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A Special Service Arrangement is now in effect on this route until further notice.
Due to the drastic decrease in ridership caused by novel coronavirus pandemic, the "through service" to Shun On during Monday to Friday evenings are suspended.
Special Service Arrangements may vary according to actual road conditions.
please remove this template when service is restored to normal or officially cancelled.
please remove this template when service is restored to normal or officially cancelled.
The Public Light Bus Ping Shek - Tsuen Wan Route, abbreviated as "Ping Tsuen Route", is operated by the Public Light Bus General Association Ping Tsuen Branch (公共小型巴士總商會坪荃分會). It runs between Ping Shek and Tsuen Wan (Citistore), taking Lung Cheung Road and Ching Cheung Road to and from Wong Tai Sin District and Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tai Wo Hau, with return trips passing through Castle Peak Road, Diamond Hill, Hammer Hill and San Po Kong. The evening through services will be extended to Four Shun according to passenger demands, passing through Ping Shek, Choi Wan and Shun Lee Estate, turns around and return to Ping Shek after arriving at Shun On Estate.
This route has been added to the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme, in which passengers who use Octopus to pay their fares will be included in the calculation of the subsidy.
History[]
- 26 May 2001:
- 3 July 2001:
- 15 March 2010:
- 8 July 2014:
- 2 April 2015:
- 6 June 2015:
- 29 January 2016:
- 31 March 2017:
- 22 May 2017:
- 18 September 2017:
- 16 December 2018:
- 1 May 2019:
- 8 September 2019:
- 26 October 2019
- Unknown
- Unknown
- 3 February 2020
- 1 August 2020:
Service hours and Headways[]
| From Ping Shek | From Tsuen Wan Citistore | Headways |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Saturday | ||
| 05:55 - 22:30 | 06:40 - 22:35 | Depart when full |
| Sunday and Public Holidays | ||
| 06:05 - 22:30 | 06:55 - 22:35 | Depart when full |
Split trips to Tsuen Wan[]
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Special trips[]
| From Tsuen Wan Citistore Special trip |
From San Po Kong (Rythmn Garden) Through trip |
Headways |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | ||
| 17:30 - 19:30 | 17:45 - 19:00 | Depart when full |
| No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays | ||
| Tsuen Wan (Citistore) → Shun On Through trip | |
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| Service hours | Headways (mins) |
| Mondays to Fridays | |
| 17:30 - 19:05 | Depart when full |
| No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays | |
Informal special trip[]
In addition to the regular through service, the driver of this route towards Tsuen Wan will ask the passengers whether anyone will get off at Kwai Chung area when departing. If there is no one, the route will take the through route to Tsuen Wan directly.
Fares[]
Full fare: $14.0
- From Kwai Chung Plaza to Tsuen Wan: $5.0
| Fare Remarks |
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Minibus deployments[]
Below is the list of minibuses on Ping Tsuen Route:
| List of Ping Shek to Tsuen Wan minibuses | ||||||
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| Plate no. | Model | Type No. | Seat | Sign Configuration | Remark | Time of Service |
| BD6632 | Toyota Coaster | 2011 6LS | 16-seater original 3-point harness seat | Rollsign | Other time serve on PLB Cheung Shan - Tsuen Wan Route, Jor Tsuen and PLB Mong Kok - Cheung Shan Route | AM peak hours |
| EM9298 | 2017 7DL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent EDS | Serves on PLB Western District - Mong Kok Route, PLB Castle Peak Road - Wong Tai Sin Route and PLB Kwun Tong - Castle Road Route during other time periods Plate originally belonged to 2nd Gemeration and 4th Generation Equipped with Black Windows Replaced with EV1861 (2013 6DS) that transferred to Wong Mong Route | ||
| EP4280 | 2004 5LS | 16-seater low adopt | Rollsign | Formerly a vehicle on To Tsuen Route and Shek Tsuen Was also a vehicle on Night service in PLB Kowloon City - Tsuen Wan Route Replaced with MV4952 (2007 5LS2) that returned to To Tsuen Route |
Whole day | |
| LT2035 | 2004 5LS2 | 16-seater original high adopt seat | Formerly a vehicle of To Tsuen Route Was also a formerly vehicle of the routes under Chew Luen and PLB Kowloon City - Tsuen Wan Route Replaced with HJ9063 (2013 6LS) that transfered to the routes under Kwai Ching United | |||
| NV7271 | 2009 6LS | Formerly a vehicle of To Tsuen Route, Jor Tsuen Route and Mong Tsuen Route Was also a formerly vehicle of Shek Tsuen Route Replaced with NN584 (2008 6LS) that transferred to Main River Transportation | ||||
| NX1025 | Formerly a vehicle of To Tsuen Route and Jor Tsuen Route Replaced with TE9836 (2015 6LS) that transferred to PLB Route 18 | |||||
| UX7728 | 2005 5LS2 | Original plate number LW5812 formerly a vehicle of To Tsuen Route Was also a former vehicle of Tsz Jor, Yau Jor and Yuen Kay Ming Hung Kei Maxicab's New Territories Route 67K Replaced LK7089 (2004 5LS) that returned to To Tsuen Route |
Whole Day | |||
| VM4043 | 2009 6LS | Plate originally was KD7595, plate changed after damage in fire and body component change to that of 5th generation Formerly a vehicle of To Tsuen Route and Tsz Jor Route Was also a formerly vehicle on Yuen Kay Ming Hung Kei Maxicab New Territories Routes 65A/65K and Yau Jor Route Replaced XV2625[1](2009 6LS) that transferred to Jetland | ||||
| WD7926 | 2019 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseat | Patent EDS | Serves on Kwun Tsing Route, Fuk Tsuen Route, To Mong Route and Kwun Mong Route during other time periods | AM peak hours | |
Routing[]
- The "Major Stop Locations" in the table below are the major pick-up/drop-off points of the route, and the part of the name with Bottom Line refers to the name commonly used by passengers.
- The routes and stops listed in this section are common arrangements for reference only and the driver may change the routes and stops at any time to suit any circumstances. Passengers who are unfamiliar with the operational arrangements of the routes are advised to ask the driver whether they are travelling to their desired destinations when boarding the minibus.
- Unless otherwise specified, passengers may board and alight from the bus at any time on the street/roads or at any bus stops along the route (except in Restricted Area), and they are advised to inform the driver in advance before alighting from the minibus.
To Tsuen Wan (Citistore)[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Weekday and and Public Holiday trips |
Clear Water Bay Road, Choi Hung Interchange, Lung Cheung Road, Ching Cheung Road, Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Foo Road, Hing Fong Road, Kwai Hing Road, Kwai Foo Road, Kin Chuen Street, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, slip road and Tsuen Wan Market Street |
|---|---|
| ② # Monday to Saturday trips between 09:00 - 12:00 |
……, slip road, Tsuen Wan Market Street, Tai Ho Road, Sha Tsui Road, Yuen Tun Circuit, Hoi Shing Road, Yeung Uk Road, Luen Yan Street, Kwan Mun Hau Street and Tsuen Wan Market Street |
| Public Light Bus Ping Shek - Tsuen Wan Route (Ping Shek → Tsuen Wan (Citistore)) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Ngau Chi Wan | Clear Water Bay Road |
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Depart when full. See To Ping Shek for free interchange details in Kowloon |
 Lung Cheung Road, Ching Cheung Road;  Kwai Chung Road
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| 2 | Kwai Fong | Kwai Fu Road |
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Section fare begins here |
| 3 | Hing Fong Road |
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| Kwai Hing |
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| 4 | Kwai Hing Road |
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Hail-and-ride section | |
| 5 | Wo Tong Tsui Street |
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| 6 | Tai Wo Hau | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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| 7 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan |
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| 8 | Tsuen Wan Market Street |
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Trips using routing ① end here Passengers boarding at Kwai Chung and Tai Wo Hau can interchange to the next minibus heading to Ping Shek | |
| 9 # | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Tsuen Wan Market Street |
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Applicable to trips using routing ② |
| 10 # | Yuen Tun Circuit |
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| 11 # | Hoi Shing Road |
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| 12 # | Yeung Uk Road |
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| 13 # | Luen Yan Street |
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| 14 # | Kwan Mun Hau Street |
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| 15 # | Tsuen Wan Market Street |
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| Free interchange arrangements: Passengers boarding at Kwai Foo Road (Kwai Chung Plaza) heading to en-route stops on Ping Shek direction can ride on Tsuen Wan-bound trips for free to Tsuen Wan (Citistore), then interchange to Ping Shek-bound minibus and pay the fare Trips before 09:00 and after 12:00 every Mondays to Fridays, Sundays and Public Holidays omit stops marked with #. | ||||
To Ping Shek[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Regular |
Tsuen Wan Market Street, Tak Hoi Street, Tak Wah Street, Kwan Mun Hau Street, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Kwok Shui Road, Cheung Wing Road, Castle Peak Road — Kwai Chung, Butterfly Valley Interchange, Ching Cheung Road, Lung Cheung Road, Tai Hom Road, Sheung Yuen Street, Fung Tak Road, @ (Hammer Hill Road, Po Kong Village Road, Fung Shing Street, Po Kong Village Road), Hammar Hill Road, Choi Hung Road, Choi Yee Lane, Sze Mei Street, Luk Hop Street, Tsat Po Street, Sam Chuk Street, King Fuk Street, King Tai Street, Prince Edward Road East, Kwun Tong Road, Ping Shek Lane and Clear Water Bay Road |
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| ② $ When minibus is full at the terminus |
……, Kwan Mun Hau Street, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Butterfly Valley Interchange, Ching Cheung Road, …… |
| Routing remarks | |
| @ Trips before 09:30 and from 17:10 to 18:50 on Mondays to Saturdays will not detour via these streets; no detours will also be made if no other passengers request to alight at the section. Trips between 17:30 and 19:00 on Mondays to Fridays will be split into through trips and special trips. | |
| Public Light Bus Ping Shek - Tsuen Wan Route (Tsuen Wan (Citistore) → Ping Shek) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Tsuen Wan Market Street |
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| 2 $ | North Kwai Chung | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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Not applicable to trips using routing ② |
| 3 | North Kwai Chung | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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These stops will be skipped if the minibus is full |
| Ching Cheung Road, Lung Cheung Road
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| 4 | Diamond Hill | Sheung Yuen Street |
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Section fare begins here Two-way section fare ends here Some trips may reroute via Diamond Hill Station for boarding and alighting according to passenger and driver demand |
| 5 | Fung Tak Road |
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| 6 @ | Hammer Hill | Hammer Hill Road (uphill) |
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Not applicable to trips before 09:30 and during 17:10 - 18:50 on Mondays to Saturdays Stops at other times according to passenger and driver demand |
| 7 @ | Po Kong Village Road |
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| 8 @ | Hammer Hill Road (downhill) |
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| 9 | San Po Kong | Sze Mei Street |
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| 10 | Sam Chuk Street |
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Near King Tai Court and The Latitude | |
| 11 | Choi Hung | Prince Edward Road East |
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| 12 | Ngau Chi Wan | Ping Shek Lane |
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| 13 | Clear Water Bay Road |
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All non-interchange passengers must alight here | |
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Minibus reloads passengers here | |||
| Free interchange arrangement: Passengers boarding at Sheung Yuen Street (Plaza Hollywood) or Lung Poon Street(Plaza Hollywood) who wish to travel to en-route stops on Tsuen Wan direction can ride on Ping Shek-bound trips for free, then interchange to Tsuen Wan-bound minibus and pay the fare. Please call the minibus trade association for seat reservation if passengers wish to board at North Kwai Chung during peak hours. Trips for full minibuses will not call at stops marked with $. @ Trips before 09:30 and between 17:10 - 18:50 during Mondays to Saturdays omit Hammer Hill and will not call at these stops; no detours will be made if no passenger requests to alight. | ||||
Through trip[]
To Tsuen Wan (Citistore)[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| Through trips | Sze Mei Street, Luk Hop Street, Tsat Po Street, Sam Chuk Street, King Fuk Street, King Tai Street, Prince Edward Road East, Kwun Tong Road, Ping Shek Estate access, Clear Water Bay Road, Choi Hung Interchange, Lung Cheung Road, Ching Cheung Road, Butterfly Valley Interchange, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, slip road and Tsuen Wan Market Street |
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| Routing remarks | |
| Service is available from 07:00 to 08:45 and 17:00 to 19:00 from Mondays to Fridays and no service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. | |
| PLB Ping Tsuen Route (San Po Kong (Rhythm Garden) → Tsuen Wan) [Through service] | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | San Po Kong | Sze Mei Street |
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Depart upon full |
| 2 | Sam Chuk Street |
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| 3 | Prince Edward Road East |
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| 4 | Ngau Chi Wan | Ping Shek Estate access |
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| 5 @ | Clear Water Bay Road |
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Some trips begin here Minibuses will stop here for a while and depart when full | |
| Lung Cheung Road, Ching Cheung Road
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| 6 | Tai Wo | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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| North Kwai Chung |
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| 7 | Tai Wo Hau | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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| 8 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan |
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| 9 | Tsuen Wan Market Street |
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| @ Some trips will depart from Ping Shek from 17:00 onwards on Mondays to Fridays. | ||||
To Shun On[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| Through trips | Tsuen Wan Market Street, Tak Hoi Street, Tak Wah Street, Kwan Mun Hau Street, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Butterfly Valley Interchange, Ching Cheung Road, Lung Cheung Road, Clear Water Bay Road, New Clear Water Bay Road, @(Shun Ching Street and Shun Lee Tsuen Road) |
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| Routing remarks | |
| Service is available from 07:00 to 08:45 and 17:00 to 19:00 from Mondays to Fridays and no service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. @ Some trips will not pass through these roads and terminate at Choi Wan. | |
| PLB Ping Tsuen Route (Tsuen Wan → Shun On) [Through trips] | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Tsuen Wan Market Street |
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| 2 | North Kwai Chung | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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These stops will be skipped if the minibus is full |
| Ching Cheung Road, Lung Cheung Road
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| 3 | Ngau Chi Wan | Lung Cheung Road |
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| 4 @ | New Clear Water Bay Road |
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Some trips terminate here | |
| 5 | Four Shun |
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| 6 | Shun Ching Street |
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| 7 | Shun Lee Tsuen Road |
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| Please call the minibus trade association for seat reservation if passengers wish to board at North Kwai Chung. @ Some trips will end at Ping Shekin order to speed up deadheading back to the stop and will arrange passengers to interchange to Four Shun for free; if no passengers demand to disembark at Four Shun for other trips, minibuses will also terminate at this stop and will not head to Four Shun. | ||||
Special trip[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① # Regular through trips |
Tsuen Wan Market Street, Tak Hoi Street, Tak Wah Street, Kwan Mun Hau Street, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Butterfly Valley Interchange, Ching Cheung Road, Lung Cheung Road, Tai Hom Road, Sheung Yuen Street, Fung Tak Road, @ (Hammer Hill Road, Po Kong Village Road, Fung Shing Street, Po Kong Village Road), Hammer Hill Road, Choi Hung Road, Choi Yee Lane, Sze Mei Street, Luk Hop Street, Tsat Po Street, Sam Chuk Street (eastbound), Sam Chuk Street Carpark, Sam Chuk Street (westbound), Tai Yau Street, Choi Hung Road, Po Kong Village Road, Lung Cheung Road, Ching Cheung Road, Butterfly Valley Interchange, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, slip road and Tsuen Wan Market Street |
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| ② & Detours via Kwai Hing and Kwai Fong |
......, Lung Cheung Road, Ching Cheung Road, Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Foo Road, Hing Fong Road, Kwai Hing Road, Wo Tong Tsui Street, Kin Chuen Street, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, ...... |
| Routing remarks | |
| Service is available from 07:00 to 08:45 and 17:00 to 19:00 from Mondays to Fridays and no service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. @ Departures before 18:50 on Mondays to Fridays will not be detoured via these roads; other departures will not be detoured if no passenger requests to alight at this section. | |
| PLB Ping Tsuen Route (Tsuen Wan Citistore ↺ San Po Kong (King Fuk Street)) [Special trips] | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Tsuen Wan Market Street |
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| 2 | North Kwai Chung | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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These stops will be skipped if the minibus is full |
| Ching Cheung Road, Lung Cheung Road
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| 3 | Diamond Hill | Sheung Yuen Street |
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Section fare begins here Two-way section fare ends here Some trips may reroute via Diamond Hill Station for boarding and alighting according to passenger and driver demand |
| 4 | Fung Tak Road |
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| 5 @ | Hammer Hill | Hammer Hill Road (uphill) |
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Not applicable to trips before 09:30 and during 17:10 - 18:50 on Mondays to Saturdays Stops at other times according to passenger and driver demand |
| 6 @ | Po Kong Village Road |
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| 7 @ | Hammer Hill Road (downhill) |
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| 8 | San Po Kong | Sze Mei Street |
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| 9 | Sam Chuk Street |
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Circular route return point Near King Tai Court and The Latitude Template:CCRI | |
| Lung Cheung Road, Ching Cheung Road
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| 10 # | Tai Wo | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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Only applicable to routing ① |
| North Kwai Chung |
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| 10 & | Kwai Fong | Kwai Foo Road |
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Section fare begins here |
| 11 & | Hing Fong Road |
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Only applicable to routing ② | |
| Kwai Hing |
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| 12 & | Kwai Hing Road |
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Hail-and-ride section | |
| 13 & | Wo Tong Tsui Street |
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Only applicable to routing ② | |
| 14 | Tai Wo Hau | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung |
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| 15 | Tsuen Wan Town Centre | Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan |
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| 16 | Tsuen Wan Market Street |
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| Free interchange arrangements: Passengers boarding at Kwai Foo Road (Kwai Chung Plaza) heading to en-route stops on Ping Shek direction can ride on Tsuen Wan-bound trips for free to Tsuen Wan (Citistore), then interchange to Ping Shek-bound minibus and pay the fare. Please call the minibus trade association for seat reservation if passengers wish to board at North Kwai Chung. @ Trips before 18:50 on Mondays to Fridays will omit Hammer Hill and will not call at these stops; no detours will be made if no passenger requests to alight for trips during other time periods. Trips detouring via Kwai Hing and Kwai Fong will omit stops marked with # and will call at stops marked with & instead. | ||||
Related incidents[]
Gallery[]
Service hours of Ping Shek to Tsuen Wan Route (April 2019)
A Ping Tsuen Route minibus TU3817
A Ping Tsuen Route minibus HJ9063
A Ping Tsuen Route 19-seater minibus VY6334
A Ping Tsuen Route minibus ES9300
A Ping Tsuen Route minibus was entering Ping Shek
Related articles[]
- KMB Route 40
- KMB Route 42C
- KMB Route 290
- KMB Route 290A
Notes and References[]
- ↑ Original plate numbers were DE4435 and CS1013.
External links[]
Template:List of Kwun Tong District PLB Routes Template:List of Tsuen Wan District PLB Routes