Wuhan East railway station explained

Wuhandong Railway Station
Native Name:武汉东站
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:rail
Symbol2:crh
Address:Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei
Country:China
Operator:China Railway Wuhan Group, China Railway Corporation
Status:Operational
Opened:June 1971 (Old railway station)
August 12, 2022 (New railway station)
Former:Guanshan (关山), Guanggu (光谷), Liufang (流芳)

Wuhandong railway station, formerly known as Liufang railway station, is a railway station located in Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The new railway station opened on August 12, 2022. It is served by Line 2 and Line 11 of the Wuhan Metro.

History

Wuhandong railway station was constracted on the former site of Liufang railway station, a Goods station on the Wuchang south ring of Wuhan–Jiujiang railway.

Construction of the railway station started on July 28, 2015.[1] And at first this new railway station was named Optics valley railway station . It was renamed as Wuhan East railway station on August 31, 2022 according to the Rules of railway station naming.[2]

With only the west part (intercity train) activated, the railway station opened on August 12, 2022.[3]

Wuhan Metro

Wuhandong Railway Station
Native Name:武汉东站
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:wuhan
Symbol:metro
Address:Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei
Country:China
Operator:Wuhan Metro Co., Ltd
Line:
Platforms:4 (2 island platforms)
Structure:Underground
Opened:October 1, 2018 (Line 11)
February 19, 2019 (Line 2)

Wuhandong Railway Station, is a transfer station on Line 2 and Line 11 of Wuhan Metro. It entered revenue service on October 1, 2018. It is located in Jiangxia District and it serves the Wuhandong Railway Station.[4] [5]

Station layout

GEntrances and ExitsExits B-H
B1ConcourseFaregates, Station Agent
B2Northbound← towards Tianhe International Airport (Jiayuan Road)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound towards Fozuling (Huanglongshan Road)
B3Westbound← termination platform
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound towards Gediannan Railway Station (Hukou)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Optics Valley Railway Station breaks ground . hubei.gov.cn . 2015-07-29 . 2020-09-11 .
  2. Web site: 在建的光谷火车站正式更名武汉东站 . 2023-02-16 . cjw.wuhan.gov.cn.
  3. Web site: 官宣:武汉东站8月12日开通运营!车票开售. 2022-08-11. Official Announcement: Wuhandong railway station started operation on August 12! The tickets started selling.. https://web.archive.org/web/20220811111200/http://news.cnhubei.com/content/2022-08/11/content_14973235.html. 2022-08-11.
  4. Web site: 定了!武汉地铁2号线南延线元宵节开通试运营 . cjrbapp.cjn.cn . 2020-09-11 .
  5. Web site: Urbanrail—Wuhan . urbanrail.net . 2020-09-11 .