Wuhan megalopolis, noted for her thoroughfare and golden rivers leading to different regions inside China and to various countries around the world, is one of the few important national transportation and communications hubs consisting of railroad, highway, waterway, airline, post and telecommunication. The annual freight volume hits 126.9milliontors,and the annual passenger traffic volume reaches 92.68 million passengers. The Beijing-Guangzhou railroad runs through the city proper from the south to the north, and the shanghai-Chongqing railroad also runs through the city proper from the east to the west.

In addition, the two major national railroads intersect the Wuhan-Jiujiang, Wuhan-Danjiangkou, wuhan-Daye branch railroads and the liaison railroad linked up to both the Beijing-Guangzhou and the Beijing-Jiulong major national railroads at Wuhan.

Wuhan railroad stations can be linked directly up to the northern china, southwestern China, central and southern China, and eastern China, southwestern China, central and southern china, and eastern China railroads networks. At Hankou and Wuchang railroad stations, one of the six largest railroad centers, 77 passenger trains depart daily. These departing trains and 120 passenger trains passing through the two railroad stations may connect directly 21 large-and-medium-sized cities. The railroad lines under the jurisdiction of the Wuhan Railroad Sub-bureau reaches 14 with their traffic mileage total 1,625 kilometers, and the total extension lines reaching 2705km,The annual freight volume hits 50.04 million tons and the annual passenger-traffic volume reaches 19.74 million passengers.