Line 8 (Wuhan Metro)

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Line 8
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Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Wuhan
Locale Wuhan, Hubei
Termini Jintan Road
Military Athletes' Village
Stations26
Service
Type Rapid transit
System Wuhan Metro
Services1
Operator(s) Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd.
Rolling stock CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Chinese Type A
History
Opened26 December 2017;6 years ago (2017-12-26)
Technical
Line length38.197 km (23.73 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Map of Line 8 Route Map of Wuhan Metro Line 8.svg
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.

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History

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Line 8 train interior LCD

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, [1] prior to the scheduled open date of the second phase.

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Jintan Road — Liyuan26 December 201716.204 km (10.07 mi) [2] 12Phase 1
Yezhihu — Military Athletes' Village6 November 2019 [1] 4.84 km (3.01 mi) [1] 3Phase 3
Liyuan — Yezhihu2 January 2021 [3] 17.6 km (10.94 mi)11Phase 2

Stations

Station nameConnectionsDistance
km
Location
EnglishChinese
Jintan Road 金潭路0.0000.000 Dongxihu
Hongtu Boulevard 宏图大道  2    3  0.8550.855
Tazihu 塔子湖1.8902.745 Jiang'an
Zhongyi Road 中一路  12    Yangluo  1.6484.393
Zhuyeshan 竹叶山  10  1.5745.967
Zhaojiatiao 赵家条  3  1.3947.361
Huangpu Road 黄浦路  1  1.4198.780
Xujiapeng 徐家棚  5    7  3.49412.274 Wuchang
Xudong 徐东0.99213.266 Wuchang / Hongshan
Wangjiadun 汪家墩  12  0.74714.013
Yuejiazui 岳家嘴  4  1.31815.331
Liyuan 梨园0.87316.204
Hubei Provincial Museum & Hubei Daily 省博湖北日报 Wuchang
Zhongnan Hospital 中南医院
Shuiguohu 水果湖
Hongshan Road 洪山路
Xiaohongshan 小洪山
Jiedaokou 街道口  2   Hongshan
Mafangshan 马房山  11  
Wenzhi Street 文治街
Wenchang Road 文昌路
Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences 省农科院
Mahu 马湖
Yezhihu 野芷湖  7  
Huangjiahu Ditiexiaozhen 黄家湖地铁小镇 Jiangxia
Military Athletes' Village 军运村

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