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| Wuhan Metropolitan Area intercity railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Locale | Wuhan and surrounding area | ||
| Transit type | Higher-speed rail | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 2013 | ||
| Operator(s) | China Railway Wuhan Group | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | AC 25 kV overhead lines | ||
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| Wuhan Metropolitan Area intercity railway | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 武漢城市圈城際軌道交通 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 武汉城市圈城际轨道交通 | ||||||
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The Wuhan Metropolitan Area intercity railway or Wuhan Metropolitan Area intercity railway system is a network of higher-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,two more in mid-2014,one in 2016.
The network will include the following lines:
Preliminary plans exist for the construction of more lines (to Tianmen and Qianjiang) as well.
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. [8]