(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi’s first metro begins a 20-day test run this Saturday for safety evaluation, the final requirement for the start of commercial operations.
The Cat Linh-Ha Dong Metro Section’s 13 trains will run from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day, nine during rush hour and six during other times hours, Vu Hong Phuong, director of the Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board, said.
They will ply the 13 kilometers between Yen Nghia station in the southwestern district of Ha Dong and Cat Linh in the downtown district of Dong Da at an average speed of 35 kilometers per hour.
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A train with four cars and a capacity of 900 passengers will take 30 minutes to complete the trip.
The test run will help French consultancy Apave-Certifier-Tricc evaluate the safety and precision of the system.