The Wuhan–Jiujiang railway was created from the merger of the Wuhan–Daye and Daye–Shahejie railways in December 1989.[1] The Wuhan–Daye or Wuda railway, from WuchangtoDaye, was built in 1958 to facilitate the transport of iron ore mined in Tieshan District near Daye.[2] The Daye–Shahejie or Dasha railway, from Daye to Shahejie in Jiujiang, was built from 1983 to 1987.[3] The eastern terminus of the line, Lushan Station, is located in Shahejie. The combined Wujiu Line was doubled-tracked from 2003 to 2005 and electrified from 2008 to 2010.[3][4][5] Passenger trains can reach speeds of up to 250 km/h (155 mph) on the line.
The line was formerly used by the frequent D-series high-speed trains running from Wuhan (mostly, the Wuchang Station) to Nanchang and points south and east (throughout Fujian and Zhejiang).
The Wuhan–Jiujiang passenger railway, which was opened on 21 September 2017, has been built along a route generally similar to that of the Wuhan–Jiujiang railway. This has taken over much of the passenger service that formerly operated on the Wuhan–Jiujiang railway. The section from Wuchang to Nanmeimiao, passing through Shahu, Wuchang North and Badajia, was closed 11 May 2018. Dismantling commenced on 24 May and it is proposed to transform the corridor into a railway-themed landscape.[6][7] Trains are now required to use the southern ring railway to reach Wuchang. Most stations on the remaining line are no longer served by passenger services.
^"武九铁路北环线开拆 切割下来的铁轨将被展示再利用" [The rails cut from the North Loop of Wujiu Railway will be displayed and reused]. Changjiang Daily (in Chinese). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^"武昌江滩将建粤汉铁路文化园 再现京广铁路渡江场景_武汉电视台-黄鹤云" [Wuchang river shore will be rebuilt as the Guangdong-Han Railway Cultural Park to reproduce the scene of Beijing-Guangzhou Railway crossing the river]. www.whtv.com.cn (in Chinese). 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
