The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route 813A is operated by Rock Smart Development Limited (樂聰發展有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 14452C). It runs circular between Shui Chuen O and Shatin Hospital, observing Prince of Wales Hospital, City One Shatin and Shek Mun (Ravana Garden), and is an auxiliary service of Route 813.
History[]
- 6 June 2014: The Transport Department (TD) invited open tenders for the right to operate eight new GMB routes in six groups, among which this route was a special trip of the route running between Shui Chuen O and Shek Mun Station (i.e. the existing Route 813) under Group 4a.[1][2]
- 28 June 2015: Route 813A commenced service to cooperate with the occupation of Shui Chuen O Estate, running circular between Shui Chuen O and Shatin Hospital. [3]
- 19 September 2016: Detoured via Shui Chuen O Public Transport Interchange for Shatin Hospital direction.
- 22 December 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route.[4]
- 31 October 2022: Discounted amount for Adult Octopus MTR interchange concession was increased from 30¢ to 50¢.
- 9 January 2023: Routing and service time was amended to replace Route 813 serving in the same time period:[5]
- Both trips were detoured via Shek Mun Estate and Shek Mun Industrial Area in lieu of a section of Tai Chung Kiu Road from Star Seafood Floating Restaurant (now ClubONE Riviera) to Ravana Garden;
- The service time was changed to 11:00 - 14:00 and 17:00 - 20:00 every day;
- Departures between 11:50 - 14:00 detoured via Pok Chuen Street near TWGHs Tsoi Wing Sing Primary School.
Service Hours and Headways[]
from Shui Chuen O | ||
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Service Hours | Headways (mins) | |
Daily | ||
11:00 - 14:00 | 20 | |
17:00 - 20:00 | 20 | |
Passengers may use Route 813 during other periods Departures between 12:00-14:00 during Monday to Friday school days will observe near TWGHs Tsoi Wing Sing Primary School. |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.
Fares[]
Journey | Fare |
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Full Fare | $5.9 |
Section Fares | ||
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Boarding Stop \ Alighting Stop |
Shui Chuen O or after |
Shatin Hospital or after |
Fortune City One or before |
$4.1 | / |
Shatin Hospital or before |
$5.9 | / |
Shui Chuen O or before |
/ | $5.9 |
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Octopus Interchange Concessions[]
Route 813A - MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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1st leg transportation | 2nd leg transportation | Discounted amount | Time limit |
813A | MTR | Adult Octopus Card: 50¢ Other Octopus Cards: 30¢ |
90mins |
MTR | 813A | ||
Points to Note:
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Minibus Deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route and Route 813 should be served by a total of five minibuses. The two routes have a combined capacity of not less than 64 passengers per direction during the busiest hour.
All minibuses used on this route are Toyota Coaster.
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. 10km, and the journey time is approximately 43mins. (The average speed is 14km/h.)
- Departures via TWGHs Tsoi Wing Sing Primary School: The distance of this route is approx. 10.9km, and the journey time is approximately 45mins. (The average speed is 14.5km/h.)
Via: Pok Chuen Street, To Shek Street, Ngan Shing Street, Chap Wai Kon Street, Ngan Shing Street, Siu Lek Yuen Road, On Ming Street, On Yiu Street, On Sum Street, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Shek Mun Interchange, A Kung Kok Street, Shatin Hospital Minibus Terminus, A Kung Kok Street, Shek Mun Interchange, Tai Chung Kiu Road, On Sum Street, On Yiu Street, On Ming Street, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Ngan Shing Street, Chap Wai Kon Street, Ngan Shing Street, To Shek Street and Pok Chuen Street
New Territories GMB Route 813A (Shui Chuen O ↺ Shatin Hospital) | ||||
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No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
1 | Shui Chuen O | Pok Chuen Street |
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3 | Siu Lek Yuen | To Shek Street |
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4 | Yuen Chau Kok | Ngan Shing Street | ||
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6 | Ngan Shing Street | |||
7 | Sha Tin (Shek Mun) | On Ming Street |
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8 | On Yiu Street |
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9 | A Kung Kok |
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Circular route return point | |
10 | Sha Tin (Shek Mun) | On Yiu Street |
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11 | On Ming Street |
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10 | Yuen Chau Kok | Ngan Shing Street | ||
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12 | Ngan Shing Street | |||
13 | Shui Chuen O | To Shek Street |
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14 | Pok Chuen Street |
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# | Shui Chuen O | Pok Chuen Street |
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Observe only during specified periods on school days Boarding available here for Shatin Hospital direction |
15 | Shui Chuen O | Pok Chuen Street |
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Ridership[]
Due to sparse headways, the ridership of this route is poor except during peak hours.
- February 2016: The TD revealed that this route and Route 813 carry about 53% of passengers during peak hours.[8]
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 Entries[]
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, "813_813a_c_v2.pdf Introduction of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 813 (Shui Chuen O - Shek Mun Station) and 813A (Shui Chuen O Estate - Shatin Hospital (Circular))" [Traffic Advice], 26 June 2015.
- ↑ 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 Adjustments of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 812, 812A, 813 and 813A" [Traffic Advice], 14 February 2022.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustments of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 812, 812A, 813 and 813A" [Traffic Advice], 15 March 2019.
- ↑ "丘文俊先生提問" (Question by Mr Yau Man-chun), Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. TT8/2016.
External Links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 813A
- 16SEATS.net - New Territories Green Minibus Route 813A
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