Cat Linh - Ha Dong overhead railway project (Hanoi) has completed 90% of the workload, clearly shaped with 12 main stations and will be tested from September 2017.

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As of February 2017, Cat Linh - Ha Dong overhead railway line (railway line 2A) has completed about 90% of the schedule, 12 main stations have been completed.

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The largest station of the entire route (station No. 1) at the beginning of Cat Linh is in the process of completion.

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After departing from Cat Linh station, the train will run along Hao Nam street, go to La Thanh station, then turn around above Hoang Cau lake.

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The road turns to Hoang Cau street, welcomes guests at Thai Ha station.On average, each station is about 1km apart.

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In addition to Cat Linh No. 1 station, the remaining 11 stations are designed quite similar with the dome creating a circular arch with a large steel frame.The roof system uses roofing panels to absorb sunlight, two entrances to the station smoothly through the station.Ray train on the entire route has been installed.

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The stations are at the same time constructed and complete with the auxiliary works inside.

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Bridge guide for passengers who have completed the construction, waiting for connection to the station.

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Exit Thai Ha Station, the train runs straight along Thai Thinh Street 2, turn left a big bow across Lang Street to enter Lang Station.

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The elevated station is designed in an inclined fashion.The distance between the central road and the platform is 1.5m, the height of the rail surface is 1.02m from the platform.The height of the architectural limit and the limit of distance between the bottom of the structure or the device and the rail surface is 4.2m.The station is located on one side of the road, including a 2-floor station: the first floor is a price, the second floor is a station.3-story bridge type: 1st floor is price, second floor is waiting room, 3rd floor is station platform.

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Ga Lang has a special position when lying on pillars built between To Lich river and Lang road.

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Two rail lanes are installed for the two trains running in opposite directions.The train track is 1,435m in size.

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Urban railway 2A has 2 intersections crossing residential areas at Thai Thinh 2 - Lang and Giap Nhat - Nguyen Trai (Nga Tu So) crossroads.The minimum distance from the train line to the people's houses is more than 2m.

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After leaving Lang station, the train will continue to follow a large curve around Nga Tu So, creating the most sharp curve on the whole route before entering Nguyen Trai Street.

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The station is built, designed with separate colors.Carbonated green nuggets, gas red, orange or yellow .

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The barie system and protection net over 1m are installed, running along the two sides of the train.

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The biggest intersection of the route is the section passing through Nguyen Trai - Khuat Duy Tien - Nguyen Xien intersection, the only 4-floor intersection in Hanoi consists of a tunnel, a ground traffic axis, and two elevated roads.

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Line 2A Cat Linh - Ha Dong will have 13 trains (52 cars) with 4 wagons / trains.The length of the train is 79m, the height of the train is calculated from the rail to the top of the train 3.8 m, the maximum width of the train is 2.8m, the maximum speed is 80km / h, the average exploitation speed is 35km / h.Maximum transport capacity each way is about 28,500 passengers / h.

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Van Quan Station (Ha Dong District) is expected to be one of the places with a large number of passengers because of the high density of high-rise houses.

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Located on Nguyen Trai Street, only 50m from the street to Van Quan, there are nearly 10 high-rise buildings and apartments.Large and small trade centers and electronics centers are also concentrated here.

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Cat Linh - Ha Dong project started in October 2009 with a total initial investment of 550 million USD with preferential loans from China, in the form of EPC.However, the capital was then adjusted to increase, bringing the total investment to more than 300 million USD.

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When crossing Ba La area, the ship will enter Van Khe station, then meet the turn of the train, wait for the train before returning to Yen Nghia terminus.

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Yen Nghia station is located next to Yen Nghia bus station which is the station number 12, located at the end of the urban railway line 2A.It is expected that by the beginning of April, the whole route will complete the entire construction and decoration section including the stations and works in the depot area and put it into trial run at the end of September 2017.