The Wuhan–Xianning intercity railway (simplified Chinese: 武咸城际铁路; traditional Chinese: 武咸城際鐵路; pinyin: Wǔ-Xián Chéngjì Tiělù), commonly abbreviated as Wu-Xian intercity railway, is a high-speed commuter railway line in Hubei Province of China with double tracks.
[1] As to the "conventional" Beijing–Guangzhou railway, its trains are much slower and aren't frequent, since that railway's capacity is now mainly used for freight or long distance passenger services.
[1] The travel time between Wuchang and Xianning on the intercity railway (28 min) will be only a few minutes longer than the one the Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway, while the fare will be somewhat lower.
[1] The railway began operation on December 28, 2013 with 10 services each direction per day.
[3] At Tangxunhu railway station, transfer is available to the Optics Valley (Guanggu) Line of Wuhan Tram.