It is currently making amendments to the General Plan for the Construction of the Capital City of Hanoi and the Transportation Planning of the Capital City.

According to the existing plan for until 2030, the network will have 10 lines with a total length of 410 km, and the city will add 207 km to it.

Speaking at a meeting last Saturday city deputy chairman Duong Duc Tuan said: "Urban rail is a mass public transport system with high speed and capacity, and the backbone of urban transport infrastructure, especially for Hanoi."

Acknowledging that rail construction has faced challenges in recent times, with only the Cat Linh - Ha Dong line and the elevated section of the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station line currently in operation, he said the city aims to complete 10 lines by 2035 with a total length of 418 km at a cost of $37 billion.

After reviewing capital sources, it expects to raise $28 billion from other sources and obtain $8 billion from the government.

Trains on Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line qualified to operate

Ten trains of the Nhon-Hanoi Station urban railway line were certified by the Vietnam Register on May 5 as meeting the quality, technical safety, and environmental protection standards set for railway transportation.

Hanoi Metro posts $500K profit

The Hanoi Railway Company Limited (Hanoi Metro), the operator of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong urban metro line, said it made a profit of over VND13 billion ($510,730) in 2023, nearly six times more than the previous year.

Japan signs another $288M loan for HCMC metro line

Vietnam and Japan signed the fourth loan agreement for Ho Chi Minh City's metro line No.1 project, worth more than JPY41 billion (US$288.48 million), on Saturday.

Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien metro line to begin test run ahead National Day

The entire metro line No.1 Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien, including both underground and elevated sections, is scheduled to begin trial run on August 31, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board.

Source: VnExpress