Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway connected to national grid for trial run

The Cat Linh - Ha Dong elevated railway in Hanoi has been connected to the national power grid since the beginning of July for its trial operation this month.
Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway connected to national grid for trial run ảnh 1The elevated railway will stretch over 13km, linking Dong Da district’s Cat Linh street with the Yen Nghia Bus Station in Ha Dong district (Photo: VNA)
Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway connected to national grid for trial run ảnh 2The train underwent a test run on each section in July before trial on the whole system in August (Photo: VNA)
Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway connected to national grid for trial run ảnh 3At Hoang Cau Lake in Dong Da district (Photo: VNA)
Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway connected to national grid for trial run ảnh 4The elevated railway on Nguyen Trai street (Photo: VNA)
Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway connected to national grid for trial run ảnh 5The railway will operate 13 trains with four carriages each that will run every two minutes at speed of between 35 and 80km per hour (Photo: VNA)
Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway connected to national grid for trial run ảnh 6The elevated railway on Nguyen Trai street (Photo: VNA)
Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway connected to national grid for trial run ảnh 7At the Khuat Duy Tien-Nguyen Trai-Nguyen Xien intersection (Photo: VNA)
Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway connected to national grid for trial run ảnh 8The railway has been constructed using official development assistance (ODA) from China with a total investment of 868 million USD. (Photo: VNA)
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