New Territories GMB Route 506

The New Territories Green Minibus Route 506 is operated by Rich Year Limited (年豐有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 18992C) under Transport International. It runs circular between Chi Fuk Circuit and Ma Sik Road, via On Lok Tsuen Industrial Area, with additional inbound detours via Cyber Domaine.

History[]

5 August 2022: The Transport Department (TD) has invited open tenders for the operation of six new green minibus (GMB) routes in four groups, of which this route was grouped with Route 507.^[1]
12 November 2023: Route 506 entered service.^[2]

Service hours and headways[]

The latest update is on 11/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Chi Fuk Circuit
Service hours	Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
06:30 - 07:00	30
07:00 - 07:25	25
07:25 - 07:40	15
07:40 - 19:00	20
19:00 - 20:00	30
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
06:30 - 08:30	30
08:30 - 18:30	20
18:30 - 20:00	30

This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.

Fares[]

Fare chart
From ＼ to	Chi Fuk Circuit	Tong Hang	Ma Sik Road
Ma Sik Road	$5.0	$3.8
Cyber Domaine	$5.4		$3.8
Chi Fuk Circuit	$5.4		$5.0

Fare Remarks
Same fare regardless of age. Elderly persons aged 65 or above using Elderly Octopus or Personalised Octopus cards, Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 using JoyYou Card, and eligible persons with disabilities using Personalised Octopus cards with"Persons with Disabilities Status" can enjoy a flat fare of $2.0 per journey under the Concessionary Fare. Passengers are required to tender exact fare in cash or by Octopus card upon boarding. No change will be given. Fare-remarks 6 Passengers using Personalised Octopus Cards with " Student Status" can enjoy a fare of $2.7 regardless of journey distance.

Octopus interchange concessions[]

Route 506 and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg	2nd leg	Discounted amount	Time limit
506	MTR	50￠	90 minutes
MTR	506	50￠	90 minutes
Notes: Passengers must use the same Octopus Card to pay the fare for both the minibus and MTR to enjoy the above-mentioned interchange concession. Passengers can enjoy the above interchange concession at any MTR station / minibus stop that connects to the second leg of the route. The MTR ride does not apply to Light Rail, Airport Express, High Speed Rail, MTR Bus and MTR Feeder Bus services. The MTR interchange concession only applies to paid rides. Unless otherwise specified, passengers using the Monthly Pass Enhanced or Disneyland Resort Line Monthly Pass (including those who have paid First Class Supplementary Fare) cannot enjoy this concession when taking the MTR at designated stations; however, if Enhanced Monthly Pass or Disneyland Resort Line Monthly Ticket holders take paid rides outside the designated stations, the concession still applies. If passengers have just used the same Octopus Card for the Airport Express "Free MTR Connection," they cannot simultaneously enjoy the MTR interchange concession. If both "MTR Fare Saver" and "MTR Interchange Concession" are applicable, passengers can only enjoy one of the higher discounts. Higher concession amounts are available for certain GMB routes at designated MTR stations. For more details, please refer to MTR Website. Edit

Minibus deployments[]

According to the Transport Department's "Schedule of Services", a total of 2 19-seater minibuses are required to serve this route. The total number of passengers carried in each direction during the peakiest hour is not less than 76.

Currently New Territories Routes 506 and 507 under Rich Year have a total of 8 19-seater Toyota Coaster minibuses.

List of Rich Year minibuses
Plate no.	Type code ^{[Remark 1]}	Seat(s)	Destination sign config.	Remarks
VG4532	2018 7LL	19-seater Vegaseat	Transfull EDS^{[Remark 2]}	The only LPG-minibus on this series Former vehicle on PLB Shek Mong Route Was also a former vehicle on PLB Kwa Tsing Route, Lam Jor Route, To Tsuen Route, Wong Tsing Route and Yuen Po Route Joined in November 2023
VN4775	2018 7DL			Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealed windows and output automatic door Former vehicle on Hon Wah Commercial Public Light Bus PLB Sau Mong Route Was also a former vehicle on PLB Park Yoho - Yuen Long Route Joined in November 2023
VN8257				Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealed windows and output automatic door Former vehicle on Central - Mong Kok Route, Tsz Wan Route and Tsz Mong Route Was also a former vehicle on PLB Park Yoho - Yuen Long Route and AN Bus PLB Route AN1/AN2/Route AN3/Route AN4 Joined in November 2023
VP3147				Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealed windows and output automatic door Former vehicle on AN Bus PLB Route AN1/AN2/Route AN8 Was also a former vehicle on PLB Sau Jor Route, Hon Wah Commercial Public Light Bus PLB Sau Mong Route and Power Crown's New Territories Routes 621/622/623 Joined in November 2023
YS859	2023 7DL	19 seater factory 3-point seat belt seat		Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in 27 November 2023
YS955
YS2980
YT1261

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

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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. 10.4km, and the journey time is approximately 31mins. (The average speed is 20.1km/h.)

Via: Chi Fuk Circuit, Pak Wo Road, Jockey Club Road, Lok Yip Road, Fan Leng Lau Road, Wo Muk Road, Wo Tai Street, Ma Sik Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Lok Yip Road, Jockey Club Road, Yuk Tong Path, Jockey Club Road, Pak Wo Road and Chi Fuk Circuit

New Territories GMB Route 506 (Chi Fuk Circuit ↺ Ma Sik Road)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Fanling South		Chi Fuk Circuit
2	Fanling South	Pak Wo Road	CCC Kei San Secondary School Fanling Station King Shing Court Wah Sum Estate
3	Fanling	Jockey Club Road	Tong Hang
4		Lok Yip Road	On Chuen Street On Lok Mun Street
5		Fan Leng Lau Road	Fan Leng Lau Tsuen
6	Fanling (Luen Wo Hui)	Wo Muk Road	Alliance Primary School (Sheung Shui)
7		Ma Sik Road	One Innovale (Belair Monte)	Circular route return point
8		Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau	On Lok Tsuen Lok Wo Street
9	Fanling	Lok Yip Road	On Lok Mun Street On Chuen Street
10		Jockey Club Road	Tong Hang
11		Yuk Tong Path	Cyber Domaine
12	Fanling South	Pak Wo Road	Flora Plaza Yan Shing Court Fung Ying Seen Koon CCC Kei San Secondary School
13	Fanling South		Chi Fuk Circuit

Ridership[]

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Gallery[]

Remarks[]

↑ The group of codes (if any) placed after the model name Toyota Coaster is used only by transport enthusiasts, and is not referred to as such by anyone else (including insiders).
↑ VG4532, VN4775, VN8257 and VP3147 was once equipped with Patent Enterprises EDS, the EDS changed after sold to Rich Year.

References[]

↑ G. N. 4213: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374D)--Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in the New Territories, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 26, Issue 31, 5 August 2022.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_73179.html Introduction of New Territories (NT) Green Minibus Routes No. 506 (Chi Fuk Circuit– Luen Wo Hui (Circular)) and No. 507 (Ma Sik Road – Fanling Station (Circular))]" [Traffic Advice], 6 November 2023.
↑ North District Council Secretariat, "North District Council (2024-2027) Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the 5th Meeting (Point 64)", November 2024.

External links[]

Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 506

[3] The group of codes (if any) placed after the model name Toyota Coaster is used only by transport enthusiasts, and is not referred to as such by anyone else (including insiders).

[4] VG4532, VN4775, VN8257 and VP3147 was once equipped with Patent Enterprises EDS, the EDS changed after sold to Rich Year.

[1] G. N. 4213: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374D)--Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in the New Territories, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 26, Issue 31, 5 August 2022.

[2] Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_73179.html Introduction of New Territories (NT) Green Minibus Routes No. 506 (Chi Fuk Circuit– Luen Wo Hui (Circular)) and No. 507 (Ma Sik Road – Fanling Station (Circular))]" [Traffic Advice], 6 November 2023.

[5] North District Council Secretariat, "North District Council (2024-2027) Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the 5th Meeting (Point 64)", November 2024.

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V · D · EGreen minibus (GMB) routes in North District

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