Hanoi metro Line 5 (image MoC)

VIETNAM: Preparatory route clearance work began on March 20 to create the alignment for the city’s 39·6 km long, fully automated metro Line 5. The initial works involve lane closures on the Thang Long motorway to clear the right-of way.

Line 5 is to link Văn Cao on the under-construction Line 2 in the city centre with Hòa Lạc in the west; the line will have two depots. Between Văn Cao and the National Convention Center, the line will be built in a tunnel, serving six underground stations. West of NCC station, it will run at grade in the central reservation of the highway, serving 13 street-level and one elevated station.

Component Project 1, covering property purchase, utility relocation and site clearance works, as well as site preparation at the Son Dong Depot, has been underway since December. Component Project 2 covering full-scale construction is yet to start.

Chinese contractors

The estimated 72·3tr dong project cost is to be jointly covered by the national government and the lead contractor under a PPP model.

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The engineering, procurement, and construction contract was awarded to a Chinese consortium led by Pacific Construction Group, accompanied by Truong Son Construction Corp, Shenzhen Urban Design and Research Institute, Shenzhen Building Materials Trading Group, Shenzhen Metro International Investment Consulting, and Vietnam state railway DSVN.

The consortium is to transfer technology and train staff for the management, operation and maintenance of the line.

Line 5 is to be fitted with CBTC to enable GoA4 driverless operation, and the line will feature 1·5 kV DC overhead electrification. It is to be operated by Chinese-built six-car Type B trainsets capable of a top speed of 120 km/h.

Line 5 is to have capacity to handle 19 892 passengers per hour per direction in the initial phase up to 2033, increasing to 38 286 passengers/h/direction by 2055. Completion is expected by 2030.

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