Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister signed a master plan for upgrading existing railway and build new routes

Total investment capital of VND240 trillion ($10.5 billion)

Money to invest Vietnam rail from now to 2030?

Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh recently signed decision No.1769/QD-TTg on October 19, with a view to upgrading existing railway tracks and ensuring smooth connection with international rail transport routes for total investment capital of VND240 trillion ($10.5 billion).

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are projected to be the main transit hubs in Vietnam’s railway planning for the 2021-2030 period, which targets to build nine new railway routes with a total length of 2,362 kilometers. 

The new nine railway routes include:
1/The North-South express railway from Ngoc Hoi station (Hanoi) to Thu Thiem station (1,545 kilometers)
2/Yen Vien – Pha Lai – Ha Long – Cai Lan from Yen Vien station (Hanoi) to Cai Lan station (Quang Ninh Province) (129 kilometers)
3/Ngoc Hoi – Lac Dao – Bac Hong in the east corridor of Hanoi (59 kilometers)
4/Hanoi – Haiphong (102 kilometers), connecting Haiphong port with seaports of Dinh Vu, Nam Do Son, and Lach Huyen
5/Vung Anh – Tan Ap – Mu Gia from Vung Ang port (Ha Tinh) to Vietnam – Lao border (103 kilometers)
6/Bien Hoa – Vung Tau from Trang Bom station to Vung Tau station (84 kilometers)
7/Ho Chi Minh City – Cantho from An Binh station to Cai Rang station (174 kilometers)
8/Ho Chi Minh City – Loc Ninh from Di An station to Hoa Lu border gate at Vietnam – Cambodia border (128 kilometers)
9/Thu Thiem – Long Thanh from Thu Thiem station (Ho Chi Minh City) to Long Thanh International Airport (38 kilometers)

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