New Territories GMB Route 88D

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Route 88D minibus LD7920 was observing Fung Shue Wo Road Roundabout

Route Info

Termini

Tivoli Garden ↔ Kwai Fong (Metroplaza) ●

via

Tsing Yi South, Tsing Yi Bridge

Distance

6.0km

Journey Time

20mins

Operational information

Fare information

Full Fare

$5.3

Service hours

Service hours (Outbound)

05:30 - 23:30

Service hours (Inbound)

05:45 - 23:30

Headways

3 - 5 mins

Special trips

Ching Mui House Cheung Ching Estate → Kwai Fong (Metroplaza) ●

The New Territories Green Minibus Route 88D is operated by Hop Wo Investment Company Limited (合和投資有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 11159C). It runs between Tivoli Garden and Kwai Fong (Metroplaza), via Tsing Yi South and Tsing Yi Bridge.

History[]

1996: Route 88D entered service.
22 July 2003: The original operator Kwai Ching United Green Public Light Bus gave up the right to operate this route, which was later taken over by Hop Wo Investment after a re-tendering.^[1]
30 March 2022: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. ^[2]
3 June 2024: A new special trip departing from Chung Mei Road near Ching Ho House Cheung Ching Estate to Kwai Fong at 07:00 - 09:30 on Mondays to Fridays was introduced.

Service hours and headways[]

The latest update is on 6/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Tivoli Garden	From Kwai Fong (Metroplaza)	Headways (mins)
Daily
05:30 - 07:00	05:45 - 07:00	5
07:00 - 09:00	07:00 - 09:00	3/4
09:00 - 00:00	09:00 - 00:00	5

Special trips[]

Ching Mui House Cheung Ching Estate → Kwai Fong (Metroplaza) ●
Service hours	Headways (mins)
Mondays to Fridays
07:00 - 09:30	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/Boarding stop	Fare
Full fare	$5.3

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.

Octopus Interchange Concessions[]

Route 88D and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg	2nd leg	Discounted amount	Time limit
88D	MTR	50￠	90 minutes
MTR	88D	50￠	90 minutes
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. Edit

Minibus deployments[]

According to the Schedule of Services of the Transport Department, a total of 13 19-seater minibuses are required to serve this route. The total number of passengers carried in each direction during the peakiest hour is not less than 304.

A total of 18 Toyota Coaster minibuses, including 4 16-seater minibuses and 14 19-seater minibuses, are actually used on this route. All vehicles are individually numbered.

This route was once served by Euro III 16-seater minibuses, which were gradually retired due to age and replaced by seventh generation 19-seater minibuses.

List of minibuses on Route 88D
Plate no.	Type no.^{[Remark 1]}	Seat	Sign configuration	Fleet no.	Remark
BK7663	2019 7DL	19-seater original 3-point harness seat	Patent Enterprises EDS	5	Equipped with automatic transmission gearbox Entered service in July 2019 Plate originally belonged to a 5DL
DB1218				3
EC8314				2	Equipped with automatic transmission gearbox Entered service in August 2019 Plate originally belonged to a 5DL
ED2892				6
GB7398	2023 7DL			13	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic gearbox Entered service in February 2023 Plate originally belonged to a 2005 5LS2
GW2595	2019 7DL			9	Equipped with automatic transmission gearbox Entered service in September 2019 Plate originally belonged to a 5DL
KY1936	2020 7DL			17	Equipped with automatic transmission gearbox Entered service in May 2020 Plate originally belonged to a 2003 5LS on Kam Jet NT Route 409^{[Remark 2]}
LD7920	2019 7DL			12	Equipped with automatic transmission gearbox Entered service in December 2019 Plate originally belonged to a 2003 5DL
LE3933				10	Equipped with automatic transmission gearbox Entered service in July 2019 Plate originally belonged to a 2003 5DL
LE4425				4
LF9983				1	Equipped with automatic transmission gearbox Entered service in August 2019 Plate originally belonged to a 2003 5DL
PE9157	2010 6DS	16-seater high back seat	Rollsign	18	Former vehicle of King On Transportation NT Route 313 Entered service in July 2019
PF4186	2010 6LS			15	The only LPG minibus on this route Former vehicle of PLB Ping Tsuen Route, Kwun Mong Route, To Tsuen Route and To Mong Route Entered service in October 2024
PJ8871	2010 6DS			16	Former vehicle of King On Transportation NT Route 313 Also a former vehicle of PLB Tsz Mong Route Entered service in July 2019
TC8196	2014 6DS			8
WD4577	2019 7DL	19-seater original 3-point harness seat	Patent Enterprises EDS	7	Equipped with automatic transmission gearbox Entered service in May 2019
WL4834	2019 7DL			11	Equipped with automatic transmission gearbox Entered service in September 2019
YN7431	2023 7DL			14	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic gearbox Entered service in April 2023

List of former vehicles of NT Route 88D
Plate no.	Type no.	Seat no.	Fleet no.	Date retired/withdrawn	Whereabouts	Replacement vehicle
BK7663	5DL	16	5	July 2019	Retired	2019 7DL of the same plate
DB1218			3			2019 7DL of the same plate
EB2618			18			PE9157 (2010 6DS)
EC8314			2	August 2019		2019 7DL of the same plate
ED2892			6	August 2019		2019 7DL of the same plate
GB7398	2005 5LS2		13	November 2019	Retired Changed to and idled as red minibus between November 2019 and February 2023	2023 7DL of the same plate
GW2595	5DL		9	September 2019	Retired	2019 7DL of the same plate
KB8912	2001 4th generation		14	March 2018	Retired	2018 7DL of the same plate
KB8912	2018 7DL	19	14	April 2023	Transferred to Central Venture Kowloon Route 12A	YN7431 (2023 7DL)
LD4789	2003 5DL	16	16	July 2019	Retired	PJ8871 (2010 6DS)
LD7420			7	May 2019		WD4577 (2019 7DL)
LD7920			12	December 2019		2019 7DL of the same plate
LE3933			10	July 2019
LE4425			4	July 2019
LF9983			1	August 2019
LJ8216	2004 5DL		11	September 2019		WL4834 (2019 7DL)
LV3947	2005 5DL		TBC	Unknown
NX3596	2009 6DS		15	October 2024		PF4186 (2010 6LS)

The information may not be complete and accurate, and to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.

This section was last updated on 11/2024202411

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 6km, and the journey time is approximately 20mins. (The average speed is 18km/h.)

To Kwai Fong (Metroplaza)[]

Via: Tsing King Road, Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road, Chung Mei Road, Ching Hong Road, Tsing Yi Road, Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi Bridge, Kwai Tsing Road, Hing Fong Road, Kwai Foo Road, Kwai Yan Road and Hing Ning Road

New Territories GMB Route 88D (Tivoli Garden → Kwai Fong (Metroplaza))
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Tsing Yi Town Centre	Tsing King Road	Tivoli Garden
2	Tsing Yi South	Chung Mei Road	Ching Yeung House Cheung Ching Estate Hong Fu House Cheung Hong Estate Hong Shing House Cheung Hong Estate OSH Academy Hong Fung House Cheung Hong Estate Hong Cheung House Cheung Hong Estate	Special trips begin here
3		Ching Hong Road	Hong Shun House Cheung Hong Estate Ching Shing Court Cheung Ching Bus Terminus Ching Wai House Cheung Ching Estate
4		Tsing Yi Road	Ching Tao House Cheung Ching Estate
Tsing Yi South Bridge
5	Gin Drinkers' Bay	Kwai Tsing Road	Kwai Tsing Interchange
6	Kwai Fong	Hing Fong Road	Kwai Chung Sports Ground	Alighting only
7		Kwai Yan Road	MTR Kwai Fong Station	Alighting only
8		Hing Ning Road	Kwai Fong (Metroplaza) Minibus Terminus

To Tivoli Garden[]

Via: Hing Ning Road, Hing Fong Road, Kwai Tsing Road, Tsing Yi Bridge, Tsing Yi Road, Tsing Yi Interchange, Ching Hong Road, Chung Mei Road, Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road and Tsing King Road

New Territories GMB Route 88D (Kwai Fong (Metroplaza) → Tivoli Garden)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Kwai Fong	Hing Ning Road	Kwai Fong (Metroplaza) Minibus Terminus
Tsing Yi South Bridge
2	Tsing Yi South	Tsing Yi Road	Ching Tao House Cheung Ching Estate
3		Ching Hong Road	Mayfair Gardens Cheung Ching Bus Terminus Ching Shing Court
4		Chung Mei Road	Hong Shun House Cheung Hong Estate OSH Academy Hong Fu House Cheung Hong Estate Ching Yeung House Cheung Ching Estate
5	Tsing Yi Town Centre	Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road	Tsing Yi Police Station
6		Tsing King Road	Tsing Yi Market	Alighting only
7			Tsing Yi Sports Ground	Boarding available from this stop to Kwai Fong
8			Tivoli Garden

Ridership[]

With a more direct routing and frequent headway, this route has taken away many passengers from KMB Route 43M, especially the fact that this route does not need to detour via Greenfield Garden to head to Cheung Hong Estate and Cheung Ching Estate. Therefore, it has been enjoying high patronages since its commencement and full minibuses are common.

According to the information from Transport Department, the ridership of this route is as follows:

Early 2019: 12,900 passengers.^[3]

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 was originally a vehicle of HKPLBODA Southern Branch PLB Heung Mong Route and Kwun Tsuen Route, which was transferred to Kam Jet in September 2015 and sbsequently retired in May 2020.

References[]

↑ G. N. 4969: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374)--Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in the New Territories, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 07 Issue No. 30, 25 July 2003.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 391 routes" [News Bulletin], 30 March 2022.
↑ Reply Serial No. THB(T)147 of the Examination of the Estimates of Expenditure 2019-20 by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council

External links[]

[3] 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.

[4] That 5LS was originally a vehicle of HKPLBODA Southern Branch PLB Heung Mong Route and Kwun Tsuen Route, which was transferred to Kam Jet in September 2015 and sbsequently retired in May 2020.

[1] G. N. 4969: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374)--Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in the New Territories, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 07 Issue No. 30, 25 July 2003.

[2] Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 391 routes" [News Bulletin], 30 March 2022.

[5] Reply Serial No. THB(T)147 of the Examination of the Estimates of Expenditure 2019-20 by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council

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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