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# Vingroup and Alstom agree Hanoi train supply and Vietnam assembly
- URL: https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/vingroup-alstom-hanoi-metro-train-supply-vietnam-assembly/
- Published: 2026-10-07T06:04:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T06:53:24.000Z
- Description: The agreement covers up to 83 French-built five-car trains and a licence for assembling 117 more in Vietnam, with financial close still ahead.
- Author: Lars Voedisch
- Tags: News, #google-news, Vietnam, manufacturing

[Vingroup](https://vingroup.net/en?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com), through member company [Vinhomes](https://vinhomes.vn/en?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com), has signed an agreement with [Alstom](https://www.alstom.com/?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com) covering up to 83 five-car metro trains for Hanoi and a technology licence to support assembly of another 117 trains in Vietnam. Announced on 6 October, the agreement combines train supply from France with a route to develop local assembly capabilities.

Alstom expects to record the agreement as an order when the deal reaches financial close. The agreement is signed, but that financing milestone, train delivery and Vietnamese assembly remain ahead. A contract value and delivery timetable were not disclosed.

## French manufacture and Vietnamese assembly

The trains supplied from France are to be designed and manufactured at Alstom’s Valenciennes Petite-Forêt site, its metro centre of expertise. They will be five-car Metropolis trains. Vingroup is to assemble the additional 117 trains in Vietnam using components delivered by Alstom under the technology-licensing arrangement.

That split makes local industrial capability a central part of the announcement. The arrangement goes beyond importing finished trains: it connects overseas design and component supply with an intended assembly role for a Vietnamese group.

The agreement was signed at Vingroup’s Hanoi headquarters in the presence of Alstom chief executive Martin Sion and French ambassador Didier Le Bret. Sion said the partnership is intended to support Hanoi’s metro expansion and the development of local rail capabilities.

Vingroup vice chairman and chief executive Nguyen Viet Quang described the deal as part of the group’s decision to make infrastructure a strategic business pillar. He said combining international expertise with Vietnamese industrial capabilities could help build a broader rail-industry ecosystem.

## An expanded role in Hanoi’s rail development

Alstom already has a history of supplying rail systems in Vietnam. The company says its Hanoi Metro Line 3 work included ten four-car Metropolis trains made in France, signalling, power supply and depot equipment. The new agreement concerns five-car trains and an additional local-assembly model, rather than simply extending that earlier train specification.

Alstom links the agreement to Hanoi’s wider urban-rail ambitions. Its announcement cites the city’s long-term plan for an 18-line, 979-kilometre network by 2045\. That planning context explains the scale of the opportunity, while the signed agreement’s disclosed scope remains the train supply and technology licence described by the two companies.

**Source:** [Alstom’s 6 October 2026 agreement announcement](https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2026/10/alstom-and-vingroup-join-forces-advance-vietnams-urban-rail-ambitions?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com).