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Wuchang railway station

Coordinates: 30°31′43″N 114°19′4″E / 30.52861°N 114.31778°E / 30.52861; 114.31778
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Wuchang

武昌
China Railway
China Railway High-speed
New Wuchang railway station complex
General information
LocationZhongshan Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei
China
Coordinates30°31′43″N 114°19′4″E / 30.52861°N 114.31778°E / 30.52861; 114.31778
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms6
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeTMIS code: 21077
Telegraph code: WCN
Pinyin code: WCH
ClassificationTop Class station
History
Opened
  • 1916 (1916) (China Railway)
  • 28 December 2013 (2013-12-28) (Wuhan Metro Line 4)
  • 1 October 2018 (2018-10-01) (Wuhan Metro Line 7)
  • 28 March 2020 (resume to operation, arrival only)
  • 5 April 2020 (resume to operation)[1]

Wuchang railway station is a major railway station on the Beijing–Guangzhou railway, the Wuhan–Jiujiang railway and the Hankou–Danjiangkou railway, located on the east side of Zhongshan Road[2] in Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Founded as the Tongxiangmen railway station (通湘门站) in 1916, the station was moved several times and settled in the current location in 1957. It is the largest transportation center in Wuhan with daily traffic of 77,000 passengers and 20,000 packages as of 2000,[3] and a record of 80,000 passengers per day during the Chunyun period as of 2008.[4]

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Wuhan Metro

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Wuchang Railway Station

武昌火车站
 metro 
General information
LocationWuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei
China
Operated byWuhan Metro Co., Ltd
Line(s)     Line 4
     Line 7
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedDecember 28, 2013 (Line 4)
October 1, 2018 (Line 7)
Services
Preceding station Wuhan Metro Following station
Shouyi Road
towards Bailin
Line 4 Meiyuan­xiaoqu
Xiaodongmen
towards Hengdian
Line 7 Ruian Street

Wuchang Railway Station (Chinese: 武昌火车站), is a transfer station of Line 4 and Line 7 of the Wuhan Metro. It entered revenue service on December 28, 2013. It is located in Wuchang District and it serves Wuchang railway station.[5][6]

Station layout

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G Entrances and Exits Exits A-H
B1 Concourse Faregates, Station Agent
B2 Northbound      Line 4 towards Bailin (Shouyi Road)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound       Line 4 towards Wuhan Railway Station (Meiyuanxiaoqu)
B3 Northbound      Line 7 towards Garden Expo North (Xiaodongmen)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound       Line 7 towards Qinglongshan Ditiexiaozhen (Ruian Street)
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Bus

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Bus No. 10 and Special Line 561 run between this station and Hankou.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "3月25日零时起湖北恢复除武汉外铁路客站到达出发业务". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  2. ^ Wuchang Railway Station Complex
  3. ^ Chapter 1 railway facilities
  4. ^ Wuhan Saw 0.46 Million Passengers Yesterday
  5. ^ Construction of 1st Phase of the No.4 Subway to Start
  6. ^ "Urbanrail—Wuhan". urbanrail.net. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  7. ^ Railway
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Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Terminus Wuhan–Xianning intercity railway Nanhu East
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Hanyang Beijing–Guangzhou railway Yujiawan
towards Guangzhou
Terminus Wuhan–Jiujiang railway Wuchang East
towards Lushan
Hankou–Danjiangkou railway Hanyang
towards Danjiang