Wuhan Metro rolling stock

Wuhan Metro owns and uses the following types of rolling stock. The system track gauge is 1 435 mm standard gauge.

Type and size edit

Wuhan Metro trains come in two sizes, Type-B cars and larger Type-A cars, both of which are commonly used by other rapid transit system in China. The size of Type-A car is larger than that of Type-B car. Type-A car has 5 pairs of doors per car, while Type-B car has 4 pairs of doors per car.

Type-A car[1] Type-B car[2][3]
Cab car Non-cab Car Cab car Non-cab Car
Width 3.0 m 2.8 m
Length 23.6 m 22.0 m 19.3 m 19.0 m
Height 3.8 m 3.8 m
Capacity
(at 6 people/m2)
310 people 230 people 245 people
Doors 5 pairs 4 pairs

Train statistics edit

All the trains of Wuhan Metro were manufactured by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive, both of which have factories in Wuhan.

Line Top speed Type Formation Number of trains Electrification Depot
Line 1 80 km/h Type-B car 4 cars 72 750V DC, third rail Gutian Depot
Qiaokou Road Depot
Hankou North Depot
Line 2 80 km/h Type-B car 6 cars (8 cars reserved) 85 750V DC, third rail Changqing Depot
Zhongshan North Road Depot
Tianhe Depot
Fozuling Depot
Line 3 80 km/h Type-B car 6 cars 48 750V DC, third rail Sanjintan Depot
Shengguandu Depot
Line 4 80 km/h Type-B car 6 cars 70 750V DC, third rail Qingshan Depot
Huangjinkou Depot
Bailin Depot
Line 5 80 km/h Type-A car 6 cars 42 1500V DC, third rail Gongrencun Depot
Qingling Depot
Line 6 80 km/h Type-A car 6 cars 51 1500V DC, overhead line Laoguancun Depot
Jinyinhu Depot
Line 7 100 km/h Type-A car 6 cars (8 cars reserved) 55 1500V DC, third rail Yezhihu Depot
Changfeng Depot
Zhifang Depot
Line 8 80 km/h Type-A car 6 cars (8 cars reserved) 47 1500V DC, third rail Sanjintan Depot
Yezhihu Depot
Line 11 100 km/h Type-A car 6 cars (8 cars reserved) 12 1500V DC, third rail Changlingshan Depot
Line 16 120 km/h Type-A car 4 cars (6 cars reserved) 23 1500V DC, third rail Hannan Depot
Dongjinghe Depot
Line 19 120 km/h Type-A car 6 cars 15 1500V DC, overhead line Huashan Depot
Yangluo Line 100 km/h Type-A car 4 cars (6 cars reserved) 25 1500V DC, third rail Daoshuihe Depot
Wuhu Depot

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ GB 50157-2013:地铁设计规范 (English: Metro Design Code).Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China.
  2. ^ Rao Guohua (2013). "Wuhan Rail Transit Line 1 phase 2 metro vehicle". Electric Locomotives & Mass Transit Vehicles. 036 (6): 7–11.
  3. ^ Liu Jianping; Wang Hugao (2013). "Development of Wuhan Rail Transit Line 2 vehicle". Electric Locomotives & Mass Transit Vehicles. 036 (1): 5–8.