Hanoi Metro

Hanoi Metro
Overview
Locale Hanoi, Vietnam
Transit type Rapid transit
Number of lines 2 (under construction)
6 (planned)
Operation
Operation will start 2018
Headway 2 minutes
Construction of line 2 (Cát Linh - Hà Đông)
Construction of line 3 (Nhổn - ga Hà Nội)

The Hanoi Metro (Vietnamese: Dự án Đường sắt đô thị Hà Nội) is a metro rail system being constructed in the capital of Vietnam. Hanoi's first metro line was originally scheduled to be completed in 2016 but pushed back to 2018 and expected to provide transportation to 200,000 passengers a day.[1]

Overview

Currently, commuters in Hanoi use motorbikes, bicycles, cars, buses, and taxis to get around. The metro project is part of the Vietnam Ministry of Transport's master plan, which aims to reduce the use of private motor transport and enhance the urban environment. The entire project is being carried out by Hanoi Metropolitan Rail Transport Project Board (HRB), formerly known as the Hanoi Authority for Tram and Public Transport Development Management (HATD).

Plan

In July 2008, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng approved an overall transport development plan for Hanoi, which, among other projects, proposed a metro system with eight lines.[2][3] The project is being carried out by the Hanoi Metropolitan Rail Transport Project Board (HRB, network map).[4]

The priority lines are:[5]

The long term plan is to have the following eight lines:

Line Location Length
Line 1 Ngoc Hoi - Yen Vien/ Nhu Quynh 38.7 km
Line 2 Noi Bai Airport/ Soc Son - Center of the City - Thuong Dinh 35.2 km
Line 3 Nhon - Hanoi - Hoang Mai 21 km
Line 4 Dong Anh - Sai Dong - Vinh Tuy/ Hoang Mai - Thanh Xuan - Tu Liem- Thuong Cat - Me Linh 53.1 km
Line 5 South of West Lake (Nam Hồ Tây) - Ngoc Khanh - Lang - Hoa Lac 34.5 km
Line 6 Noi Bai Airport - Me Linh - Co Nhue - My Dinh - Ngoc Hoi ?
Line 7 Me Linh - Thuong Cat - Ngoc Hoi ?
Line 8 Son Dong/ Co Nhue - Tu Liem - Hoang Mai - Duong Xa ?

Construction

Construction on Line 3 began in September 2011. This was followed by Line 2A which has been under construction since January 2012.[6] Trial runs on Line 2A are expected to begin in 2014, with operations on the line scheduled to begin in first quarter of 2017.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cat Linh-Ha Dong train to run in June, 2015". VNExpress (in Vietnamese). 11 June 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Hanoi: construction of first metro route to start in first quarter". VietnamNet. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  3. ↑ title=Decision 90/2008/QĐ-TTg, QUYẾT ĐỊNH Về việc phê duyệt Quy hoạch phát triển giao thông vận tải Thủ đô Hà Nội đến năm 2020|url=http://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Giao-thong-Van-tai/Quyet-dinh-90-2008-QD-TTG-phe-duyet-Quy-hoach-phat-trien-giao-thong-van-tai-Thu-do-Ha-Noi-den-nam-2020-68865.aspx
  4. ↑ "Hanoi Metro, Vietnam". Railway-Technology.com. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  5. ↑ "Hanoi Metro: Vietnam's first metro rail project on track". globalmasstransit.com. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  6. ↑ "Hanoi Metro: Vietnam's first metro rail project on track". Global Mass Transit Report. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  7. ↑ Nguyễn Quỳnh (2 February 2016). "Khai thác đường sắt Cát Linh - Hà Đông vào quý I/2017". Báo điện tử Đài tiếng nói Việt Nam. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

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