The Railway Project Management Unit has submitted to the Ministry ofTransport a design of train for the Cat Linh – Ha Dong rapid transitrailway project.
The train is expected to have an aerodynamic design, with wedge shape and dark glass windows.
Theimage of Khue Van Cac (the pavilion of the constellation of literature)in Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature) will be printedon the centre of the train's top.
The train will mainly be greenin colour and will have a youthful and dynamic look, in addition tobeing environmentally friendly. Its body is to be of stainless steel.
Thetrain's look will be harmoniously balanced with modern and traditionalstyles to match Hanoi – the 1,000-year-old capital of Vietnam.
Forits interiors, the train will have handrails curving toward itswindows, creating larger space for passengers; and its seats will be inthe shape of a lotus leaf. There will be reserved seats for disabledpeople and pregnant women.
Under the project, 13 trains, withfour carriages each, will be manufactured by China's Beijing SubwayRolling Stock Equipment Co. Ltd.
Le Kim Thanh, General Directorof the Railway Project Management Unit, said that if the ministryapproves the proposed design, the locomotives will be quickly built andpresented to authorised agencies, experts, and people who havecontributed ideas.
According to an appraisal report issued by theministry's Transport Engineering Construction and Quality ManagementBureau, the trains are estimated to be acquired for over 63 million USD.
TheCat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project was approved in 2008. Its costwas originally set at 552 million USD and later readjusted at 892million USD. The entire project measures 13km, and encompass 12 stationsand a depot. It stretches from Cat Linh street in Dong Da district toYen Nghia Bus Station in Ha Dong district.
The construction is expected to finish by the end of 2015, with the trial phase set to begin in January 2016.-VNA
The train is expected to have an aerodynamic design, with wedge shape and dark glass windows.
Theimage of Khue Van Cac (the pavilion of the constellation of literature)in Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature) will be printedon the centre of the train's top.
The train will mainly be greenin colour and will have a youthful and dynamic look, in addition tobeing environmentally friendly. Its body is to be of stainless steel.
Thetrain's look will be harmoniously balanced with modern and traditionalstyles to match Hanoi – the 1,000-year-old capital of Vietnam.
Forits interiors, the train will have handrails curving toward itswindows, creating larger space for passengers; and its seats will be inthe shape of a lotus leaf. There will be reserved seats for disabledpeople and pregnant women.
Under the project, 13 trains, withfour carriages each, will be manufactured by China's Beijing SubwayRolling Stock Equipment Co. Ltd.
Le Kim Thanh, General Directorof the Railway Project Management Unit, said that if the ministryapproves the proposed design, the locomotives will be quickly built andpresented to authorised agencies, experts, and people who havecontributed ideas.
According to an appraisal report issued by theministry's Transport Engineering Construction and Quality ManagementBureau, the trains are estimated to be acquired for over 63 million USD.
TheCat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project was approved in 2008. Its costwas originally set at 552 million USD and later readjusted at 892million USD. The entire project measures 13km, and encompass 12 stationsand a depot. It stretches from Cat Linh street in Dong Da district toYen Nghia Bus Station in Ha Dong district.
The construction is expected to finish by the end of 2015, with the trial phase set to begin in January 2016.-VNA
