In the past few days, when pictures of people queuing to ride the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban trains were shared on social networks, many people thought that this new kind of public transportation was used only for sightseeing and was lack of practical application to real life
The Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line project in Hanoi was officially inaugurated and put into commercial operation in the morning of November 6 after 10 years of construction.
On November 6, 2021, thousands of people of the Hanoi capital attended and witnessed the handover ceremony of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway, and they became the first passengers of this new urban transport model.
The Ministry of Transport has asked China’s EPC general contractor to put the Cat Linh – Ha Dong metro line in Hanoi into trial run from November 1 to handover date.
Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong on November 2 told the Vietnam News Agency that the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line project will be inaugurated and put into commercial operation before November 10.
Hanoi will offer free travel for all passengers on its first metro line Cat Linh – Ha Dong during the first 15 days after the line is put into operation, according to Director of the city’s Department of Transport Vu Van Vien.
The State Council for Acceptance of Construction Projects at a recent meeting has approved the quality assessment results of Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro in Hanoi, setting the stage for commercial operations of the long-delayed project.
The Cat Linh – Ha Dong urban railway project is awaiting assessment from the State Inspection Council for the pre-acceptance test of construction works before being put into operation.
Final procedures for Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway project are being implemented to put the service into commercial operation from May 1 as directed by the Prime Minister.
Hanoi’s Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway line, invested in by the Ministry of Transport, is expected to be put into commercial operation on the Reunification Day (April 30), a leader from the ministry has said.
Hanoi’s Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway line, invested in by the Ministry of Transport, is expected to be put into commercial operation on the Reunification Day (April 30), a leader from the ministry has said.
The Ministry of Transport plans to hand over the Cat Linh - Ha Dong metro project to Hanoi after the checking, calculation, and receipt of dossiers, documents, and assets are completed.