The Line 4 of Wuhan Metro (Chinese: 武汉地铁4号线) is the third line in Wuhan Metro system, and it will be the second metro line crossing the Yangtze river in Wuhan. It is colored grass-green, which is the identifying color of this line, which would appear on its trains, station signs, and the official subway map.

The whole construction was divided into two parts, being phase 1 and 2, which opened in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Phase 1, opened on December 28, 2013, runs through Wuchang in a northeast-southwest direction, connecting Wuhan Railway Station, Wuchang Railway Station and major commercial districts.[3] Phase 2 opened a year later and runs in an east-west direction, linking Hanyang and Wuchang, tunneling through the Yangtze river in the proximity of the first Yangtze river bridge and connecting with phase 1 at Wuchang railway station.[4]

The opening of phase 1 of Line 4 will form the skeleton of Wuhan's metro system. Right after its opening, the system (including Line 1, 2, and 4) will be able to accommodate millions of passengers a day, where a large proportion of them will be the cross-Yangtze passengers. But all stations on line 4 have been designed only to accommodate a six-car train (type B) in length and have no possibility to extend for future upgrading.

Overview

Map of Line 4
Tunnels under construction

History

  • Phase 1 opened on December 28, 2013.[5]
  • Phase 2 opened on December 28, 2014.[6]
  • Caidian line (Western extension) opened on 25 September 2019.[7]
Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Wuchang Railway Station — Wuhan Railway Station 28 December 2013 15.429 km (9.59 mi) 15 Phase 1
Huangjinkou — Wuchang Railway Station 28 December 2014 17.974 km (11.17 mi) 13 Phase 2
Huangjinkou — Bailin[1] 25 September 2019 16.068 km (9.98 mi)[8] 9 Caidian line (Western extension)

Stations

Entrance of Chuhehanjie station.
Service
routes 		Station name Connections Distance
km 		Location
English Chinese
● Bailin[1] 柏林 0.000 0.000 Caidian
● Xinmiaocun 新庙村 1.417 1.417
● Linzhang Boulevard 临嶂大道 2.081 3.498
● Caidian Square 蔡甸广场 1.241 4.739
● Fenghuang Road 凤凰路 2.148 6.887
● Xinnong 新农 1.453 8.340
● Zhiyin 知音 1.820 10.160
● Jixian 集贤 2.011 12.171
● Xintian 新天 1.367 13.538
● Huangjinkou 黄金口 2.750 16.288 Hanyang
● Mengjiapu 孟家铺 2.762 19.050
● Yong'antang 永安堂 1.479 20.529
● ● Yulong Road 玉龙路 1.243 21.772
● ● Wangjiawan 王家湾  3  0.901 22.673
● ● Shilipu 十里铺 0.950 23.623
● ● Qilimiao 七里庙 1.204 24.827
● ● Wulidun 五里墩 1.124 25.951
● ● Hanyang Railway Station 汉阳火车站 Hanyang railway station HYN 1.012 26.963
● ● Zhongjiacun 钟家村  6  1.574 28.537
● ● Lanjiang Road 拦江路 0.834 29.371
● ● Fuxing Road 复兴路  5  3.278 32.649 Wuchang
● ● Shouyi Road 首义路 0.718 33.367
● ● Wuchang Railway Station 武昌火车站  7   WXN  China Railway Wuchang railway station WCN 0.897 34.264
● ● Meiyuan­xiaoqu 梅苑小区 0.900 35.164
● ● Zhongnan Road 中南路  2  1.095 36.259
● ● Hongshan Square 洪山广场  2  0.966 37.225
● ● Chuhe Hanjie 楚河汉街 1.077 38.302
● ● Qingyuzui 青鱼嘴 1.226 39.528
● ● Dongting 东亭 1.048 40.576
● ● Yuejiazui 岳家嘴  8  0.928 41.504 Wuchang / Hongshan
● ● Tieji Road 铁机路 1.032 42.536 Hongshan
● ● Luojiagang 罗家港 1.171 43.707
● ● Yuanlin Road 园林路 1.036 44.743
● ● Renhe Road 仁和路 1.333 46.076
● ● Gongye 4th Road 工业四路 1.634 47.710
● ● Yangchunhu 杨春湖 1.173 48.883
● ● Wuhan Railway Station 武汉火车站  5 [a]  19 [b]  WS   WG  Wuhan railway station China Railway WHN 0.810 49.693
  1. ^ Out of system transfer at East Square of Wuhan Railway Station
  2. ^ Out of system transfer at West Square of Wuhan Railway Station

Rolling stock

  • Line 4 train
    Line 4 train
  • Inside the train
    Inside the train
  • Interior LCD
    Interior LCD
Type Time of manufacturing Sets Assembly Notes
Type B 2012–2013 15 Tc+M+M+M+M+Tc Manufactured by Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd.[9]
Type B 2014 24 Tc+M+M+M+M+Tc [10]
Type B 2018 31 Tc+M+M+M+M+Tc [11]

The rolling stock for Line 4 is a 6-car train, with 100 km/h (62 mph) of max speed, 80 km/h (50 mph) of operation max speed, and 36.6 km/h (22.7 mph) average speed. The collection shoe is 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.[9][12]

See also

References

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