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Hanoi urban metro line’s elevated section commissioned

A train was safely commissioned on a 10-km elevated section of the Hanoi urban railway line No.3 (Nhon-Hanoi Station) from Nhon depot to Cau Giay station on July 1.
Hanoi urban metro line’s elevated section commissioned ảnh 1Hanoi urban metro line’s elevated section commissioned (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A train was safelycommissioned on a 10-km elevated section of the Hanoiurban railway line No.3 (Nhon-Hanoi Station) from Nhon depot to Cau Giay station on July 1.

The train departed from the Nhon depot to the S8 station, then it ran inreverse.

As scheduled, the interlocking commission will be carried out by foreign expertsof the contractor in compliance with the project's technical requirements andprocedures.

Hanoi urban metro line’s elevated section commissioned ảnh 2Six out of 10 trains were transported to the Nhon depot for pairing, calibrating and performing static and dynamic tests before being put into official operation (Photo: VNA)

According to the Metropolitan RailwayManagement Board (MRB), six out of 10 trains were transported to the Nhon depot for pairing, calibrating and performing static anddynamic tests before being put into official operation.

As of late June, 72.79 percent of the project'sworkload had been completed. The items of information, signals, and electricity supply for overhead stations has been wholly done.

Hanoi urban metro line’s elevated section commissioned ảnh 3The items of information, signals, and electricity supply for overhead stations has been wholly done (Photo: VNA)

MRB said during the interlocking commission phase, trains will be operated alongthe route in accordance with different operating modes. Corresponding to each speedrange, specific inspection procedures for trains and other items of the projectwill be performed.

The urban metro railwayline No.3, connecting Nhon and Hanoi Station, uses ten trains designed andmanufactured by Alstom of France.

Hanoi urban metro line’s elevated section commissioned ảnh 4The project has an investment of about 30.1 trillion VND (1.29 billion USD) comes from official development assistance of the French Development Agency and loans from the French Government (Photo: VNA)

The project has an investment of about 30.1 trillion VND(1.29 billion USD) comes from official development assistance of the FrenchDevelopment Agency and loans from the French Government.

It will span 12.5km, running through six districts: Nam Tu Liem, Bac Tu Liem,Cau Giay, Ba Dinh, Dong Da and Hoan Kiem. It consists of 12 stations, includingeight elevated and four underground./.
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