New Territories GMB Route 55S

A Route 55S minibus just departed from Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha)

Route Info

Termini

Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street) ↔ Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha) ●

via

Shek Chung Au, Wo Hang, Cheung Shan Tunnel

Distance

12.4km

Journey Time

20mins

Commencement date

2024/6/30

Operational information

Current operator

Golden Way

Main Vehicles

Toyota Coaster

Fare Info

Full Fare

$12.0

No. of Section Fare(s)

Two-way section fare: 1

Service hours

Service Hours (Outbound)

Mondays to Fridays: 07:10, 17:00
Saturdays and Sundays: 09:00, 17:35

Service Hours （Inbound)

Mondays to Fridays: 07:35, 17:25
Saturdays and Sundays: 09:25, 18:00

Headways

Fixed headways

The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route 55S is operated by Golden Way P.L.B. (Scheduled) Service Company Limited (金運專線小巴有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 7067C). It runs between Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street) and Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha), via Shek Chung Au, Wo Hang, Cheung Shan Tunnel and Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point, which provides service only during daily morning and evening peak hours.

History[]

30 June 2024: Route 55S entered service, trialling until 29 June 2025.^[1]

Service hours and headways[]

The latest update is on 6/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street)
Mondays to Fridays
07:10

17:00
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
09:00

17:35

From Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha)
Mondays to Fridays
07:35

17:25
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
09:25

18:00

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

Fares[]

Fare chart (to Ta Kwu Ling)
Boarding stop \ Alighting stop	Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street) or after	Luk Keng Road or after
Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha) or before	$12.0	$9.9

Fare chart (to Sha Tau Kok)
Boarding stop \ Alighting stop	Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha) or after
Luk Keng Road or before	$9.9 *
Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street) or before	$12.0

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.

Octopus Interchange Concessions[]

Route 55S and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg	2nd leg	Discounted amount	Time limit
55S	MTR	50￠	90 minutes
MTR	55S	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 and Route 55K are be served by a total of 29 minibuses, of which 21 are 19-seaters. The combined capacity of the two routes is not less than 240 passengers per direction during the peakiest hour.

Currently this route, as well as New Territories Routes have a total of 48 Toyota Coaster, including 22 16-seater minibuses and 26 19-seater minibuses

List of Golden Way minibuses
Plate No.	Type No.^{[Remark 1]}	Seat	Sign Configuration	Route	Remarks
CW8889	2016 6DL	19-seater Vegaseat	Rollsign	55K	Entered service in March 2016 Plate originally belonged to a 3rd generation on Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50A/50K
DB2282	2005 5LS2	16-seater high-back seat
DY1200	2016 6DL	19-seater Vegaseat			Entered service in March 2016 Plate originally belonged to a 3rd generation on Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50A/50K
EK2208	2004 5LS2	16-seater high adopt seat		56C	Plate originally belonged to a 1991 2nd generation
EY8148	2004 5LS2			56K	Plate originally belonged to a 1991 2nd generation
FP7772	2005 5LS2			56K	Former vehicle on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series Plate originally belonged to a 1993 3rd generation of that series
FP8222				56A	Former vehicle on Success Transportation's Kowloon Routes 16 series WA also a former vehicle on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series, PLB Ngau Mong Route and Treasure Up's Hong Kong Island Route 113 Plate originally belonged to a 3rd generation^{[Remark 2]} on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series Joined in December 2023
GD3222				55K
HB162	2018 7LL	19-seater Vogelseat	Patent Enterprises EDS	55K	Entered service in August 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 1991 2nd generation on Brilliant Way's Kowloon Route 37M and a 2005 5LS2 on Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Route 51K^{[Remark 3]}
KG550	2016 6DL	19-seater Vegaseat	Rollsign	56B	Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series Plate originally belonged to a Taxi Joined in August 2019
LS8940	2004 5LS2	16-seater high adopt seat		56A	Former vehicle on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series
LT7934	2004 5LS2
LV1950	2005 5LS2
LV2695				55K
LV4721				56A
LV8260				Spare	Once shifted on Big Union's New Territories Route 59S during November and December 2023
LW3445				56A
LX6361
LY7912
LY7929				55K
LZ4030				56A
LZ7073				56C	Former vehicle on Success Transportation's Kowloon Routes 16 series Was also a former vehicle on Brilliant Way's Kowloon Routes 37A／37M Joined in June 2024
MA5801				56A	Former vehicle on Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Route 51B Was also a former vehicle on Golden Way's New Territories Route 55K Joined in December 2023
MA9178				56K	Former vehicle on Fully Mint's New Territories Route 807K Was also a former vehicle on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series Joined in September 2019
MB1030				56A/56C
MC6961				55K/56K
NY6837	2009 6LS			56A	Former vehicle on Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Route 51K Was also a former vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44A Joined in August 2023
TY5449	2016 6DL	19-seater Vegaset		55K/56K	Entered service in February 2016
TY5510					Entered service in February 2016
TZ3545					Entered service in March 2016
UA8125					Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102series Joined in June 2019
UB1677
UD6290				56B	Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102series Joined in June 2019
UD8307				55K/56K	Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102series Joined in November 2019
UE6621				55K	Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102series Joined in August 2019
UJ5729					Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series Joined in July 2019
UK8860					Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series Joined in August 2019
UL2947					Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102series Joined in November 2019
VZ7632	2019 7LL	19-seater Vogelset	Patent Enterprises EDS		Entered service in June 2019
YH4717	2022 7DL	19-seater original 3-point harness seat	Transfull EDS		Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in November 2022
YH5916
YJ7003					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in December 2022
YK6736	2023 7DL			Mondays to Fridays: 55K/56K Saturdays and Sundays: 56A	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in February 2023
YK8152				55K
YM1086					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in March 2023
YM2064
ZA2241					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in December 2023
ZA7101	2024 7DL				Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in January 2024
ZB7265	2024 7DL

List of former vehicles under Golden Way
Plate No.	Type No.	Seat No.	Retirement/withdrawal date	Whereabouts	Substituted vehicle(s)
BG2899	2005 5LS2	16	August 2018	Retired	VP6427 (2018 7LL)
DC2788	2005 5LS2		September 2018		VS9483 (2018 7LL)
EB9358	1991 2nd generation		Unknown
EK2208	1991 2nd generation		2004		2004 5LS2 of the same plate
EP3543	TBC		Unknown
ER3999	2005 5LS2		November 2018	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB New Territories Route 57K	VU8458 (2018 7LL)
EW8544	1991 2nd generation		Unknown	Retired
EX7547			Unknown
EY8148			2004		2004 5LS2 of the same plate
FE1813	TBC		Unknown
FM9794	TBC
GU2879	2nd generation
LD5326	2003 5LL
LL9741	2004 5LS		December 2022		YJ7003 (2022 7DL)
LS9242	2004 5LS2		Unknown
LT2971			January 2024	Converted to Private Light Bus for training	ZB7265 (2024 7DL)
LT4266			January 2024	Converted to Private Light Bus for training	ZA7101 (2024 7DL)
LT4301			Unknown	Retired
LT9550			Unknown
LU5266	2005 5LS2		2019
LU7096			September 2018	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB New Territories Route 57K	VT1554 (2018 7LL)
LU7342			Unknown	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50A/50K
LU8445			December 2023	Retired	MA5801 (2005 5LS2)
LV3126			November 2018	Retired earlier due to traffic accident
LV5796			October 2018	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB New Territories Route 57K	VV3583 (2018 7LL)
LW2493			March 2016	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50A/50K	CW8889 (2016 6DL)
LW6502			September 2023	Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S
LW6817			February 2016	Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Routes 50K/51K	TY5510 (2016 6DL)
LX157			February 2016		TY5449 (2016 6DL)
LX7872			November 2018	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB New Territories Route 57K	VV9149 (2018 7LL)
LY1650			Unknown	Retired
LZ217			July 2019	Retired Plate is now applied on a 2019 7LL on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series	UD6290 (2016 6DL)
LZ7965			Unknown	Retired
MA982			August 2019	Retired Plate is now applied on a 2019 7LL on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series	UK8860 (2016 6DL)
MA1319			August 2023	Retired	NY6837 (2009 6LS)
MA1579			March 2016	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50A/50K	DY1200 (2016 6DL)
MA8371			December 2023	Retired	ZA2241 (2023 7DL)
MB4681			June 2019	Retired	UB1677 (2016 6DL)
MB9367			June 2019	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB New Territories Route 57K	VZ7632 (2019 7LL)
MB9805			November 2019	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB New Territories Route 58K	UL2947 (2016 6DL)
MC3335			August 2018	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50K/51K	HB162 (2018 7LL)
MD2526			August 2019	Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59K	KG550 (2016 6DL)
VP6427	2018 7LL	19	February 2023	Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59A
VS9483			December 2022	Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S
VT1554			November 2022	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50K/51K	YH4717 (2022 7DL)
VU8458			December 2022	Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59K
VV3583			November 2022	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50/51 series	YH5916 (2022 7DL)
VV9149			December 2022	Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59K

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 12/2024202412

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Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 12.4km, and the journey time is approximately 20mins. (The average speed is 37.2km/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 Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha)[]

Via: Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au, Sha Tau Kok Road - Wo Hang, Heung Yuen Wai Highway, Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point Public Transport Interchange, Heung Yuen Wai Highway and Lin Ma Hang Road

New Territories GMB Route 55S (Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street) → Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha))
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Sha Tau Kok		Sha Tau Kok Minibus Terminus	Located within the Frontier Closed Area, entry is only permitted with a valid Frontier Closed Area Permit
Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tau Kok Checkpoint All stops before this point are within the Frontier Closed Area. Passengers without a Closed Area Permit are not allowed to enter
2	Sha Tau Kok	Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au	Tam Shui Hang San Tsuen Tong To Sha Tau Kok Clinic Nam Chung (Luk Keng Road) Yim Tso Ha Shek Kiu Tau Tsuen Ma Tseuk Leng	Hail-and-ride section
3	Sha Tau Kok	Sha Tau Kok Road - Wo Hang	Ha Wo Hang Wo Hang Man Uk Pin Loi Tung	Hail-and-ride section
Cheung Shan Tunnel
4	Ta Kwu Ling		Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point
5	Ta Kwu Ling	Lin Ma Hang Road	Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha)

To Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street)[]

Via: Lin Ma Hang Road, Heung Yuen Wai Highway, Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point Public Transport Interchange, Heung Yuen Wai Highway, Sha Tau Kok Road - Wo Hang, Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au and Shun Lung Street

New Territories GMB Route 55S (Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street) → Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha))
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Ta Kwu Ling	Lin Ma Hang Road	Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha)
2	Ta Kwu Ling		Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point
Cheung Shan Tunnel
3	Sha Tau Kok	Sha Tau Kok Road - Wo Hang	Loi Tung Man Uk Pin Wo Hang Tai Long	Hail-and-ride section
4	Sha Tau Kok	Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au	Ma Tseuk Leng Shek Kiu Tau Yim Tso Ha Nam Chung (Luk Keng Road) Sha Tau Kok Clinic Tong To San Tsuen Muk Min Tau Tam Shui Hang	Hail-and-ride section Passengers without a valid Frontier Closed Area Permit must alight at this section
Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tau Kok Checkpoint All stops after this point is then within the Frontier Closed Area. Passengers without a valid Frontier Closed Area permit must alight before or at this point
5	Sha Tau Kok		Sha Tau Kok Minibus Terminus	Located within the Frontier Closed Area, entry is only permitted with a valid Frontier Closed Area Permit
Passengers are unable to use this route to cross the border via Sha Tau Kok Control Point.

Gallery[]

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 3rd generation was originally a vehicle on PLB Northern Island Trunk Route and was changed to serve on Hong Kong Maxicab, until May 2005 before retirement.
↑ That 5LS2 was originally a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44A and was changed to serve on Sheung Shui P.L.B. in March 2016, until August 2018 before retirement.

References[]

↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Territories (NT) GMB Supplementary Service Route No. 55S (Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street) – Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha))" [Traffic Advice], 20 June 2024.

External links[]

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[2] 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.

[3] The 3rd generation was originally a vehicle on PLB Northern Island Trunk Route and was changed to serve on Hong Kong Maxicab, until May 2005 before retirement.

[4] That 5LS2 was originally a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44A and was changed to serve on Sheung Shui P.L.B. in March 2016, until August 2018 before retirement.

[1] Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Territories (NT) GMB Supplementary Service Route No. 55S (Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street) – Ta Kwu Ling (Tsung Yuen Ha))" [Traffic Advice], 20 June 2024.

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