Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway to be put into commercial operation
Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway to be put into commercial operation on Reunification Day
Hanoi’s Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway line, invested in by the Ministry of Transport, is expected to be put into commercial operation on the Reunification Day (April 30), a leader from the ministry has said.
Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway line is expected to be put into commercial operation on the Reunification Day (April 30) (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi’s Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway line,invested in by the Ministry of Transport, is expected to be put into commercialoperation on the Reunification Day (April 30), a leader from the ministry has said.
Difficulties in the project have been basically dealt with while safetycertification has been completed.
The ministry and relevant units previously checked and handed over theproject to Hanoi authorities.
A 20-day trial began on December 12, 2020 for inspection purposes.
Vietnam Register granted registrationcertificates for 13 trains and related works in September last year.
During the first 15 days of operation,passengers can travel free of charge. Tickets will then cost 15,000 VND pertrip.
The 13.5-km railway line, running fromCat Linh in Ba Dinh district to the suburban district of Ha Dong, costapproximately 868 million USD, two-thirds of which were loans from China.
It has a main elevated line of morethan 13km, 12 stations, and 13 ꦕtrains. Each train, whose designed speed is 80km/h, has four carriages capable of carryiꦅng over 900 passengers./.
The Vietnam Register Authority under the Ministry of Transport announced it has completed the assessment and issued technical safety and environmental protection certification for 13 trains and other related components of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway, Hanoi’s long-delayed first metro project.
Thirty trains and other related components of Hanoi’s Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway have been completely assessed and obtained a certification for technical safety and environmental protection.
Hanoi’s Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project is scheduled to complete on March 31, said Nguyen Khanh Tung, Vice Director of the project’s Management Board.
Building transport infrastructure is hoped to help Hanoi’s outskirts areas develop and create the potential for modern urban development as there is less and less land available in the inner city.
The Ministry of Transport plans to hand over the Cat Linh - Ha Dong metro project to Hanoi after the checking, calculation, and receipt of dossiers, documents, and assets are completed.
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Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway line is expected to be put into commercial operation on the Reunification Day (April 30) (Photo: VNA) 
