Construction of sixth urban railway route under consideration
VGP - The People’s Committee of Ha Noi has assigned relevant departments, sectors and the Ha Noi Metropolitan Railway Management Board (MRB) to start a project studying the building of the urban railway route No.6, the section from Noi Bai to Ngoc Hoi.
Office towers surrounding the Nhon-Ha Noi Station line (Line No. 3) at Chua Ha station - Illustration photo
The study project will be financed by non-refundable ODA capital provided by the Australian government via the World Bank (WB).
The MRB, as the project's coordinator, will be responsible for working with World Bank experts on the contents of the project, which is expected to propose forms of investment for the urban railway route.
The model of transit-oriented development (TOD) will be considered with the aim of recovering part of investment in urban railway, enhancing investment efficiency and easing pressure on the state budget.
Striving for 86.5 kilometers under an underground space
Under the Ha Noi urban railway network plan until 2030, the capital would have 10 lines with a total length of 417 km; of which 342 km would be elevated and the rest underground.
So far, only the first Cat Linh-Ha Dong line has been completed and in operation, transporting nearly 6 million passengers during more than nine months of operation, according to Ha Noi Metro One Member Limited Company (Ha Noi Metro).
The other lines are still in different phases of development.
The Nhon-Ha Noi Station line (Line No. 3) is set to have its elevated section operating at the end of 2022, and the entire line operating in 2027. Construction on this railway line started in 2008 and was initially planned to finish in 2015. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered that elevated sections of the Nhon – Ha Noi Station urban railway must be completed before December 31, 2022, during a meeting with contractors and leaders of concerned ministries and Ha Noi on August 7.
Ha Noi plans six more underground urban railway lines with a combined length of 86.5 kilometers under an underground space planning project to 2030, with a vision towards 2050.
The Capital aims to develop a public transport system that can meet 30-35% of local residents' travel demand by 2025.
The metro system is expected to be the backbone of the city's public transport network, helping reduce traffic congestion, urban pollution and improve the quality of life for people in the city./.
