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Cat Linh- Ha Dong metro line serves more than 2.65 mln passengers in Q1

The Cat Linh – Ha Dong metro line served more than 2.65 million passengers in the first quarter of this year, skyrocketing 262% year-on-year, according to General Director of Hanoi Railway Company Limited (Hanoi Metro) Vu Hong Truong.
Cat Linh- Ha Dong metro line serves more than 2.65 mln passengers in Q1 ảnh 1The Cat Linh – Ha Dong metro line serves more than 2.65 million passengers in the first quarter of this year (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Cat Linh – Ha Dong metroline served more than 2.65 million passengers in the first quarter of thisyear, skyrocketing 262% year-on-year, according to General Director of Hanoi Railway Company Limited (Hanoi Metro) Vu Hong Truong.

Currently there are 10,000 commutersusing monthly passes. On overage, the route transports over 32,000 passengers per weekday, and around 28,000 riders during a weekend.

The Cat Linh - Ha Dong metro line has receivedwarm response from the public, with many passengers switching from personalvehicles to public transport, contributing to changing people's travel habits andgradually building a culture of using civilised, safe and friendly publictransport.

The line started running in November 2021. It wasofficially inaugurated on January 13, 2022, also the day it marked the one-millionth passenger.

With a total investment of approximately 868 millionUSD and funded by China’s official development assistance (ODA), the elevatedline is more than 13km long and has 12 stations and 13 trains.

Trains run every 10 minutes with a capacity of 960passengers each. One-way tickets cost from 8,000 VND-15,000 VND (0.35 USD-0.65 USD) for a trip and 30,000 VND for a day pass. A monthly pass is pricedat 200,000 VND./.

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