Wuhan Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway

Wuhan Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway (Chinese: 武汉城市圈城际铁路; pinyin: Wǔhàn chéngshì quān chéngjì tiělù) is a network of high-speed commuter railways in and around Wuhan, the capital of the Chinese province Hubei. The first line of the system opened at the end of 2013, and two more, in mid-2014. Another line is under construction.

System composition

Map of the planned system

The network will include the following lines:

The Wuhan–Xianning Intercity Railway, opened on December 28, 2013.^[1] The system's first line connects Wuhan's Wuchang Railway Station with the city's southern suburbs and the city of Xianning.^[2] Initially, the service is very limited (a few trains a day), but eventually it will be brought to a commuter frequency.

The Wuhan–Huangshi Intercity Railway and Wuhan–Huanggang Intercity Railway share tracks within Wuhan's eastern suburbs and then diverge. The Huangshi line goes toward Ezhou, Huangshi, and Daye, while the Huanggang line crosses the Yangtze River to Huanggang. The construction of the lines was largely completed by the end of December 2013.^[3]^[4]^[5] After a period of testing, the two lines opened on June 18, 2014.^[6] The Wuhan–Huangshi line will also serve as the first section of the future Wuhan–Jiujiang Passenger Railway; the estimated completion date for that project is 2017.

The Wuhan–Xiaogan Intercity Railway will serve the city's northern suburbs, the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, and the city of Xiaogan. This line is also under construction. Early on, it was expected to open in 2015.^[5] However, the completion date has been moved back. As of the early 2016, it is expected to open before the end of 2016, probably by the end of October.^[7]^[8]

Preliminary plans exist for the construction of more lines (to Tianmen and Qianjiang) as well.

Ridership

In a report released during the Spring Festival travel season of 2015, the total ridership of the 3 lines of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway was estimated at 25,000 a day; that was described as twice the daily amount outside of the peak travel season.^[9]

Notes

↑ 武汉城市圈首条城际铁路客运专线武咸铁路开通, 2013-12-28
↑ See the detailed system map at http://bbs.cnhubei.com/thread-1538025-1-1.html
↑ 武(汉)黄(石)城际铁路或于明年元月中旬通车 ([Test] trains will start running on the Wu[han]-Huang[shi] intercity railway in mid-January of the next year), 2013-12-18
↑ 武冈城际铁路黄冈站站房封顶, 2013-12-13
1 2 武汉至咸宁城际铁路本月28日将正式开通运营 (The Wuhan-Xianning Intercity Railway will officially open on the 28th of this month), 人民网, 2013-12-24
↑ (Chinese) 图文：武石武冈城际铁路昨日通车楚天都市报讯 2014-06-19
↑ 汉孝城际铁路什么时候通车？, 2016-03-15
↑ 汉孝城际铁路最新消息（不断更新）, 2016-03-15
↑ 武咸、武石、武冈3条城际铁路日均发送2.5万人次 (Wuhan-Xianning, Wuhan-Huangshi, Wuhan-Huanggang intercity lines carry 25,000 passengers daily), 2015-02-26

Regional & commuter rail transit in China

Jingjinji Rapid Transit(JJJ-RT)

BCR
(Beijing CityRail)

In operation	S2

Under construction	S1 (Mentougou)

Planned	S3 S4 S5 S6 S7

Tianjin

Tianjin–Binhai

Intercity

In operation	Beijing–Tianjin Tianjin–Baoding

Under construction	Beijing–Tangshan Second Beijing–Tianjin Beijing–Bazhou Beijing–Zhangjiakou

Yangtze River
Delta
(YRD-RT)

Shanghai

In operation	16 Jinshan

Planned	17 Pudong

Nanjing

In operation	Nanjing–Gaochun (S1) Nanjing–Tianchang (S8)

Under construction	Nanjing–He County (S3)

Planned	Nanjing–Ma'anshan (S2) Nanjing–Chuzhou (S4) Nanjing–Yizheng (S5) Nanjing–Jurong (S6) Nanjing–Lishui (S7)

Suzhou (planned)

S1
S2B
Airport Link

Ningbo (u/c)

Ningbo–Yuyao (S1)
Ningbo–Cixi (S2)
Ningbo–Fenghua (S3)

Wuxi (planned)

Wuxi–Jiangyin
Wuxi–Yixing

Intercity

In operation	Shanghai–Nanjing Nanjing–Hangzhou Hangzhou–Ningbo Nanjing–Anqing

Under construction	Hangzhou–Huangshan

Planned	Nantong–Suzhou–Jiaxing

Pearl River
Delta
(PRD-RT)

In operation	Guangzhou–Zhuhai Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong (Mainland section)

Under construction	Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong (HK section) Guangzhou–Foshan Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Dongguan–Huizhou Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Guangzhou–Qingyuan Huizhou–Heyuan

Central
(Huazhong)

Wuhan
CityRail

In operation	Wuhan–Xianning Wuhan–Huangshi Wuhan–Huanggang

Under construction	Wuhan–Xiaogan

Central Plains
CityRail

In operation	Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo

Under construction	Zhengzhou–Xuchang

Planned	Zhengzhou–Luoyang Zhengzhou–Xinxiang

Changsha
CityRail

Under construction	Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan

Planned	Changsha–Yiyang–Changde Changsha–Liuyang

West
Triangle

Chengdu
CityRail

In operation	Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pengzhou Jiangyou–Mianyang–Chengdu–Leshan

Under construction	Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin

Planned	Chengdu–Ya'an

Chongqing
CityRail (u/c)

Chongqing–Yongchuan–Rongchang (S1)
Chongqing–Hechuan (S2)
Chongqing–Wanzhou (S3)
Chongqing–Changshou–Fuling (S4)
Chongqing–Qijiang (S5)
Chongqing–Jiangjin (S6)

Xi'an
CityRail

Under construction	15

Planned	Xi'an–Lantian Xi'an–Weinan Xi'an Xianyang Airport–Famensi Xi'an–Zhouzhi Xi'an–Fuping Xi'an–Tongchuan

Intercity

Chengdu–Chongqing

Northeast
(Dongbei)

Changchun
& Jilin City

Harbin

In operation	Harbin–Qiqihar

Planned	Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang

Shenyang
CityRail

In operation	Shenyang–Fushun Shenyang–Dandong

Under construction	Shenyang–Tieling

Planned	Shenyang–Liaoyang–Anshan Shenyang–Fuxin Shenyang–Tongliao Shenyang–Panjin Shenyang–Benxi

Dalian

Dandong–Dalian

Other
Regions

Kunming
CityRail

In operation	Kunming–Shizui

Under construction	Kunming–Kunyang Kunming–Anning Kunming–Songming

Lanzhou
CityRail

Lanzhou–Zhongchuan (4)
Lanzhou–Yuzhong (5)
Lanzhou–Shichuan–Qingcheng (6)

Wenzhou
Urban Railway

Under construction	S1

Planned	S2 S3 S4

Hainan

Others

In operation	Nanchang–Jiujiang Liuzhou–Nanning

Under construction	Zhangjiakou–Datong Xiamen–Quanzhou–Zhangzhou (S1) Dongsheng–Ordos Airport

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