New Territories GMB Route 75

A minibus on Route 75 regular trip EY7863 was passing the intersection of Castle Peak Road - San Tin and East Wing On Road
Route Info
Termini	Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) ↔ Lok Ma Chau Spur Line ●
via	Castle Peak Road, Lok Ma Chau, Ha Wan Tsuen
Distance	14.0km
Journey Time	37 mins
Commencement date	1986/8/30
Operational information
Current operator	Ming Wai Public Light Bus
Past Operator	Extra Billion Investments (April 2005 - mid-2006)
Main Vehicles	Toyota Coaster
Fare Info
Full Fare	$8.7
No. of Section Fare(s)	4
Service hours
Service Hours (Outbound)	06:05 - 21:15
Service Hours （Inbound)	06:35 - 22:55
Headways	10-20 mins
Special Trips	Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) ↔ Ha Wan Tsuen ● San Tin ↔ Lok Ma Chau Spur Line ●

The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route 75 is operated by Ming Wai Public Light Bus Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 12049C). It runs between Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Public Transport Interchange.

This route is the only GMB route that provides services to Futian Port. As the fare is cheaper than that of KMB Route B1, it attracts many passengers to take it. This route is also the cheapest public transportation tool in Hong Kong to and from the land border control points, with the lowest fare being only $4.6.

History

• 15 November 1985: The Transport Department (TD) invited public tenders for 11 groups of 24 new green minibus routes, in which this route was grouped with Route 76.
• 30 August 1986: Route 75 commenced service between Yuen Long (Fook Tak Street) and Ha Wan Tsuen.
• 18 December 1987: Terminus was relocated to Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) to tie in with the opening of the minibus terminus there.
• 23 February 1988: Due to the construction of the Light Rail, the route changed to enter Tung Lok Street via Kik Yeung Road, Yuen Long On Ning Road and Shou Fu Street for Yuen Long direction.
• 13 May 1988: In connection with the New Territories Circular Highway project, the route was diverted to Lok Ma Chau Road via Pak Shek Au Interchange and SR6 (i.e. the present-day section of Castle Peak Road - Chau Tau) for both directions.
• 5 August 1988: Detoured via L1 road (i.e. present-day Long Yat Road) for Ha Wan Tsuen direction.
• 9 June 1989: Diverted via SR6 (i.e. the present section of Castle Peak Road - San Tin) to enter and exit Lok Ma Chau Road for both directions, and no longer passed through Pak Shek Au Interchange.
• 7 December 2003: Detoured via West Rail Yuen Long Station Public Transport Interchange for Ha Wan Tsuen direction.
• 10 April 2005: As the operating licence of the original operator due to internal management problems, the route was temporarily changed to operate by Extra Billion Investment.
• 22 April 2005: The Transport Department re-tendered this route and Route 76.
• Mid-2006: This route was taken over by Ming Wai Public Light Bus.
• 15 August 2007: The Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point and Futian Port were commissioned, and the terminus was relocated to Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Public Transport Interchange with effect from 4:00 p.m. on the same day.
  • A short-working trip between San Tin Post Office and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Public Transport Interchange, initially named ‘75A’, was introduced on the same day, and was later subsumed under Route 75 in September of the same year.
• 28 December 2009: The short-working trips between San Tin and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point were formally extended with Castle Peak Road - San Tin near San Tin Post Office as the terminus.
• 10 June 2013: Following the second phase of the Government's reduction of the Frontier Closed Area (FCA), Ha Wan Tsuen Road was no longer part of the FCA and the section was then open to all passengers for access. However, the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Public Transport Interchange remains within the FCA.
• 17 January 2016: Trips to Yuen Long from 14:00 to 19:00 daily were rerouted via Yuen Long On Lok Road and Tai Kiu Road to Yuen Long On Ning Road after reaching Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, omitting Kik Yeung Road, to which at that time it was said to be for a trial period of 3 months.
• 17 July 2016: Time period of trips omitting Kik Yeung Road for Yuen Long direction was extended to 14:00-20:00.
• 4 February 2020: Passenger clearance service at Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point was suspended from 00:00 a.m. in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, all trips on this route to/from Lok Ma Chau Spur Line were suspended from that day onwards , and only service to/from Ha Wan Tsuen was provided until 7 January 2023 when the service was resumed.
• 28 June 2022: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route.

Service hours and headways

From Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street)	From Lok Ma Chau Spur Line	Headways (mins)
Daily
06:05 - 21:15	06:35 - 22:55	10 - 20
Daily trips between 14:00 - 20:00 from Lok Ma Chau omit Kik Yeung Road and are rerouted via Yuen Long On Lok Road, Tai Kiu Road, Yuen Long On Ning Road, Tung Lok Street and Fook Tak Street.

Special trips

Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) ↔ Ha Wan Tsuen ●
From Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street)	From Ha Wan Tsuen	Headways (mins)
Daily
05:05 - 20:50	05:25 - 21:00	15/20
Daily trips between 14:00 - 20:00 from Lok Ma Chau omit Kik Yeung Road and are rerouted via Yuen Long On Lok Road, Tai Kiu Road, Yuen Long On Ning Road, Tung Lok Street and Fook Tak Street.

San Tin ↔ Lok Ma Chau Spur Line ●
From San Tin	From Lok Ma Chau Spur Line	Headways (mins)
Daily
06:30 - 22:05	06:35 - 22:35	10 - 20

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

Fares

Fare chart
From \ To	Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street)	Pok Wai	Ngau Tam Mei	Lok Ma Chau Huang Bus Terminus	Ha Wan Tsuen
Pok Wai	$5.1
Ngau Tam Mei	$5.7
Lok Ma Chau Huang Bus Terminus	$6.3	$5.1	$4.6
Ha Wan Tsuen	$7.5	$6.3	$5.1	$4.6
Lok Ma Chau Spur Line	$8.7	$6.3	$5.7	$5.3＃	$4.6

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. Please notify the driver before paying the section fares, otherwise a full fare will be charged instead. # The $5.3 fare from Lok Ma Chau Spur Line to Lok Ma Chau Huang Bus Terminus only applies to shortworking trips, and a full fare is required for travelling on normal trips.

Octopus interchange concessions

Route 75 and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg	2nd leg	Discounted amount	Time limit
75	MTR	50￠	90 minutes
MTR	75
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:

• Regular services require a total of 16 minibuses, of which 6 are 19-seater minibuses, with a total passenger capacity of not less than 112 people per direction in the busiest hour.
• Special services to Ha Wan Tsuen require a total of 3 16-seater minibuses, with a total passenger capacity of not less than 48 people per direction in the busiest hour.
• Short-distance services to San Tin require a total of 8 16-seater minibuses, with a total passenger capacity of not less than 240 people per direction in the busiest hour.

Current this route and Route 76 have a total of 24 of TOYOTA Coaster LPG minibuses, included 18 of 16-seater minibuses and 6 of 19-seater minibusesThree of the minibuses on this route run the special service to Ha Wan Tsuen, while the rest run regular services and short-distance services in a "[hopping]] pattern. In addition, vehicles on the New Territories 76 route can support this route (including regular and special services) when necessary. All vehicles running regular and short-distance services on this route must obtain a Border Closed Road Permit.

List of Ming Wai PLB minibuses
Plate No.	Type No.	Seat	Sign Configuration	Route	Remarks
DF5852	2005 5LS2	16-seater high back	Rollsign	75 regular/San Tin short trip	Original plate number MD5293, changed in June 2009 Former vehicle on Wong Chuk Hang Service's Hong Kong Island Routes 36 series/37 series/38
DX3286	2003 5LS
EF916	2004 5LS
EJ3817	2002 5LS				Idled Formerly vehicle of Pak Lau Shui Route
EK1023	2004 5LS			76	Originally was a part of PLB Routes under Southern Commercial Communities Licence Plate belonged to 1989 2nd Generation of Pak Lau Shui Route
EM1381	2018 7LL	19-seater Vegaset	Patent Enterprises EDS	75 regular/San Tin short trip	Licence Plate belonged to 1990 2nd Generation of Northern Island Trunk Route and 4th Generation of this series
GT8901	2005 5LS2	16-seater High Back	Rollsign		Formerly vehicle of Chiu Luen Red Minibus Kwun Mong Route Licence Plate originally belonged to 1996 3rd Generatiom
JA3499	2018 7LL	19-seater Vegaset	Patent Enterprises EDS		Plate originally belonged to 1999 4th Generation
JC3393
KD4812					Plate originally belonged to a 2001 4th Generation
KP897	2005 5LS2	16-seater high back	Rollsign	76
KP1966	2002 5LS				Originally was a part of PLB 17 Route and Northern Island Trunk Route Was also a former vehicle on Yield Team's New Territories Route 618
KU9601					Originally was a part of Sai Tsuen Route
KX6533	2018 7LL	19-seater Vegaset	Patent Enterprises EDS	75 regular/San Tin Short trip	Plate originally belonged to 4th Generation
LD6977	2003 5LS	16-seater high adopt	Rollsign	75
LE7395				75 regular/San Tin Short trip	Originally was a part of PLB Lei Mong Route Was also a part of PLB Central - Aberdeen Route and Wan Tsuen Route
LJ4376	2004 5LS
LL1240					Idled
LL3420
LT2550	2020 7LL	19-seater Vegaset	Patent Enterprises EDS		2004 5LS2 of the same plate
LW5732	2005 5LS2	16-seater high adopt	Rollsign	76
LX4842
LX7133				75 regular/San Tin Short trip	Originally was a part of PLB Northern Island Trunk Route
LX8325				76
LY407	2004 5LS			75	Idled Originally was a part of PLB Northern Island Trunk Route
LZ3354	2005 5LS2				Originally was a part of Northern Island Trunk Route
NZ7461				75 regular/San Yin Short trip	Original plate number KL650 Originally was a part of PLB Yuen Jor Route Was also a part of PLB routes under Southern Commercial Community

List of former minibuses in Ming Wai PLB
Plate No.	Type No.	Seats	Retirement/withdrawal date	Whereabouts	Substituted vehicle(s)
CT1620	2004 5LS2	16	May 2020	Transferred to Kellis' Kowloon Routes 2/2A Plate is now applied to a 2021 7LL on Kellis' Kowloon Routes 26 series
DB6693	2005 5LS2		Unknown	Transferred to PLB Yuen Jor Route
EM1381	4th generation		2018	Retired	2018 7LL of the same plate
EY7863	2005 5LS2		2020	Transferred to PLB Yuen Tuen Route
GL1622			March 2008	Transferred to Extra Billion Investment' New Territories Routes 77 series
JA3499	1999 4th generation		2018	Retired	2018 7LL of the same plate
JC3393
JH7005			Unknown
KD4812	2001 4th generation		2018		2018 7LL of the same plate
KX5766	2003 5LS		Unknown	Transferred to Rich Success Transportation's New Territories Route 62K
KX6533	4th generation		2018	Retired	2018 7LL of the same plate
KY4490	2003 5LS		Unknown	Transferred to Rich Success Transportation's New Territories Routes 60 series
LA6218	TBC			Retired
LJ647	2004 5LS
LL6662			May 2020	Transferred to Kellis' Kowloon Routes 2/2A
LT2550	2004 5LS2		December 2019	Retired earlier due to traffic accident	2020 7LL of the same plate
LU9764	2005 5LS2		October 2020	Transferred to Rich Success Transportation's New Territories Routes 60 series
MA2439	TBC		Unkniwn	Retired
NL950	2004 5LS			Transferred to Yield Team's New Territories Route 618 then applied to a 7LL on June 2018
VE4072	2017 7LL	19	August 2022	Transferred to Rich Success Transportation's New Territories Routes 60 series

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

• Regular trips: The distance of this route is approx. 14.0km, and the journey time is approximately 37mins. (The average speed is 22.7km/h.)
• Ha Wan Tsuen special trips: The distance of this route is approx. 13.0km, and the journey time is approximately 30mins. (The average speed is 26km/h.)
• Shortworking trips to San Tin: The distance of this route is approx. 4.0km, and the journey time is approximately 13mins. (The average speed is 18.5km/h.)

The Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point falls within the Frontier Closed Area, and cross-boundary passengers are required to hold valid permits, while non-cross-boundary passengers travelling to the said closed area are required to hold FCA permits.

To Lok Ma Chau Spur Line

Routing	Roads observed
① Regular	Shou Fu Street, Tung Lok Street, Fook Tak Street, Fook Hong Street, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Long Yat Road, Yuen Long Station (North) Public Transport Interchange, Long Yat Road, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, (Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi, Castle Peak Road - Mai Po, Castle Peak Road - San Tin) &, Lok Ma Chau Road, Ha Wan Tsuen Road East, Ha Wan Tsuen Road, Lok Ma Chau Road and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Public Transport Interchange
②* Shortworking trips from San Tin to Lok Ma Chau Spur Line	Kwu Tung Road, Castle Peak Road - San Tin, Lok Ma Chau Road, ...
③# Shortworking trips from Yuen Long to Ha Wan Tsuen	..., Lok Ma Chau Road, Ha Wan Tsuen Road East and Ha Wan Tsuen Road
Routing remarks
&: If the minibus is fully loaded and no passenger requests to alight at stops between Tung Shing Lei and The Boxes, the driver may divert the minibus via Yuen Long Highway, Tsing Long Highway and San Tin Highway.

New Territories GMB Route 75 (Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) → Lok Ma Chau Spur Line)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Yuen Long Town	Fook Hong Street	Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) Minibus Terminus
2		Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long	Kuk Ting Street
3			Yuen Long Station
4	Au Tau	Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long	Tung Shing Lei
5	Kam Tin/San Tin	Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi	Sha Po Tsuen Pok Wai Fairview Park Interchange Ngau Tam Mei	Hail-and-ride section
6	San Tin	Castle Peak Road - Mai Po	Royal Palms Mai Po Tsuen
*	San Tin	Kwu Tung Road	Man Tin Cheung Park	Special trips using routing ② begin here
7	San Tin	Castle Peak Road - San Tin	San Tin Post Office San Kei Parking B The Boxes Lok Ma Chau Huang Bus Terminus	Hail-and-ride section
8	Lok Ma Chau	Lok Ma Chau Road	Chau Tau Tsuen Ha Wan Fisherman San Tsuen
9 #	Lok Ma Chau	Ha Wan Tsuen Road	Ha Wan Tsuen	Special trips using routing ③ terminate here
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
10 @	Lok Ma Chau		Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Public Transport Interchange

To Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street)

Routing	Roads observed
① Regular	Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Public Transport Interchange, Lok Ma Chau Road, Ha Wan Tsuen Road (northbound), U-turn, Ha Wan Tsuen Road (southbound), Lok Ma Chau Road, Castle Peak Road - San Tin, Castle Peak Road - Mai Po, Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi, Fairview Park Roundabout, San Tam Road, Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Kik Yeung Road, Yuen Long On Ning Road, Tung Lok Street and Fook Tak Street
②* Short-working trips to San Tin	..., Lok Ma Chau Road, Castle Peak Road - San Tin and Kwu Tung Road
③# Short-working trips from Ha Wan Tsuen	Ha Wan Tsuen Road, Lok Ma Chau Road, ...
④% Daily PM peak omit Kik Yeung Road	...,Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Yuen Long On Lok Road, Tai Kiu Road, Yuen Long On Ning Road, Tung Lok Street and Fook Tak Street

New Territories GMB Route 75 (Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) → Lok Ma Chau Spur Line)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1 ＠	Lok Ma Chau		Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Public Transport Interchange	Not applicable to trips using routing ③
All stops before this point are within the Frontier Closed Area. Passengers without a Closed Area Permit or travel documents (e.g. "Entry and Exit Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents" (Home Return Permit), passport, etc.) are not allowed to go there
2 #	Lok Ma Chau	Ha Wan Tsuen Road	Ha Wan Tsuen	Special trips using routing ③ start here
3	Lok Ma Chau	Lok Ma Chau Road	Ha Wan Fisherman San Tsuen Chau Tau Tsuen
4	San Tin	Castle Peak Road - San Tin	Lok Ma Chau Huang Bus Terminus San Kei Parking B San Tin Post Office	Hail-and-ride section
*	San Tin	Kwu Tung Road	Man Tin Cheung Park	Special trips using routing ② terminate here
5	San Tin	Castle Peak Road - Mai Po	Mai Po Palm Springs Ngau Tam Mei	Hail-and-ride section
6	San Tin/Kam Tin	San Tam Road	Pok Wai Mo Fan Heung Sha Po Tsuen
7		Castle Peak Road - Tam Mi	Hung Mo Kiu
8	Au Tau	Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long	Yeung Uk Tsuen
9	Yuen Long Town		YOHO Mall
10 !	Yuen Long Town	Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long	Yau San Street Tai Tong Road	Not applicable to trips using routing ④
11 !			Kik Yeung Road (Bus Terminus)
12 !		Yuen Long On Ning Road	Tai Kiu Market
%%	Yuen Long Town	Yuen Long On Lok Road	Shui Che Kwun Lane	Applicable to trips using routing ④
13	Yuen Long Town		Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) Minibus Terminus

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Related articles

• KMB Route B1
• New Territories GMB Route 76

External links

• Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 75 (Yuen Long to Ha Wan Tsuen)
• Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 75 (Yuen Long to Lok Ma Chau Spur Line services)
• Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 75 (From Ha Wan Tsuen to Yuen Long, omit Kik Yeung Road)
• Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 75 (San Tin to Lok Ma Chau Spur Line services)

• 16SEATS.net - Ne Green Minibus Route 75

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