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Hanoi to have ten urban railway routes
Anh Kiet 16:14, 2018/09/26
Urban railway routes will be a backbone for the capital’s transportation system, contributing to Hanoi’s comprehensive development.
According to a prime minister-approved transport plan to 2030, with vision to 2050, for Hanoi, the city will be home to ten urban railway routes with a total length of 417.8 km.

Deputy Director of Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board Le Trung Hieu made the statement at a workshop on urban railway in Hanoi, held by Economic and Urban online newspaper (Kinhtedothi.vn) on September 26.
 
Deputy Director of Hanoi Railway Administration Le Trung Hieu addressed at the seminar
Deputy Director of Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board Le Trung Hieu addressed at the seminar
Hieu said that with the vision to 2050, Hanoi needs to develop ten urban railway routes, of which five routes will run through central districts, other five routes will reach out to satellite towns and suburban districts.

Route 1 and 2A are invested by the Ministry of Transport. Route 1 has basically technical design completed. Its first branch will be invested in 2017 - 2025, while the second branch is scheduled for 2030.

Route 2A, named Cat Linh - Ha Dong, having 13km in lenght, has completed 98% of construction volume and had 88% of equipment installed. It began a trial run on September 20. It is expected that the urban railway 2A will be handed over to Hanoi for operation and ready for commercial operation before the upcoming 2019 Tet holiday, Hieu added.

Hanoi city is also the investor of two urban railway projects No.2 and No.3. The city sets the target that from now until 2020, the routes of Nam Thang Long - Tran Hung Dao (11.5km) ) and Tran Hung Dao - Thuong Dinh (5.9km) will be completed, Hieu said.

Besides, Hanoi’s remaining six urban railway routes are planned from now to 2021, 2016 and 2030, Hieu informed, without giving details on funding sources.

The Hanoi-Nhon railway route, funded with French official development assistance, is set to be completed by 2021.

Hanoi’s transport plan to 2030, with vision to 2050 has fully identified the city’s urban railway network. Once completed, the urban railway routes will serve as a backbone for the capital’s transportation system, Hieu stressed.
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