A China-made rail carriage prototype for the Cat Linh-Ha Dong light railway has been completed and will go on show in Hanoi in late October for public comment.
Light train car to arrive in Hanoi in October
"Some details may be changed after gathering public opinion," Le Kim Thanh, head of the project management board said.
The railway will carry 13 trains, each or four carriages, costing USD63m.
Inside the car
Cat Linh-Ha Dong is a first light urban railway in Hanoi. The project will play a key role in mass public transport. It is expected that together with the bus network, it should solve the problem of traffic congestion, aiming to accommodate 35-45 percent of travelers.
It is budgeted to cost VND8.8trn (USD419m), using loans from the Chinese government. Construction is scheduled to be completed by March 2016, with the first train running on June 30.
