The New Territories Green Minibus Route 109M is operated by (西貢（1、2號）（專線）小巴有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 4655C). It runs between Oscar By The Sea and Hang Hau Station, via Tseung Kwan O Hospital, which is the only route served by the company in Tseung Kwan O.
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Service hours and headways
- 2.1 Special trips
- 3 Fares
- 3.1 Octopus Interchange Concessions
- 4 Minibus deployments
- 5 Free interchange arrangement
- 6 Routing
- 6.1 To Hang Hau Station
- 6.2 To Oscar By The Sea
- 7 Gallery
- 8 Remarks
- 9 Related articles
- 10 References
- 11 External links
History[]
- 3 May 2002: The Transport Department (TD) invited public tenders for the franchises of seven new green minibus (GMB) routes in six groups, of which this route was one of them.[1]
- Under the then GMB operator selection system, "new entrants to the GMB industry" accounted for 10% of the total score. It is rare for the Sai Kung P.L.B. (Maxicab) (No. 1 & 2) Company Limited to win the right to operate a route directly without spinning off its subsidiaries.
- It has been said that the Transport Department (TD) has considered that the patronage of the existing minibus routes in the district will drop after the commissioning of the MTR Tseung Kwan O Line, and has therefore launched a tender exercise for four routes, with priority given to operators who had to cancel their routes.[2]
- 15 August 2002: Route 109M entered service, running between Oscar By The Sea and Hang Hau Station to tie in with the imminent commissioning of the entire MTR Tseung Kwan O Line and to replace the illegalresident buses.[3]
- 25 June 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route.[4]
Service hours and headways[]
The latest update is on 1/2023, please refer to the link below for the official route information.
| From Oscar By The Sea | From Hang Hau | Headways (mins) |
|---|---|---|
| Mondays to Saturdays | ||
| 05:35 - 07:00 | 05:45 - 07:00 | 9 - 10 |
| 07:00 - 09:00 | － | 3 |
| － | 07:00 - 09:00 | 5 |
| 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 10 |
| 17:00 - 20:00 | 17:00 - 20:00 | 3 |
| 20:00 - 23:00 | 20:00 - 23:00 | 10 |
| 23:00 - 01:20 | 23:00 - 01:00 | 20 |
| － | 01:00 - 01:25 | 25 |
| Sundays and Public Holidays | ||
| 05:35 - 07:00 | 05:45 - 07:00 | 9 - 10 |
| 07:00 - 23:00 | 07:00 - 23:00 | 4 - 6 |
| 23:00 - 01:20 | 23:00 - 01:00 | 20 |
| － | 01:00 - 01:25 | 25 |
Special trips[]
| Creative Secondary School → Hang Hau Station ● | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondays | Tuesdays | Wednesdays | Thursdays | Fridays |
| 15:35 | 16:15 | 15:35 | ||
| Three minibuses will run concurrently at the above times every day. | ||||
| No service on Saturdays, Sundays, Public Holidays and school holidays | ||||
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Journey | Fare |
|---|---|
| Full fare | $4.1 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Octopus Interchange Concessions[]
| Route 109M and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 109M | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 109M | ||
Notes:
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, a total of seven minibuses are required to serve this route. Three additional minibuses will be deployed from the Sai Kung fleet group during the morning peak hours from Mondays to Fridays, and the minibuses so deployed will mainly serve Route 1A on those days. The total number of passengers carried in each direction during the peakiest hour was not less than 320.
At present, nine Toyota Coaster LPG minibuses, including eight 16-seater and one 19-seater minibus, are actually used on this route. All vehicles are individually numbered and support New Territories Route 1 series/7/9 when required.
| List of vehicles on NT Route 109M | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate no. | Type no.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Fleet no. | Remarks |
| DC632 | 2008 6LS | 16-seater high-back seat | Rollsign | 6 | Former vehicle of Tin Shing Motors Kowloon Route 10A/10M Plate originally belonged to a 3rd generation of the route |
| DF3812 | 2005 5LS2 | 9 | Former vehicle of PLB Wan TsuenRoute | ||
| DS8333 | 2008 6LS | 7 | Former vehicle of Tin Shing Motors Kowloon Route 10A/10M Plate originally belonged to a 2nd generation of the route | ||
| EP8303 | 2004年5LS | 16-seater low-back seat | 2 | Former vehicle of Tin Shing Motors Kowloon Route 10A/10M | |
| FC6367 | 1 | ||||
| FD2376 | 2008 6LS | 16-seater high-back seat | 3 | Former vehicle of Tin Shing Motors Kowloon Route 10A/10M Plate originally belonged to a 2nd generation of the route | |
| GU4982 | 2019 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseat | Rollsign | 5 | The only 19-seater minibus on this route Former vehicle of NT Routes 1 series/7/9 Plate originally belonged to a 5DL of the routes Changed to serve on this route since March 2024 |
| HA9923 | 2004 5LS | 16-seater low-back seat | Rollsign | 4 | Former vehicle of Tin Shing Motors Kowloon Route 10A/10M |
| MP204 | 2006 5LS2 | 16-seater high-back seat | 8 | ||
| List of former vehicles on Route 109M | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate no. | Type no. | Fleet no. | Date retired/withdrawn | Whereabouts | Replacement vehicle |
| ED9812 | 2003 5LS | TBC | Unknown | Switched to Routes 1 series/7/9 | |
| EF8296 | 2004 5LS | 5 | March 2024 | GU4982 (2019 7LL) | |
| LX5452 | 2005 5LS2 | TBC | Unknown | ||
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 4/2024202404
Free interchange arrangement[]
Passengers travelling to Oscar By The Sea may board the minibus at Chung Wa Road for free to Hang Hau StationTerminus and interchange to the destination.
Routing[]
To Hang Hau Station[]
To Hang Hau Station:Thedistance of this route is approx. 2.7km, and thejourney time is approximately 9mins. (The average speed is 18km/h.)
Via: Pung Loi Road, Wan Po Road, Chiu Shun Road, Po Ning Road, Sheung Ning Road, Chung Wa Road, Pui Shing Road and Ming Shing Street
| New Territories GMB Route 109M (Oscar By The Sea → Hang Hau Station) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Pak Shing Kok | Pung Loi Road |
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| * | Pak Shing Kok | Pung Loi Road |
| School dismissal special trips begin here |
| 2 | Hang Hau | Chiu Shun Road |
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| 3 | Po Ning Road |
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| 4 | Chung Wa Road |
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| 5 | Ming Shing Street |
| Located at Ming Shing Street roadside | |
To Oscar By The Sea[]
To Oscar By The Sea:Thedistance of this route is approx. 2.5km, and thejourney time is approximately 8mins. (The average speed is 18.8km/h.)
Via: Ming Shing Street, Sheung Ning Road, Po Ning Road, Chiu Shun Road, Wan Po Road, Pung Loi Avenue and Pung Loi Road
| New Territories GMB Route 109M (Hang Hau Station → Oscar By The Sea) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Hang Hau | Ming Shing Street |
| Located at Ming Shing Street roadside |
| 2 | Po Ning Road |
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| 3 | Chiu Shun Road |
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| 4 | Pak Shing Kok | Pung Loi Road |
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Gallery[]
Route 109M terminates at Hang Hau Station
EP8303 is one of the vehicles on Route 109M
Route 109M terminates at Oscar By The Sea
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
New Territories GMB Route 109M(Edit)
Remarks[]
- ↑ Number placed aftet the model Toyota Coaster (if any) are only used within the transport enthusiasts, others (including the industry) does not use such names.
Related articles[]
- KMB Route 298E
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 2653: "Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374) - Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in the New Territories", HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 06 No. 18, 3 May 2002
- ↑ Submission on policy on non-franchised bus services from Public Omnibus Operators Association Ltd., Paper No. CB(1)586/03-04(13) for the Legislative Council Panel on Transport.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of N.T. PLB (Scheduled) Service Route No. 109M Oscar by the Sea – Hang Hau MTR Station" [Traffic Advice], August 2002.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 165 routes" [News Bulletin], 25 June 2021.
External links[]
- Sai Kung P.L.B. (Maxicab) (No. 1 & 2) Company Limited Official Route Information: 109M
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 109M
- 16SEATS.net - Ne Green Minibus Route 109M
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