Line 19 was approved as part of the Wuhan Urban Rail Transit Phase 4 Construction Plan (Chinese: 武汉城市轨道交通第四期建设规划).

[2] On 30 December 2020, the first tunnel-boring machine was launched, marking the start of construction for the underground tunnels in which Line 19 will be running.

[11][12] Line 19 started operations on 30 December 2023 at 10:28 am Beijing Time (UTC+8), as announced the day prior.

The rolling stock for Line 19 consists of 15 6-car Type-A trains, for which the tender was won by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive.

These trains will be powered by overhead wires at 1500 volts, and are capable of operating at 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph).