Line 8 (Wuhan Metro)

Line 8
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Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Wuhan Metro
Status Operational
Locale Wuhan, Hubei
Termini Jintan Road
Liyuan
Stations 12
Services 1
Operation
Opened 26 December 2017
Owner Wuhan
Operator(s) Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd.
Character Underground
Rolling stock Chinese Type A
Technical
Line length

16.204 km (10.07 mi) (in operation)

39 km (24.23 mi) (total length planned)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Map of Line 8

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 planned to be 39 kilometers in length and is scheduled to be completed in three phases.

The first phase of Line 8, running from Jintanlu 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, is under construction and scheduled to be open in 2020.

The third phase, an extension lately added to previous Line 8 plans, runs from Yezhihu station to Military Game Athlete Village station, intending to serve the athlete village and audiences of 2019 Military World Games. Therefore, the third phase is scheduled to be open in 2019, prior to the scheduled open date of the second phase.

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Jintan Road — Liyuan 26 December 2017 16.204 km (10.07 mi) 12 Phase 1
Liyuan — Yezhihu Scheduled to be 2020 17.6 km (10.94 mi) 12 Phase 2
Yezhihu — Military Game Athlete Village Scheduled to be 2019 4.86 km (3.02 mi) 2 Phase 3

Stations

Names of phase 2 and 3 stations (from Provincial Museum to Military Game Athlete Village) are temporary and unofficial.

Station name Connections Distance
km		 Location
English Chinese
Jintan Road 金潭路 0.000 0.000 Dongxihu
Hongtu Boulevard 宏图大道  2   3  0.855 0.855
Tazihu 塔子湖 1.890 2.745 Jiang'an
Zhongyi Road 中一路 1.648 4.393
Zhuyeshan 竹叶山 1.574 5.967
Zhaojiatiao 赵家条  3  1.394 7.361
Huangpu Road 黄浦路  1  1.419 8.780
Xujiapeng 徐家棚  7  3.494 12.274 Wuchang
Xudong 徐东 0.992 13.266 Wuchang/Hongshan
Wangjiadun 汪家墩 0.747 14.013
Yuejiazui 岳家嘴  4  1.318 15.331
Liyuan 梨园 0.873 16.204
Provincial Museum 省博物馆 Wuchang
Zhongnan Hospital 中南医院
Shuiguohu 水果湖
Hongshan Road 洪山路
Xiaohongshan 小洪山
Jiedaokou 街道口 Hongshan
Mafangshan 马房山
Government of Hongshan District 洪山区政府
Wenchang Road 文昌路
Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences 省农科院
Mahu 马湖
Yezhihu 野芷湖
Huangjiahu Metro Town 黄家湖地铁小镇 Jiangxia
Military Game Athlete Village 军运村

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