The Management Authority for Urban Railways of Ho Chi Minh City (MAUR) and contractors kicked off work on power supply for the southern economic hub’s first metro line project on February 19, which has now seen 82% of works completed.

VOV.VN - The second metro train that will be used on the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station route docked at the Hai Phong port early on February 5.

VOV.VN - Hanoi residents are eager to visit the capital’s first metro train and they expect the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line will be put into operation soon.

HCM City is seeking foreign investment over the next five years for seven major projects, including four metro lines.

After two months of transportation and installation, the last component of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) will be placed at the S9 underground station of Metro Line No 3, Nhon - Hanoi Train Station, on December 30.

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will select Korean consultants to conduct a feasibility study for the second phase of Metro Line No. 5 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The safety test run for the whole system of Hanoi’s first line of urban railway project, the Cat Linh-Ha Dong line, will be completed within 20 days by late December 2020, Kinh te & Do thi reported.

HCM City is enacting numerous solutions to facilitate FDI into the city by focusing on infrastructure and administrative procedures, as the fund poured into it has been dwindling this year.

Urban railways are an effective means of transport that will help cut greenhouse gas emissions in Hanoi and HCM City, which have both experienced serious air pollution in recent years, according to a survey by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

VOV.VN - The first train for the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station, Hanoi’s second metro line, is expected to arrive in Hai Phong port on October 18, six days ahead of schedule.