Po Tin BBI - Po Tin Bus Terminus (寶田轉車站－寶田總站) is located between Blocks 5, 6 and 8 of Po Tin Estate, below Po Tin Shopping Centre's Podium on 99 Ming Kum Road, Leung Tin, Tuen Mun District, New Territories. It is a covered bus terminus, equipped with four sets of parallel lay-bys and parking spaces, as well as a taxi stand and a green minibus stop.
The entrance and exit of this bus terminus is located at the intersection of Ming Kum Road, Tsun Wen Road and Hing Kwai Street.
History[]
"Po Tin Interim Housing" (寶田中轉房屋) was completed in 2000 with 9 28-storey buildings and 8,736 units.The estate has complete facilities, including shopping malls, markets and an adjacent covered parallel bus terminal named "Po Tin Public Transport Interchange" (寶田公共轉車站)[1] that opened on 27 August.
Kowloon Bus launched Route 260X on the same day between this stop and Kowloon Railway Station, replacing Special Morning Air-Conditioned Routes 258B and 258C. The next day, Route 58M added a special morning trip from this stop. Light Rail Auxiliary Bus Route A59 also moved from Leung King Estate to this stop as its circular route return point in September.
Route 258D to and from East Kowloon was upgraded to a full-day service in May 2004, and the Tuen Mun District terminus was moved from Leung King Estate to this stop.
KMB once called this stop "Po Tin Bus Terminus" (寶田總站), and changed to its current name in February 2023.
Route Information[]
| Franchised bus routes terminating at Po Tin BBI - Po Tin Bus Terminus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route no. | Origin | Destination | Service type |
| KMB | 58M Special Trips |
Tuen Mun (Po Tin Estate) | Kwai Fong Station (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Saturdays during morning peak hours ● |
| KMB | 67A | Tuen Mun (Po Tin Estate) | Kwai Fong (Kwai Tsui Estate) | Service daily ● |
| KMB | 258D | Tuen Mun (Po Tin Estate) | Lam Tin Station | Service daily ● |
| KMB | 258X | Tuen Mun (Po Tin Estate) | Kwun Tong Ferry | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
| Kwun Tong Ferry | Tuen Mun (Po Tin Estate) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours ● | ||
| KMB | 260X | Tuen Mun (Po Tin Estate) | Hung Hom Station | Service daily ● |
| KMB | 261S | Tuen Mun (Po Tin Estate) | Sheung Shui (Tin Ping) (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours ● |
Formerly terminating routes[]
The termini of the following routes is based on the day of relocation. Please browse the relevant route entries for their current termini.
| Bus routes once terminating at Po Tin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route no. | Destination at that time | Terminus changed to | Date no longer using this terminus |
| KMB | 260S | Lai Chack Middle School (One-way) |
Route Suspended | 25 October 2009 |
| KCR Bus | A59 | Castle Peak Bay | Route Suspended | 7 July 2005 |
Terminus Layout[]
Please note that the stop may be temporarily or permanently altered at any time due to other factors (e.g. road works).
| Lay-by layout (from the leftmost one near the entrance) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Number | Width | Route(s) | Stop Pole Number |
| 1 | Double | 58M, 258X, 261S, Public Road | PO04-T-1150-0 (Platform P1) |
| 1a | Near Exit | 67A | PO04-T-1050-0 (Platform P4) |
| 2 | Single | 258D | PO04-T-1100-0 (Platform P2) |
| 3 | Double | 260X | PO04-T-1000-0 (Platform P3) |
| 4 | Double | Taxi Stand | Not Applicable |
Related Incidents[]
- 10 December 2015: At around 11pm, a drunk man took Route 260X and fell when he got off the bus at Po Tin Bus Terminus in Tuen Mun. An auxiliary police officer saw this and when he was about to help him up, the man suddenly pulled out a revolver from his waist and waved it. The auxiliary police immediately called the police. After the police arrived at the scene, they confirmed that the pistol in question was an imitation gun. The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of imitation firearms. [2]
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
- Wo Tin Estate
- Po Tin (Ming Kum Road)
- Goodrich Garden
- Kin Sang Bus Terminus
- Siu Hang Tsuen (Tuen Mun)
- Yan Po Road Public Transport Interchange
- Po Tin BBI
References[]
- ↑ G. N. 5608: Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap 374) --Prohibited Zone at Po Tin Public Transport Interchange, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 04, Issue 34, 25 August 2000.
- ↑ "醉漢拔「槍」 揮舞遭制服 (Drunk guy pulled out a gun and waved it around but was subdued)", Apple Daily, 12 December 2015.
External Links[]
| List of bus termini in Tuen Mun District | |
|---|---|
| Fu Tei and Siu Hong | Siu Hong Court • Siu Hong Station (South) • Siu Hong Station (North) • Fu Tai Estate |
| Tuen Mun Town Centre and San Hui | Tuen Mun Central • Tuen Mun Town Centre (Citybus) • Tuen Mun Station |
| Tai Hing, Shan King and Kin Sang | Tai Hing • Shan King • Shan King Estate (King Lok House) • Kin Sang |
| Leung Tin, Wo Tin and Ching Tin | |
| Butterfly Beach | |
| Sam Shing, Castle Peak Bay and Chi Lok | Yau Oi (South) • Chi Lok Fa Yuen • Sam Shing • Siu Lun |
| Tuen Mun Suburbs | |