The People's Committee of Hanoi has developed a detailed master plan with the goal of completing the urban railway network by 2035 and making it even longer by 2045.

Hanoi plans to complete construction of 96.8 kilometers and fulfill preparations for investment in 301 kilometers of urban railways by 2030 with total investment of $14.6 billion. All railway projects are expected to be completed by 2035.

According to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), traffic jams cause a loss of $1 billion to Hanoi every year. To settle the problem, the city needs VND1 quadrillion to build nine railway routes.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang, on behalf of the Government and Prime Minister, signed a report on the implementation of the railway development policy and the use of state budget to invest in railway transport.

Problems are occurring in most urban railway projects: the implementation has been slow and the required investment capital has had to be raised multiple times.

The Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station urban rail system in the capital city will undergo a test run starting from December 5 in limited conditions, according Sytra – the consulting contractor of the project.

The reason for the increase is that the underground section was increased from 8.5 to 8.9km.

Five out of six urban railway projects in Hanoi and HCMC are lagging behind schedule.

The urban railway projects that have been and are under construction are all behind schedule, so the total investment must be adjusted.

HCM City Urban Railways No.1 Company Limited has asked for the Prime Minister's permission to let the People’s Committee of the HCM City make an advance payment for the company’s operating costs.

Hanoi plans to build three urban railway lines in the next five years.

Hanoi is preparing to start work on three new urban railway projects by 2025, said municipal vice chairman Duong Duc Tuan.

The Hanoi Urban Planning Institute (HUPI)’s plan on underground space development will be appraised by the Hanoi Authority for Urban Planning & Architecture and submitted to the municipal authorities.

Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban rail line in Hanoi, the first metro project to be completed and running in Vietnam, officially began commercial operations on November 21, to a lesser ridership than previous days.

From early Saturday morning, crowds gathered at Cat Linh Metro Terminal waiting patiently to get the chance to experience first-hand the much-awaited official operations of Vietnam's first metro line.

The Ministry of Transport will hand over the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project to the Hanoi City government on November 6 for operation.

Hanoi will offer free travel for all passengers on its first metro line Cat Linh – Ha Dong during the first 15 days after the line is put into operation, according to Director of the city’s Department of Transport Vu Van Vien.

As the payment of the principal under the credit agreements to fund the Cat Linh - Ha Dong railway is due, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has begun paying debts, though the project has not yet in operation.

Ten metro trains in Hanoi are scheduled for trial run in December after being brought from France.