The New Territories Green Minibus Route 56B 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) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs between Fanling Station and Tan Chuk Hang, which is a supplementary service to Route 56K.
History[]
- 8 January 2006: The special trip of Route 56K running between Fanling Station and Tan Chuk Hang was renumbered as 56B.
- Early 2010: The Tan Chuk Hang bound routing from Luen Wo Hui was simplified by not entering Luen Hing Street, Wo Lung Street and Luen Shing Street, and the original stop at Wo Lung Street was relocated to opposite to No. 39, Wo Tai Street.
- 13 November 2020: Service hours on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays were extended, and new departures at 22:10 from Fanling Station and 22:35 from Tan Chuk Hang were introduced on a trial basis[1]. The trial arrangement for Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays was formally implemented from 4 November 2023 onwards, while the trial arrangement for Fridays was terminated from the same date.[2]
- 25 March 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [3]
- 5 April 2021: The Tan Chuk Hang bound routing at Luen Wo Hui was further simplified by heading straight along Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau.[4]
- 23 January 2022: Fare payment by AlipayHK "EasyGO" was accepted.[5]
Service hours and headways[]
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- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart | ||||
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Fanling Station | Luen Wo Hui | Sha Tau Kok Road / Ping Che Road Access |
Sha Tau Kok Road / Kan Tau Tsuen Access |
| Luen Wo Hui | $3.9 | |||
| Sha Tau Kok Road / Ping Che Road Access | $6.3 | $5.6 | ||
| Sha Tau Kok Road/Kan Tau Tsuen Access | $7.6 | $6.3 | $5.6 | |
| Tan Chuk Hang | $9.2 | $8.5 | $6.3 | $3.9 |
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Octopus interchange concessions[]
| Route 56B and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 56B | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 56B | ||
Notes:
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route, together with routes 56C and 56K, requires a total of 8 minibuses to provide service, of which 1 is a 19-seater minibus. It has a carrying capacity of not less than 48 passengers in the peak hour.
Currently this route, as well as New Territories Routes 55K, 56A, 56C and 56K have a total of 48 Toyota Coaster, including 22 16-seater minibuses and 26 19-seater minibuses Minibus on route 56A will support the operations of this route.
| List of Golden Way minibuses | |||||
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| 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 | 56K | ||||
| FP7772 | 2005 5LS2 | 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 | 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| List of former vehicles under Golden Way | |||||
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| Plate No. | Type No. | Seat No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| BG2899 | 2005 5LS2 | 16 | August 2018 | Retired | VP6427 (2018 7LL) |
| DC2788 | September 2018 | VS9483 (2018 7LL) | |||
| EB9358 | 1991 2nd generation | Unknown | |||
| EK2208 | 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 | |||||
| EY8148 | 2004 | 2004 5LS2 of the same plate | |||
| FE1813 | TBC | Unknown | |||
| FM9794 | |||||
| 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 | ZA7101 (2024 7DL) | ||||
| LT4301 | Unknown | Retired | |||
| LT9550 | |||||
| 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 PLB's New Territories Routes 50K/51K | TY5510 (2016 6DL) | ||
| LX157 | 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 | UB1677 (2016 6DL) | |||
| MB9367 | 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
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 Tan Chuk Hang[]
To Tan Chuk Hang: The distance of this route is approx. 6.0km, and the journey time is approximately 18mins. (The average speed is 20km/h.)
Via: Fanling Station Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Sha Tau Kok Road - Ma Mei Ha and Tan Chuk Hang Tsuen Access
| New Territories GMB Route 56B (Fanling Station → Tan Chuk Hang) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Fanling |
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| 2 | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau |
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Hail-and-ride section |
| 3 | Fanling (Lung Yeuk Tau) |
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| 4 | Ma Mei Ha | Sha Tau Kok Road - Ma Mei Ha |
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| 5 | Tan Chuk Hang |
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To Fanling Station[]
To Fanling Station: The distance of this route is approx. 6.6km, and the journey time is approximately 22mins. (The average speed is 18km/h.)
Via: Tan Chuk Hang Tsuen Access, Sha Tau Kok Road - Ma Mei Ha, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Luen On Street, Luen Wo Road, Luen Fat Street, Wo Tai Street, Fan Leng Lau Road, Sha Tau Kok Road – Lung Yeuk Tau, San Wan Road and Fanling Station Road
| New Territories GMB Route 56B (Tan Chuk Hang → Fanling Station) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tan Chuk Hang |
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Hail-and-ride section | |
| 2 | Ma Mei Ha | Sha Tau Kok Road - Ma Mei Ha |
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| 3 | Fanling (Lung Yeuk Tau) | Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau |
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| 4 | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Luen Wo Road |
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| 5 | Fanling | San Wan Road |
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Ridership[]
While village houses have been completed one after another along the service scope of Route 56B, the frequency of the service fails to cope with passenger demand, making it difficult for passengers to board from Sze Tau Leng Tsuen.[17]
According to the LegCo or District Council documents, the passengers capacity of this route is as follows:
- 2019: The daily patronage of the route group to which it belongs is 21,800.[18]
- 2020:[19]
- February: A field survey was conducted at Tan Chuk Hang between 7:00 am and 9:00 am, and the average occupancy rate was about 40%;
- June: A field survey was conducted at Fanling Station from 6pm to 8pm, with an average occupancy rate of about 75%.
- 2023: The special departure from Fanling Station at 10:10 pm and from Sze Tau Leng at 10:35 pm on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays recorded an average of only about four and one passenger respectively.[20]
Gallery[]
Route 56B terminates at Fanling Station
Route 56B terminates at Fanling Station
Route 56B terminates at Tan Chuk Hang Sze Tau Leng Tsuen
Route 56B observes Wo Tai Street
A Route 56B minibus observes Wah Ming Road Roundabout
Route 56B terminates at Fanling Station
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Route 56B terminates at Fanling Station
Route 56B terminates at Fanling Station
A Route 56B minibus just arrived at Fanling Station
The stop sign of Route 56B at Fanling Station
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.
Related articles[]
References[]
- ↑ "Transport Department's response to Panel Paper No. 24/2023 "Request for Formal Integration of 52B/56B/54K Trial Trips into the Regular Service", May 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Enhancement of New Territories Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Service Supplementary Route No. 56B (Fanling Station – Tan Chuk Hang)" [Traffic Advice], 26 October 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time Arrival Information System for Green Minibus", 25 March 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Route Change of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 56K (Luk Keng bound), 56B (Tan Chuk Hang bound) and 56C (Siu Hang Tsuen bound)" [Traffic Advice], 31 March 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 55K, 56A, 56B, 56C and 56K" [Traffic Advice], 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment on New Territories GMB Route Nos. 55K, 56B, 56C and 56K" [Traffic Advice], 13 January 2025.
- ↑ According to Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2025-2026 LC Paper No. TLB143, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 12.0% and the Transport Department eventually approved a 7.6% increase.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment on New Territories GMB Routes 55K, 56B, 56C and 56K" [Traffic Advice], 19 January 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_55460.html Fare Adjustment for N.T. GMB Route No. 55K (Sheung Shui Station - Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street)), N.T. GMB Route No. 56A (Fanling Station - Wo Mun Street PLB Terminus), N.T. GMB Route No. 56K (Fanling Station - Luk Keng), N.T. GMB Route No. 56B (Fanling Station - Tan Chuk Hang), N.T. GMB Route No. 56C (Fanling Station - Siu Hang Tsuen)]" [Traffic Advice], 14 May 2019.
- ↑ According to Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2019-20 Reply Serial No. THB(T)147, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 13.6% and TD eventually approved a 7.4% increase (for the entire route group).
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[http://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/tc/content_13/TNN/fare%20increase%20(gmb%2055k).pdf Fare Adjustment for N.T. GMB Route No. 55K (Sheung Shui Station - Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street)), N.T. GMB Route No. 56A (Fanling Station - Wo Mun Street PLB Terminus), N.T. GMB Route No. 56K (Fanling Station - Luk Keng), N.T. GMB Route No. 56B (Fanling Station - Tan Chuk Hang), N.T. GMB Route No. 56C (Fanling Station - Siu Hang Tsuen)]" [Traffic Advice], 21 November 2016.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2016-17 Reply Serial No. THB(T)150, the operator originally applied for a 10.5% fare increase and the TD eventually approved a 5.3% increase.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_36957.html Fare Adjustment for N.T. GMB Route No. 55K (Sheung Shui Station - Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street)), N.T. GMB Route No. 56A (Fanling Station - Wo Mun Street PLB Terminus), N.T. GMB Route No. 56K (Fanling Station - Luk Keng), N.T. GMB Route No. 56B (Fanling Station - Tan Chuk Hang), N.T. GMB Route No. 56C (Fanling Station - Siu Hang Tsuen)]" [Traffic Advice], 5 February 2014.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2014-15 Reply Serial No. THB(T)148, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 9.6% and the TD eventually approved a 4.1% increase.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustments for N.T. GMB Route No. 55K (Sheung Shui Station - Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street)), GMB Route No. 56A (Fanling Station - Wo Mun Street PLB Terminus), GMB Route No. 56K (Fanling Station - Luk Keng)" [Traffic Advice], 29 February 2012.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories GMB Route 52A (Wo Man Street - Fanling Station) New Territories GMB Route 52K (Ping Che - Fanling Station) New Territories GMB Route 54A (Wing Fuk Centre - Fanling Station) New Territories GMB Route 54K (Lung Yeuk Tau - Fanling Station) New Territories GMB Route 56A (Wo Man Street - Fanling Station) New Territories GMB Route 56B (Luen Wo Hui - Fanling Station)Sectional Fares N.T. GMB Route 56C (Luen Wo Hui - Fanling Station) Sectional Fares N.T. GMB Route 56K (Luen Wo Hui - Fanling Station) Sectional Fares" [Traffic Advice], January 2008.
- ↑ North District Council Secretariat, "North District Council (2020-2023) Traffic and Transport Committee (9/2021-12/2023) Minutes of the 6th meeting (point 5)", October 2022.
- ↑ Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2019-20 Reply Serial No. THB(T)147
- ↑ "運輸署就委員會文件第67/2020號「要求改善56B小巴服務營運質素」的書面回應" (Transport Department's Written Response to Panel Paper No. 67/2020 "Request for Improvement in the Operation Quality of 56B Light Bus Services) (Chinese only), North District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper, July 2020.
- ↑ "Transport Department's response to Panel Paper No. 24/2023 "Request for Formalisation of 52B/56B/54K Trial Trips into Regular Service", Paper for the Traffic and Transport Committee of the North District Council, May 2023.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 56B
- 16SEATS.net - New Territories Green Minibus Route 56B
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