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
Jyutping	fan2leng5
Hanyu Pinyin	Fěnlǐng
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fěnlǐng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fánléhng IPA [fɐ̌nlɛ̬ːŋ] 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 (side platforms)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1 October 1910 (1910-10)
Electrified	1983
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 Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Sheung Shui) →
	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.

External links

• Hong Kong Railway Information Centre