Hundreds of trains have been left vacant, thousands of railway workers work perfunctory, and millions of people inch meter by meter on jammed roads from the suburbs to the city center.

Integrating national and inter-regional railways with an urban transport system is a direction that can be chosen by megacities like Hanoi.

The Ministry of Transport will hand over the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway to Hanoi authorities on March 31 for commercial use under the direction of the Prime Minister.

The third metro train of the Nhon-Hanoi station urban railway project has arrived at Hai Phong Port in the northern city of Hai Phong, according to the Hanoi Urban Railway Management Board (MRB).

The Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station metro line is open to visitors from January 23.

An agreement to borrow VND12 trillion (US$518.7 million) from the German development bank KfW for HCMC’s second metro line project will expire on December 30 but the city has yet to sign another contract with the consulting firm of the project, 

The Government Inspectorate (GI) has announced violations found at the ongoing Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station urban elevated rail project in Hanoi.

The trains of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway will start a trial operation within 20 days in early December to assess the quality and safety of the entire system.

It is expected that the urban railway project of Cat Linh-Ha Dong will begin operating on a trial basis in December.

Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban elevated railway, Hanoi’s first metro project, will be certified as safe for operation soon, according to a representative of the Railway Project Management Unit under the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

Approval of completed work, auditing and origin issues are among the reasons for the delay of the  official launch of the Chinese-funded 13.5-kilometer-long Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban rail line in Hanoi.

JICA's survey has found urban railways are a form of transport with lower carbon emissions than cars and motorbikes.

Urban railway system with its large capacity and convenience is an inevitable means of transport in a modern society.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Numerous ancient trees of over 2m in diameter will be chopped down for the construction of an urban railway from Nhon to the Hanoi Railway Station, said an official of the Hanoi urban rail project management unit.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Friday, Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang suspended the Head of the Vietnam Railway Administration for his statements related to the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked for clarification of which individuals and organizations are responsible for the increase in the price tag of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Railway Administration has submitted to the Ministry of Transport a statement related to a huge Hanoi urban railway project that would run from south West Lake, crossing Ngoc Khanh and Hoa Lac

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People’s Committee last week gave a green light to a metro station near Hoan Kiem Lake, inciting a heated discussion on the potential impacts on one of the most sacred areas of the city.