VietNamNet Bridge - A ground-breaking ceremony was held in Tu Liem district on September 25 for the first bidding package of the urban railway line from Nhon to Hanoi.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung at the ground-breaking ceremony.

Addressing the ceremony, PM Nguyen Tan Dung Dung expressed sincere thanks to the French government for its funding and technological assistance. He said Hanoi’s transport system is now overloaded and can’t meet the urgent demands for social-economic development and this project is very important to the expansion of the capital city.

The Nhon-Hanoi railway line is 12.5km long, including 4km underground. The project has a total capitalisation of 783 million euros, sourced from loans granted by the French government, the European Investment Bank, the Asian Development Bank and Vietnam’s corresponding capital.

There will be 12 stations along the line which is designed for a maximum speed of 80 km per hour and capable of serving over 900 passengers at the same time.

The stations will connect to bus stops and other urban railway lines and it will be very convenient for passengers to travel the whole length in about 20 minutes.

The ground-breaking ceremony.

The model of a station.

This route is 12.5km long.

The underground section passing Kim Ma, Nui Truc, Cat Linh and Quoc Tu Giam streets.

The major station which is based in Nhon.

The model of a station which is connected with a bus top.

An overpass for the urban railway.

Inside a station.

An underground station.

PV