The New Territories Green Minibus Route 43 is operated by C & W Mini Bus Service Company Limited (中西區小巴服務有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 5973C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs circular between San Hui Market and So Kwun Wat (So Kwun Wat Tsuen), and detours via Nim Wan Tsuen daily after 9am.
Route 43 came into service in May 1988, and followed suit by the opening of Light Rail on September, the terminus of this route was moved from Tuen Mun Ferry Pier to San Hui Market, not affected by significant reductions in public transportation services in the area due to the implementation of Transit Service Area, is one of the oldest day-time service green minibus route in Tuen Mun Area.
History[]
- 9 October 1987: The Transport Department (TD) invited opened tenders for a total of 18 green minibus (GMB) routes in a set of 9, with this route and route 1st generation Route 44 being in the same group.[1]
- 10 May 1988: Route 43 came into service, running between Tuen Mun Ferry Pier and Tsing Yung Street. [2]
- 11 July 1988: Tuen Mun Ferry Pier terminus was relocated to Pierhead Garden Block 1.
- 25 September 1988: In conjunction with the opening of Phase 1 of KCR Light Rail, the route was changed to run between Tuen Mun Town Centre (San Tsing Street) and So Kwun Wat, with the fare unchanged. Short-distance services between Tuen Mun Town Centre (San Tsing Street) and Tsing Yung Street were also introduced.
- 1993: The short distance service Number of Tsing Yong Street was 43A.
- 20 December 2003: Detoured via Tuen Mun Station Public Transport Interchange for San Hui Market direction.
- 14 March 2010: Rerouted via San Tuen Mun Station Covered Public Transport Interchange for San Hui Market direction.
- 13 June 2010: Service hour was extended to 22:15. [3]
- 9 October 2011: All trips no longer detoured via Nim Wan Village and was replaced by the new route 43S. [4]
- 11 March 2012: Last trip hour was extended to 22:30.
- 1 October 2014: Resumed detouring via Nim Wan Tsuen daily except for trips between 06:00-09:00, same as the routing of Route 43S.
- 1 March 2016: In response to passenger demand, the last trip was extended to 22:45 on a 3-month trial basis 30 May[5]; After the trial arrangement, the relevant arrangements still remained in place.
- 13 May 2018: In response to passenger demand, the last trip was extended to 23:00. [6]
- 7 December 2020: No longer detoured via Hong Kong Gold Coast Piazza for San Hui Market direction.
- 25 June 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [7]
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 San Hui Market | |
|---|---|
| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Daily | |
| The trips below will not head to Ka Wo Li Hill Road after arriving at So Kwun Wat, and will direcly head back to Castle Peak Road - So Kwun Wat | |
| 06:00 - 07:00 | 10 |
| 07:00 - 09:00 | 8 |
| The trips below resume normal routing | |
| 09:10 - 11:00 | 10 |
| 11:00 - 19:00 | 8 |
| 19:00 - 23:00 | 8／10 |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart (to So Kwun Wat) | ||||||
Boarding stops ＼ Alighting stops
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San Hui Market or after |
Sam Shing Estate or after |
Sea View Garden or after |
Hong Kong Gold Coast Piazza or after | ||
| Sam Shing Estate or before | $5.8 * | |||||
| Sea View Garden or before | $6.1 * | |||||
| So Kwun Wat or before | $8.5 | $7.1 | $6.1 | $4.6 | ||
| Fare chart (to San Hui) | ||||||
Boarding stop ＼ Alighting stop
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So Kwun Wat or after |
Hong Kong Gold Coast or after |
Bayview Terrace or after |
Sam Shing Estate or after | ||
| Hong Kong Gold Coast or before | $4.6 * | |||||
| Bayview Terrace or before | ／ | $6.1 * | ||||
| San Hui Market or before | $8.5 | $7.1 | $6.1 | $5.8 | ||
| Fare Remarks |
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Octopus interchange concessions[]
| Route 43 and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 43 | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 43 | ||
Notes:
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route requires a total of 5 minibuses, 1 of which is 19-seat minibus. The total passenger capacity in each direction during the busiest hour in the afternoon is not less than 112.
Current this route and Routes 43A, 43B, 43C and 43S have a total of 21 Toyota Coaster minibuses, included 13 of 16-seater minibuses and 8 of 19-seater minibuses. All of these 16-seater minibuses can support to other routes.
| List of C & W Mini Bus Service minibuses | |||||
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| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Route | Remarks |
| DP6663 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt | Rollsign | 43A | Plate originally belonged to a 3rd generation[Remark 2] on Better Coin Industrial's Kowloon 54 series Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44/49S Joined in September 2019 |
| EM9400 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Patent Enterprise EDS | 43/43S | The side door equipped with the components of 5th generation Entered service in July 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 1990 2nd generation and 5LS |
| KC679 | 19-seater Vegaset | The door of the minibus equipped with the components of a LY9681 (2005 5LS2) Entered service in 10 May 2018 The first 19-seater minibus on this route[8] Plate Originally belonged to a Taxi | |||
| LV9834 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt | Rollsign | 43C | Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44B Joined in March 2021 |
| LW9059 | 43A | Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44 Joined in May 2019 | |||
| LX7625 | Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44 Was also a formerly vehicle on Brilliant Way's Kowloon Route 37M Joined in October 2019 | ||||
| LZ2480 | 43C | Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44A Joined in October 2019 | |||
| LZ2906 | 43B | Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44A Joined in September 2019 | |||
| MA2579 | Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44A Joined in December 2018 | ||||
| MA7859 | Formerly a vehicle on Fully Mint's New Territories Routes 807 series Joined in August 2024 | ||||
| MB3127 | 43/43S | Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Routes 44A/49S Joined in May 2019 | |||
| MB4228 | 43C | Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44A Joined in October 2018 | |||
| MC3747 | 43B | Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44B1 Joined in March 2021 | |||
| MD3220 | 43A | Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44A Joined in December 2018 | |||
| MD5529 | 43C | The front of the vehicle equipped with the components of 4th generation The side door equipped with the components of LJ8810 (2004 5LS) Originally was a Red Minibus | |||
| ME971 | 2022 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Transfull EDS | 43/43S | Entered service in 19 August 2022 Plate Originally belonged to a 2005 5LS2[Remark 3] |
| VR5710 | 2018 7LL | Patent Enterprises EDS | The side door equipped with the components of 5th generation Entered service in August 2018 | ||
| WB3412 | 2019 7LL | Transfull EDS | Entered service in March 2019 | ||
| WC7644 | Entered service in April 2019 | ||||
| XR465 | 2021 7LL | Entered service in 8 October 2021 | |||
| YM320 | 2023 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | One of the diesal minibus on this series Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Formerly a vehicle on Better Coin Industries' Kowloon Routes 54/54M Joined in 30 May 2024 | ||
| List of Former minibuses under C & W Mini Bus Service | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Model | Type No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| DU7303 | Toyota Coaster | 2004 5LS2 | September 2019 | Retired | LZ2906 (2005 5LS2) |
| EM9400 | 1990 2nd generation | Unknown | 5LS of the same plate | ||
| 5LS | July 2018 | 2018 7LL of the same plate | |||
| FE6236 | 1990 2nd generation | unknown | 5LS of the same plate | ||
| 5LS | May 2019 | LW9059 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| HE9732 | 1997 3rd generation | Unknown | MC5746 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| HM7363 | LU6991 (2005 5LS2) | ||||
| HT2189 | 2014 | Transferred to Luxe Form Investment's New Territories Routes 33/34 series/35/79S | LU7786 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| HT4716 | Unknown | Retired | LL8046 (2004 5LS) | ||
| KN4816 | 2002 5LS | May 2019 | MB3127 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| KP100 | GMI Gemini | 2013 1st generation | First 2017 | Retired Plate is now applied in a Toyota Coaster (2017 6DL) on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44 |
LV2161 (2005 5LS2) |
| KY4632 | Toyota Coaster | 2003 5LS | March 2019 | Retired | WB3412 (2019 7LL) |
| LD6084 | 2003 5LL | August 2018 | Transferred to Min Kee Motors' New Territories Route 401/402S | VR7510 (2018 7LL) | |
| LL8046 | 2004 5LS | March 2019 | Retired earlier due to traffic accident[Remark 4] | WC7644 (2019 7LL) | |
| LM3520 | August 2022 | Remark l | YM320 (2023 7DL) | ||
| LS9877 | 2004 5LS2 | October 2018 | MB4228 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| LU6991 | 2005 5LS2 | December 2018 | MA2579 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| LU7786 | March 2021 | MC3747 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| LV2161 | December 2018 | MD3220 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| MA1361 | August 2024 | MA7859 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| MC4086 | 2017 | Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 | KC679 (2018 7LL) | ||
| MC5746 | October 2019 | Retired | LX7625 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| MC5844 | Middle 2020 | LV9834 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| MC5949 | September 2019 | MA1361 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| MD2539 | October 2021 | Transferred to Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44 | XR465 (2021 7LL) | ||
| MD3397 | September 2019 | Retired | DP6663 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| MD4209 | October 2019 | LZ2480 (2005 5LS2) | |||
| ME971 | January 2022 | 2022 7LL of the same plate | |||
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 10/2024202410
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. 14.8km, and the journey time is approximately 47mins. (The average speed is 18.9km/h.)
| Routing | Via Roads |
| ① Normal |
Ho Pong Street, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road, Tuen Hing Road, Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay, Castle Peak Road - So Kwun Wat, Hong Kong Gold Coast Piazza aisle, Castle Peak Road – So Kwun Wat, So Kwun Wat Road, So Kwun Wat Tsuen Road, Return, So Kwun Wat Tsuen Road, So Kwun Wat Road, Castle Peak Road – So Kwun Wat, Ka Wo Li Hill Road, return, Ka Wo Li Hill Road, Castle Peak Road – So Kwun Wat, Castle Peak Road – Castle Peak Bay, Tuen Hing Road, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road, Pui To Road, Ho Pong Street, Tuen Mun Station Public Transport Interchange, Ho Pong Street, Yan Ching Street, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road, Tsing Yi Street, San Tsing Street and Ho Pong Street |
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| ②＊ Daily AM trips between 06:00 - 09:00 omitting Ka Wo Li Hill Road |
……, So Kwun Wat Tsuen Road, So Kwun Wat Road, Castle Peak Road – So Kwun Wat, Castle Peak Road – Castle Peak Bay, Tuen Hing Road, …… |
| New Territories GMB Route 43 (San Hui Market↺So Kwun Wat) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tuen Mun San Hui | Ho Pong Street |
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| 2 | Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road |
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| 3 | Tuen Mun |
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| 4 | Tuen Hing Road |
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| 5 | Castle Peak Bay | Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay |
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Hail-and-ride section |
| 6 | So Kwun Wat |
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| 7 | So Kwun Wat Road |
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| 8 | So Kwun Wat Tsuen Road |
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Circular route return point | |
| 9 | So Kwun Wat Road |
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| 10 * | So Kwun Wat | Ka Wo Li Hill Road |
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Daily AM trips on Routing ② between 06:00 - 09:00 omit this stop |
| 11 | So Kwun Wat | Castle Peak Road - So Kwun Wat |
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| 12 | Castle Peak Bay | Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay |
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Hail-and-ride section |
| 13 | Tuen Mun Town Centre | Tuen Hing Road |
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| 14 | Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road |
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| 15 | San Hui |
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| 16 | Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road |
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| 17 | Tsing Yin Street |
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Alighting only | |
| 18 | Ho Pong Street |
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Ridership[]
Tuen Mun District Councilor Beatrice Chu has monitored the operation of this route many times and found that the service was unsatisfactory, with frequent lost trips and has continued for more than a year. Councilor Chu reflected with Transport Department for several times but not effective, Therefore, Chu's complaint was filed with the Office of the Ombudsman in May 2020, [9]and received a reply that an investigation had been officially launched.[10]
Related incidents[]
- 20 November 2017: At around 01:09 pm, a So Kwun Wat-bound Toyota Coaster (KY4632) was passing through Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road near Pui To Road when smoke suddenly came out from under the vehicle and the driver immediately stopped and evacuated the passengers.[11]
Gallery[]
A GMI Gemini mixed energy minibus KP100 was running on Route 43
A minibus MD5529 on Route 43 was entering So Kwun Wat Rd
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A minibus VR5710 on Route 43 was entering Tuen Hing 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.
- ↑ That 3rd generation was changed to serve on Hop Fat Light Bus's Kowloon routes 8 series then changed the plate number as LU7293 (This plate number is now applied in a 2010 6DS on Kowloon Route 8M), until July 2010 before retirement.
- ↑ That 5LS2 originally was a Red Minibus Kwun Chai Route and was changed to serve on C & W Mini Bus Service, until January 2022 before retirement.
- ↑ "Former New Territories Route No. 43 minibus LL8046 left front vehicle damaged seriously", LV2161 Bus Page.
Related articles[]
- New Territories GMB Route 43A
- New Territories GMB Route 43B
- New Territories GMB Route 43C
- New Territories GMB Route 43D (Cancelled)
- New Territories GMB Route 43S
- MTR Bus Route K51
- MTR Bus Route K53
- Resident Bus Route NR770
References[]
- ↑ Notice No. 3368, Hong Kong Government Gazette, Volume 129, Issue 41, 9 October 1987.
- ↑ "屯門下週增開兩條專線小巴" (2 minibus routes to be launched in Tuen Mun District next week), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 8 May 1988.
- ↑ New Territories GMB Route No. 43 from 13 June extend the service hours, hkitalk.net
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, “Service Adjustments of N.T. GMB Route No. 43 with effect from 9 October 2011” [Traffic Notice], 3 October 2011.
- ↑ Route 43 minibus company, "43、43S營運時間改動", 23 February 2016 (Recorded to "Beatrice Chu 朱順雅" Facebook Pages).
- ↑ 運輸署回覆：強烈反對小巴43加價" (Transport Department's Reply: Strongly opposing the fare increase of GMB route 4), "關注青山公路交通服務群組" Facebook post.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 165 routes" [News Bulletin], 25 June 2021.
- ↑ "Arrange 19-seater minibuses to serve on Route 43", Rachel Poon Facebook Page, 10 May 2018.
- ↑ Tuen Mun District Councilor Beatrice Chu, '投訴運輸署嚴重失職 未有妥善監管43 系列專線小巴 服務水平', 18 May 2020 ("Beatrice Chu 朱順雅" Facebook page).
- ↑ Beatrice Chu 朱順雅, '【歡迎 43系列專線小巴乘客繼續申訴】 "Welcome to continue complaining on service by passengers of GMB Rt 43"]' [Facebook Post] , 31 May 2020.
- ↑ 綠Van行駛中冒煙 司機乘客急疏散, Oriental Daily News, 20 November 2017.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 43
- 16SEATS.net - Ne Green Minibus Route 43
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