After three months since being transported into Vietnam from France, the first train of the route was run on the trial basis for 5 kilometres linking stations S1 and S5 in Nam Tu Liem District.
The pilot operation of the first train of Hanoi’s Nhon-Hanoi Station metro project was conducted on January 22
The train was operated at a speed of 10 kilometres per hour. The train stopped at stations and was technically-checked.
Nhon-Hanoi Station metro route has a total of 10 trains valued at EUR110 million. The second train is expected to arrive at Haiphong Port by late this month.
The 12.5-km metro route which runs from Nhon Town in Nam Tu Liem District to Hanoi Railway Station in Dong Da District, will cost VND36 trillion (USD1.56 billion), sourced mainly from official development assistance from France.
Being started in September 2010, eight elevated kilometres of the project have mostly been finished.