Wuhan Metropolitan Area intercity railway or Wuhan Metropolitan Area intercity railway system is a network of
higher-speed commuter railways in and around
Wuhan, the capital of the Chinese province
Hubei. The first line of the system opened at the end of 2013, two more in mid-2014, one in 2016.
System composition
The network will include the following lines:
The
Wuhan–Xianning intercity railway, opened on December 28, 2013.[1] The system's first line connects Wuhan's
Wuchang Railway Station with the city's southern suburbs and the city of
Xianning.[2] Initially, the service is very limited (a few trains a day), but eventually it will be brought to a commuter frequency.
Preliminary plans exist for the construction of more lines (to
Tianmen and
Qianjiang) as well.
Ridership
In a report released during the
Spring Festival travel season of 2015, the total ridership of the 3 lines of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area intercity railway was estimated at 25,000 a day; that was described as twice the daily amount outside of the peak travel season.[8]