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Line 1
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Wuhan
Locale	Wuhan, China
Termini	Hankou North Jinghe
Stations	32
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Wuhan Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd.
Rolling stock	CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Chinese Type B CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Chinese Type B
Daily ridership	404,100 (Nov. 2018 daily average)
History
Opened	28 July 2004; 20 years ago (2004-07-28)
Technical
Line length	38 km (23.61 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail 750 V DC
Route map

The Line 1 of Wuhan Metro (Chinese: 武汉轨道交通一号线) is an elevated metro line in the city of Wuhan, Hubei. It is the longest continuous metro viaduct in the world. Line 1 opened on 28 July 2004, making Wuhan the fifth city in mainland China to have a metro system after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou. This is the first Metro line in China incorrectly referred to as a light rail (轻轨; qīngguǐ) line in Chinese terminology because it is elevated. Originally a branch line was planned to cross the Yangtze to Wuchang District via the Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge. The Second Wuhan River Bridge even had a provision in the central median where Line 1 trains would run in anticipation for the branch line when it opened in 1995. However, by 2003 the reservation was removed to allow for more traffic lanes when the bridge was undergoing renovation.

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Legend
Hankou North depot Hankou North Fu River Shekou­xincheng Zhujia River Tengzigang Dijiao Yangluo Line to Jintai Xinrong  Yangluo  Yangluo Line to Houhu Boulevard Danshuichi connection to Hankou railway station Beijing–Guangzhou railway Hefei–Wuhan passenger railway connection from Hankou railway station Xuzhou­xincun Erqi Road Toudao Street Jiang'an depot (closed) Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge former connection to China Railway lines Huangpu Road  8  Line 8 to Jintan Road │ to Liyuan Sanyang Road  7  Line 7 ← to Garden Expo North to Qinglongshan Ditiexiaozhen → Dazhi Road  6  Line 6 ← to Dongfeng Motor Corporation to Fuminnan Road ↓ Xunlimen  2  Line 2 to Tianhe International Airport │ to Fozuling Youyi Road Liji North Road Chongren Road Qiaokou Road depot Qiaokou Road Taipingyang Beijing–Guangzhou railway Zongguan  3  Line 3 to Hongtu Boulevard │ to Zhuanyang Boulevard Hanxi 1st Road Gutian 4th Road Gutian 3rd Road Gutian 2nd Road Gutian 1st Road Gutian depot Duoluokou Wuhan–Danyang railway Wuhan–Yichang railway Zhuyehai Etouwan Wuhuan Boulevard Dongwu Boulevard Matoutan Park  6  Line 6 to Fuminnan Road ↑ ← to Dongfeng Motor Corporation Sandian Jinghe

History

• July 28, 2004: phase 1 from Huangpu Road to Zongguan opened.
• July 29, 2010: phase 2 from Dijiao to Huangpu Road and from Zongguan to Dongwu Boulevard opened. Jianghan Road changed its name into Xunlimen.
• May 28, 2014: Hankou North extension opened.
• Sept 17, 2014: Zhuyehai opened.
• Dec 26, 2017: Extension to Jinghe opened.

Stations

Phase 1 stations are (from west to east): Zongguan, Taipingyang, Qiaokoulu, Chongrenlu, Lijibeilu, Youyilu, Xunlimen (originally Jianghanlu, connection with future Line 2; not to confuse with the future Jianghanlu station of Line 2), Dazhilu, Sanyanglu, Huangpulu.

Line 1, Phase 2 stations from west to east are Jinshandadao (not open yet), Dongwudadao, Wuhuandadao, Etouwan, Zhuyehai, Duoluokou, Gutianyilu, Gutianerlu, Gutiansanlu, Gutiansilu and Hanxiyilu to the West of Zongguan and Toudaojie, Erqilu, Xuzhouxincun, Danshuichi, Xinrong (originally Chalukou) and Dijiao to the East of Huangpulu (station names changed according to official system map and schedule).

Stations on Line 1 were originally without platform barriers of any type, contrary to most other metro lines in China today. However, at an unspecified interval, half height platform gates are now being installed gradually.

All translation of station names are according to official translation.

Operation

Beginning May 28, 2014, every other train will reach Hankou North Station as the northern terminus; others will terminate at Dijiao Station.

Rolling stock

The rolling stock for Line 1 is a uses 4 car Type B trains, with 100 km/h (62 mph) of max speed, 80 km/h (50 mph) of operation max speed, and 36.6 km/h (23 mph) average speed. Traction power is provided by a third rail collected by bottom contact contact shoes on the train. A full train provides 176 seats, and can carry 1,276 passengers by Chinese regulation of 9 people per square meter.

See also

• Wuhan Metro
• Wuhan

References

1. 武汉轻轨今迎第1亿名乘客 (in Simplified Chinese). 荆楚网-楚天都市报. 2011-04-09. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
2. (English) "Urbanrail—Wuhan Archived 2010-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Apr. 9, 2011
3. Wuhan, along with other three Chinese cities, has been the first batch to be approved to build so-called "light rail" system in China since 2000, see 2000年，国家批准长春、大连、武汉和重庆4个城市为首批轻轨建设示范城市. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2012-11-16.. However, Changchun built a true light-rail system, Dalian built a metro-style commuter rail system (and is referred to as 快轨; kuàiguǐ, not "轻轨 qīngguǐ"), and Chongqing opted for a monorail system, whereas Wuhan was the only one to build an elevated metro system. See "Urbanrail—Wuhan" Archived 2010-04-09 at the Wayback Machine and affiliated Misplaced Pages pages. See also a comment from He Jibin, an Urban Planning official from Wuhan Municipality: "Do not assume only underground lines are metro, Line 1 is also a type of metro..." (“不要认为地下的才是地铁，1号线也是地铁的一种方式……”何继斌开门见山地纠正概念，他是武汉市国土规划局交通市政处处长……) Li Fei (李斐) (March 2012). 那些年，我们一起追的地铁. 大武汉. 148: 33. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.
4. 武汉规划网－武汉市规划研究院. www.whplan.cn. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
5. 长江二桥：二千万元做“美容”. www.cnhubei.com. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
6. "Wuhan light rail starts test run". China Daily. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
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8. 武汉地铁1号线汉口北延长线明日开通. ycwb.com news. 2014-05-27. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
9. 竹叶海站宜家联廊桥投入使用 [Zhuyehai Station opened]. Qiaokou District People's Government. 2014-09-17. Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
10. 武汉轻轨1号线向西延伸4公里 今年开工2013年通车_网易新闻. news.163.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
11. "Official Map of Operation". Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
12. 记者体验轻轨汉口北延长线 半小时可达循礼门
13. changj (2009-10-27). 一号线一期工程车辆车体外表油漆涂装改造工程二次招标公告 (in Chinese). 武汉地铁. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
14. 中国南车进入武汉地铁市场 株机公司中标84辆地铁 (in Chinese). 中国南车. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
15. 武汉市轨道交通一号线车辆 (in Chinese). 长客轨道. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-07-04.

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