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Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei Province and located by the Yangtze River, has some 8 million inhabitants. The city actually consists of three parts - Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang - separated from each other by the Yangtze and the Hanjiang Rivers.

In September 2004, Wuhan became the fifth Chinese city with a metro (after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou). The first 10.2km line (10 stations) is an elevated metro [and therefore called 'light rail' in Chinese terminology]. It runs from Huangpu to Zongguan in the downtown area of the Hankou District, and it is the first one in the country to use a communication-based train control system, provided by Alcatel (SelTrac® S40 CBTC). The designed minimum interval is only 90 seconds between two trains and driverless operation.

28 July 2004 - test runs

28 Sept 2004 - start of revenue service on Line 1

 Projects

The initial line will eventually be extended on both sides and reach a total length of 30km with 16 additional stations (2010).

Line 1 is part of a planned network of 7 lines totalling 220km to be built over the next decades. Most lines will be constructed underground, the next to be completed by 2010 are:

Line 2 - from Hankou to Wuchang (beneath the Yangtze)
Line 4 - from Wuchang to Hanyang (beneath the Yangtze)

06:30 - 22:00, every 6 min peak hours, 8-10 min other times.

Fare is according to distance 1.5-2 Yuan.

Wuhan Rail Transit (Official Website)

Wuhan Metro Map at Johomaps