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Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway line begins test run on September 2

The Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway line, the first of its kind in the capital city of Hanoi, will start its test run on September 2, the project management board said on March 30.
Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway line begins test run on September 2 ảnh 1The Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway line will start its test run on September 2. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) -  The Cat Linh-HaDong elevated railway line, the first of its kind in the capital city of Hanoi,will start its test run on September 2, the project management board said onMarch 30.

The trial operation is expected to last between three and six months.Construction will be wrapped up in the fourth quarter of this year.

The Cat Linh-Ha Dongelevated railway project with 12 stations and one depot area has investment of868 million USD sourced by official development assistance loans from China.The railway project has 12 trains, including 48 carriages. Each train with fourcarriages can carry 1,200 passengers.

The 13 kilometre railway is set to operate trains with carrier frequency ofevery two minutes and a maximum speed of 80 kilometres per hour.

Construction on the project was meant to start in 2008 but was delayed untilOctober 2011. The line was originally expected to start running in November 2013.–VNA
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