(VOVWORLD) - 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.
 Hanoi is fully prepared for the operation of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line. (Photo: VNA) |
He said as soon as it receives the handover of the metro line from the Ministry of Transport, his department will put it into service.
The line, which runs from Cat Linh in Ba Dinh district to Ha Dong district, has total investment of more than 880 million USD, funded by Chinese ODA.
It has an elevated line of more than 13 km with 13 trains. Each train, whose designed speed is 80 km per hour, is capable of carrying over 900 passengers.
The Hanoi People’s Committee has announced the price of the tickets for the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro, with the lowest one being 8,000 VND (0.35 USD) for a trip and 30,000 VND for a day pass. A monthly pass for a common passenger is priced at 200,000 VND.