Fanling () is a station on the of the Hong Kong MTR. It is next to

Fanling Town Centre Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a List of towns in Hong Kong, town in the New Territories, New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District, Hong Kong, North District. Fanli ...

, and is only a short walk away from

Fung Ying Seen Koon Fung Ying Seen Koon () was founded in 1929 as an affiliate of the Quanzhen Longmen Lineage () of Taoism. FYSK is a superb example of Taoist design and craftsmanship. It was named after the two fairy islands of Fung Lai and Ying Chau of the Boha ...

, a well-known

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temple. The

Fanling Highway Fanling Highway () is a part of Route 9 in Hong Kong. It connects the new town of Tai Po and San Tin Highway, passing through Sheung Shui and Fanling on its way. The three lane expressway was constructed between 1983 and 1987. Alignment The ro ...

was built from 1983 to 1987 directly adjacent to the station. The station is located on Fanling Station Road within the

Fanling Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling i ...

area in North District,

New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...

, Hong Kong.

History

Fanling station opened in the same time as the

Kowloon–Canton Railway The Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR; ) was a railway network in Hong Kong.Legislative Council information paper CB(1)357/07-08(0 THB(T) CR 8/986/00, CB(1)1749/07-08(0/ref> It was owned and operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC ...

British Section on 1 October 1910. The station once served as the terminus of the

Sha Tau Kok Railway The Sha Tau Kok Railway ( Chinese: 沙頭角鐵路) was a narrow-gauge light rail operated by the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation, running from Fanling to Sha Tau Kok in the northern New Territories of Hong Kong. It was long and had eight ...

, 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

Exits

;Concourse * 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 * C: Fanling Town Centre, public light bus terminus and taxi stand

References

External links

Hong Kong Railway Information Centre
{{East Rail Line navbox MTR stations in the New Territories East Rail line Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1910 Fanling