The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route 812 is operated by Rock Smart Development Limited (樂聰發展有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 14452C). It runs between Shui Chuen O and Hin Keng, via Sha Tin Wai Station, Jat Min Chuen, Chun Shek Estate, Tai Wai Station and Lung Hang Estate.
History[]
- 6 June 2014: The Transport Department (TD) invited open tenders for the right to operate eight new GMB routes in six groups, this route and Route 813 was grouped as a same series.[1][2]
- 30 August 2015: Route 812 entered service.[3]
- 4 July 2016: The last departure time was delayed from 22:30 to 23:05.[4][5]
- 13 March 2017: Special trips to Hin Keng omitting Yan Chuen House between 06:30-08:30 from Shui Chuen O Public Transport Interchange on Mondays to Fridays were introduced, with 20-minute intervals.[6]
- 1 December 2017: Detoured via Tin Sam Street and Hung Mui Kuk Road for Hin Keng direction, omitting the section of Che Kung Miu Road outside Festival City.[7][8]
- 22 December 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route.[9]
- 9 January 2023: Departures between 06:30-08:30 and 11:50-16:30 on Monday to Friday school days detoured via Pok Chuen Street near TWGHs Tsoi Wing Sing Primary School.[10]
Service hours and headways[]
| From Shui Chuen O Estate (Yan Chuen House) | From Hin Keng (Che Kung Miu Road) | Headways (mins) |
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| Daily | ||
| 06:30 - 09:30 | 06:30 - 09:30 | 8 - 10 |
| 09:30 - 20:30 | 09:30 - 20:30 | 10 - 15 |
| 20:30 - 23:05 | 20:30 - 23:05 | 15 - 20 |
| Departures between 06:30-08:30 and 11:50-16:30 on Monday to Friday (except school holidays and public holidays) will be detoured via TWGHs Tsoi Wing Sing Primary School. | ||
Special trips[]
| Shui Chuen O Public Transport Interchange → Hin Keng (Che Kung Miu Road) ● | |
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| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Mondays to Fridays | |
| 06:30 - 08:30 | 20 |
| No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays | |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart | ||
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From \ To |
Shui Chuen O | Sha Tin Wai Station |
| Sha Tin Wai Station | $4.1 | |
| Hin Keng (Che Kung Miu Road) | $5.9 | $4.1 |
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Octopus Interchange Concessions[]
| Route 812 and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 812 | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 812 | ||
Notes:
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route and Route 812A are served by a total of 12 minibuses with 16 or 19 seats. The combined capacity of the two routes is not less than 96 passengers per direction during the peakiest hour.
Currently New Territories 812/813 series under Rock Smart Development have a total of 23 of Toyota Coaster LPG minibuses, including 14 of 16-seater minibuses and 9 of 19-seater minibuses.
| List of Rock Smart Development minibuses | |||||
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| Plate no. | Type [Remark 1] | Seats | Destination sign configuration | Scheduled route(s) | Remarks |
| EG6620 | 2015 6LS | 16-seater original 3-point harness seat | Rollsign | 812 | Formerly a vehicle of Kwa Tsing Route Plate number once applied in a 5LS |
| ET2591 | Peak hours: 812A Normal hours: 812/813 series |
Formerly a vehicle of Cheung Tsuen Route and Tsz Tsuen Route Was also a formerly Vehicle of Lam Jor Route Plate number once applied in a 5LS2 of Lam Jor Route | |||
| ET5666 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt | Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Jor Tsuen Route and Causeway Bay - Sai Kung Route Was also a formerly Vehicle of Mong Kok - Cheung Shan Route Entered service in January 2023 | ||
| KJ8604 | 2015 6LS | 16-seater original 3-point harness seat | 812A | Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Kwa Tsing Route Was also a formerly vehicle of Red Minibus Wong Tsing Route and Jor Tsuen Route Plate once applied in a 2002 5LS of Kwa Tsing Route Entered service in July 2015 | |
| KT2644 | 812 | Originally was a Red minibus Plate once applied in a 2002 5LS of Tsuen Wong Kau Route[Remark 2] | |||
| KW8342 | 813 | Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Yuen Jor Route Plate once applied in a 2003 5LS of an above of this route | |||
| LB3912 | 2003 5LL | 19-seater Vegaset | 812A | Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Kwun Chai Route and Chai Wan - Kowloon Bay Route Entered service in March 2020 | |
| LG7057 | 2015 6LS | 16-seater original 3-point harness seat | 813A | Formerly a vehicle of Kwa Tsing Route Plate once applied in a 2003 5LS of an above of this route | |
| LN886 | 2004 5LL | 19-seater Vegaset | 812A | Original plate number LJ9093[Remark 3] Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Oi Mong Route Current Plate number once applied on a 2004 5LS[Remark 4] Entered service in June then changed the number
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| LV3624 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt | Peak hours: 812A Other time: 812/813 series |
Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Tsz Tsuen Route and Cheung Tsuen Route Entered service in February 2023 | |
| MN7282 | 2006 5LS2 | 812 | Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Shek Mong Route Was also a formerly vehicle of Champion Legends New Territories Route 810/810A Entered service in November 2021 | ||
| TP3253 | 2015 6LS | 16-seater original 3-point harness seat | Originally was Red Minibus | ||
| TP4686 | Afternoon: 812A Other Time: 812/813 series | ||||
| VD8406 | 2017 7LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | Peak hour :812A Other time: 812/813 series |
The first 19-seater minibus in this series |
| WH5096 | 2004 5LL | 19-seater NewHarmony (NHR) seats | Rollsign | 812A | Original plate number LH1182[Remark 5], Plate number changed in May 2019 Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Oi Mong Route Was also a formerly Vehicle of Red Minibus Lam Mong Route |
| WL8150 | 2019 7LL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | Formerly a vehicle of Po Sheung Route, Jor Sheung Route, Sham Sheung Route and Mong Sheung Route Entered service in October 2023 | |
| WW8625 | 2004 5LL | Rollsign | Original plate number LM9290[Remark 6] Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Oi Mong Route Was also a formerly Vehicle of Wong Tsing Route, Kwun Tsing Route and Lam Mong Route Entered service in September 2020 then changed the plate number | ||
| WW9215 | Original plate number LM7004[Remark 7] Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Oi Mong Route Was also a formerly Vehicle of Wong Tsing Route, Kwun Tsing Route and Lam Mong Route Entered service in September 2020 then changed the plate number | ||||
| WY9713 | 2008 6LS | 16-seater high adopt | Original plate number FW8004[Remark 8] Formerly a vehicle of Wong Tsing Route Was also a formerly Vehicle of Mong Kok - Belevadere Garden Route, Kwun Jor Route and Lam Jor Route Entered service in June 2021 | ||
| XL574 | 2012 6LS | 813 | Original plate number SY9151[Remark 9] Formerly a vehicle of Shek Tsuen Route Was also a formerly Vehicle of Wong Tsing Route and Ping Tsuen Route Entered service in December 2021 | ||
| XL1685 | 2011 6LS | 812A | Original plate number PZ3733[Remark 10] Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus To Tsuen Route, Tsuen Wong Kau Route and Po Mong Route Was also a formerly Vehicle of Jetwide Kowloon Route 77M/78 Entered service in December 2021 | ||
| YD1323 | 2022 7LL | 19-seater Original 3-point harness seat | Transfull EDS | Entered service in August 2022 | |
| YH3221 | Entered service in November 2022 | ||||
| List of former minibuses under Rock Smart Development | ||||
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| Plate No. | Type No. | Date retired/withdrawn | Fate | Replacing vehicle |
| FA8001 | 2005 5LS2 | June 2020 | Transferred to Red Minibus Oi Man Estate - Mong Kok Route then changed the plate number as LJ9093[Remark 11] | LN886 (2004 5LL) |
| KS2717 | 2015 6LS | 2017 | Transferred to Hong Wah Community Red Minibus 16 floor Route and Block 45 Route then changed the plate number as JY9711[Remark 12] | VD8406 (2017 7LL) |
| KS4404 | 2002 5LS | August 2022 | Retired Currently idled in Shui Tsuen O |
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| KT9060 | December 2021 | Changed as Red Minibus idled | XL574 (2012 6LS) | |
| KU8409 | 2020 | Retired | LB3912 (2003 5LL) | |
| LM5199 | 2004 5LS | September 2020 | Transferred to Red Minibus Oi Mong Route then changed the plate number LM9290[Remark 13] | WW8625 (2004 5LL) |
| TK9259[Remark 14] | 2002 5LS | December 2021 | Chanhed as Red Minibus idled | XL1685 (2011 6LS) |
| TK9507[Remark 15] | September 2020 | Retired | WY9713 (2008 6LS) | |
| TK9681 | 2004 5LS | Transferred to Oi Mong Route with plate number changed to LM7004[Remark 16] | WW9215 (2004 5LL) | |
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. 5.0km, and the journey time is approximately 21mins. (The average speed is 14.3km/h.)
- Trips via TWGHs Tsoi Wing Sing Primary School: The distance of this route is approx. 5.9km, and the journey time is approximately 23mins. (The average speed is 15.4km/h.)
To Hin Keng (Che Kung Miu Road)[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Regular |
Pok Chuen Street, Shui Chuen Au Street, Sha Kok Street, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Che Kung Miu Road, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Tin Sam Street, Fu Kin Street, Hin Keng Street and Che Kung Miu Road |
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| ②* Weekday AM special trips |
To Shek Street, Pok Chuen Street, Shui Chuen Au Street, ...... |
| New Territories GMB Route 812 (Shui Chuen O → Hin Keng (Che Kung Miu Road)) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Shui Chuen O | Pok Chuen Street |
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| * | Shui Chuen O |
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Special trips ② begin here Other trips omit this stop | |
| 2 | Shui Chuen O | Pok Chuen Street |
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| 3 | Sha Tin Wai | Sha Kok Street |
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Section fare begins at MTR Sha Tin Wai Station |
| 4 | Sha Tin Tau | Che Kung Miu Road |
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| 5 | Tin Sam Street |
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| 6 | Hin Tin | Hin Keng Street |
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| 7 | Che Kung Miu Road |
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Stops on the roadside of northbound Che Kung Miu Road opposite to Hin Keng Shopping Centre | |
To Shui Chuen O[]
Via: Che Kung Miu Road, Tin Sam Street, Hung Mui Kuk Road, Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Sha Kok Street, Yat Tai Street, Shui Chuen Au Street, and Pok Chuen Street
| New Territories GMB Route 812 (Hin Keng (Che Kung Miu Road) → Shui Chuen O) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Hin Tin | Che Kung Miu Road |
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Stops on the roadside of northbound Che Kung Miu Road opposite to Hin Keng Shopping Centre |
| 2 | Tai Wai | Tin Sam Street |
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| 3 | Che Kung Miu Road |
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| 4 | Sha Tin Wai | Sha Kok Street |
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| 5 | Yat Tai Street |
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Section fare begins here | |
| 6 | Shui Chuen O | Pok Chuen Street |
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| # | Shui Chuen O | Pok Chuen Street |
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Observes only on designated time periods on school days Boarding available from this stop to Hin Keng |
| 7 | Shui Chuen O | Pok Chuen Street |
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Ridership[]
Lost trips[]
Related incidents[]
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.
- ↑ That 5LS once changed the plate number to TK9507
- ↑ That plate number once applied in a 2005 5LS2 (Original plate number of that 5LS2 was FA8001) of Oi Mong Route
- ↑ This 5LS once changed the plate number as LH1182 (That plate number once applied to a 2004 5LL of Red Minibus Oi Mong Route in May 2019)
- ↑ That plate number is now applied on a 2004 5LS (Original plate number of that 5LS was LN886) of Red Minibus Oi Mong Route
- ↑ That plate is now applied on a 2004 5LS (That 5LS original plate number LM5199) of Oi Mong Route
- ↑ That plate is now applied on a 2004 5LS (That 5LS original plate number TK9681) of Oi Mong Route
- ↑ That plate number once applied on a 1994 3rd generation of Wong Tsing Route
- ↑ That plate number is now applied on a 2021 7LL of Marvel Wealth Holding New Territories Route 503/503K
- ↑ That plate number is now applied on a 2021 7LL of Marvel Wealth Holding New Territories Route 503/503K
- ↑ That plate number originally belonged to 2004 5LL of Oi Man Estate - Mong Kok Route
- ↑ That plate once applied to a 2000 4th Generation of the routes under Hong Wah Community
- ↑ That plate number was applied to a 2004 5LL of Red Minibus Oi Mong Route
- ↑ Origibal playe number KU517, plate changed in August 2015.
- ↑ Original plate number KT2644
- ↑ That plate number originally applied to a 2004 5LL of Oi Mong Route
Related articles[]
References[]
- ↑ G. N. 3301: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374D)--Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled Routes) in Kowloon and New Territories, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 18 Issue No. 23, 6 June 2014.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Applications invited for operating green minibus routes" [News Bulletin], 6 June 2014.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[http://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_13/20150825%20ta%20gmb%20812%20e.pdf Introduction of N.T.PLB (Scheduled) Service Route No. 812 (Shui Chuen O - Hin Keng (Che Kung Miu Road))]" [Traffic Advice], 26 August 2015.
- ↑ 新界專線小巴812線延長服務時間 (NT GMB Route 812 to extend service hours), hkitalk.net.
- ↑ "運輸署進度報告", Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. TT 51/2016.
- ↑ 新界專線小巴812增設由水泉澳往顯徑特別班次，3月13日生效 (New special trip of NT GMB Route 812 from Shui Chuen O to Hin Keng, effective 13 March), hkitalk.net.
- ↑ Rock Smart Development Limited, "由2017年12月1日起，812小巴路線將有所調整" (Route 812 service adjustments w.e.f. 1 December 2017) [Passenger Notice].
- ↑ "運輸署進度報告 (Transport Department Progress Report)", Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. TT 8/2018.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 313 routes" [News Bulletin], 22 December 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Adjustments of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 812, 813 and 813A" [Traffic Advice], 6 January 2023.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Revision of N.T. GMB Route Nos. 812, 812A, 813 and 813A" [Traffic Advice], 14 February 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Revision of N.T. GMB Route Nos. 812, 812A, 813 and 813A" [Traffic Advice], 15 March 2019.