| Wuhan Metro |
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| Background |
| Locale |
Wuhan |
| Transit type |
Rapid transit |
| Number of lines |
1 |
| Number of stations |
25 |
| Annual ridership |
73 million (2011)[1] |
| Operation |
| Began operation |
2004 |
| Technical |
| System length |
28.87 km (17.9 mi) |
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The Wuhan Metro is an elevated and underground metro system in the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China. The system opened on 28 July 2004,[2] making Wuhan the fifth city in mainland China to have a metro system after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou.[3] This is the first Metro system in China referred to as a light rail (轻轨, qing gui) system in Chinese terminology.
As of 2011, only the first line, located entirely within the Hankou part of the city, is in operation. Several more lines, which will eventually connect Hanyang and Wuchang as well, are under construction.
[edit] Lines in operation
| Color |
Line |
Terminals |
Opened |
Newest
Extension |
Length
(km) |
Stations |
Interchange |
| blue |
1 |
Dijiao - Dongwu Dadao |
2004 |
2010 |
28.87 |
27 |
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[edit] Line 1
Line 1 is a 28.87-km line. This line has 27 stations, 25 are open. On July 28, 2010, Line 1 extended from both ends after the completion of phase 2.[4]
[edit] Lines under construction
A station's construction under way on Line 4 in downtown Wuchang (Ziyang St)
Only lines whose overall construction approved by National Development and Reform Commission are listed here.
[edit] Line 2
Line 2 will be mostly underground. It will run in a northwest-southeast route between Hankou (including a station at the Hankou Railway Station) and Wuchang, with two branches in Wuchang. The line is expected to be open by 2012.
[edit] Line 4
Construction site of the future Zhongnan Lu Station, the transfer point of Line 2 and Line 4
Line 4, will also be mostly underground. It will run in a east-west route serving the Hanyang and Wuchang areas. The first phase linking Wuchang and Wuhan railway stations is expected to be finished by 2012; this will result in all three main railway stations of Wuhan being connected by the Metro. The second phase across the Yangtze River to Hanyang by 2015.
[edit] Line 3
Overall construction of Line 3 was approved by National Development and Reform Commission on Feb 23, 2012, which will start in March 2012.[5]
[edit] Future Extensions
Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, and Line 8 are currently being planned as the near-future extension according to a master plan approved by the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission.[6] The following maps illustrated the lines approved by this plan (please refer to the map for 2017 for all approved lines).
System map of Wuhan Metro with routes planned for 2016
System map of Wuhan Metro with routes planned for 2017
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