Wo Hop Shek Branch
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The Wo Hop Shek Branch was built in the town of Wo Hop Shek was opened on 15 October 1949 for the Wo Hop Shek Cemetery that was built, then as the largest cemetery in Hong Kong. It was built for the convenience of transferring coffins from Hong Hum station. During this time, the line was 950 metres (0.59 mi) long and had special trains that held coffins. The trains also had passenger cars for people to pay respects to their ancestors who were buried there.
By 1958, crowd control measures were implemented into the station.
The line was closed in April 1983 after the electrification of the British section of the KCR because of lowered demand.
References
- 1 2 "The disappeared Wo Hop Shek Railway | Hong Kong | Greater Bay Area". Our China Story. Retrieved 2026-11-10.
- 1 2 3 Unseen, City (2024-01-09). "Hong Kong's Railway of the Dead｜Transport & Walkability｜City Unseen". City Unseen. Retrieved 2026-11-12.
- ↑ "wo hop shek kcr spur line | Gwulo". gwulo.com. Retrieved 2026-11-12.
- ↑ Tymon (2025-06-27). "Wo Hop Shek Spur Line". The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group. Retrieved 2026-11-10.
- ↑ Wong, Marcus (2011-04-14). "Railway abandonment in Hong Kong". Checkerboard Hill. Retrieved 2026-11-12.