The Sha Tau Kok Branch (Chinese: 沙頭角支綫) 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 services a day. The time it took to travel from Fanling to Sha Tau Kok was 55 minutes.
Background
Following the opening of KCR British Section in 1911, local authorities in Tai Po District Office proposed the construction of railway branch to boundary town Sha Tau Kok, which was likely to increase the revenue of mainline considering the stable movement of villagers between Sha Tau Kok Market and Sham Chun Market (now Shenzhen). The proposal was accepted by the Hong Kong Government on 28 April 1911. and on 1 April 1912 to Sha Tau Kok. The delay was the result of alignment disputes over concerns of fung shui.
The number of passengers peaked in 1924 with 82,505 in the particular year, and dropped significantly afterwards until the closure four years later.
Stations
500x500px|thumb|Map of Sha Tau Kok Railway under the modern road network (2022)
Sha Tau Kok Branch was a single-track railway, except passing loop at Wo Hang station and sidings at both termini, at 1.5 miles (near Wo Hang) and 4 miles (or at around 6 miles, near Shek Chung Au) from Fanling. For the first four miles from Fanling to a point close to the village of Au Ha the railway was constructed alongside and as part of a new road. From Au Ha to Sha Tau Kok the geography required that the line took its own less easy route, involving gradients as steep as 1:45 and curves of radius down to .
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! rowspan="2" |Opening date
! rowspan="2" |Location
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! width=100px | Chinese
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|Fanling
|粉嶺
|Terminus<br /><small>Interchange for KCR mainline</small>
|21 December 1911<br /><small>1 October 1910 for mainline structure</small>
|Near
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|Lung Yeuk Tau
|龍躍頭
|Station
|21 December 1911
|Unclear
|-
|Kwan Tei<br /><small>also Kwan Ti</small>
|軍地
|Stop/Halt
|February 1916
|Unclear
|-
|Hung Leng<br /><small>also Hung Ling and Kung Ling</small>
|孔嶺
|Station
|21 December 1911
|
|-
|Ma Mei Ha
|馬尾下
|Stop/Halt
|February 1916
|Unclear
|-
|Loi Tung<br /><small>also Lai Tung</small>
|萊洞
|Stop/Halt
|February 1916
|Unclear
|-
|Wo Hang
|禾坑
|Station
|21 December 1911
|Near
|-
|Tai Long
|大朗
|Stop/Halt
|February 1916
|Unclear
|-
|Shek Chung Au
|石涌凹
|Station
|21 December 1911
|Near
|-
|San Tsuen
|新村
|Stop/Halt
|February 1916
|Unclear
|-
|Sha Tau Kok<br /><small>also Shataukok</small>
|沙頭角
|Terminus
|1 April 1912
|Near
|}
Lung Yeuk Tau station was likely to have closed before the branch ceased operation. whilst both termini can be seen in aerial photos taken in 1924. Che Ping Street () in Sha Tau Kok is named after the terminus.