Feasibility study underway into a planned 25 km-long railway line from Hankou mainline station to Wuchang district in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province. The project would involve building 19 km in tunnel, including a 2.9 km road-and-rail section beneath the mighty Yangtze river, and constructing 17 stations, 14 of which will be underground. The planned tunnel across the Yangtze is estimated to cost $242 million and the overall project $2.03 billion. February 2000.
