The New Territories Green Minibus Route 812A 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 Sha Tin Wai Station.
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 Sha Tin Wai Station, therefore it belongs to a fake circular route.
History[]
According to a field survey conducted by the Transport Department (TD) in the fourth quarter of 2015, GMB Route 812 was operating near its full capacity during peak hours. To facilitate the diversion of passengers during peak hours, the related green minibus operator has increased its resources for the provision of an additional short-working trip, Route 812A.
- 21 February 2016: Route 812A entered service, operating only during daily AM and PM peak hoursy. [1]
- 18 July 2016: Upgraded to whole-day service.[2]
- 17 July 2017: The service hours were extended to 23:45.[3]
- 28 August 2017: A new special AM trip from Pok Chuen Path to Sha Tin Wai Station departing from 07:00 to 09:00 during Mondays to Fridays was introduced.[4]
- 12 December 2020: The first departure from Mondays to Fridays were advanced to 06:00, and the last departure from Mondays to Saturdays was delayed to 00:00.[5]
- 22 December 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route.[6]
Service hours and headways[]
| From Shui Chuen O Estate | |
|---|---|
| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Mondays to Saturdays | |
| 06:00 - 23:20 | 5 |
| 23:20 - 00:00 | 8 |
| Sundays and Public Holidays | |
| 06:30 - 10:30 | 8 |
| 22:30 - 23:15 | 9 |
| 23:15 - 23:45 | 10 |
Special trips[]
| Pok Chuen Path → Sha Tin Wai Station ● | |
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| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Mondays to Fridays | |
| 07:00 - 09:00 | 10 - 15 |
| No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public holidays | |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.
Fares[]
| Journey | Fare |
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| Full fare | $4.1 |
| Fare Remarks |
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This route has no section fares. |
Octopus interchange concessions[]
| Route 812A and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 812A | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 812A | ||
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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. 3.3km, and the journey time is approximately 16mins. (The average speed is 12.4km/h.) (Circular full trip)
To Sha Tin Wai Station[]
Via: Pok Chuen Street, Shui Chuen Au Street and Sha Kok Street
| New Territories GMB Route 812A (Shui Chuen O → Sha Tin Wai Station) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Shui Chuen O | Pok Chuen Street |
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| 2 | Sha Tin Wai | Sha Kok Street |
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The driver will head to Yat Tai Street picking up passengers after clearing the passengers at this stop |
To Shui Tsuen O[]
Via: Yat Tai Street, Shui Chuen Au Street and Pok Chuen Street
| New Territories GMB Route 812A (Sha Tin Wai Station → Shui Chuen O) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Sha Tin Wai | Yat Tai Street |
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| 2 | Shui Tsuen O | Pok Tsuen Street |
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Special trip[]
Via: Pok Chuen Path, Pok Chuen Street, Shui Chuen Au Street and Sha Kok
| New Territories GMB Route 812A (Pok Chuen Path → Sha Tin Wai Station) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Shui Chuen O | Pok Chuen Path |
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| 2 | Pok Chuen Street |
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| 3 | Sha Tin Wai | Sha Kok Street |
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| There is no service for this special trip, please do not wait at Pok Chuen Path and take regular trips at Pok Chuen Street. | ||||
Gallery[]
A Route 812A minibus was U-turning outside Ling Chuen House (Old Route sign)
A Route 812A minibus was going downhill on Pok Chuen Street
A Route 812A minibus was going downhill on Pok Chuen Street
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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[]
Notes and References[]
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of N.T.PLB (Scheduled) Service Route No. 812 (Shui Chuen O - Hin Keng (Che Kung Miu Road))" [Traffic Advice], 16 February 2016.
- ↑ 運輸署進度報告 (Transport Department Progress Report), Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. TT 51/2016
- ↑ 運輸署進度報告 (Transport Department Progress Report), Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. TT 71/2017
- ↑ 運輸署進度報告 (Transport Department Progress Report), Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. TT 81/2017
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_60319.html Extension of Service Hours of New Territories GMB Route No.812A (Shui Chuen O – Sha Tin Wai Station (Circular))]" [Traffic Advice], 10 December 2020.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 313 routes" [News Bulletin], 22 December 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories Green Minibus Route Nos. 812, 812A, 813 and 813A" [Traffic Advice], 14 February 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of New Territories Green Minibus Route Nos. 812, 812A, 813 and 813A" [Traffic Advice], 15 March 2019.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 812A
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 812A (Pok Chuen Path special trip)
- 16SEATS.net - New Territories Green Minibus Route 812A
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