Hanoi is about to invest in the Van Cao metro line.

The Hanoi People's Committee has requested relevant units to urgently prepare investment projects for submission to the People's Committee for approval in 2025.

Today (March 6th), the Hanoi People's Committee issued a decision assigning the Hanoi Urban Railway Management Board to carry out investment preparation for the Hanoi urban railway construction project, line 5, Van Cao - Ngoc Khanh - Lang - Hoa Lac.

Construction on urban railway line number 5 will begin this year. (Illustrative image.)

The Department of Planning and Architecture is assigned to lead and coordinate with the Institute of Construction Planning, the Urban Railway Management Board, and the Department of Construction to immediately implement the task of preparing planning options for the route and works along the route at a scale of 1/500, planning the TOD area, and planning the area surrounding the railway station to create land for bidding and auction for urban development in accordance with the law, using recurrent expenditure as prescribed by law on the State budget.

The Urban Railway Management Board is responsible for making the most of the research results, based on the opinions and Project Documents returned by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (now the Ministry of Finance ), to continue researching, refining, and implementing the next steps in compliance with regulations;

Based on Hanoi City's medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021-2025, it is urgent to implement the tasks of preparing investment projects and submitting them to the Hanoi People's Committee for approval in 2025.

Metro Line 5 (Van Cao - Ngoc Khanh - Lang - Hoa Lac) is a nationally important project whose policy was decided by the National Assembly and whose investment was decided by the Prime Minister.

Metro Line 5 is designed to double-track standards with a 1,435mm gauge, spanning over 38km, including 6.5km underground, 2km elevated, and nearly 30km at ground level. The project has a total investment of 65,404 billion VND, funded by the Hanoi City budget.

The Van Cao - Hoa Lac Metro line runs through the districts of Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Cau Giay, Nam Tu Liem, and the districts of Hoai Duc, Quoc Oai, and Thach That. Part of the line runs along the central area with a high population density, while the remaining section passes through developing urban areas, especially the Hoa Lac satellite city.

The line passes through 21 stations, including: 6 underground stations (Quan Ngua, Kim Ma, Ring Road 1, Ring Road 2, Hoang Dao Thuy, Ring Road 3); one elevated station (Tay Mo) and 14 ground stations (Le Duc Tho, Me Tri, An Khanh 1, An Khanh 2, Song Phuong, Sai Son, Quoc Oai, Ngoc My, Dong But, Dong Truc, Dong Bai, Tien Xuan, Trai Moi, Thach Binh).

The project includes two depots for the assembly, maintenance, repair of ships, and other technical operations. Depot No. 1 is located in Son Dong commune, Hoai Duc district, covering approximately 18 hectares. Depot No. 2 is located in Yen Binh commune, Thach That district, covering approximately 6.9 hectares.

The projected number of trains needed for each period is 26 trains in 2025, increasing to 37 trains in 2035 and 38 trains in 2050.

The formation of Line 5 will connect and transfer passengers with urban railway lines 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8, allowing passengers to travel quickly and conveniently from suburban areas to the city center.

According to the Hanoi Capital City Master Plan and the Hanoi Capital City Transport Plan to 2030 with a vision to 2050, the urban railway system will have 10 lines with over 410km. The city is currently adjusting the Master Plan, adding 5 railway lines with a total length of 200km. Thus, by 2045 with a vision to 2065, Hanoi will have 15 urban railway lines with a total length of 617km.

Currently, Hanoi operates two sections of urban railway: Line 2A (Cat Linh - Ha Dong section) and Line 3 Nhon - Hanoi Station (elevated section from Nhon to station S8, Cau Giay).

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/ha-noi-sap-dau-tu-metro-van-cao-hoa-lac-192250306184309531.htm