Rapid transit train cars in China
Wuhan Metro owns and uses the following types of rolling stock. The system track gauge is 1,435 mm standard gauge.
Type and size
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
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
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 6
Line 7
Line 8
Line 11
Line 16
Line 19
Yangluo Line
Train interior of Line 7
Train interior of Line 4
Sanjintan Depot, Line 8
References
^ 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.
^ Rao Guohua (2013). "Wuhan Rail Transit Line 1 phase 2 metro vehicle". Electric Locomotives & Mass Transit Vehicles . 036 (6): 7– 11.
^ Liu Jianping; Wang Hugao (2013). "Development of Wuhan Rail Transit Line 2 vehicle". Electric Locomotives & Mass Transit Vehicles . 036 (1): 5– 8.