The first picture of 2 metro trains No. 1 about the port of Ho Chi Minh City
These are 2 trains of 2 and 3 (type 3 cars), each train is 65.1m long, with a capacity of 930 people (sitting: 147, standing: 783), with a maximum speed of 110km / h (overhead section ) and 80km / h (underground section). Previously, Kaisa ship (with a tonnage of 13,000 tons) left Kasado port (Japan) on May 1. After 8 days' journey, the ship landed at Vung Tau pilot station at 20:00 last night.
The Kaisa ship docked at Khanh Hoi port at 6 o'clock on May 10. After completing the procedures and the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Kaisa ship was towed by two pilot ships along the Long Tau River to Khanh Hoi port (District 4, HCMC). At 6 o'clock of the same day, the ship arrived at the port to prepare for loading.
The ship is 120 meters long, 21 meters wide, and has a tonnage of 13,000 tons carrying 6 metro cars No. 1 leaving Kasado port (Japan) on May 1. In the next 3-4 days, these two trains will be brought to Long Binh depot (Thu Duc city) to be completely installed by Japanese and Vietnamese engineers on T1 rails (currently there is train number 1. was brought in from October 2020).
Train No. 2 and 3 of Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) officially left the port at Kasado to transport to Vietnam on May 1 - Photo: MAUR. The Management Board of Urban Railways of Ho Chi Minh City (MAUR) said that the import and successful transport of the first 3 trains of metro line 1 is a very important milestone, marking the official transition of the project. from focusing on construction and installation to the stage of testing - operating.
In the near future, the three trains above will be tested in phases: commissioning in the depot; commissioning from depot to Binh Thai; commissioning from depot to Tan Cang and finally the whole line. Along with that is the test of operating 11 other systems: electrical system, signal information system (train control), rails ... "Thus, from this point on, the production, inspection and import of the next trains to Vietnam will be accelerated according to the implementation progress of the Metro Line 1 project. MAUR is determined to maintain the progress. and the goal of the project, to overcome the slow progress of the works due to the Covid-19. At the same time, drastically execute day and night, each engineer and worker will always follow the construction site, adapt, brighten. creating and asserting to handle difficulties and problems to meet the set progress "- MAUR affirmed.
Metro line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) has a total length of 19.7 km, with 14 stations. Up to now, the project has completed about 84.44% of the total volume.
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