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Minister urges official operation of Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway

Transport Minister Nguyen Van The has asked for the prompt operation of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated urban railway in the capital city of Hanoi, saying that it is of important significance for cooperation between Vietnam and China.
Minister urges official operation of Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway ảnh 1The 13 kilometre railway will have 12 stations and one depot area. It is set to operate trains with carrier frequency of every two minutes and a maximum speed of 80 kilometres per hour. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Transport Minister Nguyen Van The has asked for theprompt operation of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated urban railway in the capitalcity of Hanoi, saying that it is of important significance for cooperation betweenVietnam and China.

The made the request at a working session with Tang Hong, executive manager of the project, whorepresents the China Railway Sixth Group Co. Ltd - the engineering –procurement – construction (EPC) contractor, in Hanoi on December 24.
 
He affirmed that the ministry will direct the department of construction andtransport works quality management and the management board for railwayprojects to coordinate with relevant agencies in Hanoi to in helping thecontractor check and take over the work in the earliest time in line with legalregulations.

The minister asked the contractor to complete its dossiers on origin of equipmentand materials and completion of each part of the project so that the railwaycan be put into operation soon.

After hand-over, the contractor should continue support for human resourcestraining to ensure the smooth and safe operation of the project, he said.

At the working session, Tang mentioned several difficulties in putting the workinto operation on schedule, saying they come from different viewpoints andlegal regulations in procedures between the two nations. He expressed his wishthat the minister will create conditions for the contractor to address thesedifficulties.

The CatLinh-Ha Dong railway began a trial run on September 20. According to theproject’s management board, the trial run will last 3-6 months until therailway is ready for official operation.

The Cat Linh – Ha Dong railway project has total adjustedinvestment of more than 20 trillion VND (886 million USD) sourced from officialdevelopment assistance loans from China.

The 13 kilometre railway will have 12 stations and one depotarea. It is set to operate trains with carrier frequency of every two minutesand a maximum speed of 80 kilometres per hour.-VNA
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