en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 22, Hanoi simultaneously commenced construction of five metro lines with a total length of over 300 km, marking one of the largest urban transport infrastructure investment plans in the city's history. The Vinhomes-VinSpeed consortium has been designated as the EPC general contractor for all five projects, with the goal of substantially completing them by 2030.

The lines launched simultaneously include Line 1, Line 2, Line 8, Line 10, and Line 14. These urban railway lines will connect Noi Bai Airport, Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, new urban areas, and the city center, aiming to gradually improve the capital's mass public transport network and expand urban development space in multiple directions.

Line 8 is the largest, with a total length of approximately 91 km, of which 66 km is within Hanoi, connecting to Hung Yen and Bac Ninh provinces, with a total investment of about USD 16.56 billion. Line 1 is 81 km long, connecting Hung Vuong Stadium, Ngoc Hoi, Hanoi Railway Station, Yen Vien, and Noi Bai, planned entirely underground, with a total investment of approximately VND 389,527 billion (about USD 14.8 billion).

Line 2 connects Noi Bai Airport with Tran Hung Dao, Thuong Dinh area, and Hung Vuong Stadium, with a total length of about 56.5 km and an investment scale of approximately VND 271,708 billion (about USD 10.3 billion). Line 10 runs from Co Loa, Vo Chi Cong, Ring Road 3, Ring Road 2.5, Times City to Co Loa, with a total length of about 43 km and a total investment of VND 206,786 billion (about USD 7.86 billion). Line 14 runs from Thang Long Bridge to Ocean Park, with a total length of about 32 km, of which 27 km is within Hanoi, with a total investment of USD 5.82 billion.

According to the capital's 100-year vision plan, Hanoi's urban railway network will total about 979 km. Currently, the city operates the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway and the Nhon-Paper Bridge elevated section of the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station line. Hanoi plans to invest in building about 500 km of urban railways by 2035, followed by completing the remaining approximately 479 km in the 2036-2045 phase.

The simultaneous start of five metro lines with a total length exceeding 300 km marks a new step in the development of Hanoi's public transport system, laying the foundation for the gradual completion of the planned urban railway network.

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