The commencement of commercial operations on the elevated section of the Nhon – Hanoi Station metro line last month is a symbol of the Vietnam-France cooperation in sustainable urban transport, French Ambassador Olivier Brochet said at a press conference held in Hanoi on September 11.
The Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line project is soon to be operational. This project is a green solution for urban transport, alleviating traffic congestion and pollution.
Urban railway creates an important locomotive for the rapid and sustainable socioeconomic development for Hanoi in the time to come, in association with urban development.
After the first five consecutive days of a test run, the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line showed a feasibility rate of up to 99.65%, according to the Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board.
After two months of transportation and installation, the last component of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) will be placed at the S9 underground station of Metro Line No 3, Nhon - Hanoi Train Station, on December 30.
Metro project No.3 from Nhon to Hanoi railway station in the capital city will begin to have its underground stations drilled in early 2020, and the work is scheduled to be completed the same year.
The elevated section of the Nhon-Hanoi Station urban railway has been connected after 30 months of construction with the last concrete beam being successfully installed on December 23.
More than 80 percent of respondents surveyed about the proposed train design for the city’s metro line 3 rated the plans highly and over 90 percent of them said they would love to try the new means of transport when the metro line is officially operational.
Hanoi authorities said construction progress is being speeded up so that the Hanoi Train Station-Nhon urban railway project (Route No. 3) will be completed in 2021.
The Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board on January 17 signed a deal with a joint venture of French contractors to build a section of the urban metro connecting Nhon with the Hanoi station.
