Hanoi's second metro line project delayed further five years

Trains of the Nhổn-Hanoi Station metro line. The project is likely to be lagged behind schedule for five years. - VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Hanoi Urban Railway Management Board has proposed delaying the Nhổn-Hanoi Railway Station project for five years, with an additional investment capital expenditure of more than VNĐ4.9 trillion (US$211.2 million).

Under the management board’s proposal recently sent to the city’s People’s Committee, the Nhổn-Hanoi Railway Station line will be put into operation in 2027, with the elevated section beginning in 2022.