Hanoi’s Pilot Light Metro Line 3 – Breakthrough by Ghella

Being operated by Ghella,TBM Thần Tốc has arrived at Cat Linh Station (S10) on Hanoi’s Pilot Light Metro Line 3.

With more than 100m long and almost 850 tons weight, the Herrenknecht TBM’s breakthrough marks the halfway point of the TBM’s tunnelling work in the Vietnamese capital.

As Hanoi’s first underground metro line, the Pilot Light Metro Line 3 with 12.5km length connects Nhon—located in the Tay Tuu neighborhood of Nam Tu Liem district, in western Hanoi—to Hanoi Station. It consists of 8.5km of elevated tracks, 4km of underground tunnels and the construction of four underground stations: Kim Ma Station, Cat Linh Station, Van Mieu Station, and Hanoi Station.