TO ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM SPEED OF 90 KM/H AT THE HANOI- HO CHI MINH CITY RAILWAY ROUTE
On August 24, 2015, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 1468/QD-TTg approving the adjusted master plan on development of Vietnam’s railway transport through 2020, with a vision toward 2030, with the objective to synchronously develop railway transport in terms of infrastructure, means of transport, transport services and railway industry up to advanced and modern level.
In accordance with the Scheme, from now to 2020, To upgrade and gradually modernize the 1,726km Hanoi- Ho Chi Minh City railway route to achieve the average speed of 80-90 km/h, for passenger trains, and 50-60 km/h, for cargo trains; firstly concentrate on the upgrading of the railway section in the areas of Hai Van Pass, Khe Net Pass, Hoa Duyet-Thanh Luyen; to renovate and upgrade weak bridges and tunnels; to improve horizontal alignment of railway routes, to construct new rails and extend rails in railway stations, etc; to renovate, upgrade, and step by step improve up to the national railway grade the 285km-long Yen Vien-Lao Cai; 96km-long Hanoi (Gia Lam) - Hai Phong; 54.6km-long Hanoi (Dong Anh)-Thai Nguyen (Quan Trieu); and 156km-long Hanoi (Yen Vien)-Lang Son (Dong Dang) routes…
In particular, for newly built railway routes, to study the construction of Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong, Hanoi-Dong Dang, Ho Chi Minh City-Can Tho (of which priority will be given to Ho Chi Minh City-My Tho section) routes, the 67km-long Dak Nong-Chon Thanh, the 128km-long Di An-Loc Ninh route linked with the Trans-Asian railway network, and the 67km-longVung Ang - Cha Lo (Mu Gia) route linked to the Lao railway network in Mu Gia…
By 2020, railway transport will satisfy around 1%-2%, and 1%-3% of the total passenger transport and cargo transport demands, respectively, in which urban railway passenger transport will satisfy around 4%-5% of the mass transit demand in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
This Decision takes effect on the signing date.
