Sha Tau Kok Branch

Sha Tau Kok Branch
Sha Tau Kok Railway viewed from Fanling station
Overview
Native name沙頭角支綫
StatusClosed
LocaleHong Kong
Termini
Service
TypeLight rail
Operator(s)Kowloon–Canton Railway (British section)
Ridership82,505 (1924, annual)
History
Opened21 December 1911 (1911-12-21)
Closed1 April 1928 (1928-04-01)
Technical
Line length7.25 mi (11.67 km)
Track gauge2 ft (610 mm)
Operating speed7.91 mph (12.73 km/h)
Route map

0 mi
Fanling
Engine shed
Lung Yeuk Tau
Kwan Tei
2.5 mi
Hung Leng
Ma Mei Ha
Loi Tung
4.25 mi
Wo Hang
Tai Long
6 mi
Shek Chung Au
San Tsuen
Engine shed
7.25 mi
Sha Tau Kok

The Sha Tau Kok Branch (Chinese: 沙頭角支綫) was a 2 ft (610 mm) 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.[1] It was 7.25 miles (11.67 km) long and had eight services a day. The time it took to travel from Fanling to Sha Tau Kok was 55 minutes.

  1. ^ "The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 4 – The Early Years (1910 to 1940)". industrialhistoryhk.org. The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group. Retrieved 24 September 2019.