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, near a small lake called Yangchunhu, and is adjacent to the 3rd Ring Road. Administratively, the site is within the Wuhan's Hongshan District.
Although it shares its name with the sub-provincial city, this station was constructed rather recently; there was no Wuhan station before the construction of the Beijing-Guangzhou high speed railway, and Wuhan's main passenger railway stations were Hankou and Wuchang, representing old city names before the merger, which often confused outsiders. Completed in December 2009, the station has 11 platforms and 20 tracks. It serves the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway, the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu high-speed railway, and Zhengzhou/Jiujiang-bound passenger trains.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wuhan suspended all public transportation from 10am local time on 23 January 2020 onwards, including all bus, metro, and ferry lines, as well as all outbound trains and flights. Wuhan railway station was then closed until 28 March.

Design

The station was designed by Amenagement, Recherche, Pole d'Echanges, the Fourth Survey and Design Institute of China, MaP3, and SNCF-IGOA, after winning a two-phase competition in 2005. The design was inspired by the yellow crane, the symbol of Wuhan City. The distinctive roof is intended to resemble the crane's wings, and is based on a sine curve. The building consists of nine separated parts, symbolizing China's nine provinces, plus a central thoroughfare.

Construction

Construction of the station began in September 2006, and was completed in December 2009. It was built by China State Construction Engineering Corporation, which also built the Wuhan Airport and the Beijing CCTV building. Construction cost exceeded 14 billion Yuan, including upgrades to surrounding infrastructure.
The total construction area of the station is, of which the station building has a floor area, a elevated pedestrian platform, a non-stop pillar canopy, a ground floor, and a ground floor car park. The main arch spans 116 metres and the highest point is 58 metres above the ground.

Services

Located on the main line of the Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway, Wuhan railway station is served by almost all trains traveling on this railway to or through Wuhan.
Some of the high-speed trains running via Wuhan on the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu high-speed railway use Wuhan station as well, but most of them use Hankou instead. The Wuhan station is also served by some of the high-speed trains to and from Nanchang.
No "conventional" trains are found in this station ; all of those services goes to Hankou or Wuchang stations instead.

Metro station

Wuhan railway station is adjacent to a station of the same name on Line 4 of the Wuhan Metro.

Neighbouring stations