New Territories GMB Route 618B

The New Territories Green Minibus Route 618B is operated by Yield Team Limited (天祐有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 15998C). It runs one-way from Tin Shui Wai (Wetland Park Road) to Shenzhen Bay Port, via Kingswood North, Tin Shui Wai Town Centre and Ha Tsuen.

This is a special trip of Route 618 and provides service only during peak hours on Mondays to Fridays and whole day on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

History[]

2 December 2024: Route 618B entered service.^[1]

Service hours and headways[]

From Tin Shui Wai (Wetland Park Road)
Service hours	Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
06:20 - 10:00	20

16:00 - 19:00	20
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
06:00 - 22:20	20

Passengers can use Route 618 during other periods.

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

Fares[]

Journey/Boarding stop	Fares
Full fares	$14.4

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. Passengers are required to tender exact fare in cash or by Octopus card upon boarding. No change will be given. Concessionary Fee for Staff at Shenzhen Bay Port: $11.5 This route has no section fares.

Octopus interchange concessions[]

Route 618B and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg	2nd leg	Discounted amount	Time limit
618B	MTR	50￠	90 minutes
MTR	618B	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, this route and routes 618 and 618A requires a total of 12 19-seater Toyota Coaster minibuses to provide service, with a total passenger capacity of no less than 133 people in each direction during the peak hour.

Currently this route and routes 618 and 618A have a total of 17 of 19-seater Toyota Coaster minibuses.

List of Yield Team minibuses
Plate no.	Type code ^{[Remark 1]}	Seat(s)	Destination sign config.	Remarks
AU1428	2017 7LL	19-seater Vegaset	Patent Enterprises EDS	Plate originally was VD7216 Current plate no originally belonged to a 5LS^{[Remark 2]}
AZ3266	2017 7LL
DX9578	2018 7LL			Plate originally belonged to a 4th Generation on PLB Route 17
NL950	2018 7LL			Entered service in June 2018 Plate originally belonged to 2004 5LS^{[Remark 3]}
VB5490	2017 7LL
VB7849
VC1207
VD1834
VE7169				Once shifted to Rich Success Transportation's New Territories Routes 60 series during May 2021 and August 2023
VE8465
VF6230	2018 7LL			Once shifted to Rich Success Transportation's New Territories Routes 60 series during November 2021 and May 2023
VW1883	2019 7LL			Entered service in September 2019 Original plate no. WJ9463
WC9808	2025 7DL	19-seater original 3-point harness seat	Transfull EDS	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission and seat occupancy and seat belt status detection system Entered service in August 2025
ZD8286	2024 7DL			Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission and seat occupancy and seat belt status detection system Entered service in March 2024
ZJ7499				Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission, seat occupancy and seat belt status detection system Entered service in June 2024
ZR8498				Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission and seat occupancy and seat belt status detection system Entered service in September 2024
ZV8939	2025 7DL			Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission and seat occupancy and seat belt status detection system Entered service in January 2025

List of former Yield Team vehicles
Plate no	Type no	Seat No	Date of Retired/Withdrawal	Fate	Substituted Vehicle(s)
AX1580	2004 5LS	16	2017	Transferred to PLB Yuen Mong Route and Route 17	AZ3266 (2017 7LL)
EB8299	5LS2		May 2017	Retired earlier due to traffic accident
EL1849	2005 5LS2		2017	Transferred to PLB Kwun Tsuen Route
FT5100	2005 5LS2		December 2017	Transferred to PLB To Tsuen Route
KP1966	2002 5LS		Unknown	Transferred to Red Minibus Route 17 and Hong Kong Island Northern Trunk Route Route
KY8815	2003 5LS		December 2017	Converted to Red Minibus Plate is now applied to a 2020 7LL on Manhattan Resources' Hong Kong Island Routes 16 series/18M
KY8923			Unknown	Transferred to Red Minibus Route 17
LB3900			Unknown	Concerted to Red Minibus
LT195	2004 5LS2		December 2017	Transferred to Chew Luen PLB Kwun Mong Route
LW8671	5LS		December 2017	Converted to Red Minibus
NL950	2004 5LS		June 2018	Transferred to PLB Kwun Tsing Route and changed the licence Plate as VN4509	2018 7LL of the same plate
NU3343	2008 6LS		December 2017	Transferred to PLB Shau Shek Route
SU6582	2014 6LS		Unknown	Transferred to PLB Kwun Tsing Route and Yau Tsing Route
SX2208	2014 6LS		Unknown	Transferred to PLB Kwun Tsing Route and Yau Tsing Route
VB1808	2017 7LL	19	September 2019	Retired earlier due to traffic accident	WJ9463 (2019 7LL) Then the plate number changed as VW1883

The information may not be complete and accurate, and are to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.

This section was last updated on 9/2025202509

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Routing[]

Via: Wetland Park Road, Tin Kwai Road, Tin Lung Road, Tin Shing Road, Tin Yan Road, Tin Wing Road, Tin Shing Road, Tin Wah Road, Lau Fau Shan Road, Ping Ha Road, Tin Ha Road, Ha Tsuen Road, Kong Sham Western Highway and Shenzhen Bay Bridge

New Territories GMB Route 618B (Tin Shui Wai (Wetland Park Road) → Shenzhen Bay Port)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	North Tin Shui Wai	Wetland Park Road	Hong Kong Wetland Park
2	North Tin Shui Wai	Tin Kwai Road	Hong Kong Student Aid Society (Vianni Cove) HKFYG Lee Shau Kee College (Tin Ching Estate)
2	Tin Shui Wai	Tin Kwai Road	Maywood Court Kingswood Villas Dragon Garden
3	Tin Shui Wai Town Centre	Ka Yan Street	Central Park Towers
4	Tin Shui Wai	Tin Wah Road	Chung Ki House
5	Ha Tsuen	Ping Ha Road	Fung Kong Tsuen Tung Tau Tsuen Lo Uk Tsuen Sik Kong Wai	Hail-and-ride section
6		Tin Ha Road	Ha Tsuen Shi San Uk Tsuen
7		Ha Tsuen Road	San Uk Tsuen to Ha Tsuen Interchange	Hail-and-ride section
All stops beyond this point are within the Frontier Closed Area (FCA). Passengers who do not possess a valid Closed Area Permit or travel documents (e.g. "Entry and Exit Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents" (Home Return Permit), passport, etc.) must alight at all stops before this point
Kong Sham Western Highway, Shenzhen Bay Bridge
8	Shenzhen (Shekou)		Shenzhen Bay Port Public Transport Interchange
The Shenzhen Bay Port Hong Kong Port Area (including the bus terminus) is a Frontier Closed Area (FCA). Passengers boarding, alighting or staying at this area must have a valid travel document (e.g. "Entry and Exit Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents" (Home Return Permit), passport, etc.) or a Frontier Closed Area Permit, otherwise it is an offence. Passengers should enter the Joint Inspection Building as soon as possible after alighting to complete the departure formalities.

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).
↑ That 5LS once shifted to PLB Route 17
↑ The 5LS was changed to serve on PLB Kwun Tsing Route then changed the plate number as VN4509

References[]

↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Territories Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Service Supplementary Route No. 618A (Tin Shui Wai (Tin Yan Estate) to Shenzhen Bay Port) and No. 618B (Tin Shui Wai (Wetland Park Road) to Shenzhen Bay Port)" [Traffic Advice], 18 November 2024.

External links[]

Template:List of Frontier Closed Area GMB Routes

[2] 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).

[3] That 5LS once shifted to PLB Route 17

[4] The 5LS was changed to serve on PLB Kwun Tsing Route then changed the plate number as VN4509

[1] Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Territories Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Service Supplementary Route No. 618A (Tin Shui Wai (Tin Yan Estate) to Shenzhen Bay Port) and No. 618B (Tin Shui Wai (Wetland Park Road) to Shenzhen Bay Port)" [Traffic Advice], 18 November 2024.

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V · D · EGreen minibus (GMB) routes in Yuen Long District

Yuen Long Town routes	<To/from Lau Fau Shan and Deep Bay> 33 • 35 <To/from Ping Shan, Hung Shui Kiu and Tin Shui Wai> 31 • 31A • 32 • 74 • 74A • 604 <To/from Shap Pat Heung and Au Tau> 39 • 39A • 73 • 73A • 609 • 609B • 609S • 611 • 611A • 611B • 611P • 611S • 623 • 624 <To/from Kam Tin and Pat Heung> 71 • 72 • 601 • 601C • 602 • 603 • 608 • 608S • 620 <To/from San Tin> 36 • 37 • 38 • 75 • 76 <Overnight to/from Kowloon> 606S ☾

Tin Shui Wai routes	<To/from Ha Tsuen> 34A • 621 <To/from Lok Ma Chau> 79S ☾ <To/from Shenzhen Bay Port> 618 • 618A • 618B <Overnight to/from Kowloon> 610S ☾

Lok Ma Chau routes	<To/from Tuen Mun> 44B • 44B1 • N44B ☾ <To/from Yuen Long Town> 75 <To/from Tin Shui Wai> 79S ☾ <To/from Kam Tin and Pat Heung> 78 <Overnight to/from Kowloon> 616S ☾

Other routes	<Within Kam Tin and Pat Heung> 71A • 72M • 78A • 601B • 602C

Remark: Italic - service during specified days/periods only; ☾ - overnight/late night service

V · D · EList of routes connecting Boundary Control Points

Lok Ma Chau Control Point (connects to Huanggang Port)	<Cross-boundary Shuttle Buses> Huang Bus <Cross-boundary Coaches> Kam Sheung Road All China Express • China-Hong Kong Express (Tsuen Wan) • Yau Tsim 24-hour Cross-border Express • Mong Kok All China Express • Kwun Tong 24-hour Cross-border Express • Wan Chai All China Express • Wonderland Express • Huanggang Cross-boundary Bus Tung Chung Citygate Route <Late-night GMB> 44B • 79S • 616S

Shenzhen Bay Control Point (connects to Shenzhen Bay Port of Entry)	<Local Services> Franchised Buses: B2 • B2P • B2X • B3 • B3A • B3M • B3X Green Minibuses: 618 • 618A • 618B <Cross-boundary Coaches> Trans-Island Prince Edward-Shenzhen Bay Route • Trans-Island Tsim Sha Tsui-Shenzhen Bay Route • Shenzhen Bay Cross-border Express • East Kowloon Express • Trans-Island Sheung Wan-Shenzhen Bay Route • Trans-Island Causeway Bay-Shenzhen Bay Route • Shenzhen Bay-Ocean Park Route • Shenzhen Bay Cross-boundary Bus Shenzhen Bay Route

Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point (connects to Futian Port of Entry)	<Local services> Franchised Buses:B1 • Green Minibuses:75

Sha Tau Kok Control Point (connects to Shatoujiao Port of Entry)	<Cross-boundary Coaches> Sha Tau Kok Express Bus • Sha Tau Kok Express

Man Kam To Control Point (connects to Shenzhen Wenjindu Port of Entry)	<Cross-boundary Coaches> Man Kam To Express

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Control Point (connects to HZMB Macau Frontier Post and Zhuhai Port)	<Local Services> Franchised Buses: 24-hour service: B4 • B6 Peak hour service: B6S Daytime service: A10 • A11 • A12 • A17 • A21 • A22 • A23 • A25 • A26 • A28 • A29 • A30 • A31 • A32 • A33X • A34 • A35 • A36 • A37 • A38 • A41 • A41P • A42 • A43 • A43P • A46 • A47X • B5 Late-night service N35 • NA10 • NA11 • NA12 • NA20 • NA29 • NA30 • NA31 • NA32 • NA33 • NA36 • NA37 • NA40 • NA41 • NA43 • NA47 • NA52 Overnight service: NA21 Major event special service: A11R • A25S Green minibuses: 901 Residents' buses: DB02A • DB02R • NR334 <Cross-boundary shuttle buses/coaches> Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Shuttle Bus <Cross-border Coaches> One Bus • Hong Kong - Macao Express • Kwun Tong (apm) - Macau Route • EEBus HZMB - Macau Route

Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (connects to Shenzhen Liantang Port)	<Local Services> Franchised Buses: 79K • B7 • B8 • B9 • B9A Green Minibuses: 59K • 59S

HSR West Kowloon Station Control Point (connects to the Mainland Port Area of the HSR West Kowloon Station)	<Local Services> Franchised buses: 110 • 260X • 268B • 269B • 271A • W2 • W3 • W4 Green minibuses: 3 • 77M • CX1 Residents' buses: KR14 Non-franchised buses: Blue Route (Kowloon Tour)

HKIA SkyPier Terminal (connects to HZMB Macau Frontier Post and Zhuhai Port)	<Cross-boundary Coaches> Macau HK Airport Direct • Zhuhai HK Airport Direct (Direct access to the Airport Restricted Area without immigration clearance in Hong Kong)