Wuhan East railway station

Wuhandong railway station (Chinese: 武汉东站; pinyin: Wǔhàndōng zhàn; lit. 'Wuhan East railway station') ,once called Liufang station(Chinese: 流芳站) is a railway station located in Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.[1] The new railway station opened on August 12, 2022.[1] It is served by Line 2 and Line 11 of the Wuhan Metro.

Wuhandong Railway Station

武汉东站
China Railway
China Railway High-speed
Station building under construction in June 2019
General information
LocationJiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei
China
Operated byChina Railway Wuhan Group, China Railway Corporation
Other information
StatusOperational
History
OpenedJune 1971 (Old railway station)
August 12, 2022[1] (New railway station)
Previous namesGuanshan (关山), Guanggu (光谷), Liufang (流芳)

History

Wuhandong railway station was constracted on the former site of Liufang railway station, a Goods station on the Wuchang south ring of Wuhan-Jiujiang railway.

Construction of the railway station started on July 28, 2015.[2] And at first this new railway station was named Optics valley railway stationChinese: 光谷火车站. It was renamed as Wuhan east railway station on August 31, 2022 according to the Rules of railway station naming.[3]

With only the west part (intercity train) activated, the railway station opened on August 12, 2022.[1]

Wuhan Metro
Wuhandong Railway Station

武汉东站
 metro 
General information
LocationJiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei
China
Operated byWuhan Metro Co., Ltd
Line(s)     Line 2
     Line 11
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedOctober 1, 2018 (Line 11)
February 19, 2019 (Line 2)
Services
Preceding station Wuhan Metro Following station
Jiayuan Road
towards Tianhe International Airport
 Line 2 Huanglongshan Road
towards Fozuling
Terminus Line 11 Hukou
towards Gediannan Railway Station

Wuhandong Railway Station (Chinese: 武汉东站; pinyin: Wǔhàndōng zhàn; lit. 'Wuhan East railway station'), is a transfer station on Line 2 and Line 11 of Wuhan Metro. It entered revenue service on October 1, 2018. It is located in Jiangxia District and it serves the Wuhandong Railway Station.[4][5]

Station layout
G Entrances and Exits Exits B-H
B1 Concourse Faregates, Station Agent
B2 Northbound ←      Line 2 towards Tianhe International Airport (Jiayuan Road)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound       Line 2 towards Fozuling (Huanglongshan Road) →
B3 Westbound ←      Line 11 termination platform
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound       Line 11 towards Gediannan Railway Station (Hukou) →

References
  1. "官宣：武汉东站8月12日开通运营！车票开售" [Official Announcement: Wuhandong railway station started operation on August 12! The tickets started selling.]. 2022-08-11. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11.
  2. "Optics Valley Railway Station breaks ground". hubei.gov.cn. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  3. "在建的光谷火车站正式更名武汉东站". cjw.wuhan.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. "定了！武汉地铁2号线南延线元宵节开通试运营". cjrbapp.cjn.cn. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. "Urbanrail—Wuhan". urbanrail.net. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

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