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 in
Wuchang District
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 r ...
,
Wuhan
Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei Province in the People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the ninth-most populous Chinese city a ...
,
Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The p ...
, 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, and a record of 80,000 passengers per day during the
Chunyun
Chunyun (; literally translated as “Spring transportation”), also referred to as the Spring Festival travel rush or the Chunyun period, is a period of travel in China with extremely high traffic load around the time of the Chinese New Year. ...
period as of 2008.
Gallery
File:201906_Entrance_of_Wuchang_Station.jpg, Main entrance
File:201906_Main_Ticket_Office_of_Wuchang_Station.jpg, Ticket office
File:201906_2F_Waiting_Room_of_Wuchang_Station.jpg, Arrivals lounge
File:201906_Flyover_of_Wuchang_Station.jpg, Flyover
File:201906_Main_Tracks_of_Wuchang_Station.jpg, Platforms
Wuhan Metro
Wuchang Railway Station (), is a
transfer station of
Line 4 and
Line 7 of the
Wuhan Metro
Wuhan Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China. Owned and operated by Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd., the network now includes 11 lines, 282 stations, and of route length. With 1.22 billion annual passengers in 2019, W ...
. It entered revenue service on December 28, 2013. It is located in
Wuchang District
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 r ...
and it serves Wuchang railway station.
Station layout
Gallery
File:Metro_Wuchang_Railway_Station_01.jpg, Entrance C
File:Wuchang_Railway_Station,_Wuhan_Metro_Line_7_(2).jpg, Concourse
File:武汉地铁4号线列车&屏蔽门&站务员.jpg, Line 4 platform
File:Wuchang_Railway_Station_20180829_(1).jpg, Line 7 platform
Bus
Bus No. 10 and Special Line 561 run between this station and
Hankou
Hankou, alternately romanized as Hankow (), was one of the three towns (the other two were Wuchang and Hanyang) merged to become modern-day Wuhan city, the capital of the Hubei province, China. It stands north of the Han and Yangtze Rivers whe ...
.
Railway
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See also
* Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway
The Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway, also called the Wuguang high-speed railway and short for Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway, Wuhan–Guangzhou section, is a high-speed rail line, operated by China Railway H ...
(which serves Wuhan
Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei Province in the People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the ninth-most populous Chinese city a ...
, rather than Wuchang)
References
External links
*
Official website
Railway stations in Wuhan
Stations on the Beijing–Guangzhou Railway
Wuhan Metro stations
Line 4, Wuhan Metro
Line 7, Wuhan Metro
Railway stations in China opened in 1916
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