October 2018: Around 6pm, one of the Toyota Coaster (LW2330) to Princess Margaret Hospital was passing through the traffic light that is opposite Kwai Chung Hospital, suspected crashed uncontrolly roadside iron railings, then mounted the left side pavement, shake the rocky slope again, the minibus was turned over, 6 people injured.[17]The minibus that caused the accident was decommissioned afterwards, replaced by LD6333 (2018 7LL).
- 20 July 2020: Around 1pm, one of the Toyota Coaster (MA5823) heading to Princess Margaret Hospital was setting off passengers on Lai King Hill Road near Morning Hope School, which was later hit by another Toyota Coaster minibus (VN2521) on route 407A behind that was also heading to Princess Margaret Hospital, leaving 8 people injured.[18][19]
- 16 March 2023: Around 2pm, one of the Toyota Coaster to Cheung Wang was right turning from Tsing Yi Road West to Liu To Road ran a red light and crashed with one of the motorbike travelling along Tsing Yi Road West. The motorbike rider was later confirmed dead after being rushed to the hospital. The minibus driver later admitted to causing death by dangerous driving and was sentenced to 16 months in prison on 28 May in the following year, with a licence suspension for 5 years.[20][21][22]
Passenger incidents[]
- 21 September 2021: A 40-year-old man with triad background, surnamed Lo, complained to the regulator of this route that he had been refused a free ride and extorted $1,000 from him by claiming to be the younger brother of ‘Ngan Shing’ of the triad gang Sun Yee On. The regulator pretended to give in and called the police, who arrested the man on suspicion of extortion and claiming to be a triad member. [23][24]
Industrial action[]
- 26 February 2019: At 7:30am, a number of drivers of this route went on strike after they were dissatisfied with the Police's targeted enforcement action on minibuses parked near the Cheung Wang Bus Terminus since 23 February. The incident affected the service of the route and blocked the nearby roads. After the incident was resolved at around 8:00 a.m., the Police and the person-in-charge and the driver resumed mediation, and traffic was eventually resumed. [25][26][27] The Transport Department (TD), the New Territories South Traffic Division of the Police and Ma Ah Muk held a meeting in the afternoon. Ma requested TD to provide a place near the terminus to facilitate parking after service hours in the evening, but TD said that it could not provide such a place immediately, but it had already considered designating a number of locations in Kwai Tsing District as minibus parking spaces for use by green minibuses, and it would consult with the minibus operators of Kwai Tsing and the Kwai Tsing District Council in the near future. As regards prosecution by the Police, the Police have indicated that they will exercise discretion in the light of the circumstances, but will take normal enforcement action if there is a complaint from a member of the public and the police officer is found to have obstructed road users and traffic. After the incident, Ma Ah Muk undertook not to initiate any further strikes and apologised to members of the public who were affected by the strikes. [28][29]
Gallery[]
Route 407 passes through Tam Kon Shan Interchange
Route 407 passes through Tam Kon Shan Interchange
Route 407 passes through Lai King Hill Road near Lai King (North)
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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 5LL was originally a vehicle on Fu Wan's New Territories Routes 406/407 series, and was changed to serve on Express Top Industries, until August 2018 before retitement.
- ↑ That 5LS was originally a vehicle on Crown Score Industries' New Territories Routes 808/808P, and was changed to serve on Mingfame and Brilliant Way in April 2019 and May 2021 respectively, until December 2022 before retirement.
Related articles[]
- New Territories GMB Route 405
- New Territories GMB Route 407A
- New Territories GMB Route 407B
- New Territories GMB Route 413
- KMB Route 32H
References[]
- ↑ Notice No. 2832, Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 139, No. 23, 6 June 1997.
- ↑ 香港巴士討論區舊文庫＜新版＞．: 19980409
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System expanded to cover 453 Routes" [News Bulletin], 28 June 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on N.T. GMB Route Nos. 406, 407, 407A and 407B" [Traffic Advice], 6 December 2024.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 406, 407, 407A and 407B" [Traffic Advice], 6 November 2023.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2023-24 Reply No. TLB113, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 11.5%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 5.8%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 406, 407, 407A and 407B" [Traffic Advice], 29 April 2021.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2020-21 Reply No. THB(T)144, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 12%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 4%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 406, 407, 407A and 407B" [Traffic Advice], 12 April 2018.
- ↑ 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 15.6%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 11.1%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 407, 407A and 407B" [Traffic Advice], 3 June 2014.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2014-15 Reply No. THB(T)148, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 10.7%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 7.1%.
- ↑ New Territories GMB Route 406 from 3 June 2013 remain the service hours, hkitalk.net
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 406, 407, 407A and 407B" [Traffic Advice], 11 January 2012.
- ↑ this route originally applied for a fare increase of 8.5%, but the fare increase was finally turned down a dime, For details, 葵青區議員（2012年1月就任）林立志於Facebook上載的海報.
- ↑ Fare adjustments of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 406, 407, 407A and 407B, hkitalk.net
- ↑ Lai King Hill Road Minibus turn over, 6 people injured, Oriental Daily News, 15 Oct 2018.
- ↑ 葵涌荔景山路兩小巴相撞 8人受傷 (2 minibus collided on Lai King Hill Road in Kwai Chung, 8 injured), Oriental Daily News, 20 Jul 2020.
- ↑ "葵涌兩綠van頭尾撞 8人受傷送院" (2 GMBs collided head-on in Kwai Chung, 8 injured), Apple Daily Breaking News, 20 July 2020
- ↑ 青衣電單車綠VAN相撞 鐵騎士重傷昏迷送院搶救後不治 (GMB and motorbike crash in Tsing Yi: Motorbike rider in coma and pronounced deceased in hospital), HK01, 16 Mar 2023.
- ↑ '青衣電單車撼綠VAN 33歲鐵騎士斃命 司機涉危駕被捕 (33 years old motorbike rider died after being hit by green minibus at Tsing Yi, minibus driver arrested for dangerous driving), Sing Tao Daily, 16 March 2023.
- ↑ Judgment of District Court Case No. DCCC1142/2023
- ↑ 有片．我係黑社會│紋身漢搭霸王小巴遭拒 勒索站長1000元被捕 ([Video] "I am a triad member": Man with tattoo refused free ride on a minibus, arrested after attempting to extort $1000 from regulator), HK01, 22 Sep 2021.
- ↑ 我係黑社會勒索案｜機智小巴站長嫉惡如仇：呢啲係我責任 冇得驚 ("I am a triad member" extortion: Cynical regulator says "This is my responsibility, can't be afraid"), HK01, 22 Sep 2021.
- ↑ 疑不滿抄牌引發罷駛 專線小巴塞爆長宏邨 (Enforcement action leads to strike, Cheung Wang Estate congested by minibuses), Oriental Daily News, 26 Feb 2019.
- ↑ 【小巴罷駛】青衣407小巴遭狂抄牌 返工時間堵路一度癱瘓長宏邨, HK01..
- ↑ "【爆相爆片】專線小巴罷駛阻路 青衣居民遲大到" ([Photos and videos] GMBs went on strike and obstructed roads: Tsing Yi residents late to work), Apple Daily, 26 February 2019.
- ↑ 【小巴罷駛】馬亞木致歉承諾不罷駛 晚上小巴違泊照舊 ([Minibus strike] Ma Ah Muk promised not to strike again, but minibus illegal parking at night persisted), HK01, 27 Feb 2019.
- ↑ 【小巴罷駛】青衣407小巴違泊持續 警到場「趕車」圍封 ([Minibus strike] Persistent illegal parking of Rt 407 GMBs led to police enforcement), HK01, 27 Feb 2019.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 407
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 407 (Cheung Fat special trip)
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