Fanling Highway (粉嶺公路) is part of Route 9 (formerly known as the New Territories Circular Road) and connects to San Tin Highway at San Tin Interchange in the north and Tolo Highway at Lam Kam Road Interchange in the south, with various intermediate access points connecting to the major trunk roads in the North District. It is about 11.2 kilometres in length, and is a three-lane, dual two-lane expressway with a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour (km/h).
History[]
The predecessor of Fanling Highway can be traced back to the Tai Po Road - Tai Wo which was built in the 1910s. At that time, it was a major road connecting the North District to the urban areas and was also the only way to travel between Tai Po and the North District.
In 1980, when the Government commenced the construction of the New Territories Circular Road, the Tai Wo section north of Wai Tau Tsuen was divided into Tai Wo Service Road West and Tai Wo Service Road East connecting the villages along the road, and a three-lane highway. The section between So Kwun Po Road and Sheung Shui was separately named as the "Tai Po Road - Fanling", which was renamed as the "Fanling Highway" in 1991.
The section between Wo Hop Shek and Sheung Shui, initially named "Fanling By-pass" (粉嶺支路), was inaugurated by Sir Roger Lobo on 21 June 1985 and opened to traffic on 25 June; the section between Lam Kam Road and Wo Hop Shek was opened to traffic on 25 September of the same year together with Tolo Highway; the section between Sheung Shui and Pak Shek Au was opened to traffic on 3 April 1987; and the last section (Pak Shek Au to San Tin Interchange) was opened to traffic together with San Tin Highway (section between San Tin Interchange and Fairview Park) on 1 August 1991, which meant that the entire Fanling Highway was opened to traffic.
Fanling Highway Bus-Bus Interchange (BBI)[]
To cope with the future increase in traffic flow at theHeung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point, Heung Yuen Wai Highway, Lung Shan Tunnel and the associated connecting roads, the Highways Department has carried out widening of Fanling Highway, and at the same time, constructed a Kowloon-bound bus-bus interchange (BBI) on Fanling Highway near Ho Ka Yuen.
The works of the BBI commenced in February 2017 and opened on 23 December 2018.
List of bus and minibus routes observing Fanling Highway[]
Franchised buses[]
| List of bus routes passing through Fanling Highway | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route no. | Origin | Destination | Service mode |
| The following routes pass through the whole of Fanling Highway | ||||
| Template:KMB 64X doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 65X doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 264R doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 265S doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 869 doesn't exist! | ||||
| The following routes pass through only a section of Fanling Highway from Tai Tau Leng roundabout to San Tin Highway | ||||
| Template:KMB 261X doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 276A doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 276C doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 978 | Fanling (Wah Ming) | Exhibition Centre Station | Outbound service daily ● |
| Exhibition Centre Station | Fanling (Wah Ming) | Inbound service daily after Morning Peak Hours ● | ||
| KMB | 978A | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Exhibition Centre Station | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours ● |
| Exhibition Centre Station | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours ● | ||
| KMB | 978B | Chi Fuk Circuit Fanling | Exhibition Centre Station (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, one-way northbound ● |
| LWB | E43 | Fanling (Wah Ming) | Tung Chung Development Pier | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours ● |
| Tung Chung Development Pier | Fanling (Wah Ming) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours ● | ||
| KMB | T270 | Fanling (Cheung Wah) | Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours ● |
| Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | Fanling (Cheung Wah) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours ● | ||
| The following routes pass through only a section of Fanling Highway from Tai Tau Leng roundabout to San Tin Interchange | ||||
| KMB | 276B | Tin Fu | Sheung Shui (Choi Yuen) | Service daily, via Lok Ma Chau, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Sheung Shui (Choi Yuen) | Tin Fu | |||
| LWB | A43P | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Outbound daily daytime, via Lok Ma Chau Bus Terminus, one-way northbound ● |
| Template:KMB N73 doesn't exist! | ||||
| LWB | NA43 | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | HZMB Hong Kong Port | Outbound daily during early morning, via San Tin, one-way northbound ● |
| The following routes pass through only a section of Fanling Highway from Kai Leng Roundabout to San Tin Highway | ||||
| Citybus | 56 | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) | Sheung Shui (Tin Ping Estate) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours ● |
| Sheung Shui (Tin Ping Estate) | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours ● | ||
| Citybus | 56A | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) | Queen's Hill Fanling | Service Mondays to Fridays during peak hours, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Queen's Hill Fanling | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) | |||
| KMB | 261 | Tuen Mun (Sam Shing) | Fanling (Cheung Wah) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Fanling (Cheung Wah) | Tuen Mun (Sam Shing) | |||
| Template:KMB 261P doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 261S doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 276 doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 276P doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 279A | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Tsing Yi Station (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, via Tin Ping Estate, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | 279B | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Kwai Hing Station (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, one-way northbound ● |
| KMB | 279X | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Tsing Yi Station | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsing Yi Station | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | |||
| LWB | A43 | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | |||
| The following routes pass through only a section of Fanling Highway from Kai Leng Roundabout to Pak Shek Au Interchange | ||||
| LWB | A43P | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Inbound daily during afternoon to nighttime, via Lok Ma Chau Bus Terminus, one-way southbound ● |
| LWB | NA43 | HZMB Hong Kong Port | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Inbound daily overnight, via San Tin, one-way southbound ● |
| The following routes pass through only a section of Fanling Highway from Pak Wo Road/Jockey Club Road to Tolo Highway | ||||
| KMB | 270A | Sheung Shui | Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) | Sheung Shui | |||
| KMB | 270B | Sheung Shui | Olympic Station | Outbound service daily ● |
| Olympic Station | Sheung Shui | Inbound service daily after Morning Peak Hours ● | ||
| Template:KMB 270C doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 270P | Sheung Shui | Kowloon Station (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Saturdays during Morning Peak Hours, one-way southbound ● |
| Template:KMB 270S doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 274 doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 277A | Sha Tau Kok | Lam Tin Station | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning, Saturdays and holidays during after Morning Peak Hours to noon ● |
| Lam Tin Station | Sha Tau Kok | Inbound service daily during Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime ● | ||
| Template:KMB 277P doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 277X doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 278A | Queen's Hill | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during AM and Afternoon Peak Hours hours, Saturdays and holidays daytime ● |
| Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Queen's Hill | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours and Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime, Saturdays and holidays whole-day ● | ||
| Template:KMB 278P doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 278X doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:CHT 673 doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:CHT 673A doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:CHT 673P doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:CHT 678 doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | T277 | Sheung Shui | Lam Tin Station | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, via Kowloon Bay Business Area and Kwun Tong Business Area ● |
| Lam Tin Station | Sheung Shui | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours, via Kowloon Bay Business Area and Kwun Tong Business Area ● | ||
| Template:KMB W3 doesn't exist! | ||||
| The following routes pass through only a section of Fanling Highway from Kai Leng Roundabout to Tolo Highway | ||||
| Template:KMB 73B doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 270D doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 277E doesn't exist! | ||||
| LWB | N42A | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Tung Chung Station | Outbound service daily during early morning, via Tai Po ● |
| Tung Chung Station | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Inbound service daily overnight, via Tai Po ● | ||
| The following routes pass through only a section of Fanling Highway from Jockey Club Road/Pak Wo Road to Heung Yuen Wai Highway | ||||
| KMB | 78 | Sha Tau Kok | Sheung Shui (Tai Ping) (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, one-way northbound ● |
| Citybus | B7 | Sheung Shui (Po Wan Road) | Heung Yuen Wai Port | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Heung Yuen Wai Port | Sheung Shui (Po Wan Road) | |||
| The following routes pass through only a section of Fanling Highway from San Tin Highway to Heung Yuen Wai Highway | ||||
| KMB | B9 | Tuen Mun Station | Heung Yuen Wai Port (Liantang) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during daytime after Morning Peak Hours, Saturdays and holidays whole-day ● |
| Heung Yuen Wai Port (Liantang) | Tuen Mun Station | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays after Morning Peak Hours, Saturdays and holidays whole-day ● | ||
| The following routes pass through only a section of Fanling Highway from Heung Yuen Wai Highway to Tolo Highway | ||||
| Citybus | 78C | Queen's Hill Fanling | Kai Tak | Outbound service Saturdays and holidays during morning to nighttime, via Kwun Tong Town Centre ● |
| Kai Tak | Queen's Hill Fanling | Inbound service Saturdays and holidays during noon to nighttime, via Kwun Tong Town Centre ● | ||
| Citybus | 78X | Queen's Hill Fanling | Kai Tak | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning to afternoon non-peak hours ● |
| Kai Tak | Queen's Hill Fanling | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during noon to nighttime ● | ||
| Template:CTB 79P doesn't exist! | ||||
| Citybus | 79X | Queen's Hill Fanling | Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays daytime, Saturdays and holidays during morning to nighttime ● |
| Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) | Queen's Hill Fanling | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays whole-day, Saturdays and holidays after Morning Peak Hours ● | ||
| Template:CHT 679 doesn't exist! | ||||
| Citybus | 979 | Queen's Hill Fanling | Central (Hong Kong Station) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, via Sheung Wan ● |
| Central (Hong Kong Station) | Queen's Hill Fanling | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours, via Sheung Wan ● | ||
| Citybus | B8 | Tai Wai Station | Heung Yuen Wai Port | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during after Morning Peak Hours to noon, Saturdays and holidays whole-day ● |
| Heung Yuen Wai Port | Tai Wai Station | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime, Saturdays and holidays whole-day ● | ||
Green minibuses (GMBs)[]
| List of GMB routes passing through Fanling Highway | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route no. | Origin | Destination | Service mode |
| Yan Hing Transportation | 25B | Kau Lung Hang/Yuen Leng | Tai Po Market (Po Heung Street) | Service daily, trips before 09:00 pass through a section southbound from Tai Wo Service Road East to Tai Po Road - Tai Wo, and passes through according to traffic conditions at other times ● |
| Express Top Industries | 44 | Tuen Mun Ferry Pier | Sheung Shui Station | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section from Kai Leng roundabout to San Tin Highway ● |
| Sheung Shui Station | Tuen Mun Ferry Pier | |||
| Express Top Industries | 44A | Tuen Mun Station | Sheung Shui Station | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section from Kai Leng roundabout to San Tin Highway ● |
| Sheung Shui Station | Tuen Mun Station | |||
| Express Top Industries | 44A1 | Po Tin | Sheung Shui Station (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Saturdays daytime, passes through a section from San Tin Highway to Kai Leng roundabout ● |
| Golden Way | 55K Special Trips |
Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street) | Sheung Shui Station (One-way) |
Service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, passes through a section northbound from Heung Yuen Wai Highway to Kai Leng roundabout ● |
| Fully Mint | 501S | Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) | Kwun Tong Station (Yue Man Square) | Service daily overnight, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section from Pak Wo Road to Tai Po Road - Tai Wo ● |
| Kwun Tong Station (Yue Man Square) | Sheung Shui (Shek Wu Hui) | |||
| Vantage Billion Development | 505 | Sheung Shui (San Fat Street) | Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section from Pak Wo Road to Tolo Highway ● |
| Sha Tin (Yuen Chau Kok) | Sheung Shui (San Fat Street) | |||
| Honest Profit Corporation | 616S | Mong Kok (Sai Yeung Choi Street South) | Lok Ma Chau Control Point | Service daily overnight, observes this stop in both directions, passes through a section east of San Tin Interchange ● |
| Lok Ma Chau Control Point | Mong Kok (Sai Yeung Choi Street South) | |||
Exit locations[]
| Intersections of Fanling Highway (from south to north) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Exit no. | Intersection name | Connecting road(s) | Remarks |
(Connects to  Tolo Highway)
| |||
| 7 | Lam Kam Road Interchange | Tai Po Road - Tai Wo Tai Wo Service Road West Lam Kam Road |
|
| Fanling Highway Interchange | Heung Yuen Wai Highway | ||
| 7A | Tai Wo Service Road East | Southbound only | |
| 7B | Wo Hop Shek Interchange | Pak Wo Road | Northbound only, can enter southbound of the highway from northbound Jockey Club Road |
| 7C | Wo Hop Shek Interchange | Jockey Club Road | Northbound only, can enter southbound of the highway from southbound Jockey Club Road |
| 8 | Kai Leng roundabout | So Kwun Po Road | Accessible to Sheung Shui and Fanling |
| 9 | Tai Tau Leng roundabout | Po Shek Wu Road Fan Kam Road |
Accessible to Sheung Shui and Pat Heung |
| 9A | Pak Shek Au Interchange | Castle Peak Road - Chau Tau Kwu Tung Road |
Southbound only |
| 10 | San Tin Interchange | San Sham Road Castle Peak Road - San Tin Kwu Tung Road |
Accessible to Lok Ma Chau Huang Bus Terminus, Lok Ma Chau Control Point and Huanggang Port of Entry |
| (Connects to San Tin Highway)
| |||
Related Incidents[]
- 18 December 2019: At around 4:00 pm, an Enviro500 MMC (ATENU341/TA6723), travelling on Cross-Harbour Bus Route 978 towards Fanling (Wah Ming), lost control of its vehicle and crashed into a tree on the side of the road at Fanling Highway near Kwu Tung Tsung Pak Long, allegedly due to dodging a dumper truck that cut the line suddenly, the upper left side of the vehicle bodywork was cut off and a few passengers were thrown out of the vehicle, resulting in 6 deaths and 39 injuries. The accident resulted in six deaths and 39 injuries,[1][2] For details, see article 2019 KMB bus-tree collision on Fanling Highway.
Gallery[]
Fanling Bypass under construction (November 2023)
A section of Fanling Highway near Kau Lung Hang, facing Fanling (August 2022)
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A section of Fanling Highway near Tai Hang facing Fanling
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A section of Fanling Highway near Tai Hang facing Tai Po
A section near Ho Ka Yuen
A section near Kam Tsin
Remarks[]
Related Articles[]
References[]
- ↑ 粉嶺公路九巴疑避切線泥頭車撞樹 6死39傷 (KMB bus collided with tree suspected due to evading dump truck cutting lanes, 6 died and 39 injured), on.cc, 18 December 2019.
- ↑ 【九巴慘劇LIVE】粉嶺公路九巴撞樹 增至6死39傷 ([KMB bus tragedy LIVE] KMB bus collided with tree on Fanling Highway, now increased to 6 deaths and 39 injuries), Apple Daily, 18 December 2019.
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