New metro line proposed for Hanoi

The Ministry of Investment and Planning has proposed to the PM a third metro line to deal with congestion in Hanoi.

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The Hoang Mai Metro Line will be 8.7km long with an investment of VND40.5trn (USD1.7bn). It will run along Tran Hung Dao-Tran Thanh Tong-Kim Nguu-Tam Trinh. It will have seven underground stops on Hang Bai, Tran Thanh Tong, Kim Nguu, Mai Dong, Tan Mai, Tam Trinh, Yen So.

The construction will be carried out from 2023 to 2028. The cost will come from ODA from Asia Development Bank, KfW Development Bank, and French Development Agency in Vietnam and the reciprocal capital of Hanoi.

Hanoi People’s Committee will gather opinions from other state agencies, Ministry of Planning and Investment and work with the banks to develop a pre-feasibility study.

The metro will connect the west side of Hanoi with the south and the city centre. It is hoped that the metro will serve 488,000 passengers a day.

Major urban areas in Cau Giay, Ba Dinh, Dong Da and Hoan Kiem and Hoang Mai will be connected together.