Research conclusions：(1) Construction of the intercity railways should fully considers the urban development features，the urban overall planning and the intercity railway network planning to meet the traffic demands among the cities. (2) The comprehensive analysis of the layouts of the tracks and network should be made according to traffic plannings between cities, such as the passenger flow distribution and the other transportation modes. (3) The radiate intercity railway network of "one loop and five axles" for the Wuhan city cycle，with the total railway length of over 1 000 km is presented in the research and it belongs to the moderate level of the developed city cycle in China. (4) The research result presented in this paper can provide the reference to the intercity railway development of the other cities and city.