Some impressions sent by Craig Moore in Jan. 2017:
"What I find interesting in Wuhan is that they have some appealing station architecture and ornamentation but also that they have had several unambiguous phases of Metro development with real tangible change at each stage. Line 1 is super - like Beijing Line 1 and 2 and Shanghai Line 3, it just gets on with what it is supposed to do without pretending to be anything else - rough and ready and unsophisticated. Lines 2 and 4 are of the template phase of construction in China, such lines being common across the country and although the lines here have some redeeming features, they are pretty standard in most cases. I went on the L2 extension toward the Airport and hoped that a 5-year gap in openings would bring much difference but the stations are just newer/cleaner versions of the original provision. Line 3 opened just over a year ago and the distinctness given to individual stations is more evident but then the real leap has come in the subsequent period.
Many of the lines opened across China in 2016 and now Line 6 here in Wuhan are more stylish with ornamentation at stations being quite different and it seems the designers have moved away from wanting to represent a westernised/efficient/smart style to one in which Chinese heritage is the main focus. Lots of motifs with scenes from Chinese history, lots of Chinese traditional design on platform pillars and ceilings; and also a bold use of calligraphy (which used to be played down in preference of the Latin alphabet). On the trains themselves, the use of dynamic strip maps and LCD displays is also very impressive. I really like this new confidence in their Metro design and Line 6 in Wuhan is a clear example of this change of style some really nice stations particularly in the centre with CRRC stock and 6/7min headways. A very impressive line! Also to note that every other train heading north on Line 2 terminates at Jinyintan and headways from there to the airport (not very well patronised part of the line) is 10mins."
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