Fanling station

Fanling (Chinese: 粉嶺; Cantonese Yale: Fánléhng) is a station on the East Rail line of the Hong Kong MTR. It is next to Fanling Town Centre, and is only a short walk away from Fung Ying Seen Koon, a well-known Taoist temple. The Fanling Highway was built from 1983 to 1987 directly adjacent to the station. The station is located on Fanling Station Road within the Fanling area in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Fanling

粉嶺
MTR rapid transit station
Station platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese粉嶺
Simplified Chinese粉岭
Jyutpingfan2leng5
Hanyu PinyinFěnlǐng
General information
LocationFanling Station Road, Fanling
North District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°29′32″N 114°08′19″E
Owned byKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (side platforms)
ConnectionsBus, public light bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeFAN
History
Opened
  • 1 October 1910 (1910-10-01)
Electrified15 July 1983 (1983-07-15)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Tai Wo
towards Hung Hom
 East Rail line Sheung Shui
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Former services
Preceding station KCR Following station
Tai Po Market
towards Kowloon
 KCR British section Sheung Shui
towards Lo Wu
Wo Hop Shek
Terminus
 KCR British section
1950–1983
 Terminus
Terminus Sha Tau Kok Railway
1912–1928
 Hung Ling
towards Sha Tau Kok
Track layout
to Sheung Shui
Route 9 (Fanling Hwy)
1
Fanling Station Rd
2
San Wan Road
Walkway & cycle path
to Wo Hop Shek
to Tai Wo
Location
Fanling
Location within the MTR system

History

Fanling station opened in the same time as the Kowloon–Canton Railway British Section on 1 October 1910.

The station once served as the terminus of the Sha Tau Kok Railway, which ceased operations on 1 April 1928. The Wo Hop Shek branch line was taken out of service in 1983 after electrification along the KCR. Full line of electrification was completed on 15 July 1983.

Station layout
C Concourse Exit, Tickets/Fare Adjustment, Shops, ATMs
Footbridge Footbridge to Fanling Town, Pak Wo Road
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 →      East Rail line towards Sheung Shui (Terminus) →
Platform 2 ←      East Rail line towards Hung Hom (Tai Wo)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Fanling Station Road Exit Exit, Tickets/Fare Adjustment, Transport Interchange

[1]

Exits
Concourse[2]
  • A: Fanling Town Centre
    • A1: San Wan Road
    • A2: Fanling Station Road
    • A3: Public light bus terminus and taxi stand
  • B: Fanling South (Pak Wo Road)
Platform 2[2]
  • C: Fanling Town Centre, public light bus terminus and taxi stand

Transport interchange
Kowloon Motor Bus[2]
  • 70K - Wah Ming ↺ Ching Ho Estate
  • 78K - Sheung Shui ↔ Sha Tau Kok
  • 79K - Sheung Shui ↔ Ta Kwu Ling
  • 261 - Cheung Wah ↔ Tuen Mun (Sam Shing)
  • 270A - Sheung Shui ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)
  • 270B - Sheung Shui ↔ Olympic station
  • 270P - Sheung Shui → Kowloon station (Morning Rush Time Service)
  • 273 - Wah Ming ↺ Fanling station
  • 273A - Choi Yuen ↺ Wah Ming
  • 273D - Sheung Shui ↺ Wah Ming
  • 277X - Luen Wo Hui ↔ Lam Tin station
  • 278K - Luen Wo Hui ↺ Fanling station
  • 278A - Luen Wo Hui → Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) (Morning Rush Time Service)
  • 278P - Tai Ping → Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) (Morning Rush Time Service)
  • 278X - Sheung Shui ↔ Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower)
  • 279X - Luen Wo Hui ↔ Tsing Yi station
Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus[2]
  • 373, 673, 673P - Sheung Shui ↔ Hong Kong station (373 & 673P For Rush Time Service, 673 via Causeway Bay)
  • 678 - Sheung Shui ↔ Causeway Bay (Rush Time Service)
  • 978 - Wah Ming ↔ Wan Chai (North)
Long Win Bus[2]
  • A43, NA43, A43P - Luen Wo Hui ↔ Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)
  • N42A - Luen Wo Hui ↔ Tung Chung station (Midnight Service)
Minibus[2]
  • 52A - Fanling station ↔ Luen Wo Hui
  • 52B - Fanling station ↔ Hok Tau
  • 52K - Fanling station ↔ Ping Che
  • 54A - Fanling station ↔ Luen Wo Hui
  • 54K - Fanling station ↺ Lung Yeuk Tau
  • 56A - Fanling station ↔ Luen Wo Hui
  • 56B - Fanling station ↔ Tan Chuk Hang
  • 56C - Fanling station ↔ Siu Hang Tsuen
  • 56K - Fanling station ↔ Luk Keng
  • 501A - Yung Shing Court ↺ Luen Wo Hui
  • 501K - Yan Shing Court ↺ Luen Wo Hui

References
  1. "Fanling Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. "Fanling Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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