Slow Progress on Hanoi’s Metro Line Fails to Reduce Vehicle Congestion

A ramp (right) leading up to Van Dai 3, one of the 12 stations on the Hanoi Metro line that opened on 6 November 2021. Van Dai 3 station is located in a busy intersection of Hanoi’s Thanh Xuan neighborhood. The rapid transit system in Vietnam’s capital city, the nation’s first, was intended to ease congestion for commuters. However, only one line among the system’s eight planned tracks has been completed