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Deputy PM urges acceleration of urban railway projects

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung urged relevant sides to speed up urban railway projects during a field trip to project sites on February 4.
Deputy PM urges acceleration of urban railway projects ảnh 1The Cat Linh - Ha Dong urban railway line in Hanoi is under construction. (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister TrinhDinh Dung urged relevant sides to speed up urban railway projects during afield trip to project sites on February 4.

Hanoi has been implementing two urban railway projectswith the hope of easing the traffic congestion which has been increasinglyserious.

The first one runs from Cat Linh ward in Dong Dadistrict to Ha Dong district with a total length of 13.05 kilometres and 12 elevatedstations.

The construction and installation of the line areexpected to complete in the first quarter this year. The first of 13four-carriage trains is expected to arrive in Hai Phong port on February 5. Upto 651 people are being trained to operate the line.

In other project, an urban rail line running fromNhon, Tu Liem district, to Ha Noi railway station, is being constructed.

The line has a total length of 12.5 kilometres, inwhich 8.5 kilometres are elevated and 4 kilometres are underground. It has 12stations, including eight elevated and four underground.

The construction of the line has been behind scheduledue to problems in land clearance and tree displacing. The construction of theunderground section is planned to begin in the first quarter.

The Deputy PM appreciated efforts of contractors butasked them to ensure the schedule and quality of the project.-VNA

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