The New Territories Green Minibus Route 503 is operated by Marvel Wealth Holdings Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 16640C) (興裕集團有限公司). It runs between Queen's Hill Estate and North District Hospital, passing through Luen Wo Hui, Tin Ping Estate and Shek Wu Hui as the first public transport route serving the Queen's Hill new development area.
History[]
- 6 November 2020: The Transport Department launched a public tender for the operation rights of two groups of three new GMB routes, with this route being in the same group as 504. [1]
- 30 August 2021: Route 503 entered service. [2]
- 22 December 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [3]
- 10 May 2022: The first departure from Queen's Hill Estate from Monday to Friday was advanced from 07:00 to 06:15, and that from Queen's Hill Estate on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays was advanced from 07:00 to 06:30. [4]
- 31 October 2022: The discounted amount of adult Octopus interchange concession with MTR was increased from $0.3 to $1.0. [5]
- 29 May 2023: [6]
- The first departure from North District Hospital on Mondays to Fridays was advanced from 07:00 to 06:45;
- A Low-floor minibus was deployed to run four trips from Monday to Friday. The vehicle will only provide wheelchair pick-up services at the minibus stops at Shan Lai Court, Queen's Hill Estate and North District Hospital.
Service hours and headways[]
The latest update is on 5/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
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- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.
Fares[]
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Queen's Hill Estate | Ma Sik Road |
| Ma Sik Road | $3.9 | |
| North District Hospital | $7.9 | $3.9 |
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Octopus Interchange Concessions[]
| Route 503 and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 503 | MTR | Adult Octopus: $1.0 Other Octopus: 50￠ (Designated interchange station at Sheung Shui Station) |
90 minutes |
| MTR | 503 | ||
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route and Route 503K require a total of 17 19-seat minibuses to operate, and this route requires 2 of these minibuses to operate, with a total passenger capacity of not less than 56 people in each direction during the busiest hour.
In addition, according to the terms of the tender documents, the operator must deploy no less than 5 public light buses to operate, and within one year of its opening, deploy a low-floor minibus that can accommodate wheelchair passengers to provide services.
Currently, New Territories Routes 503, 503K and 504 operated under Marvel Wealth Holdings have a total of 32 Toyota Coaster minibuses, including 11 16-seater minibuses and 21 19-seater minibuses.
Some 19-seater vehicles have seats adopted with a sensor system that will sound if passengers do not fasten their seat belts while the minibus is moving. All vehicles are equipped with a driver monitoring device to monitor the driver's driving conditions and once the driver shows signs of driving fatigue, an alarm will immediately sound to remind the driver.
| List of Marvel Wealth Holdings minibuses | |||||
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| Plate No. | Model code[Remark 1] | Seat No. | Sign Configuration | Scheduled Route(s) | Remarks |
| GP9162 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high back seats | Rollsign | 503／503K | Former vehicle from Kwok Chung Motor Car's New Territories Route 804 Plate originally belonged to a 1995 3rd generation belonged to that set of routes Joined in August 2023 |
| HF3820 | 2008 6LS | Former vehicle from Kwok Chung Motor Car's New Territories Route 804 Plate originally belonged to a 1995 3rd generation belonged to that set of routes Joined in September 2023 | |||
| JD1408 | 2013 6LS | Former vehicle from PLB Kwun Tong - Castle Peak Road Route fleet Was also a former vehicle from PLB Wan Tsuen Route and Causeway Bay - Sai Kung Route fleets Plate originally belonged to a 1999 4th generation[Remark 2] from General Elite's Hong Kong Island Routes 28 series Joined in March 2024 | |||
| LK7936 | 2004 5LS | The front adopted with 6th generation components Former vehicle form PLB Causeway Bay - Tsuen Wan Route and Shau Shek Route fleet Was also a former vehicle from PLB Fook Mong Route, Chiu Luen's PLB Kwun Tong Route and Brilliant Way's Kowloon ROutes 37A/37M fleets Joined in October 2025 | |||
| LN7423 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseats | Transfull EDS | Plate originaly belonged to a 2004 5DL[Remark 3] from PLB Causeway Bay - Sai Kung Route fleet | |
| LT124 | Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5LS2 from PLB Shek Mong Route and Lee Mong Route fleets | ||||
| LV1063 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high back seats | Rollsign | Former vehicle from Li Wai Chun Transportation's New Territories Routes 89 series/98 Was also a former vehicle from PLB Route 18 Joined in January 2025 | |
| LW1540 | Former vehicle from PLB Lee Mong Route fleet Joined in September 2023 | ||||
| LX1090 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseats | Transfull EDS | 504 | Entered service in September 2021 Plate originally belonged to a 2005 5LS2[Remark 4] from PLB Belevalle Garden - Causeway Bay Route fleet |
| NM9561 | 2008 6LS | 16-seater high back seats | Rollsign | 503/503K | Former vehicle from Kwok Chung Motor Car's New Territories Route 803K Was also a former vehicle from PLB Mei To Route fleet Joined in August 2023 |
| PG1984 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseats | Transfull EDS | Plate originally belonged to a Red Minibus 2004 5LS[Remark 5]from PLB Central - Aberdeen Route | |
| PU304 | 2011 6LS | 16-seater high back seats | Rollsign | Originally was a part of PLB Kwun Tsing Route, Kwun Tsuen Route and Mei To Route fleets Joined in March 2023 | |
| PZ3733 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseats | Transfull EDS | Entered service in March 2022 Plate originally belonged to a 2011 6LS from a part of PLB To Tsuen Route, Tsuen Wong Kau Route and Po Mong Route fleets[Remark 6] | |
| RS6301 | 2012 6LS | 16-seater high back seats | Rollsign | Originally was a part on PLB Yau Jor Route fleets Joined in June 2024 | |
| SY9151 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseats | Transfull EDS | Entered service in May 2022 Plate originally belonged to a 2012 6LS from part of PLB Shek Tsuen Route fleet[Remark 7] | |
| TM1034 | 2015 6LS | 16-seater original 3-point harness seats | Rollsign | Originally was a part of PLB Wong Tsing Route and Sham Sheung Route fleets Joined in March 2023 | |
| VN1085 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseats | Patent Enterprises EDS | Originally was a Red Minibus Joined in September 2022 | |
| VV5117 | Originally was a part on PLB Kung Mong Route fleets Joined in June 2022 | ||||
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| WM2564 | 2007 5LS2 | 16-seater high back seats | Rollsign | Original plate no. MS7295, plate number changed on November 2019 due to burnt into fire Former vehicle from PLB Tsz Mong Route fleet Joined in October 2025 | |
| WN2475 | 2017 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseats | Patent Enterprises EDS | Original plate number DJ613[Remark 8], plate number changed on November 2019 due to burnt into fire Former vehicle from Kellis' Kowloon Routes 2/26 series Was also a part of PLB Tsz Mong Route and Castle Peak Road - Wong Tai Sin Route fleets Joined in August 2022 | |
| WT7786 | 2020 7LL | Transfull EDS | Former vehicle from Jetwide's Kowloon Route 77M Joined in February 2023 | ||
| WT9612 | Former vehicle from Kellis Kowloon Routes 2/26 series Joined in April 2022 and removed the side code | ||||
| WT9908 | |||||
| XA3509 | Former vehicle from Kellis Kowloon Routes 2/26 series Joined in September 2022 and removed the side code | ||||
| XB2342 | Former vehicle from Kellis Kowloon Routes 2/26 series Joined in November 2022 then removed the side code | ||||
| XF4382 | 2021 7LL | Former vehicle from Kwok Chung Motor Car's New Territories Route 803 Joined in March 2023 | |||
| YE9133 | 2022 7LL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seats | Entered service in September 2022 | ||
| YF2122 | |||||
| YJ3742 | Entered service in December 2022 | ||||
| YM167 | 2023 7LL | Entered service in February 2023 | |||
| ZE2240 | 2024 7DL | Equipped with 2.8 litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in March 2024 | |||
| List of former minibuses under Marvel Wealth Holdings | ||||
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| Plate no | Model code | Date of Retired/Withdrawn | Fates | Substituted vehicles |
| YN3020 | 2023 Mellor Orion | May 2024 | Converted to red minibus idled | |
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 11/2025202511
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 North District Hospital: The distance of this route is approx. 6.8km, and the journey time is approximately 30mins. (The average speed is 13.6km/h.)
To North District Hospital[]
Via: Lung Ma Road (eastbound), U-turn, Lung Ma Road (westbound), Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Ma Sik Road, Tin Ping Road, Lung Sum Avenue, Lung Wan Street, San Wan Road, San Fung Avenue, Po Wan Road, Po Shek Wu Road, Fan Kam Road, Po Kin Road and North District Hospital access
| New Territories GMB Route 503 (Queen's Hill Estate → North District Hospital) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Queen's Hill | Lung Ma Road |
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| 2 | Lung Yeuk Tau | Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau |
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| 3 | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Ma Sik Road |
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| 4 | Sheung Shui | Tin Ping Road |
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| 5 | Lung Sum Road |
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| 6 | San Wan Road | |||
| 7 | San Fung Avenue |
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| 8 | Fan Kam Road |
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To Queen's Hill Estate[]
To Queen's Hill Estate: The distance of this route is approx. 6.7km, and the journey time is approximately 30mins. (The average speed is 13.4km/h.)
Via: North District Hospital access, Po Kin Road, Fan Kam Road, Po Shek Wu Road, Po Wan Road, San Fung Avenue, Lung Sum Avenue, Tin Ping Road, Ma Sik Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau and Lung Ma Road
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Sheung Shui |
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| 2 | Fan Kam Highway |
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| 3 | San Fung Road |
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| 4 | Lung Sum Avenue |
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| 5 | Tin Ping Road |
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| 6 | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Ma Sik Road |
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| 7 | Lung Yeuk Tau | Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau |
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| 8 | Queen's Hill | Lung Ma Road |
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Ridership[]
Route 503 was originally intended to provide Queen's Hill residents with a connection to the North District Hospital service. Due to the lack of supporting facilities in the Queen's Hill community, residents need to go to Sheung Shui for shopping, medical treatment or transfer to other public transportation. This route passes through MTR Sheung Shui Station area, which is attracting to the residents[7][8]. In view of this, the operator added a short-distance service 503K on 19 June 2022 to divert the huge passenger flow on the main route.[9]
Gallery[]
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A Route 503 minibus was waiting to depart from Queen's Hill Estate (August 2021)
A Route 503 minibus was waiting to depart from Queen's Hill Estate (August 2021)
A Route 503 minibus towards Queen's Hill Estate was passing through Lung Sum Avenue
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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 4th generation was originally a vehicle of PLB No. 1 Route fleet, and was changed to serve on General Elite in November 2009, until July 2013 before retirement.
- ↑ The 5DL was originally a vehicle from PLB Mong Kok - Western District Route, and was changed to serve on PLB Causeway Bay - Sai Kung Route fleet, until July 2020 before retirement; also was the last 5DL with Euro 3 in Hong Kong.
- ↑ The 5LS2 was originally a vehicle from PLB Yau Jor Route, and was changed to serve on PLB Tsz Jor Route, No. 9 Route and Belevalle Garden - Causeway Bay Route fleets, until 2020 before retirement.
- ↑ Original plate no. of the 5LS FF7072, plate no. changed in May 2010.
- ↑ The 6LS was originally a vehicle from Jetwide's Kowloon Routes 77M/78, and now serving on Rock Smart Development's New Territories Route 812A and had it plate to change as XL1685.
- ↑ The 6LS was originally a vehicle from a part of PLB Wong Tsing Route and Ping Tsuen Route fleets, and now serving on Rock Smart Development's New Territories Route 812A and had it plate to change as XL574.
- ↑ The plate no. was originally belonged to a Mitsubishi Rosa (1985 BE439E) and a Toyota Coaster (1999 4th generation) from a part of PLB Tsz Mong Route and Wong Tsing Route fleets, the plate no. changed due to burnt into fire in November 2019 and applied to a 2005 5LS2 (Original plate number of the 5LS2 LZ1585).
Related articles[]
- New Territories GMB Route 503K
- KMB Route 78B
- KMB Route 78K
References[]
- ↑ G. N. 6453: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374D)--Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in the New Territories and Hong Kong Island, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 24 Issue No. 45, 6 November 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 503 (Queen's Hill Estate - North District Hospital)" [Traffic Advice], 25 August 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 313 routes" [News Bulletin], 22 December 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 503 (Queen's Hill Estate – North District Hospital)" [Traffic Advice], 29 April 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Enhancements of New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 503 (Queen's Hill Estate – North District Hospital) and Route No. 503K (Queen's Hill Estate – Sheung Shui Hui)" [Traffic Advice], 28 October 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 503 with low-floor wheelchair access" [Traffic Advice], 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Related Cable News report, 26 July 2022.
- ↑ Jasper Law, "跟進皇后山往來上水交通之居民聯署" (Following up on residents’ joint statement on public transport services between Queen’s Hill and Sheung Shui) [Facebook post], 11 July 2022.
- ↑ Edward Lau, "劉國勳｜交通｜皇后山503加車設短途特別班 (New shortworking special trips of Queen’s Hill GMB route 503)" [Facebook post], 7 June 2022.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 503
- 16SEATS.net - New Territories Green Minibus Route 503
| Green minibus (GMB) routes in North District | |
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| Intra-district routes | <Within New Town> 52A • 54A • 56A • 59A • 501A • 501C • 501K • 503 • 503K • 506 • 507 <To/from Castle Peak Road> 50A • 50K • 51B • 51K <To/from Fan Kam Road> 57K • 58K <To/from Sha Tau Kok Road> 52B • 52K • 54K • 55K • 56B • 56C • 56K <To/from Ta Kwu Ling and Lin Ma Hang> 59K • 59S <To/from Wa Shan Tsuen> 504 |
| Inter-district route | <To/from Tuen Mun District> 44 • 44A • 44A1 <To/from within district via Yuen Long District> 605 <To/from Tai Po District> 20R • 502 <To/from Sha Tin District> 505 <Overnight to/from Kowloon> 501S 🌙 |
| Remark: Italic - service during specified days/periods only; 🌙 - overnight/late night service | |