The New Territories Green Minibus Route 809K is operated by Crown Score Industries Limited (冠志實業有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 7745C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs circular between Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) and Tsok Pok Hang Village, mainly serving the residents of Sha Tin Wai, Fui Yiu Ha New Village and the area around Tsok Pok Hang Village.
History[]
- 8 December 1995: The Transport Department (TD) invited open tender for 17 new GMB routes in 12 groups, of which this route was grouped together with Route 808.[1]
- 3 January 1997: Route 809K entered service.
- 18 December 2004: Octopus interchange concession with Ma On Shan Rail was added following its opening.
- 6 June 2010: Additionally detoured via Jat Min Chuen Street following the cancellation of Route 809A. [2]
- 28 March 2016: Additionally observed Royal Park Hotel for Sha Tin Station direction; interchange concession with Routes 28K/28S were also introduced until 31 October 2017.[3]
- 25 June 2018: No longer passed through Jat Min Chuen Street and Sha Tin Town Hall for Sha Tin Station direction.[4]
- 14 September 2020 to 13 April 2021: Detoured via Yat Tai Street (MTR Sha Tin Wai Station) for Tsok Pok Hang Village on a trial basis.[5][6]
- 22 December 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [7]
Service hours and headways[]
Fare chart | |||
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From \ To |
Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Garden Rivera | Sha Tin Wai Station |
Garden Rivera | $4.2 | ||
Sha Tin Wai Station | $6.1 | $4.2 | |
Tsok Pok Hang Village | $6.1 | $6.1 | $4.2 |
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Octopus Interchange Concessions[]
Passengers using the same Octopus Card to interchange to designated routes after travelling on this route can enjoy the following interchange concessions:
Route 809K (Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) ↺ Tsok Pok Hang Village) Related Interchange Concessions | |||||
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Interchanging from Route 809K (observing and departing from Tsok Pok Hang Village) to other routes | |||||
2nd leg route(s) | Destination | Concession | Interchange location | Time limit | Remarks |
28K | Tai Po Market Station | Minus 50¢ | Royal Park Hotel | 90mins | |
28S | Pak Shek Kok (Providence Bay) |
MTR Interchange Concessions[]
Route 809K and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
809K | MTR | 50¢ | 90 minutes |
MTR | 809K | ||
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KMB Interchange Concessions[]
Route Information for KMB Routes 90, 96, 97 and GMB Interchange Scheme | |||
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1st leg | 2nd leg | Discount for 2nd leg | Time Limit |
90 | 808, 808P | Adult: $1.0 Child: 50¢ |
150mins |
808, 808P | 90 | ||
96 | 28K, 28S, 101M, 102, 102B, 102S、111, 113 | ||
28K, 28S, 101M, 102, 102B, 102S, 111、113 | 96 | ||
97 | 101M, 102, 102B, 102S, 111,113、807A, 807B, 807C, 807K, 807S, 807X, 808、808P | ||
101M, 102, 102B, 102S, 111, 113, 807A、807B, 807C, 807K, 807S, 807X, 809K | 97 | ||
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route is served by a total of two minibuses, with a total capacity of not less than 32 passengers in each direction during the peakiest hour.
Current this route and Routes 808 and 808P have a total of 24 Toyota Coaster minibuses, included 12 of 16-seater minibuses and 12 of 19-seater minibuses.
List of Crown Score Industries minibuses | |||||
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Plate No. | Model code[Remark 1] | Seat No. | Sign Configuration | Route | Remarks |
DG3638 | 2004 5LS2 | 16-seater high back seat | Third generation Rollsign | 808/808P | Former vehicle on Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50K/51K Was also a former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 Joined in March 2023 |
LK579 | 2020 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Transfull EDS | Entered service in 19 June 2020 Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5LS | |
2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high back seat | Second generation Rollsign | Spare | Idled in Pak Shek Kok Terminus | |
LU6206 | Third generation Rollsign | 808/808P | |||
LW5359 | Second generation Rollsign | ||||
MA1305 | Third generation Rollsign | 809K | Former vehicle of Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 Joined in June 2016 | ||
MA5901 | First generation Rollsign | 808/808P | Entered service in August 2005 | ||
MB4983 | Third generation Rollsign | Entered service in September 2005 | |||
MB7339 | First generation Rollsign | 809K | Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series/111 Joined in June 2016 | ||
MB8284 | 808/808P | ||||
MD350 | Entered service in November 2005 | ||||
MD6077 | Second generation Rollsign | ||||
MD8818 | Third generation Rollsign | Formerly a vehicle of Express Top Industries New Territories 44 series Entered service in June 2020 | |||
MD9061 | Second generation Rollsign | Entered service in December 2005 | |||
Not equipped with the Rollsign of this series Rollsign | Spare | Idled in Pak Shek Kok Terminus Former vehicle on Better Coin Industrial's New Territories Routes 28K/28S Joined in September 2022 | |||
VL2848 | 2024 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Transfull EDS | 808/808P | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission One of the diesal minibus on this series Entered service in April 2024 Plate originally belonged to a Optare Solo SR (2018 Slimline) |
VS3929 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Patent Enterprises EDS | Entered service in September 2018 | |
VT4233 | |||||
VW5275 | |||||
VX2465 | |||||
VZ7196 | 2019 7LL | Transfull EDS | Entered service in 27 February 2019 | ||
WA2003 | Entered service in 7 March 2019 | ||||
WB7978 | Entered service in 13 April 2019 | ||||
WU5683 | 2020 7LL | Entered service in 18 June 2020 | |||
YE1376 | 2022 7LL | Entered service in 2 September 2022 | |||
ZB667 | 2024 7LL | Entered service in 17 January 2024 |
List of former minibus under Crown Score Industries | ||||||
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Plate No. | Model | Model Code | Seat No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
DC1380 | Toyota Coaster | 5LS | 16 | Unknown | Retired | |
GN2564 | 1995 3rd generation | |||||
HM5809 | 1997 3rd generation | Transferred to Sheung Shui PLB's New Territories Routes 50 series/51 series | ||||
HU3501 | 1998 3rd generation | June 2016 | Retired | LZ4021 (2005 5LS2) | ||
HU5496 | MA1305 (2005 5LS2) | |||||
HZ8681 | 1999 4th generation | Unknown | ||||
JC6247 | June 2016 | MB7339 (2005 5LS2) | ||||
KY4548 | 2003 5LS | Unknown | ||||
LH6642 | 2004 5LS | April 2022 | ||||
LJ8562 | Unknown | |||||
LK579 | June 2020 | 2020 7LL of the same plate | ||||
LM6022 | Unknown | |||||
LU1157 | 2005 5LS2 | |||||
LU1387 | ||||||
LU1736 | December 2023 | ZB667 (2024 7LL) | ||||
LV9039 | Unknown | Transferred to Better Coin Industrial's New Territories Routes 28K/28S | ||||
LY5983 | June 2020 | Retored | MD8818 (2005 5LS2) | |||
LZ4021 | March 2023 | DG3638 (2004 5LS2) | ||||
MA4469 | Unknown | |||||
MA5741[Remark 2] | 2004 5LS | June 2020 | WU5683 (2020 7LL) | |||
MB2136 | 2005 5LS2 | September 2020 | Transferred to Better Coin Industrial's New Territories Routes 28K/28S | |||
NA220 | 2004 5LS | April 2019 | Transferred to Mingfame's New Territories Route 801 Plate is now applied to a 2022 7DL on Fu Wan's New Territories Routes 406/407 series |
WB7978 (2019 7LL) | ||
VL2848 | Optare Solo SR | 2018 Slimline | 19 | 2022 | Idled until April 2024 when it was retired | Toyota Coaster (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 1/2025202501
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 7.0km, and the journey time is approximately 40mins. (The average speed is 10.5km/h.)
Via: Pai Tau Street, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Yuen Chau Kok Road, Kong Pui Street, Sha Kok Street, Yat Tai Street, Shui Chuen Au Street, Yiu Wai Street, U-turn, Yiu Wai Street, Shui Chuen Au Street, Tsok Pok Hang Road, U-turn, Tsok Pok Hang Road, Shui Chuen Au Street, Sha Kok Street, Kong Pui Street, Yuen Chau Kok Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road and Pai Tau Street
New Territories GMB Route 809K (Pai Tau Street ↺ Tsok Pok Hang Village) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
1 | Sha Tin Central | Pai Tau Street | ||
Sand Martin Bridge | ||||
2 | Sha Tin Wai | Tai Chung Kiu Road |
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3 | Yuen Chau Kok Road |
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4 | Kong Pui Street |
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5 | Yat Tai Street | |||
6 | Shui Chuen Au Street | |||
7 | Yiu Wai Street |
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8 | Shui Chuen O | Tsok Pok Hang Road |
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Circular route return point |
9 | Sha Tin Wai | Shui Chuen Au Street | ||
10 | Sha Kok Street |
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11 | Kong Pui Street |
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12 | Yuen Chau Kok Road |
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13 | Tai Chung Kiu Road |
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Sand Martin Bridge | ||||
14 | Sha Tin Central | Pai Tau Street |
Ridership[]
According to data from Transport Department, the daily ridership for the route group to which this route belongs is as follows:
- Early 2019: 3,200 passengers.[8]
Lost trips[]
In 2020, some drivers driving this route revealed that since the occupation of Shui Chuen O Estate and the operation of KMB Route 288, the patronage of this route had dropped sharply from over 500 to less than 100 per day, and the operator had even reduced the frequency of trips privately by reducing the number of buses dispatched from three to one, with one trip only being made once every 30-40 minutes[9]. In reply to a complaint lodged by the then Pok Hong District Councillor, Mr Sunny Chiu, about the route, the Transport Department (TD) said that it had conducted 24 site surveys between June 2018 and May 2020, seven of which reflected lost trips and under-deployment of vehicles on the route, with the longest frequency being 50 minutes. The Department has documented the situation and strictly required the operator to operate the route in compliance with the established frequency and vehicle deployment[10]. According to Chiu, although sporadic complaints were received during the initial period after the re-routing of the route, they were not related to the frequency of the service. Chiu also quoted the Transport Department's claim that two minibuses would operate on the route after the re-routing of the route, but according to his observation, in reality, only one minibus was running, while the other one was only parked at the terminus.[11]
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.
- ↑ Original plate number LK559, the plate no. changed in December 2004 due to traffic accident.
Related articles[]
- New Territories GMB Route 809A (Cancelled)
- KMB Route 288
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 5081, Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 137, No. 49, 8 December 1995
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Amalgamation of New Territories GMB Route No. 809K and Auxillary Service Route No. 809A" [Traffic Advice], 1 June 2010.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Amendment of Routeing of New Territories GMB Route No. 809K (Sha Tin (Pai Tau Street) - Shui Chuen Au Street (Circular))" [Traffic Advice], 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of New Territories GMB Route No. 809K (Sha Tin (Pai Tau Street) - Shui Chuen Au Street (Circular))" [Traffic Advice], 25 June 2018.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Trial Service Adjustments of New Territories GMB Route No. 809K (Sha Tin (Pai Tau Street) - Shui Chuen Au Street (Circular))" [Traffic Advice], 11 September 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Extension of Trial Service Adjustments of New Territories GMB Route No. 809K (Sha Tin (Pai Tau Street) - Shui Chuen Au Street (Circular))" [Traffic Advice], 11 January 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 313 routes" [News Bulletin], 22 December 2021.
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- ↑ "沙田小巴私下減班一車走天涯 司機:日日帶埋老母返工" (GMB in Sha Tin discovered to have reduced frequency privately; driver: I brought my mother to work every day), INMedia, 20 August 2020.
- ↑ Sha Tin District Council Secretariat, "趙柱幫先生提問:有關專線小巴809K號線的服務質素事宜" (Question from Mr. Sunny Chiu: Matters regarding service quality of Route 809K), 沙田區議會交通及運輸委員會討論文件TT 24/2020,2020年6月。
- ↑ "小巴脱班王改道救亡 乘客唔受「點改都唔會搭」" ("King of GMB lost trips" rerouted to save low passenger rates, passengers still don't accept: "Won't ride even with diversion"), INMedia, 17 October 2020.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 809K
- 16SEATS.net - New Territories Green Minibus Route 809K
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