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railway system in Hanoi, Vietnam

Key facts

Native name
Đường sắt đô thị Hà Nội
Owner
Hanoi People’s Committee
Locale
Hanoi , Vietnam
Transit type
Rapid transit
Number of lines
2 (in operation) , 2 (under construction)
Number of stations
20 (in operation) , 34 (under construction)
Daily ridership
31,759
Annual ridership
20.65 million (2025)
Website
hanoimetro .net .vn /en
Began operation
6 November 2021 ; 4 years ago ( 2021-11-06 )
Operator s
Hanoi Metro Company and Tokyo Metro
Number of vehicles
23 four-car trainset
Headway
10 minutes
System length
21.6 km (in operation) , 54.38 km (under construction), 617 km (planned)
Track gauge
1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge
Electrification
Third rail
Top speed
80 km/h (50 mph)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
rapid transit
Country
Vietnam
Located in
Hanoi
Operator
Tokyo Metro
Official website
hanoimetro.net.vn/en
Image
Hanoi Metro train entering Vanh Dai 3 station.jpg
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Commons category
Hanoi Metro
native label
Dự án Đường sắt đô thị Hà Nội'
topic's main category
Category:Hanoi Metro
date of official opening
2021-11-06
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Encyclopedic overview

The Hanoi Metro (Vietnamese: Đường sắt đô thị Hà Nội, lit. 'Hanoi urban railway') is a rapid transit system in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Owned by Hanoi's People Committee and operated by Hanoi Metro Company (HMC), it is the first operational rapid transit system in Vietnam. The system includes elevated and underground sections. The first line, Line 2A, opened to service on 6 November 2021. The first section of the second line Line 3 opened on 8 August 2024.

The system is projected to have 15 lines with a total length of 617 kilometres (383 mi) by 2045. Upon opening, daily ridership was at 12,000.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hanoi Metro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.