New Territories GMB Route 59S

The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route 59S is operated by Big Union Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 4761C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs between Sheung Shui Station and Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point, and is a supplementary service to Route 59K.

History[]

In May 2018, the Administration published the Local Public Transport Service Arrangements at Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point, proposing a new short-haul special service on New Territories GMB Route 59K between Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Sheung Shui Station. The Department would require the operator to increase the number of vehicles to operate the special short-haul service to ensure that the existing passengers travelling to and from Lin Ma Hang would not be affected ^[1]. The short-haul special departure was subsequently individually numbered as Route 59S.

The Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point was completed in August 2020. Due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia in early 2020, only cargo clearance was conducted at the initial stage. With the change of the epidemic situation, passenger clearance service was provided at the Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point from 6 February 2023, and this route was launched at the same time.^[2]^[3]

Route Change History[]

6 February 2023: Route 59S commenced service. ^[2]
30 September 2023: Last minibus time from Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point was postponed from 22:15 to 22:30. ^[4]

Service Hours and Headways[]

The latest update is on 12/2023, see here for the referenced link

From Sheung Shui Station
Service Hours	Headways (mins)
Daily
06:30 - 09:30	8
09:30 - 19:30	3
19:30 - 21:00	8

From Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point
Service Hours	Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
07:15 - 08:00	3
08:00 - 10:00	8
10:00 - 20:00	3
20:00 - 22:30	8
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
07:15 - 09:00	8
09:00 - 22:30	3

Headways may be increased in response to passenger demand.

Fares[]

Fare chart
Boarding stop \ Alighting stop	Sheung Shui Station or after	San Uk Ling Firing Ground or after	Nga Yiu/Ta Kwu Ling Police Station or after	Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point or after
Sheung Shui Station or before		$6.4	$7.4	$9.1
San Uk Ling Firing Ground or before	$6.4		$6.4	$7.4
Nga Yiu/Ta Kwu Ling Police Station or before	$7.4	$6.4		$6.4
Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point or before	$9.1	$7.4	$6.4

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 Scheme. 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 two-way section fares by Octopus card should notify the driver to adjust the fare processor. 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 59S and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg	2nd leg	Discounted amount	Time limit
59S	MTR	50￠	90 minutes
MTR	59S	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, a total of 12 minibuses are required to serve this route, four of which are 19-seaters. It has a total capacity of not less than 128 passengers in each direction during the peakiest hour.

Currently a total of 43 minibuses are deployed on Routes NT GMB Routes 59A, 59K and 59S operated under Big Union, include 7 of 16-seater minibuses and 36 of 19-seater minibuses.

List of Big Union minibuses
Plate No.	Type No.^{[Remark 1]}	Seat	Sign Configuration	Route	Remarks
GL5600	2016 6DL	19-seater Vegaset	Rollsign	59S	Equipped with automatic transmission and Pushing Door Formerly vehicle of The Mills Free Shuttle Bus Wafs also a formerly vehicle of Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Route 101M/102 series Licence Plate belonged to 1995 (3rd Generation) of Mingfame New Territories Route 801 Entered service in March 2024
LN526	2024 7DL	19-seater Original 3-point harness seat	Transfull EDS		Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Licence Plate belonged to 2004 5LS of Red Minibus Lee Mong Route Entered service in July 2024
LT3918	2004 5LS2	16-seater High Adopt	Rollsign		Formerly vehicle of Brilliant Way's Kowloon Route 37A／37M Entered service in November 2023
LX157	2005 5LS2				Formerly vehicle of Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Route 50K/51K Was also a formerly vehicle of Golden Way New Territories Route 55K Entered service in March 2024
LX6321					Formerly vehicle of Brilliant Way's Kowloon Route 37A／37M Entered service in November 2023
LY8416					Formerly vehicle of Loadwin Industrial New Territories Route 302 Was also a formerly vehicle of Yan Yan HoNew Territories Route 101M／102 series Entered service in August 2023
LZ3120					Formerly vehicle of No. 9 Route Was also a formerly vehicle of Yan Yan Ho New Territories Route 101M/102 series Entered service in February 2023
MA723	2024 7DL	19-seater original 3-point harness seat	Transfull EDS		Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in September 2024
MB7909	2005 5LS2	16-seater high abopt	Rollsign		Formerly vehicle of No. 9 Route Was also a formerly vehicle of Brilliant Way's Kowloon Route 37A/37M and Yan Yan Ho New Territories Route 101M／102 series Entered service in February 2023
MC3335	2005 5LS2	16-seater high abopt	Rollsign		Formerly vehicle of Sheung Shui PLB New Territories Route 50K／51K Was also a formerly vehicle of Golden Way New Territories Route 55K Entered service in March 2024
NB326	2024 7DL	19-seater Original 3 point harness seat	Transfull EDS		Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in October 2024 Plate Originally belonged to a 2004 5LS2^{[Remark 2]}
TJ965	2023 7DL	19-seater original 3-point harness seat	Transfull EDS		Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in November 2023 Licence Plate belonged to Taxi
VP6427	2018 7LL	19-seater Vogelise	Patent Enterprises EDS	59A	Formerly vehicle of Golden Way's New Territories Route 55K Entered service in February 2023
VR2834				59K	Entered service in August 2018 One of the first 19-seater minibus in this series of Route
VS9483				59S	Formerly vehicle of Golden Way New Territories Route 55K Entered service in December 2022
VU8458				59K
VV9149
WC7247	2019 7LL		Transfull EDS		Entered service in May 2019
YK5472	2023 7DL	19-seater original 3-point harness seat		59S	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in February 2023
YK5989
YK6128
YL9766
YM3285					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in March 2023
YP9925					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in May 2023
YR3281
YT5110					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in July 2023
YT6037
YY4102					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in November 2023
YZ5080					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in December 2023
YZ5619
YZ6185
YZ7069					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in December 2023 Licence Plate Originally was YZ6128
ZA1705					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in December 2023
ZA3141
ZE5350	2024 7DL				Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in April 2024
ZE9719
ZF3009
ZF3437
ZH6156					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in May 2024
ZH8201					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in June 2024
ZJ4896
ZJ6044
ZL8972					Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in September 2024

List of former vehicles on Big Union minibuses
Plate No.	Type No.	Retirement/withdrawal date	Whereabouts	Substituted vehicle(s)
FC3292	2005 5LS2	April 2024	Transferred to Luxe Form Investment's New Territories Route 35/79S	ZE5350 (2024 7DL)
GL2150	1995 3rd Generation	February 2016	Retired	MB4181 (2005 5LS2)
GW6883	2006 5LS2	January 2023	Transferred to Success Transportation Kowloon Route 16 series
HF1930	1997 3rd Generation	May 2016	Retired	KN4317 (2002 5LS)
HF2240	1997 3rd Generation	May 2016		LT3109 (2004 5LS2)
HP3490	1998 3rd Generation	February 2016		MA5597 (2005 5LS2)
KN4317	2002 5LS	May 2019		WC7247 (2019 7LL)
KP3475	2002 5LS	October 2010	Exchanged with GL2150 (1995 3rd Generation) that formerly vehicle of Fully Mint New Territories Route 501A/501K
LS7067	2004 5LS2	November 2023	Transferred to Loadwin Industrial New Territories Route 301/301M/302	LT3918 (2004 5LS2)
LS9835		April 2023	Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Route 57K
LT751		June 2024	Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Route 101M/102 series/Route 111	ZH8201 (2024 7DL)
LT6147		June 2024		LN526 (2024 7DL)
LT3109		Unknown	Retired
LV2259	2005 5LS2	December 2023	Retired	ZA3141 (2023 7DL)
LW1837		June 2024	Transferred to Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Route 101M/102/111	ZJ6044 (2024 7DL)
LW1849		March 2024	Retired	ZE9719 (2024 7DL)
LW6149		December 2023		YZ6185 (2023 7DL)
LW6502		March 2024		LT751 (2004 5LS2)
MA3818		August 2019	Retired Licence Plate is now belonging to 2019 7LL of Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Route 101M/102 series/Route 111	MD2526 (2005 5LS2)
MA5390		May 2024	Transferred to Luxe Form Investment's New Territories Route 33/35/79S	ZH6156 (2024 7DL)
MA5597		March 2024	Retired	LT6147 (2004 5LS2)
MA5685		August 2023		TJ965 (2023 7DL)
MA6929		June 2024		ZJ4896 (2024 7DL)
MB3718		September 2023	Transferred to Peak Scene's Kowloon Route 19M	YZ6128 (2023 7DL) Then the plate number converted to YZ7069
MB4181		September 2022	Retired
MB4989		August 2023		YY4102 (2023 7DL)
MC4086		October 2023		YZ5619 (2023 7DL)
MD2526		November 2023	Transferred to Loadwin Industrial's New Territories Routes 301/301M/302	LX6321 (2005 5LS2)
ME4010		December 2023	Retired	ZA1705 (2023 7DL)
NB326	2004 5LS2	October 2024	Retired	2024 7DL of the same plate

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 11/2024202411

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Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 8.7km, and the journey time is approximately 25mins. (The average speed is 20.9km/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 Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point[]

Via: San Wan Road, San Fung Avenue, Po Wan Road, Po Shek Wu Road, Jockey Club Road, Man Kam To Road, Lin Ma Hang Road and connecting road

New Territories GMB Route 59S (Sheung Shui Station → Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Sheung Shui		Sheung Shui Station Minibus Terminus (Landmark North)
2		San Fung Avenue	Shek Wu Hui Post Office
3		Jockey Club Road	Fung Kai No.1 Secondary School
4	Man Kam To	Man Kam To Road	Hung Kiu San Tsuen Cheung Po Tau Lo Wu Station Road (Boundary Police District Headquarters) Sha Ling Tsuen Sandy Ridge Cemetery San Uk Ling Firing Ground Man Kam To Lorry Waiting Area	Hail-and-Ride Section
5	Man Kam To/Ta Kwu Ling	Lin Ma Hang Road	San Uk Ling Tsuen (Man Kam To Livestock Monitoring Station) Muk Wu Tsuen Muk Wu Nga Yiu River Ganges (Ping Yuen River) Estuary Ta Kwu Leng Village Ta Kwu Ling Police Station (Ping Che Road junction) Kaw Liu Village Chuk Yuen Tsuen Resite Area road junction	Hail-and-Ride Section
6	Man Kam To/Ta Kwu Ling		Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point
Passengers are unable to use this route to cross the border via Man Kam To Control Point.

To Sheung Shui Station[]

Via: Connecting road, Lin Ma Hang Road, Man Kam To Road, Jockey Club Road, Po Shek Wu Road, Po Wan Road, San Fung Avenue and Lung Sum Avenue

New Territories GMB Route 59S (Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point → Sheung Shui Station)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Ta Kwu Ling/Man Kam To		Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point
2	Ta Kwu Ling/Man Kam To	Lin Ma Hang Road	Chuk Yuen Tsuen Resite Area road junction Ta Kwu Ling Police Station (Ping Che Road junction) Ta Kwu Leng Village River Ganges (Ping Yuen River) Estuary Muk Wu Nga Yiu Muk Wu Village San Uk Ling Tsuen (Man Kam To Livestock Monitoring Station)	Hail-and-Ride section
3	Man Kam To	Man Kam To Road	Man Kam To (San Uk Ling Tsuen) Bus Terminus San Uk Ling Firing Ground Sha Ling Tsuen (Sandy Ridge Cemetery) Lo Wu Station Road (Boundary Police District Headquarters) Cheung Po Tau Fu Tei Au
4	Sheung Shui	Jockey Club Road	Fung Kai No.1 Secondary School
5		San Fung Avenue	Shek Wu Hui Post Office	Alighting only
6			Sheung Shui Station Minibus Terminus (Landmark North)
Passengers are unable to take this route from Man Kam To Control Point to Sheung Shui.

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.
↑ That 5LS2 was originally a vehicle on Fully Mint's New Territories Routes 807 series, and was changed to serve on Mingfame's New Territories Route 801 in July 2019; Was also changed as Red Minibus idled after the closure of Mingfame in September 2020, then solded to Big Union, until October 2024 before retirement.

Notes and References[]

↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "香園圍邊境管制站的本地公共交通服務安排" (Local Public Transport Service Arrangements at Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point) North District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 55/2018, April 2018
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Territories Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Service Supplementary Route No. 59S (Sheung Shui Station – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)" [Traffic Advice], 3 February 2023.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Traffic and Public Transport Arrangements for Heung Yuen Wai Border Control Point" [Traffic Advice], 4 February 2023.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_72644.html Service Enhancement of New Territories Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Service Supplementary Route No. 59S (Sheung Shui Station – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)]" [Traffic Advice], 26 September 2023.

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[5] 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.

[6] That 5LS2 was originally a vehicle on Fully Mint's New Territories Routes 807 series, and was changed to serve on Mingfame's New Territories Route 801 in July 2019; Was also changed as Red Minibus idled after the closure of Mingfame in September 2020, then solded to Big Union, until October 2024 before retirement.

[1] Transport Department HKSARG, "香園圍邊境管制站的本地公共交通服務安排" (Local Public Transport Service Arrangements at Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point) North District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 55/2018, April 2018

[TDnotice220203-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Territories Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Service Supplementary Route No. 59S (Sheung Shui Station – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)" [Traffic Advice], 3 February 2023.

[3] Transport Department HKSARG, "Traffic and Public Transport Arrangements for Heung Yuen Wai Border Control Point" [Traffic Advice], 4 February 2023.

[4] Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_72644.html Service Enhancement of New Territories Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Service Supplementary Route No. 59S (Sheung Shui Station – Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point)]" [Traffic Advice], 26 September 2023.

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