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Ten metro lines with a total length of more than 400 km are
to be built under Hanoi’s transportation plan by 2030 with a
vision to 2050, while proposals have also been made to
build a new ‘trackless’ system.

By TUYET NHI

rban railway networks, or metro into being and meet transportation needs.
lines, have been built in many major
“Hanoi needs a mixed
U cities around the world and become Metro benefits
transportation solution. If we a transport lifeline. Hanoi’s need to develop The Cat Linh - Ha Dong metro line
compare the public transport its metro lines is becoming increasingly has proven successful in its first two years
urgent as it continues to grapple with of operations, according to Mr. Vu Hong
system of the city to a tree, the main
rapid population growth, traffic congestion, Truong, General Director of the Hanoi
trunk will be developed as a metro and environmental pollution. Railway Ltd. Co (Hanoi Metro).
line network, the large branches Construction of its metro lines, however, On average, the route transports 37,000
has continually suffered from delays. Only passengers each weekday and 22,000-
would represent an ART system, and
one line has been put into operation in 24,000 on Saturdays and Sundays, more
the smaller branches would be the the capital, in 2021: the 13-km Cat Linh - than 80 per cent of whom travel with
bus system, forming a complete Ha Dong line. Plans are afoot, meanwhile, monthly passes. Road congestion along
to begin operations of the 8.5-km elevated the route has eased significantly.
transportation network. This has
section of the Nhon - Hanoi Station line Its operation has contributed to chang-
been applied by major cities around from the middle of this year. ing many people’s travel habits and gradually
the world, like Tokyo and Berlin. It The planned construction of ten metro built a modern public transport culture.
still requires a bus system to fully lines in Hanoi with a total length of 417.8 “If a million passengers switch from
km is likely to experience a host challenges personal vehicles to the metro line, this
connect every corner and less- in the years to come, and its master plan would save 309,000 hours of traffic partic-
populated areas.” to 2045 with a vision to 2065 adds four ipation each day,” according to Mr. Truong.
new routes, raising the total to over 600 “If these hours are instead used for pro-
Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia km. Analysts believe the development of duction or service provision, they could
Project and Technical Support Officer, metro lines in the capital requires stronger generate nearly VND30 billion ($1.2 mil-
Hunan CRRC Intelligent Transport and more effective mechanisms, solutions, lion) while cutting approximately 100 tons
Technology Company
and methods before they actually come of hazardous emissions.”

40 Vietnam Economic Times May 15, 2024 en.vneconomy.vn