Type Rapid transit Services 1 Character Underground Locale Wuhan Stations 28 | System Wuhan Metro Opened 2013 Owner Wuhan Operator Wuhan Metro | |
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Daily ridership 168,100 (Feb 2014 peak) Terminis Wuhan Railway Station, Huangjinkou Station | ||
The Line 4 of Wuhan Metro (Chinese: 武汉地铁4号线) is the third line in Wuhan Metro system, and it will be the second metro line crossing the Yangtze river in Wuhan. It is colored grass-green, which is the identifying color of this line, which would appear on its trains, station signs, and the official subway map.
Contents
The whole construction was divided into two parts, being phase 1 and 2, which opened in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Phase 1, opened on December 28, 2013, runs through Wuchang in a northeast-southwest direction, connecting Wuhan Railway Station, Wuchang Railway Station and major commercial districts. Phase 2 will run in an east-west direction, linking Hanyang and Wuchang, tunneling through the Yangtze river in the proximity of the first Yangtze river bridge and connecting with phase 1 at Wuchang Railway station.
The opening of phase 1 of Line 4 will form the skeleton of Wuhan's metro system. Right after its opening, the system (including Line 1, 2, and 4) will be able to accommodate millions of passengers a day, where a large proportion of them will be the cross-Yangtze passengers. But all stations on line 4 have been designed only to accommodate a six-car train (type B) in length and have no possibility to extend for future upgrading.
Overview
History
Stations
Phase 1 stations are (from south to north): Wuchang Railway Station, Meiyuanxiaoqu, Zhongnanlu, Hongshan Guangchang, Zhoujiadawan, Qingyuzui, Dongting, Yuejiazui, Tiejicun, Luojiagang, Yuanlilu, Gongye Dadao, Gongyesilu, Yangchunhu, Wuhan Railway Station.
Phase 2 stations are (from west to east): Huangjinkou, Mengjiapu, Yong'antang, Meiguiyuan, Wangjiawan, Shilipu, Qilimiao, Wulidun, Hangyang Railway Station, Zhongjiacun, Lanjianglu, Fuxinglu, Shouyilu. (Connect Wuchang Railway Station of phase 1.)
(station names might change according to official system map and schedule).
Rolling stock
The rolling stock for Line 4 is a 6-car train, with 100 km/h of max speed, 80 km/h of operation max speed, and 36.6 km/h average speed. The collection shoe is on the lower part of the vehicle. The third rail is a mix of steel and aluminum. A full train provides 176 seats, and can carry 1276 passengers by Chinese regulation of 9 people per square meter.