Can Wuhan East Station be renamed Wuhan Optics Valley Station？ The authoritative reply came.

Pan Xiheng, a journalist with extreme eyes

Photographic journalist Wang Yongsheng

Recently, a news that Zhengzhou South Railway Station was renamed as Zhengzhou Airport Station triggered the association of thousands of netizens in Wuhan: Is there any chance for Wuhan East Railway Station to be renamed as "Wuhan Optics Valley Station"? News reporters found that many netizens had sent similar inquiries on the Wuhan city message board within a few days. In this regard, China Railway Wuhan Bureau Group Co., Ltd. replied that the name of Wuhan East Station was determined by the procedures after considering the opinions of local governments. If it is necessary to change its name, it should be reviewed in accordance with relevant management measures and relevant procedures should be implemented.

Some citizens suggested that Wuhan East Railway Station be renamed.

On May 13th, China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd. announced that the newly-built Zhengzhou South Railway Station will be renamed as Zhengzhou Airport Station on May 31st. This seemingly unrelated news has aroused the association of many Wuhan netizens. On the same day, some citizens posted on the Wuhan city message board that Wuhan East Railway Station could be renamed Wuhan Optics Valley Station with reference to the precedent of renaming Zhengzhou South Railway Station after listing.

In the past few days, there have been at least six similar suggestions on the city message board.

One of the netizens said that after seeing a citizen’s suggestion to rename Wuhan East Railway Station as Wuhan Optics Valley Station, he personally thought this suggestion was very good, and hoped that the relevant departments in Wuhan would actively fight for this matter with China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd.. Because of its special geographical location, Wuhan should not simply distinguish the names of railway stations from the east, south, west and north. In fact, the location of Wuhan East Railway Station is not strictly regarded as the east of Wuhan, and Wuhan East Railway Station is not in the east of other railway stations in Wuhan. It seems inappropriate to call Wuhan East Railway Station. The purpose of renaming Zhengzhou South Railway Station as Zhengzhou Airport Station is to focus on making Zhengzhou Airport brand and expanding Zhengzhou Airport brand and airport economy. I hope Wuhan can follow this move and start the Optics Valley brand by naming the railway station.

Some netizens commented that after renaming Wuhan Optics Valley Station, the name of Wuhan East Station can be given to the future Beijing-Kowloon high-speed railway Xinzhou Station. Another netizen suggested that Wuhan East Station could be renamed Donghu High-tech Station.

It is understood that the station name of Wuhan East Railway Station was officially confirmed in August 2020. It was always called Guanggu Railway Station during the planning and construction period, and it was rebuilt and expanded on the basis of the original Liufang Railway Station.

High-speed railway station’s naming pattern has quietly changed.

Zhengzhou Airport Economic Comprehensive Experimental Zone is listed as the "leading" of Zhengzhou’s national central city construction, the first national strategy of "three regions and one group" in Henan, the largest open brand in Henan, and a strategic platform to promote Henan’s integration into the global economic cycle. According to local media reports in Henan, China Railway Zhengzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. said that the name change of Zhengzhou South Station was based on Henan’s consideration of the strategic positioning, development prospects, service and travel of the newly-built Zhengzhou South Station, as well as the forward-looking planning of Zhengzhou city framework and Zhengzhou railway hub.

Jimu news reporter learned that at present, when naming new railway stations in China, if the place name has been used, most of them adopt the naming mode of "place name+orientation (east, west, north and south)", but Zhengzhou South Railway Station was renamed Zhengzhou Airport Station, which made many people think that the traditional naming mode of railway stations is quietly changing.

A veteran in the railway industry in Wuhan told a journalist that he personally thought that the name of Wuhan East Railway Station was not satisfactory and "supported the change to Wuhan Optics Valley Station".

Twenty years ago, Mr. Peng came to Han from other places. He told reporters that since he went to college in Wuhan, he witnessed the process of "Optical Valley" growing step by step. "The East Lake High-tech Zone is called China Optical Valley, which is not only the first batch of national high-tech zones, but also the second national independent innovation demonstration zone in China. It is a pity that a new railway station in the core area of Optics Valley has abandoned the word Optics Valley. "

Wuhan Railway Department responded in time.

In response to these suggestions from netizens, China Railway Wuhan Bureau Group Co., Ltd. replied on May 16 that the name of "Wuhan East Station" was determined by our group company after drafting the station name according to the relevant station name management measures, considering all factors and the opinions of local governments, and reporting it to China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd. according to the prescribed procedures. If it is really necessary to change its name, it should be reviewed in accordance with relevant management measures and relevant procedures should be implemented.

As for the opening date of Wuhan East Railway Station, which many people are also very concerned about, the latest public reply of China Railway Wuhan Bureau Group Co., Ltd. is May 14th. The reply said: Wuhan East Station and its supporting projects belong to the intercity company under Hubei Railway Investment Company, and the Wuhan Bureau Group Company of China Railway built the Wuhan East Station on its behalf. At present, the construction of the station building is basically completed. For the specific opening time, China Railway Wuhan Bureau Group Co., Ltd. consulted Hubei Tietou Intercity Company, and replied that there are other construction projects that have not been completed and accepted, and the conditions for opening are not yet available.

Excerpts from netizens’ messages

1. The newly-built Zhengzhou South Railway Station in Henan Province will be renamed as Zhengzhou Airport Station, which means that it is possible to rename Wuhan East Railway Station as Wuhan Optics Valley Station. Wuhan East Railway Station has not been put into use at present, so it is suggested to start the renaming as soon as possible! At the same time, you can give the name of Wuhan East Station to the future Beijing-Kowloon high-speed railway Xinzhou Station, and publicize Wuhan on the Beijing-Kowloon high-speed railway to improve Wuhan’s popularity, because Xinzhou Station is the only station of economic high-speed railway in Wuhan, so it is necessary to make good use of it and the opportunity is rare. Wuhan should pay enough attention to it.

2. Zhengzhou Airport Port Area is similar to Wuhan Optics Valley, neither of which is the official administrative name, but Zhengzhou has successfully used the name. At present, Wuhan East Station has not been put into use, and the West Station has not yet been built. It is suggested that the Wuhan Municipal Government further coordinate the railway aspects and strive to rename Wuhan East Station as "Wuhan Optics Valley Station" (refer to "Zhengzhou Airport Station") and the new Hanyang Railway Station as "Wuhan Hanyang Station" (refer to "Beijing Fengtai Station"), which is in line with the public’s cognition and the Measures for the Administration of Railway Lines, Stations, Bridges and Tunnels.

3. In 2020, according to the original Measures for the Administration of Railway Station Names (2016 edition), Liufang Station, which was originally planned to be renamed Guanggu Station, was renamed Wuhan East Station, but the name Wuhan East is too broad to accurately reflect the location of the railway station, and it is easy to be confused with the existing Wuchang East Station (referred to as Wudong Station), especially because both of them have corresponding subway stations (Wudong Subway Station and Wuhan East Subway Station).

At the end of 2020, the new "Measures for the Administration of Railway Station Names" (2020 Edition) was promulgated, with this clause: "The local government where the station is located proposes that it can also be used as the name of the station when there is a naming basis after examination." This provided a theoretical basis for the renaming of Wuhan East Railway Station as Donghu High-tech Station or Optics Valley Station, and then the non-traditional station name of Yancheng Dafeng Station appeared immediately. However, as Wuhan East Railway Station has been listed, it seems impossible to rename it.

However, at present, the name of Zhengzhou South Railway Station, which has been listed and will be put into use, has been approved by China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd., which shows that it is feasible to change the naming method of the listed and about-to-be-used station from "city name+location" to the naming method of functional area. Therefore, it is suggested that Wuhan East Station be renamed Donghu High-tech Station, which is not only a publicity for Donghu High-tech Zone, but also allows residents in surrounding cities to know more clearly where they are going to Wuhan by intercity train.

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