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Hanoians Have Mixed Feelings About Their New Metro Train
Published on Tuesday, 03 November 2015 09:30 Written by Saigoneer.

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Though it's not yet complete, Hanoi's metro construction is much further along than the subway down south.

With its first metro line set to debut next year, citizens in the capital are testing out a brand-new model train, designed by China's Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment Co., reports Tuoi Tre. The metro car, which is on display at Vo Giang Exhibition Center for the next month, allows Hanoians to get a glimpse into the future of the city's public transportation.

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While Zing reported glowing reviews of the exhibition, with mostly senior citizens lining up last week to stand on one of Hanoi's first metro cars, Tuoi Tre found that visitors were less impressed by the vehicles.

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According to the latter news outlet, some Hanoians felt the trains' boxy design and green paint job were neither beautiful nor modern. Deputy Transport Minister Vo Hong Truong responded by arguing that the train possesses “the most suitable design for the Vietnamese environment”.

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Local authorities are taking public feedback regarding the trains throughout this month. Beyond their exterior design, the trains also come with all sorts of bells and whistles, including priority seating for the elderly and LED route maps.

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Once complete, the 13-kilometer Cat Linh – Ha Dong line will include 13 Chinese-imported four-train cars. The first shipment is expected to arrive in Vietnam in May 2016, with the metro's pilot program going into effect by September of next year.

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At US$868 million, the total price tag of the Hanoian metro is, so far, significantly cheaper than Saigon's mammoth public transportation project, however officials in the capital also had to up the budget for Hanoi's metro late last month, adding an extra US$315 million to the bill.

[Photos via Zing]

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Japan was working on HCMC metro system, it was demostrate early this year and supposed to run in early or mid 2016. In The North, China is working on Ha Noi-Cat Linh line as well as 1 more line i think, line 2 was under construction from France in late 2013
According to article from PM sites: Đặt chân lên tàu điện ngầm TP.HCM | Thủ Tướng Nguyễn Tấn Dũng

The article says "Hanoi's metro construction is much further along than the subway down south", do you know when the Hanoi metro will be officially debut, the end of this year?
 
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11km costs $868 million is not cheap, during construction 2 civilians died. The project started in 2011 and the completion date will delay to 2016 -2018.
 
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11km costs $868 million is not cheap, during construction 2 civilians died. The project started in 2011 and the completion date will delay to 2016 -2018.
It is cheap. If you ask other countries like Japan to do it. The price tag is billion, not hundred millions only. The reason your country choose China is for the price. Fortunately, China domestic one looks better than your, coz we can afford better :D
 
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Colour combination could have been different. Makes the train look really old designed.
 
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Elevated hight railway Cat Linh - Ha Dong ( no under ground) with estimated investment cost of USD 868.04 million for length 13,05km ; Average 66.5 million / km
- Helsinki metro line Westmetro ( totally underground ) cost around 714 million EU investment for 13,5km length ; The average 66 million / km
- No. 9 subway lines in Seoul - South Korea ( mostly underground ) cost about $ 900 million investment for 27km length ; average 43 million / km
- Route Barcelona Sants - La Sagrera underground ( completely underground ) cost about 179.3 million EU investment for 5.8 km in length ; average 39 million / km.

How Vietnamese spam on it, pls visit here (who can understand Vietnamese).

[Funland] - Tầu điện trên cao đắt hơn tầu điện ngầm | OTOFUN | Cộng đồng OTXM Việt Nam
 
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The color scheme was designed according to Hanoi's requirement. It was the color of Vietnam's national flower-Lotus.
It show vietnamese have bad taste but China just do it according to vietnamese request. No fault for Chinese. :D

Elevated hight railway Cat Linh - Ha Dong ( no under ground) with estimated investment cost of USD 868.04 million for length 13,05km ; Average 66.5 million / km
- Helsinki metro line Westmetro ( totally underground ) cost around 714 million EU investment for 13,5km length ; The average 66 million / km
- No. 9 subway lines in Seoul - South Korea ( mostly underground ) cost about $ 900 million investment for 27km length ; average 43 million / km
- Route Barcelona Sants - La Sagrera underground ( completely underground ) cost about 179.3 million EU investment for 5.8 km in length ; average 39 million / km.

How Vietnamese spam on it, pls visit here (who can understand Vietnamese).

[Funland] - Tầu điện trên cao đắt hơn tầu điện ngầm | OTOFUN | Cộng đồng OTXM Việt Nam


Do you know what is called inflation? Any of your mention project completed in same time as Vietnam one? And the price you quote included train and other support, land acquisition plus plus? Are you implying vietnamese are dumb? :D
 
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Elevated hight railway Cat Linh - Ha Dong ( no under ground) with estimated investment cost of USD 868.04 million for length 13,05km ; Average 66.5 million / km
- Helsinki metro line Westmetro ( totally underground ) cost around 714 million EU investment for 13,5km length ; The average 66 million / km
- No. 9 subway lines in Seoul - South Korea ( mostly underground ) cost about $ 900 million investment for 27km length ; average 43 million / km
- Route Barcelona Sants - La Sagrera underground ( completely underground ) cost about 179.3 million EU investment for 5.8 km in length ; average 39 million / km.

How Vietnamese spam on it, pls visit here (who can understand Vietnamese).

[Funland] - Tầu điện trên cao đắt hơn tầu điện ngầm | OTOFUN | Cộng đồng OTXM Việt Nam


This kind of comparison is meaningless, as all projects have different circumstance. Case in point: Saigon Metro Line 2, 11.3 km, but the cost is 1.2 billion dollars, makes it more than 100 million/km. You should believe Vietnamese people are very smart, and your government officers will act for the best interest of Vietnam.
 
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It show vietnamese have bad taste but China just do it according to vietnamese request. No fault for Chinese. :D




Do you know what is called inflation? Any of your mention project completed in same time as Vietnam one? And the price you quote included train and other support, land acquisition plus plus? Are you implying vietnamese are dumb? :D
The USD inflation rate is very slow about 0.something percent yearly. Unless those metro were completed 30 years ago then the gap different is considerable.
 
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