As of August 28, about 99.5% of the work on the construction of the elevated section of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line had been completed, including the accomplishment of eight elevated stations across the line, according to the Hanoi Urban Railway Project Management Board.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 13 demanded drastic moves to tackle bottlenecks related to site clearance and construction materials facing key transport projects nationwide.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi Tran Sy Thanh has issued a directive on continuing to drastically implement tasks and measures to remove difficulties for production and business activities.
Nine pedestrian bridges are being built over Hanoi Highway in Ho Chi Minh City to serve passengers at nine of the 11 elevated stations of the first metro line here, the HCM City Management Authority for Urban Railways has said.
Double-decker buses provided 127 free trips for 6,681 passengers during April 28 – May 2 holiday in the capital city of Hanoi, reported the municipal Transport Department.
Nearly 30 technicians and managers attended a training class on March 18 as a preparation for the operation of urban railway Metro Line No1 (Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien) in Ho Chi Minh City.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the State steering committee for nationally important transport projects, chaired the fourth meeting of this committee on February 21.
This year, Hanoi plans to increase investment in transport infrastructure and accelerate the progress of technical infrastructure investment projects, and major transport works to alleviate traffic congestion in the city.
President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher visited the France-invested Nhon-Hanoi station urban railway line in Hanoi on December 9 as part of his ongoing visit from December 8-9.
The Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board has submitted a proposal to the city People’s Committee on the adjustments of investment policy for the Hanoi urban railway line No.2 (Nam Thang Long - Tran Hung Dao).
The People’s Committee of Hanoi has assigned relevant departments, sectors and the Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board (MRB) to start a project studying the building of the urban railway route No.6, the section from Noi Bai to Ngoc Hoi.
The Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban metro line has transported nearly 6 million passengers during more than nine months of operation, according to Hanoi Metro One Member Limited Company (Hanoi Metro) – a State-owned enterprise specialising in the operation and maintenance of urban railway in Hanoi.
The railway infrastructure of Hanoi and Giap Bat train stations will be relocated to make room for the Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi urban railway line, according to the Transport Ministry.
Elevated sections of the urban railway from Nhon to Hanoi Station must be completed before December 31, 2022 said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a meeting with contractors and leaders of concerned ministries and Hanoi on August 7.
Hanoi plans six more underground urban railway lines with a combined length of 86.5 kilometres under an underground space planning project to 2030, with a vision towards 2050, according to Nguyen Duc Nghia, deputy director of the municipal Department of Planning and Architecture.
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The said each project is subject to supervision, and that while the duration of construction could be shortened, it should not be at the cost of quality.
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