Wuhan Metro
Wuhan Metro
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| Overview |
| Locale |
Wuhan |
| Transit type |
Rapid transit |
| Number of lines |
5 |
| Number of stations |
130 |
| Daily ridership |
1,945,400(2016 avg.)
3,024,100 (December 31, 2016 Peak) |
| Annual ridership |
712 million (2016) |
| Operation |
| Began operation |
2004 |
| Operator(s) |
Wuhan Metro Co., Ltd |
| Technical |
| System length |
184.3 km (114.5 mi) |
| Track gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
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The Wuhan Metro is an elevated and underground urban metro system in the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China, operated by the Wuhan Metro Co., Ltd. The system began its operation on July 28, 2004 with the completion of a ten-station long elevated rail between Huangpu Road and Zongguan, making Wuhan the fifth city in mainland China to have a metro system after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Line 1 is the first Metro line in China to have been wrongly referred to as a light rail (轻轨, qing gui) system in Chinese terminology. As of December 2015[update], there are four lines in operation, totaling 102 stations and 128.7 kilometres (80.0 mi) of system length. The daily ridership of Wuhan Metro ranges from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000.
Wuhan Metro has planned to pursue ambitious expansion projects to connect Wuhan's three boroughs divided by the mighty Yangtze River and Han River, accommodate increasing inter-borough traffic, and provide commuter services to suburban satellite cities. In 2017, seven urban transit lines and two suburban lines, totaling a length of 273.1 kilometres (169.7 mi), are expected to serve the city of Wuhan, connecting the three boroughs separated by the Yangtze River and the Han River and sprawling to booming suburban districts. A long-term plan expects the Wuhan Metro to operate 25 lines, including 12 urban lines and 13 suburban lines, totaling a length of 1,045 kilometres (649 mi), making it one of the most expansive rail transit systems in the world.
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