The New Territories Overnight Green Minibus (GMB) Route 501S is operated by Fully Mint Limited (富明有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 7868C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs between Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) and Kwun Tong Station (Yue Man Square), via Fanling (Luen Wo Hui, Wah Ming Estate), Hong Lok Yuen, Tai Po (Tai Wo Estate, Tai Po Market), Sha Tin (Yuen Wo Road, Jat Min Chuen), Lion Rock Tunnel, Wong Tai Sin, Diamond Hill, Choi Hung and Kowloon Bay, and provides overnight service between New Territories East and Kowloon East.
According to the Schedule of Services of the Transport Department, the terminus of Route 501S at Sheung Shui is located at Sheung Shui Station. In fact, the terminus is located next to the bus stop on the southbound side of San Fung Avenue near the junction of Lung Sum Avenue and diagonally opposite to the Shek Wu Hui Post Office.
History[]
- 26 August 1994: The Transport Department invited public tenders for 8 groups of 21 new green minibus (GMB) routes, which were grouped into the same group as routes 501K and 807K.[1]
- 5 February 1996: Route 501S entered service, running between Sheung Shui Station and Lam Tin Station, becoming the second overnight green minibus route in the North District (the first one being Route 58S).
- 2005: Detoured via Yung Shing Court, Cheong Shing Court and Yat Ming Road in Fanling South.
- 2 August 2009: Kwun Tong District Terminus was officially changed from Lam Tin Station to Kwun Tong Station (Yue Man Square). In the past, if there were no passengers travelling to Lam Tin, the minibus would turn back at Yue Man Square.
- 25 March 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [2]
- 23 January 2022: Fare payment by AlipayHK "EasyGO" was accepted.[3]
- 24 September 2022: The service time was changed to 00:15 to 05:15 daily for both directions.[4]
Service hours and headways[]
From Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) | From Kwun Tong Station (Yue Man Square) | Headways (mins) |
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Daily | ||
00:15 - 05:15 | 00:15 - 05:15 | 60 |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
Fare chart (to Yue Man Square) | |||||
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Boarding stop | |||||
Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) or after |
Hong Lok Yuen or after |
Wo Che Estate or after |
Tin Ma Court or after | ||
Alighting stop | Avon Park or before |
$4.3 | |||
Kwong Fuk Estate or before |
$7.6 | ||||
Sun Tin Wai Estate or before |
$15.0 | $10.4 | $10.4 | ||
Yue Man Square or before |
$27.0 | $21.3 | $15.0 | $7.6 |
Fare chart (to Sheung Shui) | |||||
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Boarding stop | |||||
Yue Man Square or after |
Sun Tin Wai Estate or after |
Kwong Fuk Estate or after |
Avon Park or after | ||
Alighting stop | Tin Ma Court or before |
$7.6 | |||
Wo Che Estate or before |
$15.0 | $10.4 | |||
Hong Lok Yuen or before |
$21.3 | $10.4 | |||
Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) or before |
$27.0 | $15.0 | $7.6 | $4.3 |
Fare Remarks |
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Historical Fares | ||||||||||||||||
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Octopus Interchange Concessions[]
Route 501S and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
501S | MTR | 50¢ | 90 minutes |
MTR | 501S | ||
Notes:
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's "Schedule of Services", this route is served by the total of 3 minibuses, of which 2 are 19-seater minibuses. The total passenger capacity in each direction during the peakiest hour is not less than 16.
Currently New Territories Routes 501 series/807 series under Fully Mint have a total of 37 Toyota Coaster minibuses, including 11 16-seater minibuses and 26 19-seater minibuses. Some minibuses will support this route.
List of Fully Mint minibuses | |||||
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Plate No. | Type No.[11] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Route | Remarks |
DY9993 | 2024 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Transfull EDS | 807K | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in 8 August 2024 Plate originally belonged to a 1988 2nd generation on Better Coin Industrial Kowloon Routes 54/54M and a 2004 5LS2 on this series |
FT3336 | 2019 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | 807X | Entered service in 5 July 2019 Plate originally belonged to a 1993 3rd generation and a 2005 5LS2 | |
FW7779 | 2004 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt seats | Newest Rollsign | 501C/501K | |
JL5553 | 2017 7LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | 501A/501C | Entered service in January 2018 The first 19-seater minibus in Ma Ah Muk Plate originally belonged to a 2000 4th generation |
LK8200 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Transfull EDS | 807K/807S | Entered service in 8 October 2021 Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5LS |
LN520 | 2019 7LL | 501A/501C | Entered service in 5 July 2019 Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5LS | ||
LV9507 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt seats | Oldest Rollsign | 501C/501K | |
LX1949 | Newest Rollsign | 501C | Former vehicle on Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Routes 50 series/51B Was also a former vehicle on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series and Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 Joined in November 2023 | ||
LY3782 | Not equipped with Rollsign | 807K | Former vehicle on Tung Wan's New Territories Route 106 Joined in March 2019 | ||
LZ6717 | Oldest Rollsign | Spare | Once shifted to Mingfame's New Territories Route 801 during April 2017 and September 2020 | ||
LZ9986 | 501C/501K | ||||
MB448 | Entered service in September 2005 | ||||
MB2612 | Not equipped with Rollsign | Spare | Former vehicle on Charm King's New Territories Route 814 Was also a former vehicle on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series and PLB Ngau Mong Route Joined in October 2018 | ||
MB2652 | Oldest Rollsign | Once shifted to Mingfame's New Territories Route 801 during April 2017 and September 2020 | |||
MB4614 | 807B | The body equipped with the government minibus components | |||
MC4130 | Newest Rollsign | 501A/501C | Entered service in November 2005 | ||
VN3666 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Patent Enterprises EDS | 807A/807C | Entered service in June 2018 |
VN5266 | 807K/807S | ||||
VR7513 | 807A/807C | Entered service in August 2018 | |||
VS1077 | 807K/807S | ||||
VS2086 | |||||
VT1224 | Entered service in September 2018 | ||||
VW4110 | 807A/807C | Entered service in November 2018 | |||
VX2278 | 807K/807S | Entered service in December 2018 | |||
VX6844 | 807A/807C | ||||
WE6569 | 2019 7LL | Transfull EDS | 807K/807S | Entered service in 21 June 2019 | |
WE7690 | AM service: 807K/807S PM service: 501S | ||||
WF3756 | 807X | Entered service in 5 July 2019 | |||
WF4655 | 807A | ||||
WG4096 | 807A/807C | Entered service in 26 July 2019 | |||
WG9636 | Entered service in 13 August 2019 | ||||
WH2639 | AM service: 807K/807S PM service:501S |
Entered service in 31 August 2019 | |||
YE513 | 2022 7LL | 807K/807S | Entered service in 2 September 2022 | ||
ZB5609 | 2024 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | 807K | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in 31 January 2024 | |
ZJ2635 | 807X | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in 18 June 2024 | |||
ZJ5352 | 807K | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in 26 June 2024 | |||
ZL2507 | 807X | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in 14 August 2024 | |||
ZL2595 | 807K |
List of former minibuses under Fully Mint | ||||
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Plate No. | Type No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
DY9993 | 2004 5LS2 | July 2024 | Retired | 2024 7DL of the same plate |
EF1116 | 1989 2nd generation | 2004 | 2004 5LS2 of the same plate | |
2004 5LS2 | November 2023 | LX1949 (2005 5LS2) | ||
EF7377 | 2005 5LS2 | 2023 | ZB5609 (2024 7DL) | |
EZ8615 | 2004 5LS2 | June 2024 | ZJ5352 (2024 7DL) | |
FT3336 | 1993 3rd generation | 2005 | 2005 5LS2 of the same plate | |
2005 5LS2 | July 2019 | 2019 7LL of the same plate | ||
GD6643 | 1994 3rd generation | Unknown | ||
GD6898 | 2005 | 2005 5LS2 of the same plate | ||
2005 5LS2 | September 2018 | VT1224 (2018 7LL) | ||
GD7885 | 1994 3rd generation | Unknown | ||
GL2150 | 1995 3rd generation | October 2010 | Exchanged with KP3475 (2002 5LS) that originally served on Big Union's New Territories Route 59K | |
GS2801 | August 2005 | Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50K/51K | MA7859 (2005 5LS2) | |
HC5053 | 1997 3rd generation | Unknown | Retired | LT4301 (2004 5LS2) |
HE8175 | Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50K/51K | |||
KF827 | 2004 5LS2 | November 2023 | Retired Plate is now applied on a 2023 7DL on Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Route 50K |
LY4076 (2005 5LS2) |
KK2505 | 2002 5LS | Unknown | Retired | |
KP3475 | June 2019 | |||
LD5637 | 2003 5LL | August 2018 | VR7513 (2018 7LL) | |
LD5664 | January 2018 | JL5553 (2017 7LL) | ||
LD6436 | August 2018 | VS1077 (2018 7LL) | ||
LD7113 | Octopus 2018 | Transferred to 94 Licensed Mini-Bus' New Territories Routes 94 series | ||
LK8200 | 2004 5LS | 2020 | Retired | 2021 7LL of the same plate |
LL4883 | May 2022 | EZ8615 (2004 5LS2) | ||
LM3342 | June 2019 | WE7690 (2019 7LL) | ||
LN520 | July 2019 | 2019 7LL of the same plate | ||
LN3341 | WG4096 (2019 7LL) | |||
LT4301 | 2004 5LS2 | Unknown | Transferred to Golden Way's New Territories Routes 55K/56 series | |
LT4384 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Routes 57K/58S | |||
LT4641 | August 2024 | Retired | ZL2595 (2024 7DL) | |
LU1736 | 2005 5LS2 | August 2019 | Transferred to Crown Score Industries' New Territories Routes 808 series | WG9636 (2019 7LL) |
LV2261 | Unknown | Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 57K/58S | ||
LX5464 | August 2018 | Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50K/51K | VS2086 (2018 7LL) | |
LY3666 | Unknown | Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 57K/58S | ||
LY4076 | May 2024 | Retired | ZJ2635 (2024 7DL) | |
LZ4944 | July 2019 | Transferred to PLB Mong Kok - Tsuen Wan Route | ||
LZ5320 | 2020 | Retired | YE513 (2022 7LL) | |
LZ5676 | Unknown | |||
MA1319 | September 2019 | Transferred to Golden Way's New Territories Routes 55K/56 series | WF3756 (2019 7LL) | |
MA7859 | August 2024 | Transferred to C & W Mini Bus Service's New Territories Route 43B | ZL2507 (2024 7DL) | |
MA9178 | September 2019 | Transferred to Golden Way's New Territories Route 56K | ||
MB2962 | August 2019 | Retired | WH2639 (2019 7LL) | |
MB4181 | February 2016 | Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59K | ||
MB7238 | Unknown | Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 57K/58S | ||
NB326 | 2004 5LS2 | July 2019 | Transferred to Mingfame's New Territories Route 801 Plate is now applied to a 2024 7DL on Big Union's New Territories Route 59S |
WF4655 (2019 7LL) |
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[]
- 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.
To Kwun Tong Station (Yue Man Square)[]
To Kwun Tong: The distance of this route is approx. 37km, and the journey time is approximately 55mins. (The average speed is 40.4km/h.)
Via: San Fung Avenue, Lung Sum Avenue, Jockey Club Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Luen On Street, Luen Wo Road, Luen Fat Street, Wo Tai Street, Fan Leng Lau Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, San Wan Road, Jockey Club Road, Pak Wo Road, Wah Ming Road, Wai Ming Street, Pak Wo Road, Yat Ming Road, Pak Wo Road, Fanling Highway, Lam Kam Road Interchange, Tai Po Road - Tai Wo, Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Ting Kok Road, On Chee Road, On Cheung Road, Po Heung Bridge, Po Heung Street, Kwong Fuk Road, Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai, Tolo Highway, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Sha Tin Road, Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Lung Cheung Road, Tai Hom Road, Lung Cheung Road, Kwun Tong Road, Tung Yan Street and Yue Man Square
New Territories GMB Route 501S (Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) → Kwun Tong Station (Yue Man Square)) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
1 | Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) | San Fung Avenue |
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2 | Sheung Shui | Jockey Club Road |
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Fanling |
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3 | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Luen Wo Road |
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4 | Fanling | San Wan Road |
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5 | Jockey Club Road |
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6 | Fanling South | Wah Ming Road |
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7 | Wai Ming Street |
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8 | Pak Wo Road |
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9 | Yat Ming Road |
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Two-way section fare ends here | |
Fanling Highway | ||||
10 | Tai Wo | Tai Po Road - Tai Wo |
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Section fare begins here |
Tai Po Tau |
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11 | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Tai Po Tai Wo Road |
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12 | Tai Po Old Market | Ting Kok Road |
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13 | On Chee Road |
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14 | Tai Po Centre | On Cheung Road |
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15 | Tai Po Market | Po Heung Street |
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16 | Kwong Fuk Road |
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17 | Tai Po (Yuen Chau Tsai) | Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai |
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Two-way section fare ends here |
Tolo Highway, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin | ||||
18 | Sha Tin Central | Yuen Wo Road |
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Section fare begins here |
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19 | Sha Tin Wai | Tai Chung Kiu Road |
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20 | Sha Tin Tau | Lion Rock Tunnel Road |
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Two-way section fare ends here |
Lion Rock Tunnel | ||||
21 | Wong Tai Sin | Lung Cheung Road |
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Section fare begins here |
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22 | Diamond Hill | Tai Hom Road | ||
23 | Ngau Chi Wan | Lung Cheung Road | ||
24 | Ngau Tau Kok | Kwun Tong Road | ||
Kwun Tong Town Centre | ||||
25 | Yue Man Square |
To Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui)[]
To Sheung Shui: The distance of this route is approx. 40km, and the journey time is approximately 60mins. (The average speed is 40km/h.)
Via: Yue Man Square, Hong Ning Road, Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kwun Tong Road, Lung Cheung Road, Lion Rock Tunnel, Lion Rock Tunnel Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Tolo Highway, Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai, Kwong Fuk Road, Wan Tau Street, Heung Sze Wui Street, Po Heung Street, Po Heung Bridge, On Cheung Road, On Chee Road, Ting Kok Road, Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Tai Po Road - Tai Wo, Lam Kam Road Interchange, Fanling Highway, Pak Wo Road, Wah Ming Road, Wai Ming Street, Pak Wo Road, Yat Ming Road, Pak Wo Road, Jockey Club Road, San Wan Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Luen On Street, Luen Wo Road, Luen Fat Street, Wo Tai Street, Fan Leng Lau Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Jockey Club Road, Fu Hing Street and San Fung Road
New Territories GMB Route 501S (Kwun Tong Station (Yue Man Square) → Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui)) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
1 | Kwun Tong Town Centre | Yue Man Square | ||
2 | Ngau Tau Kok Road | |||
Ngau Tau Kok | ||||
3 | Ngau Chi Wan | Lung Cheung Road |
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Diamond Hill | ||||
Wong Tai Sin |
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Two-way section fare ends here | |||
Lion Rock Tunnel | ||||
4 | Sha Tin Tau | Lion Rock Tunnel Road |
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Section fare begins here |
5 | Sha Tin Wai | Tai Chung Kiu Road |
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6 | Sha Tin Central | Yuen Wo Road |
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Two-way section fare ends here | |||
Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Tolo Highway | ||||
7 | Tai Po (Yuen Chau Tsai) | Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai |
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Section fare begins here |
8 | Tai Po Market | Kwong Fuk Road |
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9 | Po Heung Street |
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10 | Tai Po Centre | On Cheung Road |
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11 | Tai Po Old Market | On Chee Road |
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12 | Ting Kok Road |
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13 | Tai Po (Tai Wo) | Tai Po Tai Wo Road |
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14 | Tai Po Tau | Tai Po Road - Tai Wo |
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Tai Wo |
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Two-way section fare ends here | ||
Fanling Highway | ||||
15 | Fanling South | Wah Ming Road |
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16 | Wai Ming Street |
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17 | Pak Wo Road |
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18 | Yat Ming Road |
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Section fare begins here | |
19 | Fanling | Jockey Club Road |
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20 | San Wan Road |
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21 | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Luen Wo Road |
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22 | Fanling | Jockey Club Road |
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Sheung Shui |
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23 | Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) | Fu Hing Street |
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24 | San Fung Avenue |
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Ridership[]
Related incidents[]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
Related articles[]
- PLB Kwun Tong - Lok Ma Chau Route
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 3204, Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 136, No. 34, 26 August 1994
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time Arrival Information System for Green Minibus", 25 March 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 807A, 807B, 807C, 807K, 807S and 807X" [Traffic Advice], 21 January 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustment of New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 501S (Sheung Shui Station – Yue Man Square)" [Traffic Advice], 22 September 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 501K, 501A, 501C and 501S" [Traffic Advice], 3 December 2021.
- ↑ 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 20%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 14.7%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustments of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 501K, 501A, 501C and 501S" [Traffic Advice], 2 May 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 20%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 14.5%.
- ↑ Fare reduction of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 58S and 501S,hkitalk
- ↑ Fare adjustments of Kowloon Route No. 47 and New Territories GMB Route Nos. 501K, 501A, 501C and 501S,hkitalk.net
- ↑ 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.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 501S
- 16SEATS.net - Ne Green Minibus Route 501S
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