Cát Linh-Hà Đông metro officially inaugurated

The Ministry of Transport, China's Embassy in Việt Nam, and the Hà Nội People's Committee on Thursday held the inauguration ceremony of the Cát Linh - Hà Đông urban railway, after two months of commercial operation.

Cát Linh-Hà Đông metro line starts charging for tickets from Nov 21 After 15 days of free travel, from November 21, passengers using the Cát Linh – Hà Đông metro line in Hà Nội will have to pay VNĐ8,000 -15,000 (US$0.35-0.66) for a one-way ticket and VNĐ30,000 for a day pass.

Cát Linh - Hà Đông metro line after its first week of operation In its first week of operation, the Cát Linh - Hà Đông metro line conducted 930 trips and carried more than 165,000 passengers free of charge, according to the metro operator.

Overcrowding seen during first two days of Cát Linh-Hà Đông elevated rail line operation The Cát Linh-Hà Đông urban elevated rail line – the first of its kind in Việt Nam – carried about 80,000 passengers over the weekend after it started commercial operation on Saturday morning.

Public votes for metro line No 3 train design

More than 80 per cent of respondents surveyed about the proposed train design for the city’s metro line 3 rated the plans highly and over 90 per cent of them said they would love to try the new means of transport when the metro line is officially operational.

EIB a partner in meeting global challenges

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will begin disbursing US$164 million in capital for urban railway constructions in Hà Nội and HCM City as part of efforts to cement the Việt Nam-EU partnership. EIB Vice President Jonathan Taylor speaks to Việt Nam News about the bank’s involvement in the country’s infrastructure development and future co-operation potentials.