Line 2, Wuhan Metro

Line 2, Wuhan Metro
Platform of Zhongshan Park
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Wuhan Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Wuhan, China
Termini	Jinyintan Optics Valley Square
Stations	21
Services	1
Daily ridership	383,600 (2013 Avg.)[1] 799,913 (May 2014 Peak)[2]
Operation
Opened	December 28, 2012.[3]
Owner	Wuhan
Operator(s)	Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd.
Character	Underground
Rolling stock	Chinese Type B
Technical
Line length	27.7 km (17.21 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Line 2, Wuhan Metro

Legend Hongtu Avenue Station Jinyintan Avenue Station Changqing Depot Station Changqing DepotThe Northern Extension Jinyintan Station Changqing Huayuan StationLine 6 Wuhan Third Ring Expressway Changgang Road Station Hankou Railway StationJingguang Railway Hankou Railway Station (Wuhan Metro) Wuhan Second Ring Expressway Connecting line between Line 2 and 3 Fanhu StationLine 3 Wangjiadun East StationLine 7 Connecting line between Line 2 and 7 Qingnian Road Station Zhongshan Park Station Xunlimen StationLine 1 Line 1, Wuhan Metro Jianghan Road StationLine 6 tunnel underneath the Yangtze River Jiyuqiao Station Pangxiejia StationLine 7 Shahu Station (Railway) Wujiu Railway Zhongshan Road North rail yard Xiaoguishan Station Hongshan Square StationLine 4 Connecting line between Line 2 and 4 Zhongnan Road StationLine 4 Baotong Temple Station Jiedaokou StationLine 8 Wuhan Second Ring Expressway Guangbutun Station Huquan Station Yangjiawan Station Optics Valley Square Station The southern extension HUST Station Guanggu Avenue Station Jiayuan Road Station Liufang Railway StationCommuter Rail

The Line 2 of Wuhan Metro (Chinese: 武汉地铁二号线) is the first underground metro line crossing the Yangtze River. This line has started trial run on September 25, 2012,^[4][5] and has opened on December 28, 2012.^[3][6][7] It is Wuhan's second metro line after Line 1, and the city's first underground line, since Line 1 is mostly elevated. Line 2 runs in a northwest-southeast direction, connecting Hankou and Wuchang, including Hankou Railway Station and major commercial districts.

The number of single day passengers on Line 2 has exceeded 500,000 on Jan 1, 2013, the first weekday after its opening, excluding elders holding free passes.^[8] When more lines interchangeable with Line 2 open around 2015, the passenger volume could reach 1 million per day. To accommodate such huge traffic, all stations on Line 2 have been extended to the length of 8-car trains for future use.^[9]

Line 2 might be the most important metro line in the Wuhan Metro system for being able to carry the heavy cross-Yangtze traffic in Wuhan.

Overview

• Length: 27.7 kilometres (17.2 mi)^[10]
• Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge
• Stations: 21.
• Double track: full line.
• Electrified: full line.
• Underground: full line.
• Traffic direction: right-hand side.

History

• November 16, 2006, construction of Fanhu station started under a test-initiative program.^[11]
• September 1, 2007, National Development and Reform Commission approved all construction of Line 2.^[12]
• February 26, 2012, all tunnels of Line 2 finished.^[13]
• December 28, 2012, starts revenue service.^[6]

On the first day of the system's operations, 132,000 passengers were counted entering or exiting the system at the line's last station in Wuchang, Optics Valley Square Station (Guanggu Guangchang). By the early 2013, the weekday daily ridership (entries + exits) at the same station was counted at 95,000.^[14] As of April 2013 the daily ridership of Line 2 averages 383,600 people per day.^[1]

Stations

Station Name English	Station Name Hanzi	Transfer	Location
Jinyintan	金银潭		Dongxihu
Changqing Huayuan	常青花园
Changgang Rd	长港路		Jianghan
Hankou Railway Station	汉口火车站
Fanhu	范湖	3
Wangjiadun East	王家墩东
Qingnian Rd	青年路
Zhongshan Park	中山公园
Xunlimen	循礼门	1
Jianghan Rd	江汉路
Jiyuqiao	积玉桥		Wuchang
Pangxiejia	螃蟹岬
Xiaoguishan	小龟山
Hongshan Square	洪山广场	4
Zhongnan Rd	中南路	4
Baotong Temple	宝通寺
Jiedaokou	街道口		Hongshan
Guangbutun	广埠屯
Huquan	虎泉
Yangjiawan	杨家湾
Optics Valley Square	光谷广场

Change of Names

On August 23, 2012, five stations was renamed according to the result of a poll.

• Jinse Yayuan and Mingdu Stations were firstly named after nearby real estate development, and was subsequently renamed as "Changgang Road" and "Yangjiawan" respectively to avoid advertising for the development.
• "Hankou Railway Station Station" has been renamed "Hankou Railway Station" to avoid unnecessary repetition and pronunciation challenges.
• "Jia" in Pangxiejia has a homophone that tells the story of history as the site of Metro station was once a section of the ancient city walls of Wuchang that were built along the Pangxiejia ridge.
• "Xiaoguishan" replaced Tiyu South Road (Tiyunanlu) to make the historical places more easily recognizable.^[15]

Paired Cross-Platform Transfer

3D map  2D map

Hongshan Square Station and Zhongnan Road Station offer paired cross-platform interchange for passengers riding between 4 directions of the two lines. The configuration for the two stations is similar to that of Mong Kok and Prince Edward stations in Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway.^[16]

Passengers riding on Line 2 from Hankou wishing to reach Wuchang Railway Station, can transfer at Zhongnan Road Station by crossing the platform. Those who going to Wuhan Railway Station, can transfer at Hongshan Square Station by crossing the platform, and vice versa.^[17]

Female Waiting Area

Female Waiting Area in Zhongshan Park Station

Stations of Line 2 provides female only waiting area during hours of operation, following the example of Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Tehran and Mexico City, to protect female riders from sexual harassment.^[18][19] Wuhan became the first city to set up female only waiting area in China.^[20]

Starbucks Metro Store

China's first Starbucks Metro store will open in Hongshan Square Station.^[21]

Sale of Partial Naming Rights

Partial naming rights of Jianghan Road Station of this line was sold to a local snack producer, Zhouheiya (Zhou's dark duck), and has aroused public discontent with the Wuhan Metro Group company.^[22] Some are upset by the fact that Metro company sold the rights without public input; some are because the product is not of high taste, and might affect the image of the city; some think it is fine, for selling partial naming rights is a good way to attract funding from the private sector, and does not materially affect the quality of the service.^[23]

As of November 23, 2012, all sale of partial naming rights are canceled.^[24]

Rolling stock

Type	Time of manufacturing	Lines operated	Cars	Assembly	Notes
Type B	2011-2012	Line 2, Wuhan Metro	180	Tc+M+M+M+M+Tc	Manufactured by Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd.[25]。

The rolling stock for Line 2 is currently 6-car trains, with 100 km/h max speed, 80 km/h operational max speed and 36.6 km/h average running speed. The collection shoe is installed 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. In the future 8-car trains will be used.^[9]

See also

• Wuhan Metro
• Wuhan

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