Line 8 (Wuhan Metro) Explained

Type:Rapid transit
System:Wuhan Metro
Status:Operational
Locale:Wuhan, Hubei
Start:
Stations:26
Routes:1
Owner:Wuhan
Operator:Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd.
Character:Underground
Stock:CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Chinese Type A
Linelength:38.1972NaN2
Tracks:2

Line 8 of the Wuhan Metro was opened on 26 December 2017 as the sixth line in the Wuhan Metro network and the third line (after Line 2 and Line 4) in the system to cross the Yangtze River.

History

Line 8 is 38.197 kilometers in length and is completed in three phases.

The first phase of Line 8, running from Jintan Road station in Hankou to Liyuan station in Wuchang, was opened on 26 December 2017.

The second phase takes a north-south alignment in Wuchang from Liyuan station to Yezhihu station opened on 2 January 2021.

The third phase, an extension lately added to previous Line 8 plans, runs from Yezhihu station to Military Athletes' Village station, intending to serve the athlete village and audiences of 2019 Military World Games. Therefore, the third phase was opened on 6 November 2019, prior to the scheduled open date of the second phase.

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Jintan Road — Liyuan26 December 201716.2042NaN2[1] 12Phase 1
Yezhihu — Military Athletes' Village6 November 20194.842NaN2[2] 3Phase 3
Liyuan — Yezhihu2 January 2021[3] 17.62NaN211Phase 2

Stations

Station nameConnectionsDistance
Location
0.0000.000Dongxihu
0.8550.855
1.8902.745Jiang'an
1.6484.393
1.5745.967
1.3947.361
1.4198.780
3.49412.274Wuchang
0.99213.266Wuchang / Hongshan
0.74714.013
1.31815.331
0.87316.204
Wuchang
Hongshan
Jiangxia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wuhan opens 55km of new metro lines . . 2017-12-28 . 2020-09-23 .
  2. Web site: 明日9点,武汉轨道交通8号线三期工程开通试运营. Wuhan Metro Operation. 2019-11-05.
  3. Web site: 武汉地铁两条新线1月2日开通-荆楚网-湖北日报网. 2021-01-01. news.cnhubei.com.