The New Territories Green Minibus Route 69K is operated by Himwell (興銳) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 5146C). It runs between Greenwood Terrace and Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street), passing through Shan Mei Street.
History[]
- 9 October 1987: The Transport Department invited opened tenders for a total of 18 green minibus (GMB) routes in a set of 9, this route and Route 68K was grouped as same brand[1]
- 27 May 1988: Route 69K came into service[2]
- 28 June 2022: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [3]
Service hours and headways[]
| From Greenwood Terrance | From Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Headways (mins) |
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| Daily | ||
| 06:30 - 10:00 | 06:30 - 10:00 | 4 |
| 10:00 - 15:00 | 10:00 - 15:00 | 10 |
| 15:00 - 20:30 | 15:00 - 20:30 | 4 |
| 20:30 - 00:00 | 20:30 - 00:00 | 10 |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart | ||
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From ＼ To |
Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Sui Wo Court Phrase 2 |
| Scenery Garden | $5.5 | |
| Greenwood Terrace | $7.0 | $4.4 |
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Octopus interchange concessions[]
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Minibus deployments[]
According to Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route served by a total of 9 minibuses to provide services, The carrying capacity of not less than 240 passengers per direction during the busiest hour.
Current this route and New Territories Route 68K and 68S have a total of 25 Toyota Coaster LPG minibus, included 9 of 16-seater minibus and 16 of 19-seater minibus.
| List of New Territories Route 68K/68S/69K minibuses | |||||
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| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Route | Remarks |
| BY1813 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Patent Enterprises EDS | 68K | Entered service in May 2021 Plate Originally belonged to a 1st generation and 2004 5LS[Remark 2] |
| DE2832 | 2020 7LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Entered service in October 2020 Plate Originally belonged to a 1985 1st generation[Remark 3]and 2005 5LS2[8][Remark 4] | ||
| DX7178 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Entered service in May 2021 Original plate number XH8444 Current Plate number was applied to a 1987 1st generation and 2005 5LS2[Remark 5] | ||
| DZ894 | 2019 7LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Entered service in October 2019 Original plate number WM5231 Current Plate number was applied to a 1987 1st generation and 2005 5LS2[Remark 6] | ||
| EB2456 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt | Newest Rollsign | 68S | Formerly a vehicle of Champion Legends New Territories Route 810 Entered service in November 2020 |
| EW6174 | 2019 7LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | 68K | Entered service in June 2019 Plate Originally belonged to a 5LS |
| FD1762 | 69K | Entered service in October 2019 Plate Originally belonged to a 2005 5LS2[Remark 7] | |||
| FH4676 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt | Oldest Rollsign | 68K | |
| GD315 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Patent Enterprises EDS | 69K | Entered service in December 2021 Plate Originally belonged to a 2002 5LS |
| GT8130 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt | Newest Rollsign | 68K | Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Tsz Jor Route Was also a formerly Vehicle of Ap Lei Chau PLB Hong Kong Island 27/29 series Plate once applied in a 1996 3rd generation of Ap Lei Chau PLB Hong Kong Island 27/29 series Entered service in June 2023 |
| LL9204 | 2019 7LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | Entered service in June 2019 Plate Originally belonged to a 2004 5DL of Aberdeen Maxicab Hong Kong Island 40 series | |
| LT9959 | 2004 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt | Oldest Rollsign | 69K | |
| LV7536 | 2005 5LS2 | ||||
| LW8422 | 2021 7LL | 19 seater Original 3-point harness seat | Patent Enterprises EDS | Entered service in 19 April 2021 Plate Originally belonged to a 2005 5LS2 | |
| LX1196 | 68K | Entered service in April 2021 Plate Originally belonged to a 2005 5LS2 | |||
| LX4891 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt | Oldest Rollsign | Spare | Entered service in May 2005 |
| LY2655 | |||||
| MD8322 | 69K | Entered service in December 2005 Normal day need to serve on Route 811 | |||
| PD6079 | Day time: 68K Night time: 68S |
Formerly a vehicle of Northern Island trunk Route and Wan Tsuen Route | |||
| VC6230 | 2017 7LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | 68K | Entered service in November 2017 |
| WB655 | 2019 7LL | 69K | Entered service in April 2019 | ||
| WC8479 | Day time: 68K Night time: 69K |
Entered service in May 2019 | |||
| WK397 | 68K | Entered service in October 2019 | |||
| WP7931 | 2020 7LL | 69K | |||
| XF7859 | 2021 7LL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | 68K | Entered service in March 2021 | |
| List of former minibuses under route 68K/68S/69K | |||||
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| Plate No. | Model | Type No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| BY1813 | Toyota Coaster | 1st generation | 2004 | Remark | 2004 5LS of the same plate Then the plate number changed as XH290 in April 2021 |
| CG6252 | Mitsubishi Rosa | BE434E | 1998 | Transferred to Red Minibus Mong Kok - Kai Yip Estate Route | |
| DE2832 | Toyota Coaster | 1985 1st generation | December 2005 | Retired | 2005 5LS2 of the same plate |
| 2005 5LS2 | October 2020 | Transferred to Goodrich Transportation Kowloon Route 43M then changed the plate number as WZ4843 | 2020 7LL of the same plate | ||
| DX7178 | 1987 1st generation | May 2005 | Retired | 2005 5LS2 of the same plate Then the plate number once changed as XH1744 in April 2021 | |
| DZ894 | 2005 | 2005 5LS2 of the same plate | |||
| 2005 5LS2 | October 2019 | Transferred to Red Minibus Wong Tsing Route then changed the plate number as WJ9561 | WM5231 (2019 7LL) Then applied the original plate number | ||
| EA6254 | Unknown | Transferred to Red Minibus 17 Route | |||
| EH6073 | 5LS | Unknown Now retired |
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| EM9525 | 2005 5LS2 | Transferred to Red Minibus Yuen Jor Route and Yuen Tuen Route | |||
| EW6174 | 5LS | June 2019 | Retired | 2019 7LL of the same plate | |
| FD1762 | 2005 5LS2 | October 2019 | Transferred to Red Minibus Tsz Mong Route then changed the plate number as WK4022 | 2019 7LL of the same plate | |
| GD315 | 2002 5LS | December 2021 | Retired | 2021 7LL of the same plate | |
| KM7076 | November 2017 | Transferred to Goodrich Transportation Kowloon Route 43M | VC6230 (2017 7LL) | ||
| LN3081 | 2004 5LS | Unknown | Unknown retired |
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| LU1266 | 2005 5LS2 | September 2020 | Retired Plate number is now applied in a 2020 7LL of New Territories Route 811 |
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| LW8422 | April 2021 | Retired | 2021 7LL of the same plate | ||
| LX1176 | March 2021 | Transferred to Goodrich Transportation Kowloon Route 43M | XF7859 (2021 7LL) | ||
| LX1196 | April 2021 | Retired | 2021 7LL of the same plate | ||
| XH290[Remark 8] | 2004 5LS | May 2021 | Transferred to Red Minibus Shek Tsuen Route | BY1813 (2021 7LL) | |
| XH1744[Remark 9] | 2005 5LS2 | September 2021 | Transferred to Easy Well Industrial New Territories Route 65M then changed the plate number as TB8900[Remark 10] | XH8444 (2021 7LL) Then the plate number once changed as DX7178 | |
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 9/2024202409
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 5.3km, and the journey time is approximately 15mins. (The average speed is 21.2km/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 Sha Tin Station[]
Via: Sui Wo Road, Shan Mei Street, Fo Tan Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road and Pai Tau Street
| New Territories GMB Route 69K (Greenwood Terrace → Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Sha Tin (Fo Tan) | Sui Wo Road |
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| 3 | Shan Mei Street |
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| 4 | Fo Tan Road |
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 Tai Po Road - Sha Tin
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| 5 | Sha Tin Central | Pai Tau Street |
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To Greenwood Terrace[]
Via: Pai Tau Street, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Tai Po Road - Sha Tin, Fo Tan Road, Shan Mei Street and Sui Wo Road
| New Territories GMB Route 69K (Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) → Greenwood Terrace) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Sha Tin Centre | Pai Tau Street |
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| 2 | Sha Tin（Fo Tan） | Fo Tan Road |
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| 3 | Shan Mei Street |
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| 4 | Sui Wo Road |
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Section fare begins here | ||
Related incidents[]
- 15 March 2023: 10:00 in the evening, one of the Toyota Coaster heading to Sha Tin Station was crashed by another green minibus in Tai Po Road - Sha Tin near Lek Yuen Estate, 2 minibus have 13 people injured[9][10]
Gallery[]
The terminus Station of Route 69K was Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street)
The terminus Station of Route 69K was Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street)
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A minibus EM9525 on route 69K was passing through Sui Wo Road heading to Greenwood Terence Terminus
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
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 5LS current serve in Red Minibus Shek Tsuen Route, The plate number once changed as XH290 before transferred to that route
- ↑ That 1st generation Toyota Coaster was the last Retired in Green Minibus routes
- ↑ The plate number of that 5LS2 currently changed as WZ4843
- ↑ That 5LS2 currently serve in Easy Well Industries New Territories Route 65M then changed the plate number as XH1744 and TB8900
- ↑ The plate number of 5LS2 was changed as WJ9561
- ↑ That 5LS2 currently serves on Red Minibus Tsz Mong Route then changed the plate number as WK4022
- ↑ Original plate number BY1813, Plate changed in April 2021.
- ↑ Original plate number DX7178, Plate changed in April 2021.
- ↑ That are number once applied in a 2002 5LS of Red Minibus Kwun Tsuen Route
Related articles[]
- KMB Route 81K
- Resident Shuttle Bus Route NR81 (Cancelled)
References[]
- ↑ G. N. 3368, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette, Vol. 41, No. 129. 9 October 1987
- ↑ "Sha Tin 2 new minibus routes enter service in Friday", Hong Kong Government Press Release, 25 May 1988.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 453 routes" [News Bulletin], 28 June 2022.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2024-25 Reply No. TLB(T)146, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 14.3%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 8.6%.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2018-19 Reply No. TLB(T)140, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 11.1%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 4.8%.
- ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2015-16 Reply No. THB(T)162, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 13.6%, but the Transport Department finally approved an increase of 6.8%.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Shatin 2 green minibus crashed together 13 people injured, Traffic congestion on site, Oriental Daily News, 15 Mar 2023.
- ↑ Sha Tin Rural Committee Road got 13 people injured, HK01, 15 Mar 2023. (Aware the road name in title had a mistake, must be Tai Po Road)
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 69K
- 16SEATS.net - Ne Green Minibus Route 69K
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