Wuhan East railway station

Wuhandong Railway Station 武汉东站
General information
Location	Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei China
Operated by	China Railway Wuhan Group, China Railway Corporation
Other information
Status	Operational
History
Opened	June 1971 (Old railway station) August 12, 2022[1] (New railway station)
Previous names	Guanshan (关山), Guanggu (光谷), Liufang (流芳)

Wuhandong railway station (Chinese: 武汉东站; pinyin: Wǔhàndōng zhàn; lit. 'Wuhan East railway station'), formerly known as Liufang railway station (Chinese: 流芳站; pinyin: Liúfāng zhàn), 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.

History

Station building under construction in June 2019

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 station (Chinese: 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
Location	Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei China
Operated by	Wuhan Metro Co., Ltd
Line(s)	Line 2      Line 11
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	October 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.