The Hanoi Party Committee approves a plan to construct two new metro lines. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - The municipal Party Committee of Hanoi has approved aplan to build two new metro lines.
Theyare Line No 3 from Hanoi Railway Station to Hoang Mai district and Line No5 from Van Cao to Hoa Lac.
Ata meeting held by the Hanoi Party Committee on April 22, ViceChairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Hung said Line No 3would play a special role in completing the first stage of the urbanrailway network in the city centre.
Theline, connecting Hanoi Railway Station to the outlying district of Hoang Mai,would connect with Line No 2 at Hang Bài Station, Line No 4 at RingRoad 2.5 and Line No 8 at Ring Road 3 to create a cohesive urbanmetro network.
Thetotal length of the main route would be more than 8.7km, with an undergroundsection of 8.13km and seven stations.
Totalestimated investment for Line No 3 is estimated at 40.57 trillion (1.71 billionUSD).
ODAand concessional loans will be worth 34.29 trillion VND (1.45 billion USD),while the rest will come from a domestic counterpart fund from thecity for site clearance, resettlement, project management, taxes and otherexpenses.
Theproject is expected to start in 2022 and go into operation by the end of2028.
Inaddition, the metro Line No 5 connecting Van Cao and Hoa Lac will havetotal estimated funding of 65.4 trillion VND (2.77 billion USD)from public investment.
Thetotal route will run 38.43km, with a 6.5km underground sectionand 2km of elevated rails.
Itwill have 21 stations with six underground. The project is scheduledfor completion by 2025.
Thiswill help passengers move quickly and conveniently from the suburbs to thecity centre and reduce urban traffic density while improving travelconditions.
Atthe meeting, participants said the two metro lines were needed to reducetraffic congestion, air pollution, noise and traffic accidents.
Theywould also promote urban development around the city centre, and contribute tothe reallocation of people from core urban areas, they said.
ViceSecretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairwoman of the municipalPeople's Council Nguyen Thi Bich Ngọc said the committee had agreed to assignthe Hanoi People’s Committee's Party Civil Affairs Board to directrelevant agencies to urgently complete a report and submit it to the PrimeMinister for approval./.
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