Wuchang railway station

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.

For other uses, see Wuchang station.
Wuchang

武昌

New Wuchang railway station complex
LocationZhongshan Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei
China
Coordinates30°31′43″N 114°19′4″E
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) (main line)
  • 2013 (2013) (Wuhan Metro Line 4)
  • 28 March 2020 (resume to operation, arrival only)
  • 5 April 2020 (resume to operation)[1]

Founded as the Tongxiang Gate Station in 1916, the station was moved several times and settled in the current location on 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]

In 2010, some timetable systems (e.g. www.tielu.org) started referring to the Wuchang railway station as "Wuhan South Station" (武汉南站). However, "Wuchang" continues to be both the official and commonly used name.

  • Main entrance
  • Ticket office
  • Arrivals lounge
  • Flyover
  • Platforms

Wuhan Metro
Wuchang Railway Station

武昌火车站
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
toward Bailin
Line 4
Line 7

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
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) →
  • Entrance C
  • Concourse
  • Line 4 platform
  • Line 7 platform

Bus

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

Adjacent stations
Preceding station China Railway High-speed Following station
Terminus Wuhan–Xianning intercity railway Nanhu East
towards Xianning South
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Hanyang
towards Beijing or Beijing West
 Beijing–Guangzhou railway Yujiawan
towards Guangzhou
Terminus Wuhan–Jiujiang railway Wuchang East
towards Lushan
Hankou–Danjiangkou railway Hanyang
towards Danjiang
Preceding station MTR Following station
Zhengzhou
towards Beijing West
 Beijing–Kowloon through train
Beijing–Guangzhou railway
 Changsha
towards Hung Hom

See also

References
  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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