Wuhan railway station

The station was designed by AREP (Architecture Recherche Engagement Post-carbone), the Fourth Survey and Design Institute of China, MaP3, and SNCF-IGOA, after winning a two-phase competition in 2005. The design was inspired by the yellow crane, the symbol of Wuhan City. The distinctive roof is intended to resemble the crane's wings, and is based on a sine curve. The building consists of nine separated parts, symbolizing China's nine provinces, plus a central thoroughfare. ==Construction==

Construction of the station began in September 2006, and was completed in December 2009. It was built by China State Construction Engineering Corporation, which also built the Wuhan Airport and the Beijing CCTV building. Construction cost exceeded 14 billion Yuan (US$2 billion), including upgrades to surrounding infrastructure. The total construction area of the station is , of which the station building has a floor area, a elevated pedestrian platform, a non-stop pillar canopy, a ground floor, and a ground floor car park. The main arch spans , and the highest point is above the ground. ==Services==

Located on the main line of the Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway, Wuhan railway station is served by almost all trains traveling on this railway to or through Wuhan. (Only a small number of trains terminate at Hankou instead.) Some high speed trains traveling via Wuhan on the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu high-speed railway use Wuhan station as well, but most of them use Hankou instead. The Wuhan station is also served by some high speed trains traveling to and from Nanchang (on the Wuhan–Jiujiang Passenger Railway). No "conventional" (non high-speed) trains are found in this station (due to this station is connected with high-speed line only); all of those services goes to Hankou or Wuchang stations instead. File:Wuhan-railway-station.JPG|Under construction File:Wuhan railway station 03.jpg File:Wuhan railway station 04.JPG File:Wuhan railway station 08.JPG|Opening Ceremony File:Wuhan railway station 05.JPG|No.2 Ticket Office File:Platform of Wuhan Station at night.JPG|Platform at night File:Inside view of Wuhan Station at night 2.JPG|Waiting Area File:Atrium of Wuhan Railway Station (February 2024).jpg|Atrium of Wuhan Railway Station February 2024 ==Wuhan Metro==

Wuhan Railway Station Wuhan Railway Station () is a station of Line 4 of Wuhan Metro, and is the eastern terminus of Line 4. It entered revenue service on December 28, 2013. It is located in Hongshan District and it serves Wuhan railway station. Station layout Gallery File:Entrance_of_Wuhan_Railway_Station_(Wuhan_Metro)_3.jpg|Concourse File:Platform_of_Wuhan_Railway_Station_3.jpg|Platform East Square station East Square of Wuhan Railway Station () is a metro station for Line 5. It opened on December 26, 2021. The station is located underneath the East Square of the railway station with three floors. The length of the platform is , and there are a total of three exits. Gallery File:East Square of Wuhan Railway Station concourse.jpg|Concourse File:East Square of Wuhan Railway Station concourse (2).jpg|Concourse West Square station West Square of Wuhan Railway Station () is a metro station for Line 19 of the Wuhan Metro and the western terminus of Line 19. It was unveiled on December 12, 2023. The station features a replica statue of the Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng. According to Associate Professor Gong Qian of the Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, it is flanked on both sides by two statues of bianzhongs from the Qing Dynasty. ==References==