By rosebell
The Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board signed the contract with a consortium comprising Vinhomes Joint Stock Company and SGC Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company. The agreement covers Metro Lines 1, 2, 8, 10 and 14, including design, equipment supply, installation, construction and final handover. The reported investment excludes land acquisition and site-clearance costs.
More Than 100 TBM Equipment Systems Planned
The scale of the proposed tunnelling equipment procurement is a major feature of the programme. Vinhomes said the consortium has initiated procurement for more than 100 TBM tunnelling equipment systems, over 50 diaphragm-wall excavation equipment systems and thousands of additional vehicles for transporting excavated material and tunnelling spoil.
The announcement indicates that construction is intended to proceed simultaneously across multiple worksites. However, the precise number of complete tunnel boring machines represented by the reported equipment procurement has not yet been clarified.
The consortium is working with engineering consultants from Europe, Japan, South Korea and China on detailed design. It is also engaging international contractors with experience in TBM tunnelling for the more complex underground works.
Five Metro Lines to Expand Hanoi’s Transport Network
The five routes are intended to form a major part of Hanoi’s future high-capacity public transport network, connecting economic centres, urban developments and transport hubs across the capital.
Destinations identified in the programme include Noi Bai International Airport, Hung Vuong International Sports Complex, Thu Lam, Times City, Co Loa and Ocean City.
Speaking at the contract signing, Vu Dai Thang, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, highlighted the importance of implementing the five railway lines simultaneously. He said the completed network would help reduce traffic congestion, improve environmental conditions and support transit-oriented development.
Vinhomes chairman Pham Thieu Hoa said the company would mobilise the resources needed to work with city authorities and maintain the proposed delivery programme.
Completion Target Set for December 2030
The consortium is targeting completion of all five metro lines before 31 December 2030. The programme represents a major urban rail development initiative in Southeast Asia, with the planned equipment procurement indicating the potential for a substantial, multi-site mechanised tunnelling operation.
If the reported TBM deployment is confirmed in detailed project plans, the programme could become one of the world’s largest simultaneous mechanised metro tunnelling initiatives.
