December 11, 2017 | 21:23 (GMT+7)
Cat Linh - Ha Dong sky train to test run in September 2018
PANO - Hanoi’s first elevated railway line running from Cat Linh to Ha Dong, in the north of Hanoi, is scheduled to undertake a test run in September 2018 and then, to officially begin operating at the end of the year, announced the Railway Project Management Board under the Ministry of Transport recently.
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The test run will last between three to six months
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According to this plan, the period
of testing will commence on September 2, 2018 and last between three to six
months.
Linking Cat Linh Street in Dong Da district with
Yen Nghia station in Ha Dong district, the project includes 12 stations and a
depot at Phu Luong ward in Ha Dong district.
Work on the Cat Linh-Ha Dong
elevated railway of a total length of more than 13 kilometers, started in
October 2011 and was originally scheduled for completion in 2013. But several
hurdles, including issues with the capital disbursement, have stalled the
project for years.
The original estimated cost of USD
552 million has also ballooned to more than USD 868 million.
Translated by Trung Thanh