Wuchang railway station

Wuchang

武昌
China Railway
China Railway High-speed
New Wuchang railway station complex
General information
LocationZhongshan Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei
China
Coordinates30°31′43″N 114°19′4″E / 30.52861°N 114.31778°E / 30.52861; 114.31778
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms6
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeTMIS code: 21077
Telegraph code: WCN
Pinyin code: WCH
ClassificationTop Class station
History
Opened
  • 1916 (1916) (China Railway)
  • 28 December 2013 (2013-12-28) (Wuhan Metro Line 4)
  • 1 October 2018 (2018-10-01) (Wuhan Metro Line 7)
  • 28 March 2020 (resume to operation, arrival only)
  • 5 April 2020 (resume to operation)[1]

Wuchang railway station is a major railway station on the Beijing–Guangzhou railway, the Wuhan–Jiujiang railway and the Hankou–Danjiangkou railway, located on the east side of Zhongshan Road[2] in Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Founded as the Tongxiangmen railway station (通湘门站) in 1916, the station was moved several times and settled in the current location in 1957. It is the largest transportation center in Wuhan with daily traffic of 77,000 passengers and 20,000 packages as of 2000,[3] and a record of 80,000 passengers per day during the Chunyun period as of 2008.[4]

  1. ^ "3月25日零时起湖北恢复除武汉外铁路客站到达出发业务". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  2. ^ Wuchang Railway Station Complex
  3. ^ Chapter 1 railway facilities
  4. ^ Wuhan Saw 0.46 Million Passengers Yesterday