The information was given by Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The in answer to questions of Hanoians related to the construction of Ngoc Hoi Station Complex, part of the Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi Metro project.
Hanoi Station
According to the minister, Vietnam Railways Corporation and concerned agencies would move services for Hanoi and Giap Bat to the outskirts during the implementation of Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi metro project.
By late April this year, around USD36.6 million had been disbursed for the project’s technical design work.
The Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi metro project's first phase was approved by the Ministry of Transport in 2008. It was initially scheduled to be completed in 2017. But was rescheduled for completion in 2024. The VND80 trillion (USD3.44 billion) project uses Japanese Official Development Assistance.
The Yen Vien-Ngoc Ngoi is among ten Hanoi metro projects planned until 2030. The lines have a total length of 417.8km and would cost over USD40 billion in total. The Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro route was officially put into operation last November, after 10 years of construction.