The Hanoitimes - Urban railway routes will be a backbone for the capital’s transportation system, contributing to Hanoi’s comprehensive development. Minister urges early official operation of Hanoi's first urban railway Private capital suggested for Vietnam's whopping north-south express railway France shares experience with Vietnam in developing high-speed railway lines 80% of respondents support the model of urban railroad Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station: Survey Urban railway project No.1 in Hanoi, which will connect Yen Vien with Ngoc Hoi with a length of 26 km, is going to be constructed and will have strong impact on the capital’s urban railway and national railway, the government portal reported. Railway Line No.1 is considered to be the most important of the urban railway network in the capital city because it will not only link other urban railway lines (No.2, 3, 6) but also to the national railway and high-speed rail in the future. Hanoi … [Read more...] about Hanoi about to break ground for No.1 urban railway ‘super project’
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North-South express railway project being accelerated
Infrastructure North-South express railway project being accelerated The Saigon Times Daily Friday, Aug 17, 2018,20:12 (GMT+7) North-South express railway project being acceleratedThe Saigon Times Daily HCMC – The Association of General Consultants presented a plan and process for researching the cross-country high-speed railway, separated from the national railway network, to the Minister of Transport at a meeting on August 16, reported Lao Dong newspaper. The north-south express track, with a length of 1,545 kilometers, is expected to run from Hanoi City to HCMC, crossing 20 provinces and cities. The project, designed to avoid complicated and rough regions, is slated to have 23 railway stations and five depots. Speaking at the meeting, a representative of the association introduced an effective model for the project and emphasized the deployment of passenger and cargo trains and their connectivity, in addition to proposing … [Read more...] about North-South express railway project being accelerated
Japan seeks involvement in Vietnam’s major railway, airport projects
By Dat Nguyen  August 13, 2018 | 02:47 pm GMT+7 Layout plan for Long Thanh terminal. Photo by the Airports Corporation of Vietnam Vietnam's key transportation projects have drawn special interest from Japanese investors. Japan is interested in the Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province - whose construction the government wants to start soon - Japan's Secretary of State Tsukasa Akimototold Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong at a recent meeting. It also wants to invest in Vietnam's high-speed north-south railway, Akimoto noted. The Ministry of Transport is set to report on the high-speed railway to the National Assembly next year, Minister Dong said. It is also consulting various agencies, including Japanese, on a feasibility study for Long Thanh Airport, which is expected to be approved by the government at the end of next year, he added. Long Thanh Airport is set to be built in three phases over three decades. The … [Read more...] about Japan seeks involvement in Vietnam’s major railway, airport projects
Vietnam’s railway sector set to pick up PPP steam
Vietnam’s railways have been suffering from low capital, but are now becoming more attractive to foreign investment, Photo: Le Toan Vietnam’s forgotten railway industry Vaibhav Saxena Railways are one of the essential means of transport in Vietnam. The railway industry has seen enormous development in infrastructure and technology and become dominant in mid-length and long-length transportation, and especially in freight transportation. The quality of railway infrastructure, telecommunication systems, and other auxiliary elements is too retrograde, which results in a warning in terms of the number of railway passengers. This situation can be attributed to two facts: (i) Vietnam Railways (VNR), a state-owned enterprise (SOE), held a monopoly in the industry, and (ii) the government overlooked the potential of railway transport, pouring little investment into it. Now, realising the need to re-construct this sector, the government has promulgated a new policy and … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s railway sector set to pick up PPP steam
Hanoi Party official inspects progress of urban railway project
Construction site of the Hanoi train station - Nhon urban metro rail project in Cau Giay district. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hoang Trung Hai, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, led an inspection group to examine the progress of the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station urban rail project on May 6. Built at a total cost of 1.176 billion EUR, the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station project has a total length of 12.5km, comprising an 8.5km aerial track that will connect Nhon depot with Thu Le Zoo and a 4km-long underground track that will link Thu Le with the Hanoi Railway Station. The line will start at Nhon and reach Cau Giay via Highway 32 and Ho Tung Mau and Xuan Thuy streets. It will also pass through Kim Ma, Nui Truc and Quoc Tu Giam streets. The last stop will be the Hanoi Railway Station at the T-junction of Le Duan and Tran Hung Dao streets. At a meeting with the working group as part of the inspection, Nguyen Cao Minh, head of the municipal urban rail project management board, … [Read more...] about Hanoi Party official inspects progress of urban railway project