Hanoi Metro One Member Limited Company, the operator of the Cat Linh–Ha Dong and Nhon–Hanoi Station urban railway lines, has reported nearly triple its profit in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period last year.

The capital city of Hanoi is ramping up efforts to prepare for its urban railway projects whose construction is slated to begin this year.

Hanoi will break ground for two key urban railway projects in the fourth quarter of 2025, as part of the city's long-term strategy to expand public transport system, thus easing traffic congestion.

A series of major corporation have proposed to build urban railway lines in Ho Chi Minh City, helping the city complete a metro network of more than 500km in the next two decades.

Hanoi has issued a resolution introducing a pilot programme for a number of special mechanisms and policies aimed at developing the city’s urban railway system.

VOV.VN - Larsen & Toubro (L&T), an Indian conglomerate, would like to participate in urban railway projects in Hanoi, contributing to the development of a modern and sustainable public transportation system in the city.

The Ministry of Transport has submitted a proposal on piloting specific and special mechanisms and policies to develop the urban railway network system in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City is set to develop a 49-km metro line connecting the downtown area to Can Gio district to synchronise its urban railway network and improve public transportation.

Contractors have so far successfully tunnelled 647m of underground passageways of the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station urban railway line project.

Hanoi has approved the development of a comprehensive plan to invest in the capital’s urban railway system, with the goal of constructing more than 600 kilometres of rail by 2045.