The Lang Station of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban metro line in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)In the four-day National Day holiday, more than 156,000 passengers used the line,with over 55,000 on September 2 alone, surpassing the record daily number of54,000 on the May Day.
The company’s survey showed 54% of the passengers use monthly passes.
Theline started running last November. It was officially inaugurated on January 13this year and welcomed the one millionth passenger the same day. With a totalinvestment of approximately 868 million USD (up 315 million USD compared toinitial estimates) and funded by China’s official development assistance (ODA),the elevated line is more than 13km long and has 12 stations and 13 trains.
Trains run every 10 minutes with acapacity of 960 passengers each train. One-way tickets cost from 8,000-15,000VND (0.35-0.65 USD) for a trip and 30,000 VND for a day pass. A monthly pass ispriced at 200,000 VND, with lower price schemes available for bulk purchases bycompanies or factories. /.
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