A groundbreaking ceremony of Hanoi's five metro lines was held on June 22 with the attendance of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, among other senior officials.
The five new urban railway projects, with a total length of more than 300 kilometers and investment capital preliminarily estimated at over VND1.3 quadrillion (around $52 billion), include:
- Metro line No.1: Thuong Tin- Tam Hung- Thuong Phuc- Dan Hoa- Ngoc Hoi – Hanoi railway Station – Yen Vien- Noi Bai International Airport, with the length of 81 kilometers;
- Metro line No. 2: Noi Bai International Airport – Tran Hung Dao – Thuong Dinh – Thuong Tin – Tam Hung – Thuong Phuc – Dan Hoa, with the length of 56.5 kilometers;
- Metro line No. 8: Hoa Lac – Son Dong - Mai Dich – Ring Road No.3 – Linh Nam – Duong Xa, with the length of 91 kilometers;
- Metro line No. 10: Dong Anh – Vo Chi Cong – Ring Road No. 3 – Ring Road No. 2.5 - Times City – Dong Anh, with the length of 43 kilometers; and
- Metro line No. 14: Thang Long Bridge – Hong Ha - Gia Lam, with the length of 27 kilometers.
The Vinhomes–VinSpeed consortium has been appointed as the EPC contractor (engineering, procurement and construction) for all five projects. The city aims to substantially complete the lines by 2030.
Under its master plan for 2021–2030, Hanoi intends to develop 18 urban rail lines with a total length of approximately 979km. The city aims to complete around 500km of urban rail by 2035, with the remainder to be invested in the 2035–2045 period.
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