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China backed Vietnam's first urban railway enters service

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The Hanoi Metro Line 2A, originally scheduled to open in 2015, was delayed by 12 project reevaluations and over two years of safety checks. (photo by Tomoya Onishi) © Photo by Tomoya Onishi

TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer
November 6, 2021 19:30 JST

HANOI -- Vietnam's first urban railway, a roughly $900 million project backed by China, began service in Hanoi on Saturday, following long delays for safety checks and to secure the land needed.

The Hanoi Metro Line 2A, construction on which started in 2011, is a 13 km, 12-station rail line between Cat Linh and Yen Nghia in central Hanoi. Vietnam paid for much of the project with official development assistance from China. China Railway Sixth Group, a subsidiary of China Railway Group, handled the line's engineering, procurement and construction.

"I have been waiting for this day for a long time. I think it will become more convenient to move around the city," said one 55-year-old Hanoi resident who rode the train.

Each train consists of four cars and can transport around 900 passengers. The train has a maximum speed of 80 kph. Traveling the entire line takes about 23 minutes.

The railway was originally scheduled to enter commercial service in 2015. According to local media, the construction plan went through 12 reevaluations and even after all the facilities were nearly complete, safety checks took over two years.

A one-way trip on the line costs between 40 and 70 cents. The City of Hanoi will open the line to citizens free of charge for the first 15 days of service.

Vietnam is working on other urban rail road projects as well. In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's southern commercial capital, Hitachi and other Japanese companies are helping with construction of a rail line, while another in Hanoi has financial backing from France and the Asian Development Bank.


 
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Vietnam’s first metro line, Passengers finally board new metro line trains in Hanoi
It’s been a long time coming but Hanoi’s metro line has finally opened for passengers. From early Saturday morning, commuters boarded the new trains that will operate in the city. And for the first two weeks, all tickets will be completely free of charge!

 
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Thank China.

Despite a lot of scrutiny by Vietnamese media, in reality, it is the fastest project with the lowest cost overrun, compared with other metro projects under construction and planned in Vietnam.

The line runs through one of my apartments in Ha Dong district.
 
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Thank China.

Despite a lot of scrutiny by Vietnamese media, in reality, it is the fastest project with the lowest cost overrun, compared with other metro projects under construction and planned in Vietnam.

The line runs through one of my apartments in Ha Dong district.
That is true, any project backed by China is also likely demonized by western propaganda as well, I am pretty sure this project already appeared so much on VOA, BBC, etc saying this was bad, this was corrupted, China was not good, blah blah..
 
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Chinese taken a money, but project look like thí, we can found this demages every where.


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Chinese taken a money, but project look like thí, we can found this demages every where.


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Are you trying to blame the quality of average Vietnamese construction workers? China made metro in Asia, Europen, Americas, Africa.., they are all in superb condition, why not has problems in Vietnam? and no one knows where you got those photos? they don't look like a new station at all.
 
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Vietnamese girl praises how fast and reliable China delivered Vietnam's first metro and laments how slow that Japan drags their feet on another metro in Ho Chi Minh City, it'll take forever for it to be completed.

 
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Are you trying to blame the quality of average Vietnamese construction workers? China made metro in Asia, Europen, Americas, Africa.., they are all in superb condition, why not has problems in Vietnam? and no one knows where you got those photos? they don't look like a new station at all.

You can find all photo in internet in Vietnam.
Vietnamese girl praises how fast and reliable China delivered Vietnam's first metro and laments how slow that Japan drags their feet on another metro in Ho Chi Minh City, it'll take forever for it to be completed.


This girl is Hua ethnic in origin, she spamed for money. Chinese is not trusted ...
 
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