New Territories GMB Route 50K

A minibus on Route 50K was departing from Sheung Shui Station

Route Info

Termini

Sheung Shui Station ↔ Hang Tau ●

via

Castle Peak Road - Kwu Tung, Hang Tau Road

Distance

5.1km
4.1km (To Choi Pik House Choi Po Court)

Journey Time

15mins
11mins (To Choi Pik House Choi Po Court)

Commencement date

1984/8/15

Operational information

Current operator

Sheung Shui PLB

Main Vehicles

Toyota Coaster

Fare Info

Full Fare

$6.4

No. of Section Fare(s)

2

Service hours

Service Hours (Outbound)

04:45 - 00:30

Service Hours （Inbound)

04:55 - 00:45

Headways

3-25 mins

Special Trips

Hang Tau (Serenity Garden) → Sheung Shui Station ●

The New Territories Green Minibus Route 50K is operated by Sheung Shui PLB Limited (上水專線小巴有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 9429C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs between Sheung Shui Station and Hang Tau.

History[]

1 February 1984: The Transport Department invited opened tenders for a total of 20 green minibus (GMB) routes in a set of 11, this route and Route 51 was grouped as a same series.^[1]
15 August 1984: Former route 50 came into service, running between Shek Wu Hui (San Fat Street) and Hang Tau at that time. ^[2]
22 December 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. ^[3]

Service hours and headways[]

From Sheung Shui Statiom	Headways (mins)	From Hang Tau	Headways (mins)
Monday to Friday
04:45 - 06:00	20／25	04:55 - 06:00	20／25
06:00 - 07:00	5	06:00 - 06:30	5
07:00 - 08:00	4	06:30 - 08:00	3／4
08:00 - 09:00	5	08:00 - 09:00	4／5
09:00 - 17:00	8	09:00 - 17:00	8
17:00 - 20:00	5	17:00 - 20:00	5
20:00 - 21:30	8	20:00 - 21:30	8
21:30 - 00:30	10／15	21:30 - 00:45	10／15
Saturday
04:45 - 06:00	20／25	04:55 - 06:00	20／25
06:00 - 07:00	8	06:00 - 07:00	8
07:00 - 08:00	6	06:30 - 08:00	6
08:00 - 09:00	5	08:00 - 09:00	5
09:00 - 20:00	6	09:00 - 20:00	6
20:00 - 21:30	8	20:00 - 21:30	8
21:30 - 00:30	10／15	21:30 - 00:45	10／15
Sunday and Public Holidays
04:45 - 06:00	20／25	04:55 - 06:00	20／25
06:00 - 08:00	8	06:00 - 08:00	8
08:00 - 20:00	6	08:00 - 20:00	6
20:00 - 21:30	8	20:00 - 21:30	8
21:30 - 00:30	10／15	21:30 - 00:45	10／15

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

Special trip[]

Hang Tau (Serenity Garden) → Sheung Shui Station ●
Service hours	Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
06:30 - 08:00	15
No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays

Fares[]

Fare chart (to Hang Tau)
Onboarding stop \ Alighting stop	Sheung Shui Stationor after	Kwu Tung Road junction or after
Kwu Tung Road junction or before	$4.8 ＊
Hang Tau or before	$6.4	$4.7

Fare chart (to Sheung Shui)
Onboarding stop ＼ Alighting stop	Hang Tauor after	Kwu Tung Road junction or after
Kwu Tung Road Corner or before	$4.7 *＊
Sheung Shui Statiom or before	$6.4	$4.8

Fare Remarks
Same fare regardless of age. Elderly persons aged 65 or above using Elderly Octopus or Personalised Octopus cards 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. ＊ Passengers who wish to pay the two-way section fares by Octopus card should press the "Section Fare" button on the Octopus fare processor to adjust the fare to the appropriate amount before tapping. This route accepts payments with AlipayHK "EasyGo", but interchange concessions and the $2.0 flat fare per trip are not entitled with this payment method. Passengers using Personalised Octopus Cards with "Student Status" can enjoy a fare of $4.7 regardless of journey distance.

Historical fares

Effective dates	Full fares	Section fares

Octopus interchange concessions[]

Route 50K and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg	2nd leg	Discounted amount	Time limit
50K	MTR	50￠	90 minutes
MTR	50K	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 transfer discount 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, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong 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 Version or Disneyland Line Monthly Ticket (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", this route requires a total of 12 minibuses to provide service. The total passenger capacity in each direction during the peak hour is not less than 240.

Currently this route and Routes 50A, 51B and 51K is operated by a total of 29 Toyota Coaster minibuses, including 6 16-seater minibuses and 23 19-seater minibuses.

This route once used 3rd generation Toyota Coaster diesel minibuses. As this batch of minibuses grew older in 2018, the operator bought the newest 19-seater LPG minibuses to replace some part of 16-seater minibuses. In addition, minibuses from other series of routes, such as those on order from Golden Way New Territories Route 55K, may be borrowed and dispatched onto these routes. ^[4]

List of Sheung Shui PLB minibuses
Plate no.	Type code ^[5]	Seat(s)	Destination sign config.	Route	Remarks
KF827	2023 7DL	19-seater original 3-point harness seat	Transfull EDS	AM: Spare PM: 50K	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in December 2023 Plate Originally belonged to a 2004 5LS2 ^[6] from Fully Mint New Territories Route 501C／501K
LU7342	2005 5LS2	16-seater high adopt	Rollsign	51B	Formerly a vehicle on Golden Way New Territories Route 56K
LV3704				51B	Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries New Territories Route 44B Entered service in August 2016
LW6817				Spare	Formerly a vehicle on Golden Way New Territories Route 55K Entered service in February 2016
LX588	2020 7LL	19-seater Vogelseat	Transfull EDS	50A	Entered service in January 2020 Plate originally belonged to a 2005 5LS2 ^[7]
LY3666	2005 5LS2	16-seater high adopt	Rollsign	AM: Spare PM: 51K	Formerly a vehicle on New Territories Route 57K
MA2456				50A	Formerly a vehicle on Yan Yan Ho New Territories Route 101M/102series/Route 111 Entered service in 2016
MA4887				51B	Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries New Territories Route 44A Entered service in August 2016
MR781	2022 7LL	19-seater Vogelseat	Transfull EDS	50K	Entered service in July 2022 Plate once applied in a Taxi
VT1554	2018 7LL		Patent Enterprises EDS	50A	Formerly a vehicle on Golden Way New Territories Route 55K Entered service in November 2022
VV2804				AM: 50K PM: 51K	Entered service in November 2018
VV3583				50K	Formerly a vehicle on Golden Way New Territories Route 55K Entered service in November 2022
VW5729				Spare	Entered service in December 2018
VX8316	2019 7LL			50K	Entered service in January 2019
WA2463			Transfull EDS	51K	Entered service in March 2019
WC9644				AM: 50K PM: 51K	Entered service in June 2019
WJ9408				Spare	Entered service in October 2019
YD9743	2022 7LL			AM: 51K PM: 50K	Entered service in August 2022
YN2917	2023 7DL	19-seater original 3-point harness seat		50K	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in March 2023
YN3191				50K
YP559				50A	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in April 2023
YP1107				50K
YY5193				AM: 51K PM: 50A	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in November 2023
YY5899				50K
YZ6695				AM: 50A PM:51K	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in December 2023
YZ7619				51K
YZ8809				50K
ZA1883				50K
ZB552	2024 7DL			51K	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in January 2024

List of former minibuses under Sheung Shui PLB
Plate no	Type no	Date of Retired/Withdrawal	Going	Replacing vehicles
AF4801	1996 3rd generation	August 2016	Retired Plate is now applied in a 2016 6DL of Express Top Industries New Territories Route 44A	NY6837 (2009 6LS)
BC3382	3rd generatiom	2015	Retired	DG3638 (2004 5LS2)
CW8889	3rd generatiom	March 2016	Retired Plate is now applied in a 2016 6DL of Golden Way New Territories Route 55K	LW2493 (2005 5LS2)
DG3638	2004 5LS2	April 2023	Transferred to Crown Score Industries New Territories Route 808/808P	YN3191 (2023 7DL)
DJ2363	3rd generation	February 2016	Retired	LW6817 (2005 5LS2)
DT9993	2005 5LS2	November 2022	Retired	VT1554 (2018 7LL)
DY1200	3rd generation	March 2016	Retired Plate is now applied in a 2016 6DL of Golden Way New Territories Route 55K	MA1579 (2005 5LS2)
EC9632	3rd generation	2015	Retired	NC6624 (2007 6LS)
EH5213	1989 2nd generation	Unknown	Retired
EL130	3rd generation	March 2016	Retired Plate is now applied in a 2016 6DL of Express Top Industries New Territories Route 44A	HB162 (2005 5LS2)
EZ8615	2004 5LS2	March 2023	Transferred to Fully Mint New Territories 807 series	YN2917 (2023 7DL)
FP6606	2005 5LS2	November 2023	Transferred to New Territories Route 57K	YY5899 (2023 7DL)
GS2801	1995 3rd generation	Unknown	Retired
GX362	1996 3rd generation	August 2016	Retired Plate is now applied in a 2016 6DL of Express Top Industries New Territories Route 44A	MA4887 (2005 5LS2)
GY102	1997 3rd generation	August 2016	Retired Plate is now applied in a 2016 6DL of Express Top Industries New Territories Route 44A/44A1	FP6606 (2005 5LS2)
HB162	2005 5LS2	August 2018	Retired Plate is now applied in a 2018 7LL of Golden Way New Territories Route 55K	MC3335 (2005 5LS2)
HB1768	1997 3rd generation	2016	Retired	LX1949 (2005 5LS2)
HB6020		February 2016		LX157 (2005 5LS2)
HE7335		April 2016		LT3896 (2004 5LS2)
HE8175		May 2016		LY4076 (2005 5LS2)
HF7283		2016		LN4283 (2004 5LS)
HG3160		July 2016		LU6997 (2005 5LS2)
HG8931		August 2016		LV3704 (2005 5LS2)
HG9300			Retired Plate is now applied in a 2016 6DL of Express Top Industries New Territories Route 44/44B	LX6139 (2005 5LS2)
HH2904			Retired	LZ4542 (2005 5LS2)
HJ6857				LW6149 (2005 5LS2)
HM5809		September 2016		DT9993 (2005 5LS2)
HT6169	1998 3rd generation	2016		MA2456 (2005 5LS2)
HT8531		May 2016		LX588 (2005 5LS2)
HU2408		May 2016		LS9835 (2004 5LS2)
KV1368	2002 5LS	June 2019		MA5801 (2005 5LS2)
LN2061	2004 5LS	July 2022		MR781 (2022 7LL)
LN4283	2004 5LS	2020		LZ8879 (2005 5LS2)
LS9835	2004 5LS2	February 2023	Transferred to Big Union New Territories 59 series
LT3896	2004 5LS2	October 2019	Retired	WJ9408 (2019 7LL)
LU4708	2005 5LS2	January 2019		VX8316 (2019 7LL)
LU6997		December 2018		VW5729 (2018 7LL)
LV1633		January 2024		ZB552 (2024 7DL)
LW2493		March 2019		WA2463 (2019 7LL)
LW6149		November 2023	Transferred to Big Union New Territories Route 59S	ZA1883 (2023 7DL)
LX157		March 2024	Transferred to Big Union New Territories Route 59S
LX588		January 2020	Retired	2020 7LL of the same plate
LX1949		November 2023	Transferred to Fully Mint New Territories Route 501C	YZ8809 (2023 7DL)
LX5464		June 2019	Retired	WC9644 (2019 7LL)
LX6139		2020	Retired	YD9743 (2022 7LL)
LY4076		November 2023	Transferred to Ma Ah Muk New Territories Route 501C	KF827 (2023 7DL)
LZ4542		November 2022	Retired	VV3583 (2018 7LL)
LZ8879		April 2023	Retired	YP559 (2023 7DL)
MA1579		December 2023	Transferred to New Territories Route 57K	YZ7619 (2023 7DL)
MA5667	3rd generation	May 2016	Retired	LN2061 (2004 5LS)
MA5801	2005 5LS2	December 2023	Transferred to Golden Way New Territories Route 56A	YZ6695 (2023 7DL)
MC3335	2005 5LS2	March 2024	Transferred to Big Union New Territories Route 59S
NC6624	2007 6LS	November 2018	Transferred to Kimwise New Territories 3/4 series	VV2804 (2018 7LL)
NY6837	2009 6LS	August 2023	Transferred to Golden Way New Territories Route 56A	YY5193 (2023 7DL)

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 9/2024202409

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Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 5.1km, and the journey time is approximately 15mins. (The average speed is 20.4km/h.)

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 Hang Tau[]

Via: San Wan Road, San Fung Avenue, Po Wan Road, Po Shek Wu Road, Fan Kam Road, Castle Peak Road - Kwu Tung, Kwu Tung Road, Kam Hang Road, Hang Tau Road and Hang Tau Village access

New Territories GMB Route 50K (Sheung Shui Station→Hang Tau)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Sheung Shui	San Wan Road	Sheung Shui Station Minibus Terminus
2	Sheung Shui	San Fung Avenue	Shek Wu Hui Post Office
3	Kwu Tung	Castle Peak Road - Kwu Tung	Tsung Pak Long Kam Tsin Yin Kong Tsuen Chun Hing Timber Wing Kee Garage	Hail-and-ride section
4		Kwu Tung Road	Ho Tung Bridge
5		Kam Hang Road	Sang Kee Garden
6		Hang Tau Road	Lei Wah San Tsuen Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Jockey Club Bea's River Lodge Serenity Garden
7			Ka Fu Garden Hang Tau

To Sheung Shui Station[]

Via: Hang Tau Village access, Hang Tau Road, Kam Hang Road, Kwu Tung Road, Castle Peak Road - Kwu Tung, Fan Kam Road, Po Shek Wu Road, Po Wan Road, San Fung Avenue, Lung Sum Avenue and Lung Wan Street

New Territories GMB Route 50K (Hang Tau→Sheung Shui Station／Choi Po Court Choi Pik House)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Kwu Tung		Hang Tau Ka Fu Garden	Hail-and-ride section Stop marked with * is the intermediate starting stop of peak hour trips on Mondays to Fridays
2		Hang Tau Road	Serenity Garden * Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Jockey Club Bea's River Lodge
3		Kam Hang Road	Sang Kee Garden
4		Castle Peak Road - Kwu Tung	Ho Tung Bridge Yin Kong Tsuen Kam Tsin Tsung Pak Long
5	Sheung Shui	San Fung Avenue	Shek Wu Hui Post Office	Alighting only
6	Sheung Shui	San Wan Road	Sheung Shui Station Minibus Terminus

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

References[]

↑ G. N. 359, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette, Vol. 05, No. 126. 1 February 1984.
↑ Transport Department, "Proposed Maxicab Services - Kln. & N.T." [Files] , 24 November 1982 to 27 January 1986. The collection number of the Historical Archives of the Hong Kong Government Records Service is HKRS1501-2-18, and the filing serial number is 17.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 313 routes" [News Bulletin], 22 December 2021.
↑ Although using vehicles with different Passenger Service Licence numbers would violate the operating conditions, the Transport Department rarely pays such attention.
↑ 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).
↑ That 5LS2 was originally a vehicle on Red Minibus Western District - Tsuen Wan Route and was changed to Fully Mint in February 2010, until November 2023 before retirement.
↑ That 5LS2 was originally a vehicle on Express Top Industries New Territories Route 44 and was changed to Sheung Shui P.L.B. in May 2016, until January 2020 before retirement.

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[1] G. N. 359, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette, Vol. 05, No. 126. 1 February 1984.

[2] Transport Department, "Proposed Maxicab Services - Kln. & N.T." [Files] , 24 November 1982 to 27 January 1986. The collection number of the Historical Archives of the Hong Kong Government Records Service is HKRS1501-2-18, and the filing serial number is 17.

[3] Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 313 routes" [News Bulletin], 22 December 2021.

[4] Although using vehicles with different Passenger Service Licence numbers would violate the operating conditions, the Transport Department rarely pays such attention.

[5] 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).

[6] That 5LS2 was originally a vehicle on Red Minibus Western District - Tsuen Wan Route and was changed to Fully Mint in February 2010, until November 2023 before retirement.

[7] That 5LS2 was originally a vehicle on Express Top Industries New Territories Route 44 and was changed to Sheung Shui P.L.B. in May 2016, until January 2020 before retirement.

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