The 8.5 km long Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station urban railway line (from Nhon Depot to S8 Station - Cau Giay) has completed construction, installation, trial operation, acceptance work has also been completed and is assessed to be eligible for commercial exploitation.
The entire Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station metro line is 12.5 km long with a total investment of VND 34,826 billion from ODA capital. Of which, the elevated section (Nhon - Cau Giay) is 8.5 km long and the underground section (Cau Giay - Hanoi Railway Station) is 4 km long. The project started in 2009, planned to be completed in 2015, but after many delays, the new completion date for the entire line is 2027, the elevated section is expected to be commercially operational in early August 2024.
Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station metro line is expected to be commercially operational on August 9.
As the unit that will manage, exploit and operate the line, the leader of Hanoi Railway One Member Co., Ltd. (HMC) said that up to now, 353 train drivers have been trained and all personnel directly operate the line, with the support of contractors and consultants.
According to the technical design of the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station elevated section, each train consists of 4 carriages, each carriage can carry 236 passengers, each trip can carry 944 passengers. HMC plans to operate 4-6 trains, with a 6-minute interval between rush hour trains (on average, there are 10 trips/hour/direction to the station to pick up and drop off passengers during rush hour). Thus, the maximum transport capacity of the route is 9,440 passengers/hour/direction.
It is expected that in the first 15 days of operation, passengers will be free of charge. The price of a regular monthly ticket is 200,000 VND, priority tickets are 50% off for passengers who are pupils, students, and workers in industrial zones; buying in groups of 30 or more costs 140,000 VND. A daily ticket is 24,000 VND, and can travel the entire route during the day. Tickets for stations along the way range from 8,000 to 12,000 VND.
The entire Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station metro line is 12.5 km long with a total investment of VND 34,826 billion.
Unlike the Cat Linh - Ha Dong urban railway, passengers buying single tickets will be given round tickets, like coins. When going through the ticket gate, use the ticket to scan to open the gate, when getting off at the station, insert it into the ticket machine to open the door. Tickets after purchase are only valid for 20 minutes, if passengers do not board the train, they must go to the ticket counter to update.
According to the leader of the Hanoi Urban Railway Project Management Board (MRB), the completion and putting into use of the elevated section of the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station Metro line is an important event, creating confidence for investors in the potential for developing the capital's transport infrastructure, attracting investment capital for subsequent projects.
The Hanoi Traffic Management and Operation Center has also completed the plan to enhance connection and passenger transfer by bus. Accordingly, there are 36 bus routes in operation along the metro line. Two transfer points (Cau Giay and Nhon) have 32 bus stops (16 with waiting rooms). Currently, 8 stations connect to the nearest bus stop with a distance of 0-50 m.
