The Line 4 of Wuhan Metro () is the third line in

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system, and it will be the second metro line crossing the

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. It is colored grass-green, which is the identifying color of this line, which would appear on its trains, station signs, and the official subway map. The whole construction was divided into two parts, being phase 1 and 2, which opened in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Phase 1, opened on December 28, 2013, runs through

Wuchang Wuchang forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. It is the oldest of the three cities that merged into modern-day Wuhan, and stood on the ri ...

in a northeast-southwest direction, connecting , and major commercial districts. Phase 2 will run in an east-west direction, linking

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and Wuchang, tunneling through the Yangtze river in the proximity of the first Yangtze river bridge and connecting with phase 1 at Wuchang railway station. The opening of phase 1 of Line 4 will form the skeleton of Wuhan's metro system. Right after its opening, the system (including Line 1, 2, and 4) will be able to accommodate millions of passengers a day, where a large proportion of them will be the cross-Yangtze passengers. But all stations on line 4 have been designed only to accommodate a six-car train (type B) in length and have no possibility to extend for future upgrading.

Overview

History

*Phase 1 opened on December 28, 2013.武汉地铁4号线通车首日迎送七万市民
/ref> *Phase 2 opened on December 28, 2014. *Caidian line (Western extension) opened on 25 September 2019.

Stations

Rolling stock

The rolling stock for Line 4 is a 6-car train, with of max speed, of operation max speed, and average speed. The collection shoe is on the lower part of the vehicle. The third rail is a mix of steel and aluminum. A full train provides 176 seats, and can carry 1276 passengers by Chinese regulation of 9 people per square meter.

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{{Wuhan Metro, line4=yes Railway lines opened in 2013

Overview

History

Stations

Rolling stock

See also

References