【正文】 express trains leave from the Hankou Railway Station.The new Wuhan Railway Station, opened in 2009In 2006, construction began on the new Wuhan Railway Station with 11 platforms, located on the northeastern outskirts of the city. In December 2009, the station was opened, as China unveiled its second highspeed train with scheduled runs from Guangzhou to Wuhan. Billed as the fastest train in the world, it can reach a speed of 394km/h (mph). The travel time between the two cities has been reduced from ten and a half hours to just three. Eventually, the rail service will extend north to Beijing.[6]As of the early 2010, the new Wuhan Railway Station is primarily used by the WuhanGuangzhou highspeed trains, while most regular trains to other destinations continue to use the Hankou and Wuchang stations.[edit] Public transitWhen Wuhan Metro opened in September 2004, Wuhan became the fifth Chinese city with a metro system (after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Guangzhou).[7] The first km line (10 stations) is an elevated rail (and therefore called 39。light rail39。 in Chinese terminology). It runs from Huangpu to Zongguan in the downtown area of the Hankou District, and it is the first one in the country to use a municationbased train control system (a Moving Block signalling system, provided by Alcatel). The designed minimum interval is only 90 seconds between two trains and it features driverless operation.[7] Phase 2 of this line will extend the length to km (mi) with 26 stations in total. It plans to start revenue service on July 28, 2010.[8][edit] AirMain article: Wuhan Tianhe International AirportOpened in April 1995, Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is one of the busiest airports in central China and it is located 26km north of Wuhan. It has also been selected as China39。s fourth international hub airport after Beijing Capital International Airport, ShanghaiPudong and Guangzhou Baiyun. A second terminal was pleted in March 2008, having been started in February 2005 with an investment of billion.[edit] Highway China National Highway 318[edit] Tourist sitesReplica instruments of ancient originals are played at the Hubei Provincial Museum. A replica set of bronze concert bells is in the background and a set of stone chimes is to the right Wuchang has the largest lake within a city in China, the East Lake, as well as the South Lake. The Hubei Provincial Museum includes many artifacts excavated from ancient tombs, including a concert bell set (bianzhong). A dance and orchestral show is frequently performed here, using reproductions of the original instruments. The Rock and Bonsai Museum includes a mounted platybelodon skeleton, many unique stones, a quartz crystal the size of an automobile, and an outdoor garden with miniature trees in the penjing (Chinese Bonsai) style. Jiqing Street(吉慶街) holds many roadside restaurants and street performers during the evening, and is the site of a Live Show (生活秀) with stories of events on this street by contemporary writer Chi Li. The Lute Platform in Hanyang was where the legendary musician Yu Boya is said to have played. According to the story of 知音 (zhi yin, understanding music), Yu Boya played for the last time over the grave of his friend Zhong Ziqi, then smashed his lute because the only person able to appreciate his music was dead.[citation needed] Some luxury riverboat tours begin here after a flight from Beijing or Shanghai, with several days of flatland cruising and then climbing through the Three Gorges with passage upstream past the Gezhouba and Three Gorges dams to the city of Chongqing. With the pletion of the dam a number of cruises now start from the upstream side and continue west, with tourists traveling by motor coach from Wuhan. The Yellow Crane Tower (Huanghelou) is presumed to have been first built in approximately 220 AD. The tower has been destroyed and reconstructed numerous times, was burned last according to some sources in 1884. The tower underwent plete reconstruction in 1981. The reconstruction utilized modern materials and added an elevator, while maintaining the traditional design in the tower39。s outward appearance.