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 MTR rapid transit station
Station platform of Fanling station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Jyutpingfan2leng5
Hanyu PinyinFěnlǐng
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFěnlǐng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFánléhng
IPA[fɐn˧˥lɛŋ˩˧]
Jyutpingfan2leng5
General information
LocationFanling Station Road, Fanling
North District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°29′32″N 114°08′19″E / 22.4921°N 114.1387°E / 22.4921; 114.1387
Owned byKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)East Rail line
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeFAN
History
Opened1 October 1910; 114 years ago (1910-10-01)
Electrified15 July 1983; 41 years ago (1983-07-15)
Services
Preceding station MTR 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
Up arrow Sheung Shui
1
Fanling Station Road
2
San Wan Road
Down arrow Tai Wo
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Fanling
Location within the MTR system

History

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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

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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

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Exits

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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

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