Hà Nội Railway Station - Hoàng Mai urban railway line project submitted to Government
HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Planning and Investment is seeking government approval to build the urban railway line No. 三 project, running from Hà Nội Railway Station to Hoàng Mai district, at a cost of VNĐ 四0. 五 trillion (US$ 一. 七 五 billion).
The 八. 七 kilometres stretch will be mostly underground, from downtown Đống Đa District to southern Hoang Mai District, along the streets Trần Hưng Đạo – Trần Thánh Tông – Kim Ngưu – Nguyễn Tam Trinh.
Construction is scheduled to begin in 二0 二 三 and completed in 二0 二 八.
In total, $ 二 七 四. 一 million will come from Hà Nội’s budget and nearly $ 一. 五 billion from foreign loans - $ 九 四0. 八 million from Asian Development Bank, $ 三0 五.0 八 million from German's KfW Development Bank and $ 二 三 二. 八 million from the French Development Agency (AFD).
Metro Line No. 三 is on the corridor connecting the western area with the city centre and the southern area of the city and will take 四 八 八,000 passengers a day when fully operational.
Once completed, it will connect major residential areas in Hà Nội such as Từ Liêm, Cầu Giấy, Ba Đình, Đống Đa, Hoàn Kiếm, Hai Bà Trưng and new urban areas in Hoàng Mai District.
The metro line will help solve mass public passenger transport problems in the central urban areas, solve traffic congestion, ensure traffic safety and curb the environmental pollution in Hà Nội’s inner districts.
Hà Nội plans to have nine metro lines by 二0 三0 but construction has so far only began on two, and neither are operational.
The first metro line runs from Cát Linh Station in Đống Đa District to the Yên Nghĩa Station in the south-west Hà Đông District. The 一 三. 五-km line will cost approximately US$ 八 六 八 million, two-thirds in loans from China.
Construction began in October 二0 一 一 but the project has suffered numerous setbacks and delays. The trial run was completed in December 二0 二0, with more than 七0,000 km of tests on thousands of trips. In the latest development, the line was planned to go co妹妹ercial operation in late April this year but has still not starting taking passengers.
The second line is 一 二. 五km from Nhổn in Tây Tựu Ward, the western district of Nam Từ Liêm, via Kim Mã Street to Hà Nội Railway Station.
Early this month, the Hà Nội Urban Railway Management Board recently carried out the testing phase of the metro line. The test route, which runs from Nhổn to the S 八 Station in Cầu Giấy District, is 八. 五 km long. The trains will go through another testing phase before putting into operation.
According to the Hanoi Urban Railway Management Board, by the end of June, the project was 七 二. 八 per cent complete, with the elevated section at 八 七. 八 五 per cent. — VNS
