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Wuhan Metro
武汉地铁. A 12-line network crossing the Yangtze to connect Wuhan's three constituent cities, with access to Yellow Crane Tower and East Lake.
About this metro system
Wuhan Metro serves a tri-city metropolitan area — Hankou, Wuchang, and Hanyang were merged into the municipality of Wuhan in 1927, but their distinct characters and the physical barrier of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers between them have shaped the city's transit geography ever since. The metro's cross-river tunnels are engineering achievements in their own right, traversing one of the world's largest rivers at depths of up to 40 metres.
Line 4 is among the most useful for visitors: it connects Wuhan Railway Station and Wuhan South Railway Station, passes through the Wuchang old town area, and reaches the yellow Crane Tower district. East Lake (Donghu Lake, the largest urban lake in China) is served by Line 8. The Wuhan University campus, famous for its cherry blossom season in March, is on Line 2.
Wuhan's hot dry noodles (re gan mian) are the city's signature food — a breakfast dish of thick alkaline noodles coated in sesame paste, sold at street stalls opening at 06:00. The Hubu Lane breakfast street in Wuchang, a short metro journey from the main interchange, is one of the most atmospheric food streets in central China and opens early enough to be viable before morning train departures.
Foreigner notes
English signage throughout. The network crosses the Yangtze River on multiple underwater tunnels, connecting the three constituent cities of Wuhan (Hankou, Wuchang, and Hanyang) that were merged in 1927. Cross-river journeys that once required ferries are now practical by metro.
Peak hours
07:30–09:30 and 17:30–19:30 weekdays