Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station metro line is the pioneering foundation of green transportation in the capital.

(VTC News) - The commercial operation of the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station is a pioneering action in green transformation, creating the foundation for the development of public transport in the capital.

On the morning of November 9, the Hanoi People's Committee organized the commercial operation of the elevated section of the Hanoi urban railway pilot project, the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station section. The event is a pioneering action in green transformation, aiming to create a foundation for the development of public transport and green transport in the capital city of Hanoi. Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan said that the Hanoi urban railway pilot project, the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station section is the first urban railway project invested by Hanoi City. This is an urban railway running on dedicated tracks with a total length of 13.035km, 12 stations; including 12.575km of main line and 0.46km of approach road and Depot. The elevated section includes 8 stations from station S1 to S8, about 8.5km long. The underground section includes 4 stations from station S9 to station S12, about 4km long. “The project has gone through many stages, facing many difficulties, from site clearance, construction in crowded urban conditions to the impacts of the pandemic in the period of 2020-2021. However, with the efforts of all levels, sectors, construction units and the support and consensus of the people, we have overcome everything to complete the elevated section and put it into commercial operation at 8:00 a.m. on August 8, 2024, to serve the people, gradually forming new habits in public transport of the capital, marking an important milestone symbolizing the cooperative relationship between the two countries of France and Vietnam in the field of sustainable urban transport”, Mr. Duong Duc Tuan emphasized.

Delegates at the ceremony.

After more than 3 months of commercial operation, the project has shown the appeal of a new means of public transport. Up to now, the elevated section of the route has served more than 2 million passengers, becoming a convenient means of daily transport for a part of the capital's people. According to Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan, the operation of the elevated section of the Hanoi pilot urban railway is a driving force for the city to continue investing in the construction of other urban railway lines, in order to form a modern, synchronous public transport network, best serving the travel needs of the people. The city's leaders also requested management agencies, operating units, and exploitation units of the elevated urban railway line to always ensure convenient and safe operations. At the same time, Mr. Tuan requested the Hanoi Urban Railway Management Board, contractors, and construction units to focus on speeding up the construction progress of package CP-03 (construction of the underground section) to soon complete the entire route; The sponsors are requested to coordinate closely with investors and relevant parties to ensure convenience in the implementation of investment and construction, and to promote the construction progress of the remaining part of the project. Also at the ceremony, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Vietnam Olivier Brochet said that urban railways play a special role in developing a sustainable urban transport system. This is a complex project, the French Government and sponsors have brought to Vietnam the most advanced technologies and a team of experienced experts and engineers. The pilot urban railway line, Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station section is a typical project for cooperation between France and Vietnam. The project will extend the list of cooperation projects with Vietnam in all fields. With the commitment to work with Hanoi to implement the underground part to soon complete the project, France wishes to cooperate with Vietnam in developing urban railways and other transport infrastructure development projects.

Public art work “Metis - 5am Hanoi wakes up”.

Immediately after the commercial operation button pressing ceremony, the delegates performed the ceremony of attaching the plaque to the project commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2024). Next, the leaders of Hanoi city received the public art work "Metis - Hanoi wakes up at 5 am" by artist Nguyen Xuan Lam, which was carried out with the support of the French Government, especially the French Development Agency (AFD). The work is located at S8 station (Cau Giay), bringing a folk atmosphere to the new urban space. Inspired by the design of Hanoi's early 20th century trams, the work depicts a massive fossil train car made from more than 15,000 ceramic pieces with a height of more than 2.8m and a width of more than 3.5m in a melting state, evoking associations with the phenomenon of global warming.

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