Wuhan Metro
| Wuhan Metro | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Owner | Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd. | ||
| Locale | Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of stations | 312 | ||
| Daily ridership |
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| Annual ridership | 1.468 billion (2024) | ||
| Website | www.wuhanrt.com | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 28 July 2004 | ||
| Operator(s) | Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd. | ||
| Character | Elevated and underground | ||
| Train length | 4, 6 or 8 cars | ||
| Headway | 2+1⁄2–9 min | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 518 km (321.9 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC third rail or overhead catenary (Line 6 and 19) 750 V DC third rail (Lines 1, 2, 3 and 4) | ||
| Top speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) 100 km/h (62 mph) (Lines 7, 11 and Yangluo Line) 120 km/h (75 mph) (Line 16 and Line 19) | ||
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| Simplified Chinese | 武汉地铁 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 武漢地鐵 | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 武汉轨道交通 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 武漢軌道交通 | ||||||
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Wuhan Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China. Owned and operated by Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd., the network now includes 12 lines, 312 stations, and 518 kilometres of track length. With 1.35 billion annual passengers in 2023, Wuhan Metro is the sixth-busiest rapid transit system in mainland China. There are a number of lines or sections under construction.
Line 1, the first line in the system, opened on 28 July 2004, making Wuhan the seventh city in mainland China with a rapid transit system, after the cities of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changchun, and Dalian. Line 2 opened on 28 December 2012 and is the first underground rail line crossing the Yangtze River. The system has since undergone rapid expansion.