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 of Fanling station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	粉嶺
Simplified Chinese	粉岭
Jyutping	fan2leng5
Hanyu Pinyin	Fěnlǐng
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fěnlǐng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fánléhng IPA [fɐn˧˥lɛŋ˩˧] Jyutping fan2leng5
General information
Location	Fanling Station Road, Fanling North District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°29′32″N 114°08′19″E
Owned by	Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	FAN
History
Opened	1 October 1910; 113 years ago (1910-10-01)
Electrified	15 July 1983; 41 years ago (1983-07-15)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Tai Wo towards Admiralty 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 Leng towards Sha Tau Kok
Track layout Legend Sheung Shui 1 Fanling Station Road 2 San Wan Road Tai Wo
Location Fanling Location within the MTR system

History

Fanling station opened at the same time as the Kowloon–Canton Railway British Section on 1 October 1910.^[1]

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.

Layout

U1	concourse	exit, customer service centre, shops, automatic teller machine
	footbridge	footbridge to Fanling Town, Pak Wo Road
G
	side platform, left doors open
	Platform 1	→      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Sheung Shui) →
	Platform 2	←      East Rail line towards Admiralty (Tai Wo)
	Side platform, left doors open
	Fanling Station Road Exit	exit, customer service centre, transport interchange

^[2]

Exits

Concourse^[3]

• 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^[3]

• C: Fanling Town Centre, public light bus terminus and taxi stand

References

1. "History". Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
2. "Fanling Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
3. "Fanling Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

External links

• Hong Kong Railway Information Centre