Fanling station explained

Style:MTR
Fanling
Native Name:粉嶺
Native Name Lang:zh-Hant
Mlanguage:
Showflag:jp
P:Fěnlǐng
Y:Fánléhng
J:fan2leng5
Address:Fanling Station Road, Fanling
Borough:North District, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.4921°N 114.1387°W
Connections:
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks:2
Code:FAN
Owned:Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operator:MTR Corporation
Other Services Header:Former services
Map Type:Hong Kong MTR
Map Alt:Hong Kong MTR system map

Fanling is a station on the 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.

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

U1concourseexit, customer service centre, shops, automatic teller machine
footbridgefootbridge to Fanling Town, Pak Wo Road
G
side platform, left doors open
Platform 1 towards or
Platform 2← East Rail line towards
Side platform, left doors open
Fanling Station Road Exitexit, customer service centre, transport interchange

Exits

Concourse
Platform 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History. Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. 18 August 2021.