14TH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM

Government urged "acceleration" for urban railway projects

Translated by Anh Kiet

Feb 05, 2017 / 12:45 PM

On February 4, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung, Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung and representatives of concerned ministries and agencies checked the progress of urban railway projects of Cat Linh - Ha Dong and Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station.

As reported by the representative of the investor, the urban railway projects of Cat Linh - Ha Dong has completed 90% of the construction volume, is continuing to perfect the station category, rails, etc. The workforce have been well trained and are ready to embark on the task.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung urged relevant sides to speed up urban railway projects during the field trip to project sites. Hanoi has been implementing two urban railway projects with the hope of easing the traffic congestion which has been increasingly serious.

The first one runs from Cat Linh ward in Dong Da district to Ha Dong district with a total length of 13.05 kilometres and 12 elevated stations. The construction and installation of the line are expected to complete in the first quarter this year. The first of 13 four-carriage trains is expected to arrive in Hai Phong port on February 5. Up to 651 people are being trained to operate the line.

In other project, an urban rail line running from Nhon, Tu Liem district, to Ha Noi railway station, is being constructed. The line has a total length of 12.5 kilometres, in which 8.5 kilometres are elevated and 4 kilometres are underground. It has 12 stations, including eight elevated and four underground. The construction of the line has been behind schedule due to problems in land clearance and tree displacing. The construction of the underground section is planned to begin in the first quarter.

On the occasion of the new year, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung presented gifts to encourage all officers, employees, contractors of the 2 urban railway projects with best wishes. The Deputy PM appreciated efforts of contractors but asked them to ensure the schedule and quality of the project.

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