Manila Bulletin

China-constructe­d urban railway in Vietnam starts final test runs

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HANOI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) – Vietnam’s first urban railway, constructe­d by China Railway Sixth Group Co. Ltd, started final test runs on Aug. 1.

The Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban rail line in Vietnam’s Hanoi capital started test runs with full electricit­y system on Aug. 1. Over 100 representa­tives from Vietnamese and foreign news agencies in Vietnam and from the Chinese contractor boarded a four-carriage train to experience and evaluate its operation.

As the air-conditione­d green train smoothly moved on track, passengers turned more and more excited.

“It is very cool, clean and well-organized. I am so happy that I was one of its first informal passengers,” Tran Tuan Hiep, a 37year-old staff of a news agency in Hanoi told Xinhua about his first impression.

Inside the China-made train, there are designated areas for people with mobility disabiliti­es. Seats for the elderly, pregnant women and children are highlighte­d in yellow color, while steel holders are there to make sure safe positions for standing passengers.

“It runs quite smoothly. I feel secure and relaxed,” Hiep said with a bright smile,

The project has undergone a number of separated test runs on different categories since July. It will start running on trial basis, which welcomes local residents, in October.

With a total length of around 13 km running through 12 stations, Cat Linh-Ha Dong Line connects the three districts of Ha Dong, Thanh Xuan and Dong Da. Its constructi­on started in 2011.

The railway will operate 13 fourcarria­ge trains that will run every two minutes at speeds of between 35 and 80 km per hour.

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adding that he would travel to work by urban train if its fare was reasonable.

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