The 45-station network comprises the 16.8km north-south Line T1 from Huazhong University to Fuzoling, and the 19.6km east-west Line 2 from Tangxunhu City railway station to Optics Valley Botanical Garden. The two lines share a 2.5km central section of track.

Services are operated by a fleet of five-section 34.8m-long LRVs, each accommodating up to 360 passengers.

The network is forecast to carry around 10,000 passengers per day.