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.

It is expected that the urban railway project of Cat Linh-Ha Dong will begin operating on a trial basis in December.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh appreciated the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s support in the capital city’s infrastructure development over recent years while hosting ADB Country Director in Vietnam Andrew Jeffries on November 4.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 28 stressed the need for the railway system to be upgraded in order to serve national development.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) faces the most difficult period in its history due to the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding in central Vietnam, according to VNR chairman Vu Anh Minh.

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 metro train that will be used on the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station route arrived at the Nhon Depot in Hanoi early in the morning on October 20 ahead of its use on the line.

VOV.VN - The first metro train that will be used on the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station route arrived at the Nhon Depot in Hanoi early in the morning on October 20 ahead of its use on the line.

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.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) on October 8 received three first train carriages which will be used for metro line No. 1 at Khanh Hoi port of the southern city.