New Territories GMB Route 624

The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route 624 is operated by Manlin (EE) Tourist Services Company Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 17109C) under Eternal East Bus. It runs between Park YOHO and Yuen Long (Long Ming Street), with no en-route stops along the way.

This route is officially a circular route as listed in the according to Transport Department's Schedule of Services, but under any circumstances, all passengers must alight after the vehicle has arrived at Yuen Long (Long Ming Street), therefore it belongs to a fake circular route.

History[]

This route was formerly known as the PLB Park YOHO - Yuen Long Route, which serves the housing estate Park YOHO in a similar mode as residents' buses. In August 2024, the Transport Department (TD) launched a conversion of red minibus to green minibus scheme to invite 11 red minibus routes, including this route, which have participated in the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities and met the specified criteria to convert to green minibus operation, and the scheme was approved on 6 January 2025^[1], with the route being subsequently numbered as New Territories Route 624.

9 March 2025: Route 624 entered service, replacing the PLB Park YOHO - Yuen Long Route.^[2]

Service hours and headways[]

The latest update is on 3/2025, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Park YOHO
Service hours	Headways (mins)
Daily
06:00 - 06:30	15
06:30 - 09:30	10
09:30 - 17:30	15
17:30 - 20:30	10
20:30 - 23:30	15
23:30 - 00:00	10

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

Fares[]

Journey/Boarding stop	Fares
Full fare	$7.0

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. This route has no section fares.

Octopus interchange concessions[]

Route 624 and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg	2nd leg	Discounted amount	Time limit
624	MTR	50￠	90 minutes
MTR	624	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 Schedule of Services of the Transport Department, this route is served by a total of three minibuses, two of which are 19-seaters, with a total capacity of not less than 96 passengers in each direction during the peakiest hour.

Currently, this route has a total of 3 minibuses, including 1 16-seater minibuses and 2 19-seater minibuses.

List of New Territories Route 624 minibuses
Plate No.	Type No.^{[Remark 1]}	Seat	Sign Configuration	Remarks
SY3495	2014 6LS	16-seater high back seat	Rollsign	The only 16-seater minibus on this series Initial vehicle of PLB Park YOHO - Yuen Long Route fleet
UH1299	2016 6LL	19-seater Vegaseat		Initial vehicle of PLB Park YOHO - Yuen Long Route fleet
UH2075	2016 6LL	19-seater Vegaseat

This section was last updated on 3/2025202503

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 5.0km, and the journey time is approximately 12mins. (The average speed is 25km/h.)

Yuen Long (Long Ming Street)[]

Via: Park YOHO access, Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Long Yat Road and Long Ming Street

New Territories GMB Route 624 (Park YOHO → Yuen Long (Long Ming Street))
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Kam Tin		Park YOHO Minibus Terminus
Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long
2	Yuen Long Town	Long Ming Street	Long Ming Street Minibus Terminus (YOHO Mall I)

To Park YOHO[]

Via: Long Ming Street, Long Yat Road, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi and Park YOHO access

New Territories GMB Route 624 (Yuen Long (Long Ming Street) → Park YOHO)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Yuen Long Town	Long Ming Street	Long Ming Street Minibus Terminus (YOHO Mall I)
Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi
2	Kam Tin		Park YOHO Minibus Terminus

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.

References[]

↑ Government of the HKSAR, "Transport Department approves conversion of two red minibus routes into green minibus route operations" [News Bulletin], 6 January 2025.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of N.T. PLB (Scheduled) Service Route No. 624 (Park YOHO Transport Terminus to Yuen Long Station (Long Ming Street) (Circular) " [Traffic Advice], 28 February 2025.

External links[]

[3] 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.

[1] Government of the HKSAR, "Transport Department approves conversion of two red minibus routes into green minibus route operations" [News Bulletin], 6 January 2025.

[2] Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of N.T. PLB (Scheduled) Service Route No. 624 (Park YOHO Transport Terminus to Yuen Long Station (Long Ming Street) (Circular) " [Traffic Advice], 28 February 2025.

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[Remark 1]

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