Parameters Tangxunhu Railway Station - P1520473

The Wuhan–Xianning intercity railway (), commonly abbreviated as ''Wu-Xian intercity railway'', is a high-speed commuter railway line in

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 prov ...

Province of China with double tracks. It connects the provincial capital

Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, 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 List of cities in China ...

with the city of

Xianning Xianning () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangxi to the southeast and Hunan to the southwest. It is known as the "City of Osmanthus". Geography and climate Xianning is located i ...

, with a number of intermediate stops throughout Wuhan's southern suburbs. The railway is part of Wuhan Metropolitan Area intercity railway system. The railway line is long, and includes 13 stations, from Wuhan's

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 in Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, China. Foun ...

to Xianning South railway station in Xianning. Intermediate stations is include Nanhu East railway station (in Wuhan's Guanggu area), several stations in Wuhan's suburban

Jiangxia District Jiangxia District () is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, China, situated on the eastern (right) bank of the Yangtze River. Jiangxia district has an area of and a population of 680,00 ...

and in Xianning City (

Xian'an District Xian'an () is a district of the city of Xianning, Hubei, People's Republic of China. Xian'an District includes Xianning's central urban area (thus, it usually is not marked separately from Xianning on less detailed maps) and nearby villages. Adm ...

Although there are already two railway lines between Wuhan and Xianning (the

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 Hi ...

and the older "conventional" Beijing–Guangzhou Railway), the new railway is supposed to complement them, rather than compete with them. Unlike the Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway, which has no passenger stations between Wuhan and Xianning, and the Xianning North railway station is somewhat out of town, the new intercity railway will serve a number of towns and township between the two city, and will have

Xianning East railway station Xianning () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangxi to the southeast and Hunan to the southwest. It is known as the "City of Osmanthus". Geography and climate Xianning is located i ...

in downtown Xianning. Besides, the intercity line's terminal in Wuhan (the

) is more convenient for most passengers than the

Wuhan railway station Wuhan railway station () is one of the three main passenger railway stations of Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei Province. It is located northeast of Wuhan's East Lake (Wuhan), East Lake, near a small lake called Yangchunhu, and is adjacent to ...

used by the Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway. As to the "conventional" Beijing–Guangzhou Railway, its trains are much slower and aren't frequent, since that railway's capacity is now mainly used for freight or long distance passenger services. The travel time between Wuchang and Xianning on the intercity railway (28 min) will be only a few minutes longer than the one the Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway, while the fare will be somewhat lower. The railway began operation on December 28, 2013 with 10 services each direction per day.武咸城际铁路12月28日通车全程28分钟票价约30元
(Wuhan–Xianning intercity railway to open on December 28

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A trip along the entire line to take 28 minutes, with the fare around 30 yuan), 2013-12-20. At

Tangxunhu railway station Tangxun Lake, formerly Tangsun Lake, is a freshwater lake between Hongshan District and Jiangxia District in southeastern Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. It is south of Wuhan's Third Ring Road and north of its Fourth Ring Road. Ta ...

, transfer is available to the Optics Valley (Guanggu) Line of Wuhan Tram.

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