A financial protocol to this
effect was signed by Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh
and French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean-Noel Poirier in Hanoi on December
12.
Earlier, France provided 250 million EUR for the project.
Along
with the Asian Development Bank and the European Investment Bank,
France has actively engaged in the project through assistance from its
RPE and the French Agency for Development (ADF)
The pilot
12.5km-long urban railway line linking Nhon in Hanoi’s Tu Liem suburban
district and Hanoi railway station in the inner district of Hoan Kiem,
includes a 8.5km elevated section and 4km underground section from Thu
Le to Hanoi station.
The underway project also includes 12
stations along the line which is designed for a maximum speed of 80km
per hour and capable of carrying over 900 passengers per train. It will
take passengers about 20 minutes to travel the whole length of the
line.
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