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New Territories GMB Route 87A

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The New Territories Green Minibus Route 87A is operated by Asia Brighter Limited (誠運有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 11238C) under Chiap Shing Motor. It runs between Kwai Fong (South) and Terminal 8, via Container Terminal Road South (MTR Lai King Station and Container Terminals 1-8).

This route is a hybrid intra-district and cross-district route, with Kwai Fong direction being a Kwai Tsing District intra-district route while the Container Terminal direction serving both Sham Shui Po District and Kwai Tsing District.[Remark 1]

History[]

  • 10 January 1994: The special trip of 87M running between Kwai Fong MTR Station and Container Terminal 6 was extended to Terminal 8 and was independently numbered as 87A.
    • The terminus of Container Terminal 6 is located outside the present China Resources International Logistics Centre (CRILC) and dedicated green minibus terminus still exists at present.
  • 12 June 1995: Detoured via Government Dockyard for Kwai Fong Station direction.
  • 1 December 1996: The arrangement of detouring via Government Dockyard was cancelled due to the commissioning of the Route 44M.[1]
  • 25 July 2003: The original operator Kwai Tsing Public Light Bus gave up the operating rights of this route, which led to the re-tendering exercise.[2] Eventually this route was taken over by Asia Brighter Limited.
  • 21 October 2018: The Kwai Fong terminus was re-located from Hing Ning Road to Container Port Road Public Transport Interchange. [3]
  • 30 March 2022: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [4]
  • No later than November 2023: The Container Terminal Road-bound omitting Container Terminal 4.

Service hours and headways[]

From Kwai Fong (South) From Terminal 8 Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
06:05 - 06:45 06:20 - 07:00 20
06:45 - 09:00 07:00 - 09:30 9
09:00 - 11:00 09:30 - 11:30 15
11:00 - 14:00 11:30 - 14:30 12
14:00 - 16:00 14:30 - 16:30 15
16:00 - 19:30 16:30 - 20:00 9
19:30 - 21:40 20:00 - 22:00 15／20
Saturdays
06:05 - 06:45 06:20 - 07:00 20
06:45 - 09:00 07:00 - 09:30 9
09:00 - 11:00 09:30 - 11:30 15
11:00 - 14:00 11:30 - 14:30 12
14:00 - 16:00 14:30 - 16:30 15
16:00 - 19:30 16:30 - 20:00 9
19:30 - 21:10 20:00 - 21:30 15／20
Sundays and Public Holidays
06:05 - 21:10 06:20 - 21:30 15／20
In addition, special trips between Kwai Fong and Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks are provided when there are opening days there.
This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.

Fares[]

Journey/Boarding stops Fares
Full fare $6.4
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.
  • This route has no section fares.
Historical fares
Fare adjustment effective dates Full fares
22 March 2025[5] $7.0
24 December 2023[6] $6.4[7]
27 December 2021[8] $5.7[9]
1 July 2017[10] $5.2[11]
26 April 2015[12] $4.8[13]
19 May 2013[14] $4.5
27 November 2011[15] $4.2
21 December 2008[16] $3.8
31 May 2006[17] $3.5
TBC $3.3
Fare history TBC
1994 $2.5

This route has no section fares.

Octopus interchange concessions[]

Route 87A and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg 2nd leg Discounted amount Time limit
87A MTR 50￠ 90 minutes
MTR 87A
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 interchange concession 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, 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 or Disneyland Resort Line Monthly Pass (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.

Minibus deployments[]

According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, a total of 4 minibuses are required to serve this route, of which 1 is a 19-seater minibus that can switch from Route 87. The total number of passengers carried in each direction during the peakiest hour is not less than 96.

Currently Asia Brighter under New Territories Routes 87 series have a total of 31 Toyota Coaster minibuses, included 13 of 16-seater minibuses and 18 of 19-seater minibuses.

List of Asia Brighter minibuses
Plate No. Type No.[Remark 2] Seat Sign Configuration Route Remarks
CR7707 2019 7DL 19-seater original 3-point harness seat Patent Enterprises EDS 87M Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5DL
EH2674 2023 7DL Transfull EDS 87K Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission
Entered service in July 2023
Plate Originally belonged to a Mitsubishi Rosa (BE649E) and Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS)
EK3299 2019 7DL Patent Enterprises EDS 87M Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5DL
EM5446 Entered service in May 2019
Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5DL
ET5284 Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5DL
FB8117 2005 5LS2 16-seater high adopt Newest Design Rollsign Originally was a vehicle on Cheung Tsuen Route
Joined in September 2017
FH1285 2023 7DL 19-seater original 3-point harness seat Transfull EDS 87K Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission
Entered service in September 2023
Plate Originally belonged to a Mitsubishi Rosa (BE649E) and Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS)
FZ2792 2011 6DS 16-seater high adopt seater Newest Design Rollsign 87A Formerly a vehicle on Tsuen Wan Route No.86's New Territories Route 83A
Plate originally belonged to a 1994 3rd generation on that series
Joined in May 2020
HN2275 2014 6DS 87K Entered service in December 2014
Plate originally belonged to a 1997 3rd generation
HP6581 2010 6DS Oldest Design Rollsign 87 Entered service in March 2010
Plate originally belonged to a 1997 3rd generation[Remark 3]
HT1060 2014 6DS Newest Design Rollsign 87K Entered service in May 2014
Plate originally belonged to a 1998 3rd generation
JA3123 2018 7DL 19-seater Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS Plate originally belonged to a 1999 4th generation
JE7891 Transfull EDS[Remark 4] Entered service in April 2018
Plate originally belonged to a 1999 4th generation[Remark 5]
KC6397 Plate originally belonged to a 2001 4th generation
KE6894 Patent Enterprises EDS 87
KH8376 2023 7DL 19-seater original 3-point harness seat Transfull EDS 87M Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission
Entered service in May 2023
Plate Originally belonged to a Mitsubishi Rosa (2001 BE649E) and Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS)
LG2321 2018 7DL 19-seater Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS 87K Plate originally belonged to a 4th generation[Remark 6]
LH6353 2017 7DL 87M Entered service in December 2017
Plate Originally belonged to a 2004 5DL
LJ8014 2019 7DL 19-seater Vogelset 87K Plate Originally belonged to a 2004 5DL[Remark 7]
LK2530
MR7091 2018 7DL 19-seater Vegaset 87 Entered service in March 2018
Plate originally belonged to a 4th generation[Remark 8]
PC2181 2010 6LS 16-seater high adopt seater Newest Design Rollsign 87K Originally a part on PLB Sau Mong Route fleets operated under Hong Wah Maxicab
Joined in September 2024
PE1364 2010 6DS 87A Formerly a vehicle on King On Transportation's New Territories Route 313
Joined in July 2019
PH3832 2010 6LS Originally a part ON Chew Luen PLB To Mong Route fleets
Joined in November 2022
PL5971 2010 6DS 87
RD8479 2011 6LS 87A Originally a part on PLB Cheung Tsuen Route and Mong Kok - Cheung Shan Route fleets
Joined in February 2023
SS304 2014 6DS 87
SU1021 87A Entered service in June 2014
TE8432 2015 6DS 87 Originally a part of PLB Tsz Mong Route, Wong Mong Route fleets
Was also a part of PLB No. 1 Route, Aberdeen - Central Route and Fine Luck's Kowloon Route 85 fleets
Joined in March 2022
VC4206 2017 7DL 19-seater Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS 87K Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealing Windows and output automatic door
Entered service in October 2017
VE6503 2017 7LL 87 Originally was a vehicle on PLB Tsz Mong Route fleets
Joined in September 2022
List of Former minibuses under Asia Brighter
Plate No. Model Type No. Retirement/withdrawal date Whereabouts Substituted vehicle(s)
BY6176 Toyota Coaster 2nd generation 1998 Retired Mitsubishi Rosa (1998 BE649E) of the same plate
Mitsubishi Rosa 1998 BE649E February 2009 Toyota Coaster (2009 6DS) of the same plate
Toyota Coaster 2009 6DS February 2023 RD8479 (2011 6LS)
CR7707 2004 5DL 2019 2019 7DL of the same plate
CY5640 Mitsubishi Rosa BE649E September 2008 Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS) of the same plate
Toyota Coaster 2008 6DS September 2022 VE6503 (2017 7LL)
DC3795 Mitsubishi Rosa 1984 BE211D Unknown
EH2674 BE649E October 2008 Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS) of the same plate
Toyota Coaster 2008 6DS July 2023 2023 7DL of the same plate
EK3299 2004 5DL 2019 2019 7DL of the same plate
EM5446 May 2019
ES4083 Mitsubishi Rosa BE649E Unknown
ET5284 Toyota Coaster 2004 5DL 2019 2019 7DL of the same plate
EU6416[Remark 9] 2005 5LS2 Unknown Transferred to Tsuen Wan Route No.86 Public Light Bus New Territories Routes 83A/86 series
EY6313 2008 6DS August 2024 Retired PC2181 (2001 6LS)
FF7205 2003 5DL July 2019 PE1364 (2010 6DS)
FH1285 Mitsubishi Rosa BE649E September 2008 Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS) of the same plate
Toyota Coaster 2008 6DS September 2023 2023 7DL of the same plate
GS4070 1995 3rd generation Unknown
GU8429 Wait for checking Transferred to Jetland's Kowloon Routes 75/75A KZ8343 (Wait for checking)
HN2275 Toyota Coaster 1997 3rd generation December 2014 Retired 2014 6DS of the same plate
HP6581 March 2010 2010 6DS of the same plate
HP8286 2008 6DS November 2022 PH3832 (2010 6LS)
HT1060 1998 3rd generation May 2014 2014 6DS of the same plate
HX3686 1998 4th generation October 2017 VC4206 (2017 7DL)
JA3123 1999 4th generation 2017 2017 7DL of the same plate
JD7008 Unknown
JE7891 April 2018 2018 7DL of the same plate
JF9844 February 2007 Transferred to Kwai Tsing United's under routes
Plate is now applied in a 2018 7LL on Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A in July 2018
KB532 2001 4th generation Unknown Retired
KC6397 2017 2017 7DL of the same plate
KE6894 2018 2018 7DL of the same plate
KH8376 Mitsubishi Rosa 2001 BE649E September 2008 Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS) of the same plate
Toyota Coaster 2008 6DS May 2023 2023 7DL of the same plate
KZ8343 Wait for checking Unknown
LF8894 GS4079 (Toyota Coaster - 1995 3rd generation)
LG2321 Toyota Coaster 4th generation 2018 2018 7DL of the same plate
LH6353 2004 5DL August 2017 Retired earlier due to Burnt into fire 2017 7DL of the same plate
LJ8014 2019 Retired 2019 7DL of the same plate
LK2530
MR7091 4th generation March 2018 2018 7DL of the same plate
MX5663 2007 5DL March 2022 TE8432 (2015 6DS)

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. 5.2km, and the journey time is approximately 14mins. (The average speed is 22.3km/h.)

  • The names listed in the table below under "Major Stop Locations" are the fixed pick-up/drop-off points for this route, and the part of the name with an underline refers to the name commonly used by passengers (including Cantonese transliterations of the commonly-used Chinese names)
  • Passengers may be picked up and dropped off freely along the route outside the restricted area unless otherwise stated.

To Terminal 8[]

Via: Container Port Road, Kwai Tai Road, Container Port Road South and Ngong Wan Road

New Territories GMB Route 87A (Kwai Fong (South) → Terminal 8)
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Kwai Fong
  • Kwai Fong (South) (Container Port Road Public Transport Interchange)
2 Container Port Road
  • Ever Gain Plaza
3 Container Port Container Port Road South
  • Lai King Station Footbridge (Underbridge/Container Port 1)
  • Container Port 3 (Container Port 4/Hutchison Logistics Centre)
  • Kwai Chung Customhouse (Container Port 7)
  • East Kwai Chung Container Terminal VIII (COSCO HIT Terminals Limited)
4 Ngong Wan Road
  • West Kwai Chung Terminal 8 (ACT Pier)
  • Terminal 8 (Marine Department Stonecutters Island Public Cargo Working Areas)
Both Container Port Road and Container Port Road South are both prohibited zones, and stop signs are only set up at the above stops, with pick-up and drop-off are not allowed at other sections. Please refer to Container Port Road and Container Port Road South for details of the locations.

To Kwai Fong (South)[]

Via: Ngong Wan Road, Container Port Road South, Kwai Tai Road and Container Port Road

New Territories GMB Route 87A (Terminal 8 → Kwai Fong (South))
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Container Port Ngong Wan Road
  • Terminal 8 (Marine Department Stonecutters Island Public Cargo Working Areas)
  • West Kwai Chung Terminal 8 (ACT Pier)
2 Container Port Road South
  • East Kwai Chung Container Terminal VIII (COSCO HIT Terminals Limited)
  • Kwai Chung Customhouse (Container Port 7)
  • Container Port 3 (Container Port 4/Hutchison Logistics Centre)
  • Lai King Station Footbridge (Underbridge/Container Port 1)
3 Kwai Fong Container Port Road
  • Cargo Consolidation Complex (Hillebrand Gori - A company of DHL)
  • Kwai Shun Street Playground (Underbridge)
4
  • Kwai Fong (South) (Container Port Road Public Transport Interchange)
Both Container Port Road and Container Port Road South are both prohibited zones, and stop signs are only set up at the above stops, with pick-up and drop-off are not allowed at other sections. Please refer to Container Port Road and Container Port Road South for details of the locations.

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Remarks[]

  1. ↑ This route observes the boundary between Kwai Tsing and Sham Shui Po districts between Roundabout No. 7 and Chi Ngong Road, and some southbound stops are located at the boundary area.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ That 3rd generation was originally a vehicle on Kam Jet's New Territories Route 409 and was changed to serve Asia Brighter, until March 2010 before retirement.
  4. ↑ These series of minibuses once equipped with the Patent Enterprises EDS, the EDS was changed in 2024.
  5. ↑ That 4th generation was originally a vehicle on Red Minibus Route 17 and was changed to serve on Asia Brighter, until April 2018 before retirement.
  6. ↑ That 4th generation was originally a vehicle on PLB Po Sheung Route, was changed to serve on PLB Kwa Tsing Route and Asia Brighter, until 2018 before retirement.
  7. ↑ The front one was originally a vehicle on Red Minibus Northern Island Trunk Route, was changed to Red Minibus Wan Tsuen Route in April 2012 and Changed to serve on Asia Brighter in September 2014; The behind one was originally a vehicle on Red Minibus Kwa Tsing Route and Lam Mong Route, was changed to serve on Li Wai Chun Transportation's New Territories Routes 89 series/98 in November 2011, and was changed to serve on Asia Brighter, both two minibuses are in 2019 Before retirement.
  8. ↑ That 4th generation was originally a vehicle on PLB Causeway Bay - Belevadere Garden Route, and was changed to serve on Asia Brighter, until March 2018 before retirement.
  9. ↑ The plate number originally applied in a 2003 5LS on Western District Commercial and Southern District Commercial (That 5LS was changed to serve on Hong Kong Maxicab Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series in June 2012 then changed the plate number as RG5493)

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References[]

  1. ↑ Paper for the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Kwai Tsing District Council, December 1996.
  2. ↑ G. N. 4969: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374)--Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in the New Territories, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 07 Issue No. 30, 25 July 2003.
  3. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Commencement of Operation of Container Port Road Public Transport Interchange, Kwai Chung" [Traffic Advice], 11 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 391 routes" [News Bulletin], 30 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_79739.html Fare Adjustment for New Territories Green Minibus Route Nos. 87, 87A , 87M and 87K]" [Traffic Advice], 12 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment for GMB Route Nos 87, 87A, 87M and 87K" [Traffic Advice], 14 December 2023.
  7. ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2004-05 Reply No. TLB146, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 19.3% and the TD eventually approved a fare increase of 12.3%.
  8. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment for GMB Route Nos 87, 87A, 87M and 87K" [Traffic Advice], 16 December 2021.
  9. ↑ According to Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2021-22 Reply No. THB(T)137, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 15.4% and the TD eventually approved a 9.6% increase.
  10. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment for GMB Route Nos 87, 87A, 87M and 87K" [Traffic Advice], 22 June 2017.
  11. ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2017-18 Reply No. THB(T)091, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 10.4% and the TD eventually approved a fare increase of 8.3%.
  12. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment for GMB Route Nos 87, 87A, 87M and 87K" [Traffic Advice], 14 April 2015.
  13. ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2015-16 Reply No. THB(T)162, the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 22.2% and the Transport Department eventually approved a 6.7% increase.
  14. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment for GMB Route Nos 87, 87A, 87M and 87K" [Traffic Advice], 6 May 2013.
  15. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment for GMB Route Nos 87, 87A, 87M and 87K" [Traffic Advice], 24 November 2011.
  16. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment for GMB Route Nos 87, 87A, 87M and 87K (Chinese only)" [Traffic Advice], December 2008.
  17. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare adjustment of GMB Route Nos. 87, 87A, 87K, 87M, 88, 88A, 88B, 88C, 88D, 88E, 88F, 88G and 88M" [Traffic Advice], May 2006.

External links[]

V · D · EGreen minibus (GMB) routes in Kwai Tsing District
Kwai Fong routes
<To/from Container Terminals> 87A • 87M
<To/from Tai Wo Hau, Kwai Hing and Kwai Shing> 89M • 89P • 89S
<To/from Lai King Hill> 91A • 407A
<To/from Tsing Yi> 88 • 88B • 88C • 88D • 88G • 88M
<To/from Tsuen Wan District> 87 • 87K • 302 • 404M
North Kwai Chung routes
<To/from Tai Wo Hau, Kwai Hing and Kwai Shing> 406
<To/from Lai King Hill> 410
<To/from Tsing Yi> 401
<To/from Tsuen Wan District> 81 • 82 (#) • 83A • 86 • 86A ☾ • 86M • 94S (#)
<To/from Sha Tin District> 403 • 403A • 403P • 403X
Tai Wo Hau, Kwai Hing and Kwai Shing routes
<To/from Kwai Fong> 89M • 89P • 89S
<To/from North Kwai Chung> 406
<To/from Tsing Yi> 407B
<To/from Tsuen Wan District> 89 • 89A • 89B • 94 • 94A • 98
Lai King Hill and Tai Wo routes
<Within Lai King Hill> 46M • 47M
<To/from Kwai Fong> 91A • 407A
<To/from North Kwai Chung> 410
<To/from Tsing Yi> 405 • 407 • 413
<To/from Tsuen Wan District> 91 • 93 • 93A • 313
<To/from Sham Shui Po District> 90A • 90M • 90P • 92M • 97A • 411
Tsing Yi routes
<Within Tsing Yi Island> 88A • 88F
<To/from Kwai Fong> 88 • 88B • 88C • 88D • 88G • 88M
<To/from North Kwai Chung> 401
<To/from Lai King Hill> 405 • 407 • 413
<To/from Kwai Shing> 407B
<To/from Tsuen Wan District> 308A • 308M • 310M • 312 • 402S ☾ • 409 • 409K • 409S
<To/from Tuen Mun District> 140M
(#) The Shing Mun Reservoir terminus is located on the administrative boundary between Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District, and as the access to and from the terminus requires passing through Shing Mun Road, the administrative boundary, these routes are not considered to be intra-district routes.
Remark: Italic - service during specified days/periods only; ☾ - overnight/late night service
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