Huanggang West Station

Huanggang West Station. This is a relatively new provincial high speed line in Hubei between the provincial capital Wuhan and the city of Huangang - terminating at Huanggang East. There are several intermediate stations on the line and line speed appears to be 200km/h. Journey time is around 35 minutes depending on stops. There is an hourly 8 car service in each direction using CRH2 stock. Wuhan's urban population is around 6.5million but over 9 million if suburban areas are included. Huanggang's urban population is around 400,000 but the surrounding area totals around 6 million.

Location: Huanggang West Station

Original line: China Railways

Photographer: Mark Poustie

Contact photographer: Mark Poustie

Contact editor

Date: 07/05/2017

Image number: 59425