The New Territories Green Minibus Route 503K is operated by Marvel Wealth Holdings Limited (興裕集團有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 16640C). It runs between Queen's Hill Estate and Sheung Shui (Spot), passing through Luen Wo Hui and Tin Ping Estate.
Route 503K is a short-working service to Route 503 which is designed to divert the large passenger volume of the main route.
History[]
- 19 June 2022: Route 503K commenced service. [1]
- July 10 2022: Expanded to full-day service, with the last bus time delayed to 22:00. [2]
- October 31, 2022: The amount of adult Octopus interchange concession with MTR was increased from $0.3 to $1.0, and the first departure time from Queen's Hill Estate from Monday to Friday was advanced to 06:00. [3]
Service hours and headways[]
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Fares[]
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Queen's Hill Estate | Ma Sik Road |
| Ma Sik Road | $3.9 | |
| Sheung Shui (Spot) | $7.9 | $3.9 |
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Octopus interchange concessions[]
| Route 503K and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 503K | MTR | Adult Octopus: $1.0 Other Octopus: 50￠ (Designated transfer station at Sheung Shui Station) |
90 minutes |
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route and 503 require a total of 17 19-seat minibuses, 15 of which will be deployed during the service hours of this route. The total passenger capacity in each direction during the busiest hour is not less than 114.
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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 Sheung Shui (Spot)[]
To Sheung Shui (Spot): The distance of this route is approx. 4.8km, and the journey time is approximately 20mins. (The average speed is 14.4km/h.)
Route: Lung Ma Road (eastbound), Loop, 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 and Lung Sum Avenue
| New Territories Special Minibus Route 503K (Queen's Hill Estate → Sheung Shui (Spot)) | ||||
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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 | Lung Sum Avenue |
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To Queen's Hill Estate[]
To Queen's Hill Estate: The distance of this route is approx. 4.5km, and the journey time is approximately 20mins. (The average speed is 13.5km/h.)
Visit: Lung Sum Avenue, Tin Ping Road, Ma Sik Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yuet Tau and Lung Ma Road
| New Territories Special Minibus Route 503K (Sheung Shui (Spot) → Queen's Hill Estate) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Sheung Shui | Lung Sum Road |
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| 2 | Tin Ping Road |
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| 3 | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Ma Sik Road |
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| 4 | Lung Yuet Tau | Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau |
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| 5 | Queen's Hill | Lung Ma Road |
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Gallery[]
Route 503K terminates at Sheung Shui (Spot) (July 2022)
A Route 503K minibus was passing through Lung Ma Road (September 2022)
A Route 503K was passing through Lung Ma Road (December 2022)
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New Territories GMB Route 503K (Edit)
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[]
References[]
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 503K (Queen's Hill Estate – Sheung Shui (Spot))" [Traffic Advice], 13 June 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Enhancement of New Territories GMB Route No. 503K (Queen's Hill Estate – Sheung Shui Spot)" [Traffic Advice], 7 July 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 Spot)" [Traffic Advice], 28 October 2022.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 503K
- 16SEATS.net - New Territories Green Minibus Route 503K
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