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Hanoi Line 1 Video presentation on YouTube:

 Projects

Line 1 - from Nhon Street in Tay Tuu Commune through Cau Dien, Cau Giay, Kim Ma and Giang Vo streets, ending at Ha Noi Station. This route will be 12.5 km long, with 9.6 km running elevated/at grade and 2.9 km underground. There will be 11 surface, 4 underground and 1 central station in Nhon.

Construction started in Dec. 2006 for completion in 2010.

Line 2 - the 15.2 km railway route will link the six urban districts of Tay Ho, Cau Giay, Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem, Hai Ba Trung, Dong Da, Thanh Xuan and the suburban district of Tu Liem. Work on the project began in late 2007 and is slated for completion by 2014.

Line 2 is part of a 42 km north-south railway route running from the Noi Bai International Airport to Ha Dong city in the neighbouring province of Ha Tay, that will be built by 2020.

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