According to the report of the City People's Committee on the Master Plan for Investment in the Construction of the Capital's Urban Railway System, the goal of the Plan is to develop a synchronous and modern urban railway system, meeting the public transport needs of the City, contributing to restructuring the City's transport modes in a sustainable, harmonious and reasonable direction; striving for the rate of public passenger transport to reach 50-55% in 2023; after 2035, it will reach 65-70%.

Based on the identified viewpoints, goals and principles, the City proposes "1 plan, 3 investment phases" as follows:

Phase 2024-2030: Complete construction of 96.8km (including lines 22, 3, 5); carry out investment preparation work for 301km (including lines 1, 2A extending to Xuan Mai, 4, 6, 7, 8, and connecting satellite cities). Preliminary capital demand for this phase is about 14.602 billion USD.

Phase 2031-2035: Complete construction investment of 301km. Preliminary capital demand: about 22.572 billion USD. Regarding transport capacity, after 2030, urban railways will handle 35-40% of public passengers and the total capital demand by 2035 is about 37.174 billion USD.

Phase 2036-2045: Complete investment in construction of 200.7km of urban railway lines, adjusted and supplemented according to the approved Capital Planning and adjusted Capital Master Planning. Preliminary capital demand is about 18.252 billion USD.

Regarding Hanoi's mobilization plan, the report stated that the total ability to balance the capital sources that can be mobilized by the city by 2035 is about 28.560 billion USD. Thus, from now to 2035, the city needs the central government to support about 8.614 billion USD in the two medium-term periods of 2026-2030 and 2031-2035.

After 2035, Hanoi will proactively have capital sources to invest in additional urban railway lines.