Line 8 (Wuhan Metro)

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.

Line 8
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Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Wuhan
Locale	Wuhan, Hubei
Termini	Jintan Road – Liyuan (North section) Yezhihu – Military Athletes' Village (South section)
Stations	12 (North section) 3 (South section)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Wuhan Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd.
Rolling stock	CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Chinese Type A
History
Opened	26 December 2017
Technical
Line length	39 km (24.23 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Map of Line 8

History

Line 8 is planned to be 39 kilometers in length and is scheduled to be 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, is under construction and scheduled to be open in 2020.

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.

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Jintan Road — Liyuan	26 December 2017	16.204 km (10.07 mi)[2]	12	Phase 1
Yezhihu — Military Athletes' Village	6 November 2019[1]	4.84 km (3.01 mi)[1]	3	Phase 3
Liyuan — Yezhihu	2 January 2021[3]	17.6 km (10.94 mi)	11	Phase 2

Stations

Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Jintan Road	金潭路		0.000	0.000	Dongxihu
Hongtu Boulevard	宏图大道	2   3	0.855	0.855
Tazihu	塔子湖		1.890	2.745	Jiang'an
Zhongyi Road	中一路		1.648	4.393
Zhuyeshan	竹叶山		1.574	5.967
Zhaojiatiao	赵家条	3	1.394	7.361
Huangpu Road	黄浦路	1	1.419	8.780
Xujiapeng	徐家棚	7	3.494	12.274	Wuchang
Xudong	徐东		0.992	13.266	Wuchang / Hongshan
Wangjiadun	汪家墩		0.747	14.013
Yuejiazui	岳家嘴	4	1.318	15.331
Liyuan	梨园		0.873	16.204
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
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

References

1. "明日9点，武汉轨道交通8号线三期工程开通试运营". Wuhan Metro Operation. 2019-11-05.
2. "Wuhan opens 55km of new metro lines". International Railway Journal. 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
3. "武汉地铁两条新线1月2日开通-荆楚网-湖北日报网". news.cnhubei.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.