Ulaanbaatar
Environmental and Social Impact of Ulaanbaatar Metro Project Under Assessment
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Ulaanbaatar, June 6, 2025 /MONTSAME/. An international two-stage tender selection process for the contractor of the Ulaanbaatar Metro Project is underway.
The 27 bidders from six countries who submitted tender documents will proceed to the second stage. Project financing negotiations with international organizations are under preparation. At the same time, development of the environmental and social impact assessment has begun in cooperation with international consultants, and a general impact evaluation report is being prepared.
A two-stage tender for the consulting service provider for the Ulaanbaatar Metro Project was conducted. Out of four submissions, a South Korean consortium, comprising “Dohwa Engineering” LLC, “Korea Railroad” State-Owned Company, “Korea National Railway” LLC, and “Soosung Engineering” LLC, was selected. The consulting team is providing technical and methodological advice on the feasibility study, baseline surveys, design, and construction work, as well as monitoring and oversight of project implementation. The consortium, led by “Dohwa Engineering” LLC, updated the feasibility study originally developed by JICA in 2013 and finalized the Project's preliminary design in March 2025.
The Ulaanbaatar Metro Project is planned to span 19.4 kilometers, from Tolgoit to Amgalan, with 15 stations and 1 depot, and is designed to transport 17,200 passengers every hour. According to the revised feasibility study, implementation of the Project is expected to increase traffic efficiency on the road network by 10 percent, accelerate average travel speeds by 18 percent, reduce the current 45-minute bus commute to a 15-minute metro ride, and have a direct positive impact by supporting small and medium-sized businesses around the metro stations.
