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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
KMB 64X Hung Shui Kiu (Hung Yuen Road) Hong Kong Science Park
(One-way)
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound
KMB 65X Tin Yan Estate Hong Kong Science Park
(One-way)
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound
KMB 264R Tin Yiu Tai Po Market Station Service Saturdays and holidays during daytime after morning peak hours, observes this stop in both directions
Tai Po Market Station Tin Yiu
KMB 265S Tin Shui Wai Town Centre EdUHK Service Mondays to Saturdays during morning peak hours, observes this stop in both directions
Tai Po Industrial Estate Tin Shui Wai Town Centre
KMB 869 Shatin Racecourse Tin Shui Wai Town Centre
(One-way)
Service during dismissal at Sha Tin Racecourse, one-way northbound
The following routes pass through only a section of Fanling Highway from Tai Tau Leng roundabout to San Tin Highway
KMB 261X So Kwun Wat Fanling (Cheung Wah) Service daily during peak hours, observes this stop in both directions
Fanling (Cheung Wah) So Kwun Wat
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KMB 276C Fanling (Cheung Wah) Tin Shui Wai Station Service Mondays to Fridays during peak hours, observes this stop in both directions
Tin Shui Wai Station Fanling (Cheung Wah)
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 Huang Bus Terminus, one-way northbound
KMB N73 Lok Ma Chau Shatin Central Service daily overnight, observes this stop in both directions
Shatin Central Lok Ma Chau
LWB NA43 HZMB Hong Kong Port Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) Outbound daily overnight, 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)
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KMB 261S Tuen Mun (Po Tin Estate) Sheung Shui (Tin Ping)
(One-way)
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way northbound
KMB 276 Tin Tsz Sheung Shui Service daily, observes this stop in both directions
Sheung Shui Tin Tsz
KMB 276P Tin Shui Wai Station Sheung Shui Service daily, via Hung Shui Kiu, observes this stop in both directions
Sheung Shui Tin Shui Wai Station
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 Huang Bus Terminus, one-way southbound
LWB NA43 Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) HZMB Hong Kong Port Inbound daily during early morning, 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
KMB 270C Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours
Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours
KMB 270P Sheung Shui Kowloon Station
(One-way)
Service Mondays to Saturdays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound
KMB 270S Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Fanling (Luen Wo Hui)
(One-way)
Service daily overnight, one-way northbound
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KMB 277A Sha Tau Kok Lam Tin Station Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning, Saturdays and holidays during morning daytime non-peak hours and afternoon peak hours
Lam Tin Station Sha Tau Kok Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours to nighttime, Saturdays and holidays during morning peak hours and afternoon peak hours to nighttime
KMB 277P Sheung Shui (Tin Ping) Lam Tin Station Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours
Lam Tin Station Sheung Shui (Tin Ping) Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours
KMB 277X Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) Lam Tin Station Service daily, observes this stop in both directions
Lam Tin Station Fanling (Luen Wo Hui)
KMB 278A Queen's Hill Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) Outbound service daily daytime
Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) Queen's Hill Inbound service daily
KMB 278P Sheung Shui (Tai Ping) Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower)
(One-way)
Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound
KMB 278X Sheung Shui Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) Service daily, observes this stop in both directions
Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) Sheung Shui
KMB 673 Sheung Shui Central (Hong Kong Station) Outbound service daily during daytime after morning peak hours, via Causeway Bay
Central (Hong Kong Station) Sheung Shui Inbound service daily after morning peak hours, via Causeway Bay
KMB 673A Sheung Shui Central (Rumsey Street) Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours
Central (Hong Kong Station) Sheung Shui Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours
KMB 673P Sheung Shui Central (Rumsey Street)
(One-way)
Service Mondays to Saturdays during morning peak hours, one-way southbound
KMB, Citybus 678 Sheung Shui Causeway Bay (Eastern Hospital Road) Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours
Causeway Bay (Eastern Hospital Road) Sheung Shui Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours
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
KMB W3 Sheung Shui Jordan (West Kowloon Station) Outbound service daily daytime
Jordan (West Kowloon Station) Sheung Shui Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during noon to nighttime, Saturdays and holidays after morning peak hours
The following routes pass through only a section of Fanling Highway from Kai Leng Roundabout to Tolo Highway
KMB 73B Sheung Shui
(Circular)
Chuen On Road (Nethersole Hospital) Service daily during morning to afternoon non-peak hours, one-way southbound
KMB 270D Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) Sham Shui Po Outbound Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours
KMB 270E Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Fanling (Luen Wo Hui)
(One-way)
Service daily during nighttime, one-way northbound
KMB 277E Sheung Shui (Tin Ping) Lam Tin Station Service daily, observes this stop in both directions
Lam Tin Station Sheung Shui (Tin Ping)
LWB N42A Tung Chung Station Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) Outbound service daily overnight, via Tai Po
Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) Tung Chung Station Inbound service daily during early morning, 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 Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, via Kwun Tong Ferry Pier, observes this stop in both directions
Kai Tak Queen's Hill Fanling
Citybus 79P Queen's Hill Fanling HSR West Kowloon Station Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours
HSR West Kowloon Station Queen's Hill Fanling Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours
Citybus 79X Queen's Hill Fanling Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street) Outbound service daily 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
Citybus 679 Queen's Hill Fanling Central (Hong Kong Station) Service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours, observes this stop in both directions
Central (Hong Kong Station) Queen's Hill Fanling
Citybus 979 Queen's Hill Fanling Central (Hong Kong Station) Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during morning peak hours
North Point Ferry Pier Queen's Hill Fanling Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon peak hours
Citybus B8 Tai Wai Station Heung Yuen Wai Port Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during daytime non-peak hours, Saturdays and holidays whole-day
Heung Yuen Wai Port Tai Wai Station Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon 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 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
Loi Tung Sheung Shui Station
(One-way)
Service Mondays to Saturdays 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 Route9 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 Route9 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 crash on Fanling Highway.

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  1. 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.
  2. 【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.